Final Fantasy 14 Dark Throne patch 6.4 official notes: New main scenario quests, side story updates, and more

Final Fantasy 14 Dark Throne is receiving another major update with patch 6.4 while allowing players to continue their main questline. Along with the main scenario additions, players can also look forward to new side-story content and updates to cosmetic features in the MMO. Final Fantasy 14 players looking for a detailed description of the patch can visit the game's official website.

For a brief overview, here are all the major highlights from the Final Fantasy 14 Dark Throne patch 6.4 official notes.

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Final Fantasy 14 Dark Throne patch 6.4 official notes

1) Quest Updates

Main Scenario Quests

The follow-up to last patch's Main Scenario quest in Gods Revel, Lands Tremble will debut in Final Fantasy 14 patch 6.4: "The Dark Throne."

Currying Flavor Main Scenario Quest

Requirements:

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Players must first complete the main scenario quest "Gods Revel, Lands Tremble."

Quest Start Location:

• Varshahn
• Radz-at-Han (X:4.4 Y:9.8)

Side Story and Other Quests

A new Chronicles of a New Era questline has been added: Pandaemonium.

Eater of Souls Quest

Requirements:

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest "Truth Imperfect."

Quest Start Location:

• Ruissenaud
• Labyrinthos (X:8.6 Y:27.5)

Three new Side Story Quests have been added in Final Fantasy 14: A Faerie Tale Come True, Tataru's Grand Endeavor, and Island Sanctuary:

A Faerie Tale Come True Side Story Quest

Requirements:

• Scholar level 30
• Players must first complete the job quest "Forgotten but Not Gone."

Quest Start Location:

• Thubyrgeim
• Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:4.7 Y:11.4)

Tataru's Grand Endeavor "Aggressive Expansion" Side Story Quest

Requirements:

• Disciple of War or Magic level 90
• Players must first complete the side story quest "Small Business, Big Dreams" and the Chronicles of a New Era quest "Forever at Your Side."

Quest Start Location:

• Mehdjina
• Old Sharlayan (X:11.8 Y:9.8)

Island Sanctuary "An Ideal Marriage" Side Story Quest

Requirements:

• Level 1
• Players must first complete the side story quest "A Far Eastern Yarn" and make a certain level of progress in enhancing their island sanctuary.

Quest Start Location:

• Curious Courier
• Unnamed Island (X:12.4 Y:28.7)

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2) Playable Content Updates

Quest Updates:

• Character portraits have been implemented for battle dialog during the main scenario-instanced quest battles starting from the Final Fantasy 14 Patch 2.0 quest "Brotherly Love" through the final quest of Patch 2.55.
• New chapters have been added to New Game+.
• The graphics for the quest icon displayed above escort NPCs has been changed for certain quests in Final Fantasy 14.

FATEs Updates:

• New items are available from certain gemstone traders.

Treasure Hunt Updates:

• Rewards for Kumbhiraskin Treasure Maps and Ophiotauroskin Treasure Maps have been adjusted.
• Rewards for the Excitatron 6000 and the Shifting Gymnasion Agonon have been adjusted.

Grand and Free Companies Updates:

• New Charge symbol options have been added to Company Crests.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to subaquatic voyages in Final Fantasy 14:

• New nautical maps have been added.
• New areas have been added.
• New items have been added.
• Maximum submersible rank has been increased from 105 to 110.
• Maximum number of items that can be displayed in the voyage log window has been increased from 10 to 30.
• When non-stackable items have been acquired, the total number of items obtained will now be displayed.

Housing Updates:

• The message displayed when confirming the results of a housing lottery in which only one person has participated has been changed.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to message books:

• The Home World of players who leave a message will now be displayed.
• A unique mark will now display on messages written by players that belong to the same free company as you.

Furnishings from the FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest have been added in Final Fantasy 14:

• New furnishings have been added.
• New orchestrion rolls have been added.

A new seed for flowerpots has been added: Chrysanthemum Seeds:

• Chrysanthemum seeds can be purchased from the following NPCs:
• Mist (X:11.0 Y:11.4) – Material Supplier
• The Lavender Beds (X:11.9 Y:8.3) – Material Supplier
• The Goblet (X:10.9 Y:8.9) – Material Supplier
• Shirogane (X:10.5 Y:12.1) - Material Supplier
• Empyreum (X:10.2 Y:12.2) - Material Supplier
• Apartments - Apartment Merchant
• New Gridania (X:11.0 Y:11.2) - Tanie

New aquarium fish have been added.

The Manderville Gold Saucer Updates:

The following additions have been made to Triple Triad:

• New cards have been added.
• New NPC opponents for Triple Triad have been added.

Miscellaneous Playable Content Updates:

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Island Sanctuary in Final Fantasy 14:

• The maximum sanctuary rank has been raised to sixteen.
• New visions have been added.
• New items have been added that are offered by the horrendous hoarder NPC in exchange for islanders' and seafarers' cowries.

A new gathering area has been added to the wilds:

• This area can be unlocked by making sufficient progress in enhancing your island.
• New gathering points have been added.
• New gatherable materials have been added.

New construction plots are available in the hideaway:

• New plots can be unlocked by progressing in enhancing your island sanctuary.
• New facilities have been added.
• New sanctuary crafting recipes have been added.
• New produce has been added.
• New animals have been added.
• New materials can now be acquired from foraging expeditions.
• A new area has been added for foraging expeditions.
• New isleworks handicrafts have been added.
• A warning indicating when a material deficit will be incurred for handicrafts has been added.

The maximum number of minions that can be simultaneously released has been increased from 40 to 50 in Final Fantasy 14:

• This increase requires sufficient progress in enhancing your island.

More options:

• The furnishing glamours feature has been implemented.
• New hairstyle options have been added for Viera.
• New hairstyle options have been added for Hrothgar.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Wondrous Tails:

• Prizes available in exchange for Khloe's Gold, Silver, and Bronze Certificates of Commendation have been adjusted.
• The following duties have been added:
• The Aetherfont
• Euphrosyne

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Faux Hollows:

• New items are available in exchange for faux leaves.

The available trial for Faux Hollows has been changed.

• Containment Bay P1T6 (Unreal) -> Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal)

New emotes have been added in Final Fantasy 14.

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3) Dungeons, Trials, and Raids

New Dungeon

The Aetherfront

New Trials

• The Voidcast Dais
• The Voidcast Dais Extreme

New Unreal Trial

• Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal)

New Raid

• Pandaemonium Anabaseios
• "Pandaemonium Anabaseios (Savage)
• Savage raid released on week after Patch 6.4

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4) Duty Support Updates

Duty Support for Stormblood added to:

• The Sirensong Sea
• Bardam’s Mettle
• Doma Castle
• Castrum Abania
• Ala Mhigo

Further updates will be progressively implemented in future Final Fantasy 14 patches.

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5) PVP Updates

• Job Adjustments in PVE and PVP
• PVP series Four begins
• Season Seven of Crystalline Conflict

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6) Island Sanctuary Updates

• New sanctuary ranks and visions
• New gathering area in the wilds
• New construction plots in the hideaway
• New item rewards
• New materials, craftable items, crops, animals, and isleworks handicrafts
• New structures

Support for outdoor furnishings added to the hideaway:

• Furnishings can be placed near structures
• A maximum of 90 slots can be unlocked via Island Sanctuary progress
• Special furnishings like striking dummies and gardens will not be supported

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7) Frontline Adjustments

• New UI element displaying match time and score
• The Fields of Glory (Shatter) rules adjusted
• The Borderland Ruins (Secure) is temporarily unavailable

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8) Ocean Fishing Update

• New Ocean Fishing route towards Kugane

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7) Miscellaneous Updates

• Allagan tomestones of comedy will be added
• Maximum number of gear sets will be increased to 100 (available to all characters immediately, regardless of quest progression)
• Job icons will now be displayed in the chat log and on player nameplates (chat log icons will only display within parties and alliances)
• The transaction fee for items sold on the market board can now be incorporated into their total price, displayed under “Total.”
• Glasses and wing fashion accessories will now display when engaged in battle in the overworld.
• Items stored in a variety of locations can now be selected when casting glamours in an inn room
• Fairy glamours are now available to Scholars
• Select from Eos, Selene, or Carbuncle

8) Updates

Side Quests

• Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures side quest
• Further Manderville Weapons side quest
• Splendorous Tools side quest

Variant and Criterion Dungeon

New Dungeon: Mount Rokkon

• Three levels of difficulty: Normal, Criterion, and Criterion (Savage)
• Completion of the Sil’dihn Subterrane is not required to unlock

Blue Mage Update

• Level cap raised from 70 to 80
• New spells and blue mage exclusive gear added
• New enemies added to the Masked Carnivale