Patch 5.4

Patch 5.4

"Futures Rewritten"

Expansion

Shadowbringers

Release Date

5.4 - 8 December 2020
5.41 - 11 January 2021
5.45 - 1 February 2021

Promo Page

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Patch Notes

5.4, 5.41, 5.45

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Introduction

Patch 5.4: Futures Rewritten is the fourth major content update introduced for Shadowbringers.

Notable Features, Additions, and Changes

New Content

• Main Story: Futures Rewritten (10 quests)
• Raid Series:  Eden's Promise,  Eden's Promise (Savage) the third and final part of the Eden story and raid series
• Dungeon:  Matoya's Relict
• Chronicles of a New Era: The Sorrow of Werlyt continued
  • Trials:  Castrum Marinum,  Castrum Marinum (Extreme)
•  Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr: Third chapter
  • Resistance Weapons upgrades
  • Field Operations:  Delubrum Reginae
• Faux Hollows:  The Navel (Unreal)
• Blue Mage Update: Level cap for blue mages increased to 70, and Stormblood spells have been added.
• Ishgardian Restoration: Completion of the Firmament
  • Skysteel Tools upgrades
• Ocean Fishing update: New routes, bonuses, missions, and various other changes
• Gold Saucer: Triple Triad and Doman Mahjong updates

System Changes and Additions

• Gathering Collectables overhauled:
  •   Collector's Glove (Miner) and   Collector's Glove (Botanist) removed.
  • All gathered collectables for Rowena are now prefixed Rarefied and only found on Unspoiled Nodes.
  • Miner and Botanist now automatically enter the new collectable gathering menu when clicking on a Collectable on a gathering node.
    • Fisher has retained   Collect and continues to function as before. Fishing collectables for Rowena are NOT prefixed Rarefied unlike all others.
• Explorer Mode: Allows you to explore completed dungeons with all enemies removed for sightseeing purposes. Striking dummies can be placed, and mounts, limit breaks, and job changing are available.
  • Available for Shadowbringers dungeons only at release of this patch.
• New Game+: Shadowbringers Part 3 (5.1 to 5.3 main story), Role Quests, Job Quests
• Performance New Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
• Treasure Hunt -  The Shifting Oubliettes of Lyhe Ghiah

Miscellaneous

• New Allagan Tomestone currency: Allagan Tomestones of Revelation
  • Allagan Tomestones of Phantasmagoria are now deprecated and can be exchanged for Allagan Tomestones of Allegory for a limited time.
  • Allagan Tomestones of Allegory are no longer limited to 450 per week.
  • Allagan Tomestones of Goetia have been removed.
• Quick Exploration Ventures changed.
  • Retainers equipped with more powerful gear will receive items in greater quantities, with a greater chance of obtaining high-quality items.
    • Following this change, the chance to obtain rare items based on gear has been removed.
  • Certain items previously obtainable via retainer ventures have been removed.
  • The amount of experience gained via retainer ventures is fixed depending on the retainer's level.
• Advanced Materia Melding: Option added to continuously attempt to meld materia to gear until you run out or one is successfully attached.
• Gil value for most Crafting materials and consumable items drastically reduced, generally to single digits.
• Gender-lock removed from the High House Glamour Set and the Expeditioner's Glamour Set.

Note: Not all content listed here will launch on the same day. This article is about the 5.4x season as a whole.

Images

5.45 New Gearsets

Main Story Summary (Spoilers)

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