User Guide

Getting Started

To play FFXIV v1.23b on the Seventh Umbral server, follow these steps:

• Install the Seventh Umbral Launcher (available on the downloads page).
• Create an account on the Van Darnus Server administration site if you don't already have one.
• Start the Seventh Umbral Launcher and select the "Van Darnus Server" in the server list.
• Login and the game should start immediately.

Be sure to look at the status page to see what are the current possibilities of the server.

Editing your character

It is possible to customise your character by going in the user control panel (accessible through the "User CP" link above). Login to the control panel and select your character (only one for now) to open the character edition page. On that page, you can change your character's basic information, appearance and gear.

To change your character's appearance, create character creation data files by opening the game and selecting the empty character:

After selecting your character's apperance parameters and before asking you to select a server on which to play, the game will ask you to save the character creation data file:

Once saved, import the character creation data file (usually present in "C:\Users\{Username}\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV\user\00000000" with a .CMB extension) in the character editor page to change the appearance of your character.

Please take note that creating characters through the client is not supported for now.

To change your character's gear, you can either use the weapon and armor presets that are available in the editor or use the workshop to search for a piece of equipment you'd like to see on your character and enter the model id in the character editor.

Some of the weapon models only work in specific slots or either don't work at all. Most of the time, you will want to copy the model id number in the "Weapon 1" field in the character editor. Shield model ids must be copied in the "Weapon 2" field for them to work properly. Pugilist weapons have two parts: w56 model ids must be copied in the "Weapon 1" field while w57 model ids must be copied in the "Weapon 2" field. If you have entered incompatible or invalid weapon model ids in the character editor, your character will have bad animations or will not be visible.

Interacting with game objects

Interacting with most of the game objects is not supported for now. You can use the "The Unending Journey" book and also the door to get out of the inn room safely. Interaction with other objects will most likely end up with the client hanging, forcing you to close the game.

Combat

There are some enemies present in the area just outside Gridania if you go through the Blue Badger Gate:

Make sure you have a weapon equipped (the character editor in the user control panel allows you to do that), unsheathe your weapon and double click an enemy to engage combat. Some of the skills present in the action bar are usable, but most of them will do nothing for now.

Server commands

You can type these commands in the public chat for various effects.

NOTE: Commands aren't final and could be removed anytime during development.

NOTE: Commands won't work in the inn room.

Command Name	Description
ride_chocobo	Ride your chocobo!
teleport_mordhona	Teleports to Camp Revenant's Toll in Mor Dhona.
teleport_coerthas	Teleports to Camp Dragonhead in Coerthas.
teleport_gridania	Teleports to Gridania's Inn.
teleport_lanoscea	Teleports to Red Rooster Stead in La Noscea.
teleport_thanalan	Teleports to Camp Drybone in Thanalan.
teleport_rivenroad	Teleports to Rivenroad.
teleport_smallboat	Teleports to a small boat.
teleport_largeboat	Teleports to a large boat.
weather_clear	Changes to "Clear" weather.
weather_fine	Changes to "Fine" weather.
weather_cloudy	Changes to "Cloudy" weather.
weather_foggy	Changes to "Foggy" weather.
weather_rainy	Changes to "Rainy" weather.
weather_blustery	Changes to "Blustery" weather. (only works in La Noscea and Coerthas)
weather_stormy	Changes to "Stormy" weather. (only works in Black Shroud)
weather_sandy	Changes to "Sandy" weather. (only works in Thanalan)
weather_gloomy	Changes to "Gloomy" weather. (only works in Mor Dhona)
weather_dalamud	Changes to "Dalamud" weather.