2018 - (10/10/2018) The October Version Update Has Arrived!

Category:Version Updates
≪October 10, 2018 Version Update≫(quick link to new item details)
Take on foes of your own choosing in Sinister Reign, go straight to the final showdown in Vagary, and more with a host of refinements to popular battlefields!
Read on for details. 
==Battle-related==
*A new feature has been added to Sinister Reign to allow players to take on foes of their own choosing.
**Requirements
***Have the FINAL FANTASY XI: Seekers of Adoulin expansion installed.
***Have registered the Seekers of Adoulin expansion content.
***Have completed all of the Seekers of Adoulin missions.
***Must be in possession of the Macabre simulacrum key item.*One to six players may take part in the battlefield.*All party members must fulfill the necessary requirements.*The Macabre simulacrum key item is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.
**Joining Sinister Reign
***1. Obtaining the key item
****Speak to Malobra in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8) and exchange 5,000 bayld for the Macabre simulacrum key item.
***2. After all party members have acquired a macabre simulacrum, the party leader can send the entire party to the battle arena by inspecting the Infernal Transposer in Ra'Kaznar Inner Court (I-8).
****Initially, you will be able to choose from Ingrid, Darrcuiln, and Arciela.
****Defeating all opponents will result in further selectable foes being unlocked.
***3. Triumph over your foe to claim your reward
****A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
****Emerge victorious, and you will earn a reward commensurate with your choice of foe.*If you have no room in your inventory, you will be unable to claim your reward, and a message will be displayed asking you to clean out your inventory.*You cannot earn experience points or capacity points from this content, nor will Malobra reward you for emerging victorious.
*New battlefields have been added to Vagary where players can face off directly against a boss enemy of their choosing.The following battlefields have been added to Vagary:Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus / Vagary: Perfidien / Vagary: Plouton
**Requirements
***Vagary: Putraxia / Vagary: Rancibus / Vagary: Pallitorus
****Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Watery Grave.
****Must be in possession the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
***Vagary: Perfidien
****Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Reckoning.
****Must be in possession of the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
***Vagary: Plouton
****Must have completed the Seekers of Adoulin mission Abomination.
****Must be in possession of the Prototype sigil pearl key item.
:::*One to six players may take part in the battlefield.*All party members must fulfil the necessary requirements.*The Prototype sigil pearl key item is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.
**Joining the Fray
***1. Obtain the Prototype sigil pearl key item from the Odyssean Passage in Leafallia.
****The key item may be obtained by trading the Befouled Water dropped by Fomor enemies encountered in Inner and Outer Ra'Kaznar.
***2. Inspect the Ominous Postern in the Ra'Kaznar Turris and select the battlefield of your choice.
***3. Dispatch your foes.
****A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
****After the battle, you will receive a title befitting your victory.*These battlefields will not grant experience points, capacity points, or treasure.*These battlefields will not count toward the Vagary objective for Records of Eminence.
*Ambuscade has undergone the following additions and adjustments.
**New foes are now available in Normal and Intense Ambuscades.*The corresponding Records of Eminence objectives have also been changed accordingly.
**Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for hallmarks have been changed.
**Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for total hallmarks have been changed.
**Certain rewards obtainable in exchange for badges of gallantry have been changed.
*In Besieged, the speed at which the enemy army advances has been increased.This change will be more apparent for armies of lower strength levels, but affects all armies.
==Item-related==
*New items have been added.
*New synthesis recipes have been added.
<<Amateur>> 	<<Amateur>> 	<<Amateur>>
Item 	Required Synthesis Skills	Materials
Lost Sickle +1	- 	Lost Sickle, Lost Sickle
*Afterglow effects have been added to the following weapons:
::Epeolatry / Idris*This only applies to weapons upgraded to item level 119.*Visual effects have also been added to the weapons in question.
*The following items are now storable via the Porter Moogle:
**Storage Slip 22Lost Sickle / Lost Sickle +1
**Storage Slip 23Gramk's Axe
==Resolved Issues==
*An issue wherein various NPC dialogue lines contained typographical errors.
*Various issues wherein the help text for certain items contained errors.
*An issue wherein certain key items were sorted into improper categories.
*An issue with Unity "Wanted" quest battles wherein the notorious monster Kubool Ja's Mhuufya could not be knocked out under certain circumstances.
*An issue with Dynamis-Divergence wherein the "Mask" gauge would not display properly under certain circumstances.
*An issue wherein "Enhancing magic effect duration +n%" properties augmenting the following items would, under certain circumstances, not activate.Duelist's Torque / Duelist's Torque +1 / Duelist's Torque +2
*An issue with Campaign wherein adventurers would, under certain circumstances, become unable to move after climbing onto their mounts.
*An issue wherein specific buffs would not, under certain circumstances, be applied to pets.
*An issue with Master Trials wherein, upon completion of Sealed Fate, the corresponding title would be applied to party members not on the battlefield.
==Known Issues==
*Incorrect log text displays when, under certain circumstances, adventurers are afflicted with weakness.
*The visual effects for Poison Breath do not display when the ability is used by specific monsters under certain circumstances.