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Cat Nip, Gold Saucer, The Echo

Wanted to take a minute to talk about some of the things we've been hard at work on as of late, as we've been pretty quiet otherwise.

Custom Sprites
First up, Avee has been working like a fiend, and has created over 60 different unique character sets for FFD, and I'm really excited for you guys to start getting a look at them. Paul is on a break currently, and as soon as he's able to come back, we're going to focus hard on maps and locations, giving a closer look at the game's world.

Cat Nip
A script has recently been released that replicates the functionality of the popular Cat Nip accessory from FFX-2. We've made sure it worked with our systems, and have added three new Relics based on it. Cat Nip is a new Relic that serves a single purpose: to manipulate the damage outcome of ALL actions taken whilst wearing it. The three different versions of the Relic all have different damage manipulators.

Gold Saucer
We recently unveiled another new mini-game that can be found in the Gold Saucer. The Mini-Cactpot works like a scratch-off lottery ticket to some extent, allowing players to reveal three numbers in a 3x3 grid. Once chosen, the player selects which line they'd like to wager on, and the sum of that chosen line corresponds to a Gil prize. This mini-game is present in FF14's version of the Gold Saucer.

But you may be asking, if there's a MINI-Cactpot, does that mean there's a beefier version? You bet there is. The Jumbo Cactpot is also being coded into the game, and that works much more like a standard lottery. Anytime from Monday through Saturday, players can buy a ticket, and choose four numbers from 0-9. Every Sunday, the winning numbers will be revealed, and players can claim huge Gil prizes based on how many of their numbers match, and in what order they match. Matching all four numbers in order? Well, players who are lucky enough to score on that will likely never worry about Gil again. As an added bonus, the earlier in the week that the player buys their ticket, the higher their Gil payout will be.

New Game+
Finally, we're adding one final permanently unlockable guest character to our Arrowny Gallery New Game+ content, who possesses a set of abilities that are truly unique.

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RydiaMist
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07/26/2015 05:15 PM
I like the idea of the Cactpots from FF14! I am wondering though how tying them to intervals of time like that rather than something like steps/number of map transfers/number of battles/etc is going to go. Someone who plays the game like a fiend might only get to do one or two Jumbos before they're finished with the game (I know unless it's 100+ hours long I'll probably play through it in that timespan!). Unless of course there are secret ways in the game to get an extra ticket here and there. As for the minis, I bet a lot of people will just leave the game running a lot so they get more chances.

Please don't take this as criticism because I think the cactpots are a really cool and fun feature, just interested on how that will all work.

As for Minfillia, besides the echo, do her special abilities include other things authentic to her in FF14 such as getting kidnapped, sending you on endless amounts of fetch quests, and sitting around while the rest of the party does all the work? >_>
WCouillard
Epic Splits
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07/26/2015 07:36 PM
author=RydiaMist
As for Minfillia, besides the echo, do her special abilities include other things authentic to her in FF14 such as getting kidnapped, sending you on endless amounts of fetch quests, and sitting around while the rest of the party does all the work? >_>


LOL, if I were making this game to be a satire of the series, I would definitely consider things like that.
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