Mouse and Keyboard Controller

Welcome to the UI Guide

The user interface, or UI for short, refers to the various on-screen elements and menus through which a player interacts with the game. The UI in FFXIV can be adjusted in myriad ways to ensure an enjoyable gaming experience.

This guide will explain how to adjust the UI, and offer tips to help you navigate the game.

Customize your layout!

  • Use the default settings…

  • Or try something creative!

  • The possibilities are endless!

  • Use the default settings…

  • Or try something creative!

  • The possibilities are endless!

For Beginners

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  • 2. Find a topic and review its contents.

  • 3. Try out what you've learned!

  • 1. Enter a term to search.

  • 2. Find a topic and review its contents.

  • 3. Try out what you've learned!

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Gear and Inventory / Recommended Gear

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Equipping Your Best Gear

The Recommended Gear function allows you to automatically select the gear with the highest attributes for your current class or job from your Armoury Chest. You can then equip all of these items simultaneously.

Using the Recommended Gear Feature
Open the Character menu and select Recommended Gear.

It is near the top of the menu, above the character window.

Select Equip

You will be shown the current and recommended gear. If you wish to equip the recommended gear, select Equip.

* Gear that differs from your current equipment will be indicated with an arrow.
* Gear requiring multiple slots will only display in its main slot. Other slots that are occupied by this gear are marked with None.

Finished!

You will now be equipped with your best gear.

* This is the perfect time to update your gear sets, which will allow you to instantly change to this gear at any time.

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