Elsewhere XIV: Resources and Guides
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Now Updated for Dawntrail!
welcome to elsewhere
Welcome! This handy little page will slowly become your best friend when it comes to managing the modding community for FFXIV. If you want it, it can be found, if not, request or share it.Everything you need can be found Elsewhere.
FEATURED GUIDE
STATUS UPDATES.
8/17/24. Updated.
Quick Reference Tables & Links
6.x & 7.x
Public Information Gdrive
Archive by Firma
GDrive
A archived folder of every guide and resource on Elsewhere. Archived by me, Firma, and updated BEFORE Elsewhere is. Warning, un-sorted and messy right now.
7.x
FFXIV/Textools Reference Document
by Sel
Spreadsheet | Archive
The official FFXIV/Textools reference sheet with all the information you need while making mods.
7.x
Endwalker-to-Dawntrail
Transition Guides
Collection | Archive
From Sculpts to Makeup and Eyes, everything you need to prepare yourself for Dawntrail, or take your faves with you.
information.
NOTICE.
Please read this page fully before reaching out. If you reach out to me about something that's already addressed here and you clearly haven't read it, you will be ignored.
STATUS UPDATES.
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disclaimer
I, AllaganFrills, am not affiliated with any creator, discord or other association/organization mentioned or linked within this entire website. My affiliated sites can be found here. Otherwise, I am an unrelated and entirely unbiased entity with a passion for archiving and organization. Any guide or resource linked on this site is backed up and archived. Feel free to reach out if a guide or resource is broken or removed.To Creators:
I will remove any guide or resource of yours linked if you request, but I will not allow you to gatekeep knowledge. As such anything I remove at your request will be marked on the public changelog as a request for removal, AND it will stay archived within my public information google drive link. These are my conditions.If you make knowledge public, it should stay public AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE to people who aren't aware of your existence. If you prefer I direct link another source (with the exception of vague or non-direct links like "just my whole twitter" or discord) for your guide, I will comply but my previous conditions remain.The point of Elsewhere is to contain the hiveminds knowledge into one easily accessible spot, rather than spread across the internet, so that the community can learn and create freely without restriction. I have no nefarious purpose, no evil intent. If a handful of people learning your tips, tricks and discoveries causes you harm, monetarily or otherwise, then you have no place in a community built off of creativity and discovery, of thousands of hours of experimentation and learning.
THINGS TO NOTE.
Some creators do not wish to be associated with each other. All guides and subsequently their creators are Not affiliated with me or each other because they're featured on the same website. Please use common sense. Do not reach other to creators asking for help with someone else's guide or resource.
Elsewhere is entirely unbiased. This means i do not separate creators based on their actions or words. I judge them soley on if their guide or resource is useful or complete. Please do your own research on creators. I WILL NOT "UN-SUPPORT" ANY CREATOR Except those featuring or engaging in Pedophilia Lala-lewding or other inappropriate minor persons related content.
I do this for free and in my own downtime. If something is incomplete or missing, please allow me ample time to do it. You're welcome to submit a support ticket or DM me on twitter, but I retain all rights to ignore you
This website is intended to be entirely accessible, which is why my own guides employ a primarily longform format, lessened the amount of clicks required to find information, and have done my best to make the colors compatible with any form of colorblindness. I will in the future include short form, bite sized options for the information and guides found here as well. If something causes you stress due to disabilities or lack of accessibility, please contact me to let me know.
I am personally Pro-Pirate, but I'm also Pro-supporting-my-artists. I will never discourage someone from supporting an artist. That being said, there are several links to the Restricted section scattered around the site. You will be given a warning prior to entering that area. If you prefer to stay ignorant of the content within, you will be given the chance to turn around. I am not responsible for any trouble you get yourself into.
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Frequently Asked Questions.
No-one asked, I just don't want to answer.
Q: Hey, this thing is wrong or missing/broken!A: send the report hereQ: I want my stuff posted here! How do i make that happen?
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Please include the following:
-A direct link to the guide or resource (gdrive, xma, personal website, etc) NOT the twitter etc link that then links to the guide or resource.
-A name to credit OR anonymous (if: the guide belongs to and was written by you, and you dont want your name attached to it. See the contact form for more information.)Your guide or resource will be backed up and added to my public gdrive.
If you have updated or moved a guide, please link it to me again so i can update my archiveQ: This person is a bad person, you shouldn't post their stuff here!!
A: this is first and foremost a gathering place for information, but its also an archive. I DO NOT "un-support" any creator except for creators that actively and loudly engage in Child Pornography, Pedophilia, Lala lewding, or otherwise promote and use minors and minor coded characters in NSFW or even remotely suspicious ways. If that person has documented proof against them to those ends, contact me and I'll handle it. Also reread the disclaimer, because that's also incredibly relevant to this question.Q: This Creator said not to post their links/resources anywhere! You're breaking their boundaries!
A: Boo-Fucking-Hoo. If the creator wants it removed they can reach out to me themselves and we can have a genuine conversation about why I disagree, then I might be willing to remove it if they agree to my terms. I will only remove something if the owner or administrator reaches out to me directly. I am nearly in my 30's, we can have a conversation like adults.Q: Your restricted section is problematic/shouldn't exist.
A: I repeat. Boo-Fucking-Hoo. My restricted section gives you plenty of warning and disclaimers before going into it. It's the age old "If you don't want to see it don't look at it. " approach. The restricted section gives people access to tools, creations and resources they wouldn't usually have access to. capitalism is a bitch and i wont allow knowledge and resources to be gatekept by anyone let alone multi-billion dollar companies and whatnot. As for BB and other LLP run groups, i don't own them, not my shit show, not my problem, and if the owner wants me to remove it i will, but something tells me that wont be an issue.Q: LLP/Booty Bay/AH/Unvaulted this or that!
A: if your complaint or questions involve any of the pirate groups....They're not involved in the creation and administration of Elsewhere, leave them out of my dms. I will not handle emails about LLP(& etc.). If you have an issue with me, them or my involvement with them you can reach out to me in telegram so I can promptly ignore you.
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A notice regarding Dawntrail's Update.
As of today (7-2-24), Dawntrail's graphical update has potentially broken a lot of guides, mods, etc.My plan for 7.0 was posted on My Twitter a few weeks ago but for posterity i will detail it here. I will be making/have made several changes to accommodate the gap in information. Starting today all guides and resources that were made prior to the early access period of 7.0 release will be marked clearly as "6.x" and any guides or resources made or shared after the early access period of 7.0 will be marked clearly as "7.x"As of this change, I have not fully verified the usability or accuracy of any of the guides or resources for 7.0 onward. I invite people to reach out via contact form, telegram or twitter to update, or correct any of the version tags on the site. because there was so much changed I will be taking my time to verify their validity AT MY OWN LEISURE unless something is specifically reported to me. I am a singular person with a full time job and several other commitments on top of organizing all of this, and posting all the guides I have on the back-burner is ultimately my priority. Right under posting 7.0 guides and placing all those tags.If something is not tagged with "6.x", "7.x" or similar, thats because it is applicable to all expacs or is not related to 6.x or 7.x information.
Useful Links
A compendium of useful people, places, and things
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What are you looking for?
For Mods.
For your financial safety: never spend real money on in game things without doing research on them and their creator first. Mods are a Luxury, not a necessity, after all.
XMA
For Free mods. Its the most populated and is the main source for mods. though there are a few other places to get them.
TGD
A repository for free AND paid mods. Not the favorite but you can find a few gems here and there!
No known Alias
This is still in HEAVY Beta but its showing promise. There's quite a few things posted there now and some people prefer it, but overall not nearly as populated as xma
No known Alias
a mod forwarder and auto-updater. any mod downloaded through Heliosphere automatically imports into Penumbra as well as autoupdates. Great for mani/pedi packs and the like that get updated frequently.
Nexus
The Oldest source for Mods in the community, and basically every community. not really used lately and alot of it may not be supported or broken nowadays but youre welcome to try.
WCIF
A discord server geared towards tracking down mods found in images and social media links. They have a...Large unsupported list, so its possible they could refuse to help you.
ME
A Discord server dedicated to sharing mods with 95 Affiliated modders that share their mods in the server. Its a good place to keep up with a good chunk of people with very little effort. Ping warning, make sure you really want pings on before you choose them lol.
For Bodies.
Hub and support servers for various body shapes! an easy way to keep up with your choice of boobs.
Bibo | Tbse
A hub for all things Bibo+ (and TBSE) you're not super likely to find Gen3 here, but its a literal smorgasbord of basically any bibo/tbse derivatives. go nuts! go crazy!
Lithe+ | Neolithe+
The overall hub server for support, conversions and other mods using Lithe. Previously Included Rue+ so SOME conversions may be found there.
YAB+
Discord server for Yet Another Body (YAB+) where other YAB enjoyers gather, share mods/conversions and the like.
LUX+
This is the creator of Lux+'s personal modding discord server but there's a ports channels and one for the community so its a great place to find mods for that body!
Pythia Gen 3
The Hub for both Scherana's mods and Pythia gen3 body support. It also serves as a learning resource hub, so if you want a open place to go to share and get help and learn; I've noticed that Scher and others often join vc to help and co-work.
For Learning.
Because you can Quite Literally™ do it yourself.
If what you're looking for isn't in the Archive, I HIGHLY recommend joining Modding101, or Students of Baldesion (whichever is more appropriate) and get help from their teachers!
Run by Koneko&co, if something gets removed from Elsewere, its probably literally only found here... because we gatekeep knowledge for some reason.
A super helpful and kind Discord server where they host classes, share guides, help each other out, All geared towards the "people" aspect of modding. Super great resource if you're learning! If what you're looking for isn't on Elsewhere, you should join this server and get help from people dedicated to the craft and teaching!
A Discord server geared towards VFX and animation modding. They host classes, share knowledge, all with a sharlayan academy theme. A must if you're looking for VFX and Animation knowledge. If what you're looking for isn't on Elsewhere, you should join this server and get help from people dedicated to the craft and teaching!
For Dalamud.
All the Plugins your little heart can Imagine.
(or just the ones I can share without dooming us both, at least... ;3 )
Its literally all the Aesthetic modding plugins. Penumbra, Heliosphere, Glamourer, Mare,Customize+, Palette+, SImpleheels, Ktisis and Brio. Everythign you need to start your Modding journey!
A one stop tool for manipulating housing Items. No more 10 hours spent floating one DAMN CUP OF COFFEE.
This is both a plugin and a mod, a way better CUSTOMIZABLE UI for xiv, the plugin autoupdates the mod!
(warning: it may not get updated for 7.0)
Some Automation Plugins, use these with care and at your own risk.. from tweaks that were too risky to include in simpletweaks, to full on minigame/crafting automation.
By Bizu/Ilyriana/Tsar
A base body shape. Most Bibo derivatives require this mod to also be active and installed.
LUX+
This is the creator of Lux+'s personal modding discord server but there's a ports channels and one for the community so its a great place to find mods for that body!
How to Mod in ffxiv
A guide for Sprouts to navigating the community and installing/running mods.
NOTICE.
This guide is intended for people entirely new to modding, OR people with very little knowledge about modding their game.
Youre reading the Long-form guide.If you prefer a Short-form, bit sized guide, Check out Reniguide. I encourage you to read though my guide to learn all the ins and outs that Reniguide doesnt cover or explain.
Check out Reniguide here
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This page is Under Construction. Please check back later for the new modders guide !
Table of Contents.
Photo cred: Anon
MORE COMING SOON.
BEFORE WE BEGIN.
Hi, I'm Firma, and I created Elsewhere Archive because I've been where you are. I was excited to boost my creativity and expand my story in Eorzea, but I had nowhere to start. I've been modding for well over a year now, and I've learned some information that most people don't bother teaching modding sprouts.This guide will cover the unspoken rules of modding, how to set up third party tools and install aesthetic mods, and even cover some of my favorite third party tools and plugins. I will also include a section specifically catered to accessibility plugins so that we can all play this game in a way that's comfortable and non damaging.For accessibility purposes, Important information will be highlighted in pink so if you're a skimmer or ADHD like me, you can be sure you're catching the most important stuff.Before we get started, Lets go over some of the rules of modding and important information that you NEED to know before beginning.
THE LAWS OF MODDING.
First things first, MODDING FFXIV IS AGAINST THE TOS AND CAN RESULT IN A BAN. But! While they set the rule in place, the devs and whatnot are very aware of us, and know all of our sites, reverse engineering, plugins and whatnot and how we do it. They know our lingo, the ways we reach out to like minded community members, and they see us. IF YOU SAY NOTHING, THEY'LL DO NOTHING. They let us do as we please as long as it doesn't affect them, the game or otherwise result in lawsuits. In fact, they're lowkey pulling inspo for QOL features and clothing trends from the modding community.Here's a few rules you should keep in mind at all times when engaging with the community both on social media and in game:
Do NOT mention or talk about mods, modding, or websites/plugins used in the process of modding in any public in-game chat. Some people even warn against using tells and private linkshells. The first rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Fight Club
You are not better than anyone just because you use mods or plugins. Console and Toaster (laptop) players cannot mod the game, and already suffer enough, don't be rude.
Do NOT post modded images or text with your full in game name and world visible. Block out your last name, at minimum, when posting screenshots (you can do this in-game with character configuration settings), and don't put more than your WOLs first (last is pushing it) name on socials.
Do NOT stream/record with plugins, mods OR Re-shade active. Re-shade can be less detectable, so I can forgive that, but if you play on stream or video with mods active, even if your name isn't visible, you're asking for a ban and i have no sympathy.
And I don't think I have to say it, but don't tell people you don't trust that you have mods in game, or include terms that hint you mod in public In-Game spaces. (I have the urge to publicly shame people who do this. It's common sense.)
WHAT DO I NEED TO MOD MY GAME?
The Modding scene is constantly evolving, and new tools are being developed constantly, but I'll list the best ones for you here to get you started, along with pros and cons of any optional stuff. Keep in mind that this is a comprehensive list, but even I'm not perfect. I might miss things. If you find a tool that seems to be helpful or fills a gap, please send it to me :)That being said, while I'm giving options, the rest of my guide will assume you're using the required list, instead of the alternatives. The reason I'm handling it this way is because I want you to have options, but by taking the alternatives, you're missing out on all sorts of opportunities and quality of life options. Using my recommended setup allows you to share your characters modded appearance with select friends, alter and edit things without needing to open and close your game constantly, etc. Taking the Alternative tools limits you to not sharing the fit with friends, closing the game because your makeup texture isn't quite working (for one reason or another) and of course, locks you out of using all sorts of third party tools that otherwise would be of great benefit. Plus a lot of 3rd party tools now require this recommended setup.
RECOMMENDED TOOLS
These are the Primary tools used for xiv modding. You'll need these at minimum to get most mods working. As always do research into these options, but I'm going to do my best to explain what everything is and why we need it.
XIVLauncher: A separate launcher dedicated to plugins, faster launching, autologin, and More. Within the launcher is the core Addon called Dalamud, which is the framework for other Plugins and addons and is responsible for making all the doodads work in your game safely. Read the Github for more info and the FAQ to assess the risks of this particular option. This is the primary launcher used by aesthetic modders, animation modders, Gpose enthusiasts, and cheaters alike. Consider it the hold grail of xiv 3rd party tools.
Penumbra: a much more user friendly mod loader run through the Dalamud XIVLauncher which makes it virtually undetectable on updates, less likely to break than other options, and easy to use once you understand what you're looking at. Find it in the Sea of Stars Repository. It does NOT come preloaded on Dalamud.1
Glamourer: A plugin run through the Dalamud XIVLauncher used to apply clothing, items, dye etc. onto your character. This has alot of customizability options for your character and can even be used to replace your character entirely with another race if you wanted. Its required for Penumbra to function. Also in the Sea of Stars Repository.1
ALTERNATIVE TOOLS
Textools: A separated mod loader software that is highly inefficient for general gameplay, but is still handy to have if linked to a backup game file saved somewhere else. Generally not used by most of the community because of all the drawbacks, but can be used when Dalamud is down post-patch. (also comes with some risks of breaking your game which COULD be detectable, but not proven to be) Mostly used by Mod makers to pack mods into one little modpack for you to install, so you really don't need it unless you want to make any major edits. Most if not all of it can be done through Penumbra.
Textools and Penumbra CANNOT BE USED TOGETHER, without shattering your hopes and dreams, crashing your game, and eating the last chocolate pudding when you're most looking forward to it....
OPTIONAL TOOLS
Re-Shade: A generic post-processing injector for games and video software that adds all kinds of lighting effects and color grading/filters to your game. In Layman's terms, it gives you your own pretty filter moment with all sorts of color grading, filters, frames, lighting etc. It's incredibly helpful for visually impaired people to make adjustments for color blindness and even just bump the brightness. I basically can't play without Re-Shade anymore honestly, and it's fully customizable to whatever you want your game to look like. It also works on tons of other games.
G-Shade: an alternative to Re-Shade. This is actually just a fork of Re-Shade, focused on boosting the UI to be more user-friendly and easier to set up. Just a warning, it has quite a history of having once included malware as apart of the software download, and has since lost the majority of its user base. It's not compatible with Re-Shade which I recommend using instead.
Anamnesis: A standalone posing/camera tool for use in posing. Most features are locked behind Gpose to avoid malicious use, but it's still handy for trying things on and has a pretty straight forward interface for posing. From what I understand, it's slowly being replaced by a Dalamud plugin, Ktisis, but it offers features that the plugin doesn't so it's worth keeping around at least. I personally use both depending on my mood and needs..
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1Dalamud has very strict rules on what they allow into their repository because directly altering the files in your game comes with risks. Its basically a safety measure to minimalize the risk of actions taken by Square Enix.
SEA-OF-STARS REPOSITORY
For Aesthetic/clothing and other character customization mods you'll need the SeaOfStars Repository, Which can be found in the Reniguide managed and created by Serenity! This will give you access to the following Plugins through Dalamud:
Penumbra - The basic mod loader, cant have mods without it.
Heliosphere - a mod archive that connects to penumbra for easy installing and automatic updating. Requires Penumbra.
Glamourer - needed to apply mods from the Penumbra interface as well as required by Mare.
Mare Sync - Let your friends see your mods, and vice versa. A pain to set up but worth it to show off how hot you look to your friends, or goof off with modded emotes. Requires penumbra AND glamourer.
Heels - you can offset your height for heel mods so your toes aren't tasting the underside of concrete. Can be Synced over Mare.
Customize+ - Additional scaling to fully customize your character! Can be Synced over Mare.
Palette+ - Additional color customization beyond the scope of the games usual color lineup. Can be Synced over Mare.
(Update 2/6/24 as of sometime LAST MONTH, Palette is no longer compatible with Glamourer. As Glamourer now covers the same uses as palette! It causes color discrepancies on sync, and other issues, so unless you know what you're doing or aren't using Mare, it's best to leave palette alone for now!)
ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH THE PREVIOUS PLUGINS CAN BE SEEN BY ANYONE LINKED TO YOUR MARE ACCOUNT, ONCE ITS LINKEDThe Following plugins while included, are Gpose Mode Only
Ktisis - Gpose Posing tool to get those perfect shots and move them bones. I recommend playing with both Ktisis and Anamnesis and deciding which of the two you enjoy more. Not really compatible with Anamnesis.
Brio - Load extra characters into Gpose for group shots. Works as if there was another person there with you and great for loading MCDF's from Mare.
(Update 2/6/24: as of Right now, Bro is no longer under development and is only maintained by a third party due to some "Drama" between the Brio and Ktisis devs. Asgard is no longer maintaining or updating Brio, so it may be lost upon the release of Dawntrail. )
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Setting up mods and plugins
This is where things get complicated. so follow along closely.looking for a short form, non exploratory guide on getting it done? Check out Reniguide! any information im covering will also be covered here in an easier to digest format than this guide. When you're done over there, COME BACK!
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Elsewhere Contact
Firma's socials.
Twitter: @Alaganfrills
Discord: @firmafrill
Please reach out to me via this contact form OR direct email FIRST. I am a lot less likely to answer the other two than I am email, which I check often.
Email: firmafrill@elsewherexiv.com
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Submitting Guides or Resources:
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Contact form.
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Bodies.
The Body Mod Compendium
by Fantosme
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
A complete compendium and Archive of all Body shapes, including older discontinued ones that allow anyone to access older models and files. Relatively up to date, some bodies are missing.
Level: N/A
Studios&Housing.
NA Gpose Studios
by forgivenrevelry
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
A directory of NA Gpose studios and themed housings sorted by data center, server, district, and themes for easily tracking down a good place for your gposes. Not intended to be a complete list, and updated at OPs leisure.
Level: N/A
EU Gpose Studio Directory
by Major Praline
N/A | Spreadsheet
A directory of EU Gpose studios and themed housings sorted by data center, server, district, and themes for easily tracking down a good place for your gposes. Not intended to be a completed list, and updated every few months it seems.
Level: N/A
Playlists.
6.x
Scher's Video Guides
by Scherana
N/A | Youtube
A compendium playlist of Scherana's Video guides. She uploads these, so they're more update than what i have access to! if you're looking for something that's not on Elsewhere, check here!
(this is all backed up on the Gdrive incase she gets yanked)
Level: Varies
6.x
Penumbra Guides (2022)
by Yuria
N/A | Youtube
A full playlist on Penumbras functions and how to use it to its fullest potential. these are a liiittle outdated but alot of it is still applicable and more useful than some of the written guides!
Level: Beginner
Misc.
6.x & 7.x+
Public Information Gdrive
Archive by Firma
N/A | Gdrive
A archived folder of every guide and resource on Elsewhere. Archived by me, Firma, and updated BEFORE Elsewhere is. Warning, un-sorted and messy right now.
Level: N/A
ffxiv creator compendium
by koneko
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
A Listing of creators, their links and tags.
Not every single creator is listed.
Maintained by Koneko with help from others but I'm not entirely sure if its updated.
Level: N/A
3D and Texture Terminology and programs by Mond
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
A seriously longform and incredibly helpful guide on understanding terms and software used for Modding ffxiv. There are several guides and software linked here including starter guides on pretty much every software mentioned.
Level: N/A
6.x
N/A | Site
A collection of walkthroughs covering several aspects of animation modding! A great place to start if you're wanting to get into animations. From changing sound files, adding facial expressions to existing animations to completely custom animations.
Level: Varies
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Face and sculpts.
7.x
Porting sculpts for 7.0 by Eme
Blender | PDF | Archive
Walkthrough on taking a 6.x sculpt and making it compatible for the 7.x+ graphics update. I haven't used it myself (i don't use one) but from what im understanding its pretty solid to use.
Level: Novice
7.x
Sculpt transfer guide
by SoSick
Blender | Videos | Archive
Part one | part twoTwo part series on transferring your sculpts to 7.0. this was specifically using the benchmark so it may not be 100% accurate for release. but it was worth dropping it.
Level: Novice
7.x
6.0 sculpt salvaging by QuiteRomantic
Blender | Doc &Video | Archive
Salvage your sculpts from 6.0 with the shrinkwrap method. Includes a video guide for people who need hand holding, and a written guide for more experienced modders.Video
Level: Novice
6.x
Making a face high-poly and sculpting it by Apricot
Blender | Doc | Archive
Easy to follow guide on prepping a vanilla face for sculpting into a high poly face... and then sculpting it. Assumes you have a beginner level of knowledge with blender, so i'm placing it at Novice.
Level: Novice
6.x
High poly faces in blender by Mordproxy
Blender | Presentation
A step-by-step walkthrough on making a vanilla face high poly. Covers everything Apricots covers because they used this one to write their own, so if you're not looking for the sculpting bit, this is the guide for you.
Level: Novice
6.x
Beginner friendly guide to face sculpts by Gardenmetal
Blender | Doc/PDF
An ALMOST complete guide to face sculpts. This is originally sells for $2, but fuck you don't SELL KNOWLEDGE. I believe i can speak for the rest of the modding community when i say this too. Im not even putting this behind the restricted section. Fuck you. (7/3/24 it was made free lol)
Level: Beginner
6.x
Face sculpting with shape keys by Nyaughty
Blender | Video
Not super in depth but does a good job explaining WHY you do what you do when you do it. this isn't a follow along type of a guide. Watch it before trying to do it yourself. Stop removing shape key options :)
Level: Novice
6.x
Noobproof guide on making a sculpt asym by ???
Blender | Doc
I literally cnqnot racall for the life of me who wrote this. if you know contact me
Level: Novice
6.x
Convert FFxiv heads to high-poly by Pokemonblack
Blender | Link | Archive
A tutorial/workshop notes on converting a vanilla head to a high poly sculpt. This definitely requires a bit more blender knowledge as well as better understanding of the internal workings of mods.
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
6.x
High poly heads in Blender
by knightlyish
Blender | PDF Download | Archive
The common No-shape key approach to transferring a vanilla sculpt to a high poly sculpt. this is a bit rough in terms for usability for very beginners, but gets the point across and actually explains why shape keys are (usually) deleted and much more.
Level: Novice-Intermediate
Teeth.
7.x
Vanilla bites tutorial by Ulli
Blender | Doc | Archive
The updated vanilla bites 2.0 guide by Ulli. to be used with Vanilla bites resource. as always, read the guide entirely before you start.
Level: ??
6.x
Teeth Installation guide
by Elegyworks
Blender | Doc | Archive
A long and specific guide about installing custom teeth into a head. This is not the guide to skim. It's best to read first before following along. The original guide can be found on Elegy's Pearly whites but I split it from the original page for ease of reading.
Level: Novice - Intermediate
6.x
Cawognashers video guide
by Caroline
3dsMax | video | Archive
A video guide on installing Cawognashers in 3dsMax. The process should be similar with any other teeth so this could function as a general guide on custom teeth for 3dsMax.
Level: ??
6.x
Combining teeth&horns
by Koneko
3dsMax | Video | Archive
A 2 part guide on combining teeth and horns. It also covers Remapping the UVs for the process.
Level: ??
6.x
How to add different teeth in blender by Apricot
Blender | Video | Archive
a step-by-step video guide on swapping to modded teeth onto a face in Blender. As with all teeth guides, read it before you start,
Level: ??
Resources.
6.x
Aura face and body kit
by Yuria
N/A | Resource | Archive
Face resource for Aura Fem faces for all your face texture needs. 8 PSDs with high resolution skin, scale, etc face textures. For any software that can open .PSDs
Level: N/A
6.x
Devkit: Miqo'te Faces
by Praline
N/A | Resource | Archive
A full fem miqo face texture overhaul including overlays, separated clan marks, redrawn features, cleaned up normal/specular and a bunch of other face related goodies.
Level: N/A
6.x
Devkit: Viera Faces
by Praline
N/A | Resource | Archive
A full fem Viera face texture overhaul including overlays, Miqo clan marks for Viera, redrawn features, cleaned up normal/specular and a bunch of other face related goodies.
Level: N/A
6.x
Texture Path Generator
by Aleks
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
A generator for finding paths for face and body textures for every race, face and gender. Make a copy to your own Gdrive to use it.
Level: N/A
Misc.
7.0
Facepaints 101
by Puncakeparadice
painting software | Doc | Archive
A comprehensive guide on facepaints and making them function as well as correcting issues caused by messing with them. Includes Gifs for a step by step walkthrough.
Level: Beginner
All.
6.x
Blender | Doc | Archive
A step-by-step walk through on adding custom ears to any head. It should work on any face and race and highlights important but tiny things that get missed easily.
Level: Novice
6.x
Take the ears off miqo'te
by Roseberry
Blender | Doc | Archive
Quick and easy, step-by-step guide on miqo ear removal from any modded hair. A earless sculpt is still required but its technically still ear related.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Combining ears and tails
by Apricot
Blender | Doc&Video | Archive
An easy to follow guide on combining ears and tail including troubleshooting and a video guide if that's your preference. Assumes you have a basic understanding of Blender.
Level: Novice
6.x
Add/Remove ears&horns to a sculpt or face by Apricot
Blender | Doc | Archive
An easy to follow guide on combining ears and tail including troubleshooting and a video guide if that's your preference. Assumes you have a basic understanding of Blender.
Level: Novice
6.x
How to remove Miqo'te ears from hair by Apricot
Blender/Gimp | Doc | Archive
Easy to follow guide on removing Miqo ear fluff from vanilla hair, or hiding them via textures. This does not go over correcting holes in vanilla hair from ears, only removing them. Assumes a basic understanding of Blender, if using that.
Level: Novice
6.x
Combining ears and tail
by Scherana
Blender | Video | Archive
A complete walkthrough on mashing up ears and tails but this time its by someone else. I almost didn't put this one up here, because it felt redundant, but i'm an honest believer that not every explanation is going to click with people.
Level: Beginner
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Hair.
Porting from other games.
6.x
Porting Sims 4 hair into FFXIV by Milpreves
Blender/Gimp | Doc | Archive
A comprehensive walkthrough with images on porting hairs from ts4 into FFXIV. It also goes over hair textures for this purpose. (INCLUDING afro/textured hair)
Level: Beginner
6.x
How to port a sims4 hair into ffxiv by Nina (?)
Blender | Video | Archive
A slow step-by-step walkthrough of porting, from start to finish, a hair from ts4 to ffxiv.Includes texture and highlights as well. No speaking, only music and on screen text.
Level: Beginner
6.x
BG3 to XIV Hair Port Walkthrough by Rasp
Blender/Photoshop | Doc | Archive
A step-by-step walkthrough on porting hair from BG3 to FFXIV. Its recommended to have some knowledge on porting and hair for this one, as it follows the understanding that you aren't brand new.
Level: Novice
6.x
SoSick's TS4 hair porting
by SoSick
Blender | Video| Archive
Ill be honest, this one ones only here because its a decent guide and because it exists. i swear im not adding anymore ts4 porting guides to this category
Level: Beginner
Hat Compatibility.
6.x
Hat Compatibility for Dummies by Ulli
Blender | Doc | Archive
A guide on editing hair to be hat compatible. this uses the age old "smash the mesh" approach, rather than something closer to vanilla, and isn't as easy to follow if you have zero knowledge on the topic.
Level: Beginner - Novice
6.x
Blender | Video
This was found shared without a name attached! If you know who's it is, please contact me!
A video walkthrough on hat compatibility. Pretty self explanatory. Uses the "smash the mesh" approach.
Level: Beginner
swapping to other races.
6.x
Hair Porting (incl. to Miqo'te) by Vi
Blender | Doc | Archive
Vi holds your hand through swapping hair to any race, including Miqo'te without editing textures. It's actually easy to follow and gives you all the disclaimers some people assume to be a given, so even someone entirely new to xiv modding understands. This will not cover handling holes from ears.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Blender | PDF | Archive
Two walkthroughs on race-swapping hairs, one in English and one in German! Easy enough to be followed by a beginner. If you want an online copy, use the archive link, as you're required to download this one.
Level: Beginner
mash-ups.
6.x
Hairstyle mashup walkthrough by Rasp
Blender | Doc | Archive
A step by step and outlined guide on mashing up two or more vanilla hairs into one hair. Easy enough to understand for complete beginners as it includes every single step, as well as the hotkeys.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Blender | Video | Archive
A video guide that shows how to mash up one or more hairs into a single hair from start to finish.
Level: ??
ALumi&Textures.
6.x
Blender/Gimp | PDF/Video | Archive
Two text guides and a matching video guide on split dying hair. It's pretty easy to follow and is written to accommodate someone who has never touched hair modding.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Alum Photoshop tutorial by Cordia
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
Quick and dirty how to on making your hair highlights work with ALumi Level 2. Perfect for beginners just wanting it to be done!
Level: Beginner
Resources.
Coming soon
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Makeup&Skin.
Makeup.
6.x
Using Transparent makeup overlays by Apricot
Clipstudio (etc.) | Video | Archive
Photopea version
A walk through on adding makeup overlays onto existing textures using any art program like clipstudio or photoshop (or photopea). If you have any knowledge on those programs, it's just adding the png as a new layer. But for complete beginners this guide is for you.
Level: Beginner
Multis&Materials
Penumbra | Doc | Archive
An explanation on different shaders and how to apply them. Super handy if you want to figure out how to make your piercings metal-ly, or your shirt Holo, etc.
6.x
How to tattoos/texture
by J.Lao Meo
Substance/Clipstudio | Doc | Archive
A Comprehensive guide about texture and how to set up painting directly on the model of your choice in both Substance Painter and Clipstudio
Level: Beginner
6.x
Texture optimization guide
by Felis
N/A | Doc | Archive
A run through on how to compress textures for mods so that they're not detrimental to performance, especially through mare. HIGHLY RECCOMEND THIS IF YOU USE MARE
Level: Beginner
6.x
Tattoo multis for dark skin
By Shiny_Pixel
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
An easy to follow step-by-step walkthrough guide on making a tattoo or other skin alteration work on dark skin. This could apply to scars too.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Material reassignment gen3-bibo by Scherana
Penumbra | Video | Archive
Using a gen3 mod on a bibo base tends to break the texture. Luckily theres an easy fix: reassign the material. Its intended to correct skin issues with her gen3 base body mods for bibo users, but it is the exact same process with any other gen3 to bibo mod.
Level: Beginner
Clipstudio | Video | Archive
A walkthrough of how to set up a face model in Clipstudio for creating makeup. Starting with exporting the face model and ends with painting on the face. Ready to import models can be found here
Level: Beginner
6.x
5 Min. guide to loose textures
by Alexandrite
Penumbra | Doc | Archive
A step-by-step on adding loose textures into penumbra. The most basic tutorial for putting png textures onto your character.
Level: Beginner
6.x
N/A | Doc | Archive
An comprehensive guide on how multis work and what they affect. Aimed at understanding rather than a step by step. some understanding of textures required and a bit longform but worth the read.
Level: Novice
6.x
Clipstudio | Doc | Archive
A step-by-step guide on editing multis for makeup. Aimed at making it function rather than understanding for those who just want a step by step.
Easy to follow and doesn't require much skill.
Level: Beginner
Eyelash&Brows.
6.x
"Dyeable" lashes guide by Illyriana
Photoshop/Gimp | Doc | Archive
A quick and dirty step-by-step guide. Easy to follow and includes with images and extra resources incase you get stuck and need a little extra assistence..
Level: Beginner
6.x
Eyelash and Eyebrow retexture by Tabitito
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
A basic run through on how to retexture, but still requires the actual art capability to create. Still a handy guide if you already know how to draw eyelashes and eyebrows.
Level: Beginner - Novice
Eyes.
6.x
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
A very comprehensive guide on using the Asym eyes framework to have two separate eye textures. start to finish including using Loose texture compiler to actually compile the final product and loosely covers issues you might have in the process.
Level: Beginner - Novice
6.x
Eye Covering "Contacts"
by Linku
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
Repurpose reaper eyes to match your race to create "contacts". this is definitely something you'll want to play around with until you get wat you want but the guide does a good job of walking you through it, images and all. you can place this on whatever you want, so no worries about sculpts removing reaper eyes.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Create/edit eye textures
by Manapotionz
Photoshop | Image
7 step tutorial on editing textures using the eye base mentioned. No longer will you need to pay someone to create your eyes for you. With a little experience this could be used with any software that allows editing color channels.
Level: Beginner - Novice
Glow&ALumi.
6.x
Adding glow to skin textures by Wren
Gimp | Video | Archive
A step-by-step walkthrough on building a skin texture to glow with Atramentum Luminis. You could feasibly work this in photoshop as well.
Level: Novice
6.x
Replacing and editing glowing Texture in AL by Scherana
Penumbra/Photoshop | Video | Archive
A easy to understand walk through on editing your skin texture and tattoos with glow. This doesn't cover making the alpha yourself or making a glow enabled tattoo do the thing, just editing tattoos that already have glow functionality, like adding scales to your skin. Basically you'll need a psd that has the glow enabled.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Atramentum Luminis eyes mod guide by Felis
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
Quick and dirty guide on how to edit your eye textures to work with Atramentum Luminis and importing them into penumbra or Textools. the guide uses an older version of ALumi but it will still work as neccessary for 3.x. Includes a 30 second video tutorial.
Level: Beginner
Resources.
6.x
Blender | Resource | Archive
A rig for painting tattoos directly in blender. Not the most effective way to do it, but for small details it will probably help.
Level: Novice
6.x
Aura face and body kit
by Yuria
N/A | Resource | Archive
Face resource for Aura Fem faces for all your face texture needs. 8 PSDs with high resolution skin, scale, etc face textures. For any software that can open .PSDs includes a photopea guide.
Level: N/A
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Gear&Body.
Porting from other games.
Note: This section contains information regarding Ripping assets from other games, which is technically classified as theft. But chances are, If you're porting from other games, you don't care. Given that 90% of mods are made from assets retrieved like this and its a common practice in the modding scene, I didn't find it necessary to hide this behind the restricted section. Still, please be kind about TOS.
and don't even bother touching Second life, they will not hesitate with the legal proceedings
Just remember, chances are, if you have to "rip" anything, its probably not entirely legal. then again neither is modding xiv
Porting high complexity SN glams by Kiwiforma
Blender | Doc | Archive
A 101 page guide on porting SN glams to xiv. This is a highly complex guide and I highly encourage exploring gear mods more before doing this. It assumes you have decent knowledge in creating custom mods and blender as well as ripping and porting outfits from games like SN.
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Sims4 ports guide by Quotharaven
Blender | Doc | Archive
A longform guide on porting clothing (this guide uses a sweater) from TS4. Its actually a really comprehensive guide and Quoth does a good job explaining everything. However I'm placing the difficulty at Novice because its still a complicated process and for your sanity's sake you should learn basics first.
Level: Novice
Porting Shit from Other Games to This Game by Bizu
N/A | Doc | Archive
This is less of a walkthrough guide and more of a compilation of information involving ripping and porting from other games to FFXIV. Includes links and downloads for various tools required for ripping from specific games, as well as a brief run through of the steps needed for those familiar with the process.
Level: Intermediate+
How to port BnS costumes into XIV by Felis
Blender | Doc | Archive
Learn to rip from Blade and Soul with Felis. Technically this guide is incomplete as it intends to follow the entire process from start to finish. But it serves as a Ripping Guide for BnS for now. Those with experience in creating Mods or porting could follow from here to finish it themselves. Will update this desc as needed.
Level: Novice - Intermediate
Shining Nikki Ripping Tutorial by HarukaSakurai
N/A | Doc | Archive
A very quick and dirty guide on ripping assets from SN. Its the only guide I could find tbh but its better than NO guide. Good Luck.
Level: Novice
Ripping Guide
by Babybelle designs/Kuru
N/A | Link | Archive
A small Compendium and guide on ripping assets from various games. there's a few quick and dirty guides on here, but mostly some of the information is outdated. However I deemed it a useful resource because it details a few resources you'd need for certain games.
Level: N/A
Android Rooting
by Babybelle designs/Kuru
Android | link | Archive
easy to follow guide on android rooting for mobile games/assets. Felt it was worth including at the very least.
Level: N/A
For safety and legal reasons, no other guides will be added for ripping and porting from other games. If what you're looking for isn't here, I suggest checking out the Modding101 discord server, as there are certain resources there that are better left out of Elsewhere. Alternatively, I suggest taking a dig through Elsewhere's archival google drive for anything that might be of use. As always, everything I find ever is archived there in case of emergency/takedowns. I'm merely refusing to put the front end of Elsewhere in any more negative light while still maintaining its core values and respecting the TOS of other games to the best of my ability.
Scaling.
7.x
Bibo Tre Devkit Instructions by SB!
Blender | Doc | Archive
The instructions for the Tre Devkit.
Level:
6.x
Blender | Videos | Archive
Really comprehensive video playlist on the process for a quick and dirty scaling. this one uses scaling to Bimbo, but the process is the same for basically every other body. includes other videos for packing, importing skeletons and even weighting.
Level: Novice
6.x
Body conversions for beginners by Kiwiforma
Blender | Video | Archive
No knowledge required step by step walkthrough on how to scale gear from installing textools all the way to packing and even porting to special races (Lala/HrothgarM etc)
1:23:23
Level: Beginner
6.x
Yet another Vanilla Upscaling Guide by Lighty
Blender | Doc | Archive
Comprehensive longform walkthrough on upscaling vanilla gear to Yet Another Body using the YAB Devkit. While it uses the YAB Devkit specifically, there's nothing saying you cant apply this to other body shapes.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Re[de]fined Lalafel Conversions by Pinki
3ds | Video | Archive
a simple walkthrough on converting Vanilla lalafell gear to Re[de]fined lalafell.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Fitting clothing basics by Koneko
3ds | Video | Archive
Really comprehensive video playlist on the process for a quick and dirty scaling. this one uses scaling to Bimbo, but the process is the same for basically every other body. includes other videos for packing, importing skeletons and even weighting.
Level: Novice
6.x
Conversion timelapse and weighting by Kiwiforma
Blender | Video | Archive
Coming soon
Level: Beginner
6.x
Modding tutorial for The Body by ???
Blender | Doc | Archive
very thorough walkthrough on using blender to upscale Vanilla gear to The Body. This is written with The Body in mind but with a little knowledge you could make this work for TBSE as well. Other than that its probably outdated but i wanted to include it as info on Male bodies specifically.
Level: Beginner
6.x
How i do Minou Beans
by Pinki
3ds (+blender) | Video | [Archive]( link)
A short walkthrough on making gear compatible with Minou beans. while this is more fo a workflow, it should help in terms of converting to paws/peets/beans mods. There are two different videos ont he same topic, but in two different programs so ill include both here.3ds | Blender
Level: Beginner
6.x
Comprehensive 3ds guide
by Kirara
3ds | Doc | Archive
A full walkthrough on 3ds for modding in the form of an upscale guide. Keep in mind this is a very uotdated guide but the information and process should still be similar.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Modded hand/feet ports
by AAAAA
Blender | Doc | Archive
This guide on upscaling gloves is pretty easy to follow, while it doesn't go over feet the same information will apply to shoes/etc as well
Level: Beginner
6.x
Resizing an entire outfit
by zeryu
Blender | Spreadsheet/Video | Archive
Outdated, but useful guide on scaling outfits to other bodies
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Level: Beginner
Piercings&ACC.
Coming soon
Vanilla-Based.
Coming soon
Materials&Textures
6.x
Penumbra | Doc | Archive
An explanation on different shaders and how to apply them. Super handy if you want to figure out how to make your piercings metal-ly, or your shirt Holo, etc.
Level:
Weighting.
Coming soon
ivcs.
6.x
How to port non-ivcs to ivcs by Kiwiforma
Blender | Doc | Archive
A guide on adding Ivcs bones to your gear for posing purposes. This guide assumes you know how to make and port gear, and how IVCS works including their priority.
Level: Intermediate
Resources.
Misc
These guides are related to or useful for gear, but I don't consider the need for entire sections.
Blender | Video | Archive
Handy but rambly class on backfaces and how they work in ffxiv with custom, ported and vanilla meshes. requires a recent version of blender, 3.0+
Text
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Endwalker to Dawntrail Transition
Warning:
Most of these were written Pre-DT using the Benchmarks. Face sculpts will not be compatible with 7.0. If you choose to port them yourself, it WILL be alot of work and painstaking. Depending, it may be worth waiting for the creator to remake them from scratch, but if they dont plan to update them or you dont like the result of their corrections, you can always try doing them yourself.This section will be the utmost priority for updates, so check back often for new guides and resources for your transition.
Sculpt transfer guide
by SoSick
Blender | Videos | Archive
Part one | part twoTwo part series on transferring your sculpts to 7.0. this was specifically using the benchmark so it may not be 100% accurate for release. but it was worth dropping it.
Porting Sculpts for 7.0
by Eme
Blender | Doc | Archive
An intermediate-advanced level walk through on the changes to sculpts and how to port them to DT. Requires a bit of knowledge and understanding to use.
Updating tattoo layers to Dawntrail by Rapture
Ps/Csp/Gimp | Doc | Archive
Very quick and easy tutorial for updating your body texture for the graphics update. The guide goes through using penumbra to upload them but
as of 7/12/24 Penumbra is not available/ready for the general public, if you choose to use Penumbra, don't use it for general gameplay just yet, only use it for testing. for now youre better off using TT.
Preparing EW eye maps for DT by Sebby
LTC | Video/Doc | Archive
A written and Video guide on using Loose texture compiler to update/create eye maps compatible with Dawntrail.
Preparing EW Makeup for Dt by Sebby
LTC | Video | Archive
Video guide on how to transfer your makeup to Dawntrail textures. (mileage may vary it seems, but it should work until there are more dawntrail compatible makeups out there.)
7.0 face texturing
by MajorPraline
N/A | Notion | Archive
Full breakdown on color channels and how they affect makeup/texture in FFXIV post-Dawntrail. This is invaluable for understanding the changes made for makeup and is very eloquently explained.
Hair shader texturing by MajorPraline
N/A | Notion | Archive
A very informative guide on how the different texture channels affect hair including a full breakdown, free textures and a hair fitting scene for blender.
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
All the texture paths for eyes, face, and body as of 7.0. This includes male and female paths!
Hair fitting setup for DT
by Ellie
Blender | Blend | Archive
Simple and to the point: two hair fitting setups for blender, one masc, one fem.Fem | Masc
DT Eyes: Multiple colors&Glow by Crystia
Blender | Doc/Video | Archive
In depth guide on how to make your eyes glow or contain extra colors with SE's new eye color system.Doc | Video
Photoshop | Doc | Archive
Step-by-step walkthrough on making your own custom eye textures with Photoshop and LTC as well as making them glow, 2k texture and converting Pre-DT eyes.
6.0 sculpt salvaging by QuiteRomantic
Blender | Doc &Video | Archive
Salvage your sculpts from 6.0 with the shrinkwrap method. Includes a video guide for people who need hand holding, and a written guide for more experienced modders.Video
Penumbra | Doc | Archive
An explanation on different shaders and how to apply them. Super handy if you want to figure out how to make your piercings metal-ly, or your shirt Holo, etc.
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
COMING SOON
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
A collection of fonts gathered up by a community member for whatever you need fonts for. This covers XIV inspired fonts as well as a few others from various sources.
Now Updated for Dawntrail!
the archive.
THE RESTRICTED SECTION.
COMING SOON!
The Archive holds all the collective knowledge and resources a person would need to edit, create or port mods into FFXIV. From Colorsets, to packing a completed mod and Metadata, and resources for anythign you could want, its all here in the archive.If something is missing or broken Please Report it!
Photo cred: Anon
by topic.
Tools&Software.
This page is under construction! Some links and buttons may not work.
3rd Party Tools&Sites.
SeaofStars plugin repo
by Ottermandias+
Plugin | Repository |
A direct link to the Sea-of-stars Plugin repo. this repo includes all of the well known and well used aesthetic modding and gpose plugins: Penumbra, Heliosphere, Mare, Glamourer, Simpleheels, Customize, Palette, Ktisis, Brio. All condensed into one easy to install link.
Ktisis101: Gposers guide to Ktisis by Nanami Chiaki
Link | Long form |
An all-encompassing guide to navigating and using Ktisis for Gposing and character manipulation. Advanced guides are in the works. Easy to understand and covers each piece of the layout. Incredibly handy for anyone like me whos just been skating by on the bare minimum of knowledge this whole time.
Tool | Video Guide |
An all-encompassing guide to navigating and using Ktisis for Gposing and character manipulation. Advanced guides are in the works. Easy to understand and covers each piece of the layout. Incredibly handy for anyone like me whos just been skating by on the bare minimum of knowledge this whole time.
6.x
Reniguide: Penumbra Guide by Serenity
Link | Short form |
Your best friend for Penumbra related guides. If you could learn it its here. Also home of another texture path generator in the form of a list of questions. Easy to use, easy to understand, and key to beginning your journey with Penumbra, mare and anything under the sea of stars repo.
Penumbra Guides.
6.x
Reniguide: Penumbra Guide by Serenity
Link| Short form
Your best friend for Penumbra related guides. If you could learn it its here. Also home of another texture path generator in the form of a list of questions. Easy to use, easy to understand, and key to beginning your journey with Penumbra, mare and anything under the sea of stars repo.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Edit colorsets in penumbra by Felis
Penumbra | Video
A quick and dirty video guide on changing colorsets for people who just want it done.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Penumbra Guides (2022)
by Yuria
Penumbra | Video
A comprehensive playlist on everything penumbra. Yuria did a great job covering everything and though there have been some updates, it could still be relevant now.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Remove vanilla ears with Penumbra by Rautic
Penumbra | Video | Archive
How to remove vanilla ears using Penumbra. this will not cover the holes in vanilla hairs, but its a start. i just figured the option was worth offering.
Level:
6.x
How to edit Vanilla Colorsets by Novaquark
Penumbra | Doc
Want to colorset a vanilla piece but don't have a specific mod for it? This guide teaches you how to make that happen. This IS different from the other colorsetting guides, as it focuses on making a new mod and adding the materials to it to colorset.
Level:
6.x
Penumbra | Video
A pretty comprehensive video guide on using overlays in penumbra without having to edit the files in an external program! this specifically covers black scleras and scale face overlays as an example.
Level: Beginner
6.x
Testing makeup in Penumbra
by Yuria
Penumbra | Video
A quick run through on using Loose texture compiler to test makeup through without packing it all into a modpack. This is directed towards artists that create makeup, but I'm not your mom, so...
Level: Beginner
Ktisis Guides.
Ktisis101: Gposers guide to Ktisis by Nanami Chiaki
Link | Long form |
An all-encompassing guide to navigating and using Ktisis for Gposing and character manipulation. Advanced guides are in the works. Easy to understand and covers each piece of the layout. Incredibly handy for anyone like me whos just been skating by on the bare minimum of knowledge this whole time.
6.x
Ktisis | Doc | Archive
Think bones being in one big pile is weird? This guide/resource grants you the knowledge of how to separate the bones of your face so that they actually match the face for your race. make sure to use the correct offset for your race and gender.
Level:
Customize+ Guides.
Coming soon
Blender Basics
From the very bare basics of blender to guides on making ffxiv happen in blender.
Learn Blender in 20 minutes
by 3DGreenhorn
Blender | Video | 18:32
The Bare Necessities of blender. this gives you an entire run through on all the features, ui, etc of Blender. If you watch nothing else... watch this.
Level: Beginner
Fastest way to learn blender
by Kaizen
Blender | Video | 6:34
This is less of a guide and more of talk on learning. This was offered to me and I found it pretty Insightful. either way, if you're serious about learning Blender from the group up, or by following tutorials, you should give it a shot.
Level: Beginner
Textools.
7.x
FFXIV/textools reference
by Sel
N/A | Spreadsheet | Archive
Reference information for modding in textools. From Shader reference tables to colorset references and shapekey information, this is basically useful for anyone whos doing anything with modding.
Level: N/A
7.x
Textools 3.x Dawntrail guide by Strigon One
N/A | Doc | Archive
A generous and very not permanent guide on setting up for the initial stages of modding in Dawntrail and a few issues you might com across during the process of getting everything working. He intends to delete it once things are stabilized but i figured it could be useful for people who wont be updating their textools and stuff for a bit (7/10/24 it was deleted, link replaced with my archived copy.)
Level: N/A
7.x
N/A | Doc | Archive
The official Textools 3.0 handbook for all your Dawntrail modding woes. if you need somethign regarding textools 3.0 its probably here.
Level: N/A
7.x
Textools 3.0 Overview by QuiteRomantic
N/A | videos | Archive
A pretty thorough and useful Series on the updated tabs and functions for textools 3.0. it goes a bit more in depth than Sel's videos but you should still watch both!Part one | Part two
Level: N/A
7.x
The Awesome and Cool new TT by Scherana
N/A | Videos | Archive
A two part Series on the New 3.0 textools ui and functions. She might update them later with more parts so ill put each part linked here.Part one | Part twoPart three
Level: N/A
7.x
Textools 3.0 - UI & Basics
by Sel
N/A | Video | Archive
Sel's official walkthrough on the basics and UI of textools3.0 for the dawntrail graphics update.
This update makes it primarily a tool for mod creators and less a tool for individual mod users.
Level: N/A
7.x
Transactions & Intermediate tools by sel
N/A | Video | Archive
A quick walk through talking briefly through Transactions, and some of the more powerful but easy-to-use features in TexTools, such as the Item Converter and Model Merging.
Level: N/A
7.x
Projects & Auto import demo by sel
N/A | Video | Archive
a quick demo video showing off the TexTools Projects and Auto-import feature and how to use it.
Level: N/A
6.x
A Super potatos guide to mod import failures by Sel
Textools | Doc | Archive
A run through of various errors and failures you might come across for Textools (likely outdated and for pre-dawntrail)
Level: Beginner
Substance Painter
6.x
Blender to Substance pipeline for clothing
N/A | Video | Archive
Reference information for modding in textools. From Shader reference tables to colorset references and shapekey information, this is basically useful for anyone whos doing anything with modding.
Level: N/A
changelog.
Last Update:
8/17/24
Here i will keep track of all changes made since the start of the website. that includes guides and resources added and removed, and any significant change to the website, like new pages. I will not includes broken link fixes and the like unless it was due to a creator removing or breaking their link. if a link doesn't work, try the archive link before contacting me
Photo creds: Anon
Updated 8/17/24
Made a few adjustments site wide for placement and stray spacers, etc.
Added like 13 guides into Archive>Gear&Body>Scaling like 3 days ago, i just couldn't be assed to slap that puppy in here.
added over 60 guides across several categories in the Google Drive Repo's "not yet posted" folder. I've got a lot happening in the background my fucking god.
Added a friend to help me get info out faster <3 Were now a team of one and a half!
Removed a few compendium entries that had been deleted before i could get a copy of them,,, sorry guys. I plan to replace a few of them with updated information etc of my own.
Updated 7/14/24
Changed the banner at the top of the site regarding 7.0 to look better. :thumbs_up:
Added a popup to the restricted section button on [useful sites] bc i realized that it was accessible and not,,, finished. literally its where i keep my junk and placeholders... im so sorry
Updated 7/12/24
Moved Eyes guides to [makeup&skin] as i recognized it was a little weird to have eyes be separated from makeup, brows/lashes and other body based textures.
Added a page for [endwalker-to-dawntrail transition] guides as well as began adding the new ones. this page can be accessed from [home] for now under the featured guides and resources section. I will add several more linked instances of this page across the site at a later date
someone in a discord server mentioned how they hate the organization of most guides sites. I'm making changes and plans to collect feedback on the current layout of the site so that i can be sure its serving not just its purpose, but is more pleasant to explore. Please note that the host I'm currently using doesn't allow for search or tagging functions, but i plan to work on a better solution for that while retaining the current visuals and functions.
Made a few minor adjustments site wide. i don't usually go in depth about this but someone asked what i do when I'm not actively uploading but working on the site, i literally just make small consistency fixes and aesthetic adjustments. there's a lot of aesthetic inconsistencies (some containers have dividers to add spaces some don't for example) that i fix because i was too lazy or focused to fix them from the start. or i got distracted.
Updated 7/5/24
Added two more Textools videos by sel under [Tools&Software] -> [Textools]
Added SoSicks sculpt transfer guide under [Face&Head] -> [Sculpting]
Updated 7/4/24
Added 6 Guides for Textools 3.0 under [Software&plugins}->[Textools]. these are both official textools documentations/videos as well as a few made by others. some of these videos dont have archival files yet as theyre...still uploading....my internet,,,
Will continue to prioritize 7.0 guides
added a section on [Home] for featured guides that i will link to various pages across elsewhere as well as to other helpful information or sites. this will be updated if necessary and will focus on information related to the current climate of ff modding.
Updated 7/2/24
Added A "6.x" and "7.x" tag onto all guides created for pre-dawntrail mods and resources as per This Announcement.
Added the aforementioned announcement page which will stay up until the state of modding levels out.
Rearranged the Archive to make alot more sense, and to prepare for mass uploads coming soon.
Added a few sculpt/teeth guides to start the process of adding more guides only one of which is 7.0 specifically
Corrected a silly goose.
Updated 6/6/24
Added:
Two Videos guides by Scherana, Combining ears and tails and blender to substance pipeline for clothing
Also added a Substance painter section under Software guides. ill probably move the guide under it through so account for the current construction of that page.
Added several instances of "6.x" across the site as i begin the process of determining what guides might become outdated on the release of Dawntrail. When Dawntrail guides are released ill add the accompanying "7.x+"
Made some adjustments to the FAQ section. they're really minor and mostly grammatical and correcting incorrect names.
Updated 4/12/24
Added:
Two guides by Scherana, Material reassignment and editing glowing textures with AL both in theri respective category under Skin&Texture.
Rearranged the Skin&Texture page adn added two new categories, Glow&ALumi and Materials&Texture to account for alot of guides upcoming.
Made small backend adjustments for the Gpose page to account for upcoming guides because i came into a wealth of knowledge (thanks to the Anonymous person who snatched a copy of all of them and thrust them upon me like an avalanche of information???)
Updated 4/7/24
Small update!
Added a new tab under Compendiums: Playlists, for various youtube playlists of useful videos.
Added Scheranas Guides playlist under Compendiums->Playlists
Added Yuria's Penumbra Guides 2022 playlist under Compendiums->Playlists
Corrected some spelling and backend errors.
Removed the bit about "adding scherana's guides over the course of the week" from last months update. i got cocky thinking id have time and then just fucked off instead of uploading them, and bc it didn't actually get done i removed that particular bullet point.
Updated 3/17/24
Small update
Corrected a few small errors site wide like weird or broken links, incorrect spelling and funky shaped boxes. now u can stop reporting them every damn week, thanks.
Added Dark moon's realm to the repo under Hubs, as it acts as the support and hub server for Pythia (gen3) body.
Updated 2/6/24
Added more to Sprout Academy.
Changed "Useful Sites" button on the header bar to "Useful Links" due to an oversight when i initially swapped the pages header. Its been fixed now, Sorry Rai lmao
Corrected the lack of capitalization on the google search link. We are now 'Elsewhere XIV" instead of "Elsewhere xiv". Oops
I've been fucking with the guides under Software on and off for the last week, and added a few things but I cant be assed to add them here.
Updated 1/13/24
added new guides/resources:
Eyes: Create/edit eye textures by Manapotionz
Penumbra Guides: Testing makeup in Penumbra by Yuria
Compendiums: "Replaced Eu Gpose studios by Praline" with "EU Gpose studio Directory by Nina_xiv". The old directory can be found HERE but will remain permanently archived until or if praline updates it again. Added "3D and Texture Terminology and Programs by Mond" to Misc.
Software: "Fastest way to learn blender by Kaizen", "Learn Blender in 20 Minutes by 3DGreenhorn"
Added Blender tab under Software guides
Eased the symptoms of Silly Goose that a few archive pages had. the issue isnt fully corrected, but they can rest now (i forgot to add desc for some of the guides. yes there are more missing. yes im going to fix it. dont get your fanny pack twisted, your Honor)
* Updated 1/7/23 *
Implemented site wide rework! this change is massive and changes how Elsewhere runs and functions. here are the following changes:
the whole site has has a visual rework from the ground up. this means that mobile is going to be a little funky, but its still functional. its recommended that you view the pages on a 16:9 monitor. This change was made to accommodate pc users, as I can only assume every one of you mod your game on pc. (har har, its a joke)
restricted section temporarily removed. it will be back, I wanted to focus on the archive side of things first as its more important.
archive pages overhauled. Ive included a cleaner and more user friendly sorting system. still no search function sorry, that's not possible right now. But i hope the new system makes it easier to find things, with key categories being broken up into smaller categories. I've limited the scrolling needed with buttons at the top. will be adding back buttons to each scroll point later when the need for it arises.
reworded the disclaimer page to give more information and added an FAQ to that page (no-one asked, I just don't want to answer certain questions often). Its now a general information page.
fixed and cleaned up the contact page, including a short but of Information on what types of things to contact me for. i kept the contact form, this way nothing gets lost in my inbox.
partially wrote the Newbies guide. this will be finished as time permits now that reniguide is back up and its no longer a requirement. I have big plans for it but the rework has taken priority.
Added "useful sites" to include useful links for modding etc. this includes site like reniguide and ktisis 101 but also discord servers, hub and support servers, and servers and links intended for learning and knowledge similar to Elsewhere. There's also a section for Dalamud plugins repositories. Use at your own risk. Plans to add sites for fishing, gathering, collection, trackers and any other 3rd party tools that I deem useful to have a place on Elsewhere.
Got Salty tm about paid guides and knowledge so i put that shit up for free not even in the restricted section, fuck you gardenmetal. Dont paywall knowledge gained collectively by the community. and ill do it again, try me.
added the "guides and resources stored Elsewhere" public google drive for archival purposes. if a link is broken, use the archive link and the last kept archive should be functional. This public google drive can currently be found on the archive under compendiums.
Took a nap.
UPDATED 11/4/23
Temporarily removed new user guides! theyll be back dont worry
Added new guides and resources to Blender, gpose, compendiums topics.
Added Gpose guide topic
scattered restricted access buttons in relevant places for easy access (look for the locks)
UPDATED 11/2/23
Updated Contact page to be an actual page with an actual form for submissions, reports and reaching out directly to me by email.
updated Dalamud guide. (still under construction.)
created a third-party tools page for useful websites not pertaining to aesthetic modding (under construction)
Updated Disclaimer and Added a FAQ (no one has asked anything, I just don't want you to ask, so I answered them before you did.)
Updated wording and corrected mistakes site wide
UPDATED 10/21/23
Reorganized Guides and resources pages currently available into better categories and added Reshade&Gshade, Palette+, Glamourer, Photoshop, Clip Studio, Blender, procreate, and Eyes.
Changed Domain name to Elsewherexiv.com
added new guides
Fully archived all current guides [except video guides, theyre too beeg and i cant afford more space ): ] archive will be available soon.
UPDATED 10/18/23
Added guides and resources pages for: customize+, penumbra, colorsetting, face, textures, compendiums
Added all guides currently accessible
Added restricted section of The Archive
Added disclaimer and contact to the footbar
the restricted section.
NOTICE.
The information beyond this page is considered restricted material. Continue at your own risk.
Always be safe on the internet and protect your identity. Don't join groups on your main account. Keep your identity and personal information safe when joining telegrams, discords etc.
Photo creds: Anon
Program | Format | Archive
A blurb about the guide here,
this is a place holder
be sure to include all the topics covered in the guide. as well as the level reccomendationa t the bottom
Level:
Program | Format | Archive
A blurb about the guide here,
this is a place holder
be sure to include all the topics covered in the guide. as well as the level reccomendationa t the bottom
Level:
Program | Format | Archive
A blurb about the guide here,
this is a place holder
be sure to include all the topics covered in the guide. as well as the level reccomendationa t the bottom
Level: