August 2, 2006 Update Notes (FFXI)  

Event Related

• The continuation of the Treasures of Aht Urhgan storyline has been added.

The following Besieged-related issues have been modified:

• Status effects that slowly decrease player HP will now be automatically removed after Besieged.
• After retreating, the beastman forces will now remain at half strength.
• The number of monsters that invade Al Zahbi during Besieged has been changed.
• The conditions for causing a beastman retreat have been changed.

Battle-Related

• The locations of certain Archaic Mirrors and their guardians in Arrapago Reef have been changed.

Item-Related

• A synthesis recipe for creating Imperial silk cloth has been added.
• The item Imperial ring has been changed to Trooper's Ring.

Corrected Issues

• The message for the location of the Rune of Release in the Leujaoam Sanctum Assault missions "Shanarha Grass Conservation" and "Counting Sheep" will now be correctly announced.
• During the Assault mission “Counting Sheep,” an issue concerning incorrect messages being displayed has been fixed. Also, the target name “Harvesting Point” will now be spelled correctly.
• The incorrect message “The availability of your Mog Locker has been expanded to other areas…” will no longer be displayed after restricting Mog Locker access to Al Zahbi only.
• An issue during Besieged where the attack power of friendly NPCs would be greatly reduced under certain circumstances has been addressed.
• An issue where the monster "Zoraal Ja's Pkuucha" could not be damaged under certain circumstances has been fixed.
• A fix was introduced in the Jul. 26 version update, but the issue still occurred under certain conditions.
• An issue with the "Ghrah" type monster's animation has been fixed.
• An issue where the Tonberry "Golden-Tongued Culberry" could instantly finish casting its spells has been addressed.
• The samurai merit point ability "Overwhelm" will now function correctly.
• An issue concerning the message displayed when performing a ranged attack after using the job abilities “Sange” or “Barrage” has been addressed.
• An issue where a bard song may not take effect under certain circumstances when a character’s main job is set to bard and support job set to corsair has been addressed.
• The effect of the automaton attachments Attuner and Target Marker on ranged attacks will now function correctly.
• Incorrect help text displayed in the automaton equipment screen has been fixed.
• Players who have entered their Mog House from Al Zahbi will no longer be KO'd by monster attacks during Besieged.
• The “???” found where the Morion Worm appears in the Korroloka Tunnel and the “Luminant” markers in the Attohwa Chasm can now be properly targeted again.
• Incorrect help text regarding the Bard's "Troubadour" job ability has been fixed.

PlayStation 2

• An issue where the game would freeze when using the software keyboard has been addressed.

Xbox 360

• An issue with the "achievements" function, where players could unlock the "Synthesis skill 100" category without actually fulfilling the requirement, has been addressed.