If you’ve played through the main story of Final Fantasy XIV and want to relive those memories, but you don’t want to go through the hassle of having to go through the grind again on another character, there’s good ne🤪ws — New Game Plus allows you to do just that.
New Game Plus was introduced to FFXIV back in patch 5.1, so it has been around for a while, but the concep🤡t of it can be a little daun🎀ting to those unfamiliar with it. Once you’re past the hump of getting to grips with the interface, though, you can relive your favorite parts with little to no stress involved.
How to unlock New Game Plus in FFXIV
Before you can unlock the New Game Plus feature in FFXIV, you’ll need to play (or have completed) the MSQ up until “The Ultimate Weapon”, which is the last MSQ quest before Post-ARR quests were added in patches 2.1 to 2.56.
Once you’ve reached that point, or if you haven’t done so already, head to Western Thanalan and talk to Wistful Whitebeard i🍬n Horizon, Western Thanalan (X:12.0, Y:14.0) to u🌄nlock New Game Plus.
After this, new chapters will be added as you progress through the story. It’s not just MSQ that can be replayed through New Game Plus, but also side content such as raid series’, the Hildibrand story line, and Job, Class or Role Quests.
How to access New Game Plus in FFXIV
Once it’s unlocked, you can find New Game Pluꦡs under the main menu by selecting “Duty”, the🧜n “New Game+”. This will open up a window displaying all of the possible chapters of New Game Plus that you currently have unlocked. Each section of the MSQ will unlock after completing a certain quest along the way, but more on that in just a little bit.
Each expansion is broken down into multiple different chapters, with Post-MSQ contentꦐ making up its own chapters, and you’ll need to select the chapter you want to replay before selecting “Commence”. If you’vꦆe started a chapter in New Game Plus previously, you’ll also be able to continue from where you left off by selecting the left-most tab on the top row.
You can only begin a chapter of New Game Plus if you are physically in a location that was already in the game at that point. For instance, you cannot start any chapters from Shadowbringers if you’re in an area added in either Endwalker or Dawntrail, so you’ll need to teleport to somewhere that actually existed when the expansion was released. You can, however, go back and play through the story right from the beginning on a Job that was added much later, such as completing A Realm Reborn as a 𒁏Reaper or Pictomancer, which is always interesting.
While you will gain EXP from completing dungeons or duties as part of a New Game Plus playthrough, you won’t get any EXP or rewards from quests that you’re completing again. You also cannot register for any duties that you haven’t yet completed or interact with the Marketboard or Retainers. On the plus side, any solo quest battles will automatically have the “Easy” and “Very Easy” options available, making the whole procജess otherwise pretty strꦍess-free.
How to suspend New Game Plus in FFXIV
You suspend New Game Plus in much the same way as you enable it, by opening up the New Game+ window and pressing suspend. If you register for any duty that you haven’t previously run, this will also automatically suspend the New Game Plus that you were playing.&ౠnbsp;
All New Game Plus chapters and how to unlock them in FFXIV
With each chapter of New Game Plus featuring different sections of the story, it can be hard to figure out which cha༺pter you should play for a certain quest or recap. Here’s everything included in New Game Plus, what each chapter covers, and which quest you’ll need to complete to unlock the chapter:
Main Scenario
As a general rule, with the exception of A Realm Reborn, there are two New Game Plus chapters for each expansion that include the main story𝕴 as it was released, and then two further chapters that encompass all quests added in later patches during that cycle.
A Realm Reborn
It’s worth noting that when it comes to A Realm Reborn, you’ll only be able to access one of the 🅘versions of Part 1 as each starting city-state has its own individual quest line up to level 15. You’ll only be able to replay your own specific quests for this portion, just as you did the first time around.
Chapter | First chapter quest | Final chapter quest | Unlock quest |
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A Realm Reborn – Part 1 (Gridania) | To the Bannock | Call of the Sea | The Ultimate Weapon |
A Realm Reborn – Part 1 (Limsa Lominsa) | On to Summerford | Call of the Sea | The Ultimate Weapon |
A Realm Reborn – Part 1 (Ul’dah) | We Must Rebuild | Call of the Sea | The Ultimate Weapon |
A Realm Reborn – Part 2 | It’s Probably Pirates | Back from the Wood | The Ultimate Weapon |
A Realm Reborn – Part 3 | Shadow of Darkness | Lord of Crags | The Ultimate Weapon |
A Realm Reborn – Part 4 | All Good Things | The Ultimate Weapon | The Ultimate Weapon |
A Realm Reborn – Part 5 | The Price of Principles | Brave New Companions | Brave New Companions |
A Realm Reborn – Part 6 | Trairor in the Midst | Before the Dawn | Before the Dawn |
Heavensward
Chapter | First chapter quest | Final chapter quest | Unlock quest |
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Heavensward – Part 1 | Coming to Ishgard | Heart of Ice | Heavensward |
Heavensward – Part 2 | The Wyrm’s Lair | Heavensward | Heavensward |
Heavensward – Part 3 | An Uncertain Future | Litany of Peace | Litany of Peace |
Heavensward – Part 4 | Promises Kept | The Far Edge of Fate | The Far Edge of Fate |
Stormblood
Chapter | First chapter quest | Final chapter quest | Unlock quest |
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Stormblood – Part 1 | Beyond the Great Wall | All the Little Angels | Stormblood |
Stormblood – Part 2 | Here There Be Xaela | Stormblood | Stormblood |
Stormblood – Part 3 | Arenvald’s Adventure | Emissary of the Dawn | Emissary of the Dawn |
Stormblood – Part 4 | Sisterly Act | A Requiem for Heroes | A Requiem for Heroes |
Shadowbringers
Chapter | First chapter quest | Final chapter quest | Unlock quest |
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Shadowbringers – Part 1 | The Syrcus Trench | Out of the Wood | Shadowbringers |
Shadowbringers – Part 2 | When It Rains | Shadowbringers | Shadowbringers |
Shadowbringers – Part 3 | Shaken Resolve | Reflections in Crystal | Reflections in Crystal |
Shadowbringers – Part 4 | Alisaie’s Quest | Death Unto Dawn | Death Unto Dawn |
Endwalker
Chapter | First chapter quest | Final chapter quest | Unlock quest |
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Endwalker – Part 1 | The Next Ship to Sail | Returning Home | Endwalker |
Endwalker – Part 2 | Skies Aflame | Endwalker | Endwalker |
Endwalker – Part 3 | Newfound Adventure | Gods Revel, Lands Tremble | The Coming Dawn |
Endwalker – Part 4 | Currying Flavor | The Coming Dawn | The Coming Dawn |
Dawntrail
Chapter | First chapter quest | Final chapter quest | Unlock quest |
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Dawntrail – Part 1 | The Next Ship to Sail | Ever Greater, Ever Brighter | Dawntrail |
Dawntrail – Part 2 | The Long Road to Xak Tural | Dawntrail | Dawntrail |
Chronicles of a New Era
Raids
Any eight-player raid content is included in the subcategory of Chronicles of a New Era.♐ These are unlocked in New Game Plus as soon as you finish the fiꦦnal quest of the storyline.
Chapter | Level | Expansion | Unlock quest |
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The Binding Coil of Bahamut | 50 | A Realm Reborn | Alisaie’s Path |
Alexander | 60 | Heavensward | Of Endings and Beginnings |
Omega | 70 | Stormblood | To Kweh Under Distant Skies |
Eden | 80 | Shadowbringers | Where I Belong |
Pandæmonium | 90 | Endwalker | Guided by the Past |
Omega: Beyond the Rift | 90 | Endwalker | Goodbye, ε̆│̆│Δ |
Pandæmonium: Epilogue | 90 | Dawntrail | A Present from the Present |
Alliance Raids
You can also replay the story of all previous Alliance Raids through New Game ꦆPlus, allowing you to complete them all over agai﷽n from start to finish.
Chapter | Level | Expansion | Unlock quest |
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The Crystal Tower | 50 | A Realm Reborn | The Light of Hope |
The Shadow of Mhach | 60 | Heavensward | A Redbill Farewell |
Return to Ivalice | 70 | Stormblood | The City of Lost Angels |
YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse | 80 | Shadowbringers | Whence the Heart Leads |
Myths of the Realm | 90 | Endwalker | Embraced by Gods |
Trials
Three trial storylines are available to replay through the New Ga♏me Plus fe♚ature.
Chapter | Level | Expansion | Unlock quest |
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The Warring Triad | 60 | Heavensward | The Last Pillar to Fall |
The Four Lords | 70 | Stormblood | The Fifth Lord |
The Sorry of Werlyt | 80 | Shadowbringers | Forever at Your Side |
Side Story content
There is a lot of other side content that can be completed through New Game Plus, including everything from Hildibrand to Variant Dungeons. As with Chronicles of a New Era content, these unl🔯ock as soon as you complete the final quest in the storyline.
Hildibrand, Agent of Inquiry
Chapter | Unlock quest |
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Hildibrand Adventures | Her Last Vow |
Further Hildibrand Adventures | If I Could Turn Back Time |
Even Further Hildibrand Adventures | Don’t Do the Dewprism |
Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures | Gentlemen at Heart |
Chronicles of Light
Chapter | Unlock Quest |
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Tales of the Dragonsong War | The Burdens We Bear |
Tales from the Shadows | One Final Journey |
Tales of Newfound Adventure | Shadowed Pasts Once More |
Variant Dungeons
Chapter | Unlock quest |
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The Sil’dihn Subterrane | For Coin, Country, and Comrades |
Mount Rokkon | Of Price and Ruin |
Aloalo Island | A Fish a Day |
Miscellaneous content
Chapter | Unlock quest |
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Saint Edalim’s Scholasticate | The Life and Lies of Father Saturnois |
The Void Calls | A Bounty of Hunters |
The Legacy of Louisoix Laveilleur | Preserving the Future |
Tataru’s Grand Endeavor | More Precious than Gil |
Role Quests: Shadowbringers | Safekeeping |
Role Quests: Endwalker | Forlorn Glory |
Role Quests: Dawntrail (Prologue) | Uncouth Customers |
Job, Class, and Role Quests
There’s a list as long as my arm of Job, Class, and Role quests that can be completed through New Game Plus. Each individual chapter provides the opportunity to replay different quests from certain levels, with higher levels being accessed through later ch🐈apters.
These can be found in the l🌃ast five tabs of the New Game Plus interface and include Class Quests for all crafting and gathering classes as well.
Published: Dec 5, 2024 03:14 pm