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After a long time without getting anything new, Disciples of Hand and Land finally received some tailor-made content with the introduction of Cosmic Exploration. With its debut in patch 7.21 ofFinal Fantasy 14, non-combat Classes are back in the spotlight in a completely new area filled with your favorite crafting and gathering activities.
By working as a method to help players level these Classes, this new crafting activity also sparks some healthy competition among veterans, where they try their best to prove themselves as the best in their craft, aiming for its unique rewards obtained through some sheer effort.
How To Unlock Cosmic Exploration
Cosmic Exploration is available to all players who have completed the Endwalker expansion. They can unlock this activity through the quest’A Cosmic Homecoming' with Namingway in Old Sharlayan (X:12.6 Y:13.6). This quest can only be obtained with a Disciple of Hand (DoH) or Disciple of Land (DoL) at level ten or higher, as everything here revolves around them.
Players can only access Cosmic Explorationwhile in their own World. You cannot access it in Gilgamesh if you’re originally from Jenova, for example.
After some introductory cutscenes and a visit to Mare Lamentorum, you get to start your grand adventure of helping the Loporrits bring some life to space. You also get aCosmic Prototype Coffer, containing a level ten Tool for your current DoH or DoL. This Tool is the first step of the Cosmic Tools.
Cosmic Exploration happens exclusively inside the Sinus Ardorum area. You can return to Sinus Ardorum byspeaking with Drivingway at Mare Lamentorum (X:21.9, Y:13.2). Players can use functions like the Party Finder while inside the zone.
How To Get Started
Cosmic Exploration workssimilarly toIshgard Restoration, with some touches resemblingBozjan Southern Front. Your progress can be checked through the Exotablet menu, on the left side of your screen, whenever you visit Sinus Ardorum.
Once you reach the zone,speak with Researchingway at (X:21.1, Y:21.8)to get started. Your goal is tocomplete Stellar Missions and get rewards through crafting and gathering. However, some unique rules are applied:
If your Crafter/Gatherer is at a low level and has little to no equipment,you can buy gear with Godgyth at (X:21.8, Y:21.8).
You unlock new missions and goals as you progress. Each rewards you withtons of experience and unique currency to be used inside Sinus Ardorum.
By completing missions with a certain class, you get contribution points for it. These count toward theLunar Development Initiative, checked in the Infrastructure Index icon at the Exotablet. At enough points, a special FATE appears, andcompleting it adds new environmental elements to the zone.
You can check each server’s progresson the official Square Enix website.Environmental changes are purely aestheticand won’t affect your gameplay.
Stellar Missions
Click the green icon on the Exotablet to pick a Stellar Mission. They’resimilar to Levequests in both UI and objectives. Stellar Missions vary according to your current Class, and you also need enough gear to complete them (always displayed in the menu).
For Disciples of Hand,your goal is to craft a certain number of items, and you’re immediately given the materials to craft them. For Disciples of Land,you must gather enough items at a certain point on the map(also displayed on the Mission menu). Once you’re done, open the Stellar Missions menu and report the mission to claim your rewards.
Missions can be completed at either the Silver Star or the Gold Star rating, which yields more rewards. Gold Stars are obtained bycrafting all items with High Quality or gathering enough itemswithin the limited number of nodes.
You canuse Crafting Macros to easily reach HQwith DoHs. For DoLs, useSkills that increase the number of gathered items.
You start with Class D Missions,and completing enough of them unlocks Class C Missions, and so on. Higher Classes require more crafting/gathering in total, but also give you better rewards, going up to Class A.
Provisional Missions can appearafter completing regular Missions with a Gold Star ranking. They award you even better rewards, but they are much harder to complete.
Critical Missions appear at random around the map, just like FATEs, and you can choose which of the available classes you want to use on them. They give out a generous amount of Cosmocredits and Lunar Credits for completion.
Stellar Success
The Stellar Success menumarks your progress and rewards you by advancing in the Cosmic Exploration. Daily Success gives out daily rewards for tasks such as getting a Gold Star ranking on Stellar Missions or completing enough Missions, while Standard tracks your overall progress in the area.
Getting enoughDaily Successes gives you a total of 600 Cosmocredits and 1,000 Lunar Credits every day. Each zone has its own individual Standard Progress, awarding you various prizes for each of its goals.
Mech Ops
By spending 1,000 Lunar Credits,you may speak with Alerot at (X 22.4, Y:20.3) to be selected as a Mech pilot for special FATE missionsthat occasionally appear around the map. These FATEs have special objectives that require multiple players to complete, often using unique FATE actions.
If you’re not picked as a pilot or don’t have enough Credits,you can still participate as a Ground Support. Just head to the FATE on foot to participate. You get a special action in your hotbar to complete the FATE, and you can join with any DoH or DoL.
Rewards are the usual Lunar Credits and Cosmocredits, but you also get aBig Bang Ticket for Cosmic Fortunesif you’re a Mech Pilot.Participating in Mech Ops increases the rewards from regular Stellar Missions.
If you’re not chosen as a pilot, your application is not lost. You’ll be handed the chance to pilot them in the next Mech Ops that appear as long as you’re still inside the zone.
Rewards
Missions and Successes reward you with Cosmocredits, which can all be used withMesouaidonque at (X:21.8, Y:21.8)for various rewards. You also getLunar Credits, which can be used with Orbitingway at (X:21.8, Y:21.1)to spin the Cosmic Fortune roulette at the cost of 1,000 Credits each.
Many rewards from both sources are unique, butall can be sold at the Market Board.
Stopping atStellar Opportunityduring the Cosmic Fortune reveals a new roulette with even better rewards.
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Cosmic Exploration is also a great method for leveling your DoHs and DoLs all up to Level 100.
Cosmic Tools
Cosmic Tools can be unlocked byprogressing in Cosmic Exploration with your individual classes. You can check your current progress at the Cosmic Research icon, and once you have reached the goals, speak with Researchingway to get your Tool.
Each DoH and DoL has a Tool, and while they start weak,they eventually become the strongest Tools available in the expansion. If you’re leveling a Class while doing exploration, completing them as you level saves you from buying new Tools every few levels. You need to complete tons of missions to upgrade them.
Star Contributors
Your efforts in Sinus Ardorum can be immortalized, or at the very least displayed for a few days.A Ranking Period can start or end every 24 hours, at 2:00 a.m. (PDT),and your contribution will count toward your final score. Speak withScanningway in (X:21.2 Y:21.0)to check your current position.
Players with the highest scores will have their characters made into a hologram, displayed right beside Scanningway, complete with their name and total score. The character also gets a special aura effect around them.Star Contributors status lasts for fourteen days,and the same player can be selected multiple times, if they manage to get enough contributions once again.
