#xiv modding

Last updated 26-05-04. Please check the original post for new updates. Contact me via askbox if you want your guide removed, edited, or added.

CLOTHING

7.0 Mashup Walkthrough by Khloris A Blender Weight Transfer Technique by Felis How to split legs for weighting by key How to combine meshes seamlessly by bluberry

UPSCALING

M Middie Refit Walkthrough by Khloris Yet Another Vanilla Upscaling Guide by Lighty Upscaling Guide (Masc Bodies) by key Upscaling Guide (Fem Bodies) by key How to Upscale Vanilla Outfits by key FTM Porting Guide by key How to make a bulge by key How to fix UVs/warped textures after upscaling by key Upscale to Lux+ Redux by oneiroy Upscale Guide by Quoth

HAIR

hair weights aren't scary and you are brave: an ffxiv modding guide to manually painting weights by lyss Textured Hair Guide by belovedcrypt Hairstyle mashup walkthrough by rasp How to add hat compatibility by rasp Custom Highlights by Felis How To: Midlander to Highlander Hair "Ports" by Ellie Hair Skeleton Porting Guide (+M!AuRa 1 to Fem 6) by khanter How to use multiple hair skeletons for one mashup by sleepybnuuy Hair porting guide (incl. to miqo'te) by vievinvalor How to make hair holographic by Fii

FACE

Double chin sculpting tutorial by workingelezen Adding catchlights by priestess Porting sculpts from pre-DT to 7.0 by Eme How to add extra toggles by Maja How to make piercings for beginners by Yuna AsymFaces - 3d Creator & DIY Guide by Spiswel

VFXEDITOR

vfx editing notes by taco VFX Texture File Paths by (unknown) Adding vfx to an item without one by ocealot VFX, Texture, Model, Animation, and UI Guides on the vfxedit wiki

TEXTURES

How to make tattoos appear on all skin tones by TheTiredPopoto 7.0 face texturing guide by DVNO Texture path generator by Yuria Loose files guide by Yuria How to make a tattoo glow by Alexstrasza Deleting Baked Shadows in Vanilla Gear by Kirke

MISC

I DONE IT I MADE AN UPSCALE!!! MY VERY FIRST!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

https://www.xivmodarchive.com/modid/88299

https://www.xivmodarchive.com/modid/88306

This statement was actually so lenient and nice towards modders, I'm sort of shocked. I'm glad they took a benevolent stance towards modders, but I do still need people to remember the actual codes of conduct when it comes to modding and posting about it.

Don't talk about mods openly in in-game chats, even in Tell messages. (Anything said in game CAN be seen by the moderators)

Don't have the official game watermark on your screenshots

Don't post modded stuff to the official hashtags on social media sites like Twitter, BlueSky, TikTok and Reddit, ESPECIALLY THE NSFW STUFF

Don't openly state something is a mod on social media

Don't openly share links to mod sites on official posts

Don't openly post about mods on the official XIV forums (Your forum account is connected to your actual in-game account, as you INSANE)

Don't post your in-game name/server/data center and any other details that can be used to identify you in game if you post about mods openly (People can and will report you just because they hate all modders)

I see these basic rules of conduct being broken on social media ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME. The only place that you can get away with posting openly about mods is right here on Tumblr, because XIV has no accounts on here because Tumblr is considered a "dead" site in their eyes.

People need to realize that Yoshida and the dev team are being INCREDIBLY kind about the modding community existing, and I need ppl to actually start respecting that. Once again, we need y'all to follow Fight Club rules!!

Also, their stance towards NSFW stuff isn't new at all. They have to follow content laws in any country they provide services too, and several of those countries have VERY strict laws towards nsfw content. Their stance has very little to due with the wave of "BUT THINK OF THE CHILDREN" push to ban everything and anything even faintly nsfw online. They would have to abid by new laws as they go into effect, but their stance on nsfw content has been there since ARR.