Monk’s Battle Effects

The other day, my desktop computer decided to mess with me and suddenly played FFXIV on slow motion. (Can watch here if you’re curious how it looked like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSvfbKAIm0 ) So I saw it as an opportunity to play around with Weaponskills and take some screenshots which would be tough to take in normal circumstances.

The light effects are stunningly beautiful (a bit too bright, though, sometimes I can’t see anything lol, just blinding blotches of light).

I try to name them the best I could, but it’s from memory and doing the attacks again can’t really reproduce what happened in these screenshots (as my PC is now acting normal, no more slow motion) so forgive me if the Weaponskill names are wrong in any of these pics.

Dragon Kick

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Demolish
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Howling Fist
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I didn’t get any good pic for Howling Fist on that day so here’s a new one to show the light effect.

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One Ilm Punch

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I really love One Ilm Punch. It’s handsome. :)

Rockbreaker

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Snap Punch

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Steel Peak

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True Strike

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Twin Snake

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First pic was taken from bad angle and distance, but this pic has the black snake-like shadow trace from my fist so I want to show it.

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Twin Snakes impact!

Arm of the Destroyer

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:D 21 pics, that’s it for today.

My Nirvana Zeta

Finally! Today I’ve finally finished what I started so long ago, probably 1 year ago? LOL.

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I’m so excited to get this weapon. It’s been a long trek. Spent so much effort and will power. So much blood spilled and tears shed, ahahaha!

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Behold, the two goofy guys who made this possible.

And me….

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My preciousssssssssssss!

 

And this quest line always has hilarious dialogues and cutscenes. XD

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Face Camera – Pause/Break Button

*for keyboard control manual, visit official site http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/win/manual/ *

A bit ago I learned to use the Pause (Break) button on my keyboard to make my character tilt her head to look directly at the camera (if anatomy allows). It is listed in the manual as “face camera” command. I think you can also assign specific key for it using Config => Shortcuts but I’m not in the game now so I can’t check.

It really makes difference for screenshots!

Screenshot without using "face camera"

Camera is in good position and desired angle, but the character isn’t looking at the camera.

So if you hit the Pause button (next to Scroll Lock on my keyboard, and the Scroll Lock button is next to Print Screem/SysRq button) your character will face the camera.

Screenshot when using "face camera"Gotta love this function. <3

 

Heavensturn Screenshot Contest

There is a screenshot contest for Heavensturn in the official forum. So I entered this pic just for the heck of it. XD Hahahahaha. And I think Hab deserves some party for a change!

ffxiv_01062014_035436_Heavensturn2014The link to my pic in the contest entry thread: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/134632-Heavensturn-Screenshot-Contest-%28NA%29-Entry-Thread?p=1754862#post1754862