Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2 Rise of a New Sun is live today with housing and glamour updates

It’s time for Final Fantasy XIV players to rejoice and get used to not knowing quite how anything works again! Yes, it’s the day of patch 4.2, and that means new dungeons, new MSQ installments, new trials, the next stage of Omega, system changes, more housing, new glamour systems… enough stuff that you can’t fit all of it into one breath, in short. You will have a full docket of stuff to unlock and explore when you log on.

Of course, some of it is remaining locked, at least for the moment; the new housing areas aren’t open for purchase until sometime next week, for example, and there are more features rolling out with the next major intermediary patch. But for now you can check out the trailer below, start the patch download, and get ready for the latest installment of the game’s large and impressive patch cycle.

Is that not enough for you? Well, you can look forward to the game’s next holiday event for the annual Valentione’s Day celebration (you can get a pair of half-heart-shaped chair mounts), or you can dive into the new optional items like the big flying panda mount. Yes, a panda. Don’t say no to it.