Not long after its successful launch, the first QOL update for Final Fantasy XVI has arrived in V1.03!
The update details is as of follow:
July 6th 2023
The update fixes several known issues, adds new setting options and optimizations.
- This update:
- Adds the following items to the System tab of the Main Menu:
- Motion Blur Strength
Allows the player to adjust the strength of the motion blur effect when the character or camera is in motion. The default setting is the maximum of 5. This can be lowered to reduce the strength of the motion blur effect, or set to 0 to turn it off completely. - Player Follow (Movement)
- Player Follow (Attack)
Turning these settings off prevents the camera from automatically following the player while moving and attacking respectively.
- Motion Blur Strength
- Changes the maximum setting of the Camera Sensitivity (Horizontal) and Camera Sensitivity (Vertical) items from 10 to 20.
- Adds three new controller layouts: types D, E, and F.
- Corrects an issue that affected the stability of some menus.
- Corrects some text issues.
- Adds the hashtag #FF16 when sharing screenshots or video clips on Twitter or YouTube.
Being able to control motion blur intensity in a game like FFXVI is godsent for those who are not fond of the feature, and the newly added control scheme D E F does look promising and gives more option to those who are not used to the default controls at launch! The preview of the control schemes are as of follow:Source: https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_GB/documents/update-final-fantasy-xvi
- Adds the following items to the System tab of the Main Menu: