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This section will explain how to create your character.
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Basic Controls
Final Fantasy Xiv Data Center Selection Guide
Mouse and Keyboard
Dragging the mouse while holding down the left mouse button will rotate the camera. Dragging the mouse while holding down the right mouse button will rotate your character. You can also zoom in and out with the camera by scrolling the mouse wheel up and down. Holding down the mouse wheel and dragging the mouse will adjust the height of the camera.
Gamepad
Moving the left or right analog stick will rotate the camera. You can also zoom in and out by holding down LB and moving the right analog stick up and down.
Navigating the Game Screen
1. Return to the character selection screen. Current character progress will be lost.
2. Toggle between standing and unique character poses.
3. Change character gear.
Race: Displays default race gear.
Job: Displays job-specific gear. (Available only after selecting a class)
Smallclothes: Displays undergarments. (i.e., no gear equipped)
4. Change background image.
DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller
Moving the left or right analog stick will rotate the camera.
You can zoom in and out by holding down L1 and moving the right analog stick up and down. Holding L1 and moving the left analog stick up and down will adjust the camera height.
Mouse and Keyboard
Dragging the mouse while holding down the left mouse button will rotate the camera. Dragging the mouse while holding down the right mouse button will rotate your character.
You can also zoom in and out with the camera by scrolling the mouse wheel up and down. Holding down the mouse wheel and dragging the mouse will adjust the height of the camera.
Navigating the Game Screen
1. Return to the character selection screen. Current character progress will be lost.
2. Toggle between standing and unique character poses.
3. Change character gear.
Race: Displays default race gear.
Job: Displays job-specific gear. (Available only after selecting a class)
Smallclothes: Displays undergarments. (i.e., no gear equipped)
4. Change background image.
Create Your Character
1. Login
After logging into the game, press START.
* The title screen will change according to the entitlement status of your account.
2. New Character
Select New Character on the Character Selection screen.
3. Race, Clan, and Gender
Select a race, clan, and gender.
* Starting STR, DEX, VIT, INT, and MND attributes will differ depending on your race and clan. However, gender has no effect on starting attributes.
4. Character Appearance
Customize your character's appearance.
5. Birthday and Patron Diety
Select your character's birthday and patron deity.
Final Fantasy Xiv Data Center Selections
6. Class
Select your character's starting class and city-state.
About Classes
In FINAL FANTASY XIV, a character's class is determined by the weapon or tool they have equipped.
* Furthermore, a character's starting city will be determined by their starting class, as no starting city houses all class guilds.
7. Home World
Select a Home World for your character.
About Home Worlds
The Home World selected when creating a new character cannot be changed easily, so please choose carefully.
* Please take care when selecting a data center and Home World if you intend to play with friends.
Confirming Your Home World
Your character's Home World is displayed on the character selection screen and during gameplay, under Server Info in the top right of the screen.
8. Character Name
Enter a forename and surname for your character, and click Confirm.
Forenames and surnames are restricted to 15 characters or less, with a combined limit of 20 characters.
* No two players on the same World may have the same forename and surname.
* Players who cannot decide on a name may choose to have a name randomly generated based on their clan and gender.
9. Finalize Your Character
If you are satisfied with the character you have created, press OK to begin adventuring in the game.