A collection of things worth knowing about that aren't really explained in-game.

A good way to get familiar with FFXIV's interface is to change it to your liking.

A super basic guide about the absolute minimum required of a tank in casual content, based on my own experience.

Another super basic guide about the absolute minimum required of a healer in casual content, based on my own experience.

This is usually where I start (or where Google leads me) when I'm looking for specific information about in-game items. It's like the official Eorzea Database, but much more detailed and practical to use.

The Balance offers extended guides on how to optimize your DPS rotation, which gear is "Best in Slot", as well as tips and macros for crafting and gathering.

I am aware that there have been issues with the main staff in the past, but unfortunately I can't find any alternatives, and this remains the best way to get the info you need when it comes to end game content.

The official r/ffxiv Discord server.

I literally only use this for the #translations-and-liveletters channel, where very dedicated people directly translate Live Letters and interviews to the best of their abilities. Very useful if you want to watch the Live Letter streams and don't understand Japanese.

A Discord webhook that will automatically post Lodestone news of your choice on your Discord server. This is the best way to stay up to date with patch notes, seasonal events and planned maintenances!

A good multipurpose FFXIV Discord bot. Here's why you shouldn't use the Ser Aymeric bot.

As far as I'm aware this is the hunting tracker that's currently the most used, at least on European Data Centers. If you want pings for hunt trains and S ranks check their Discord server.

A short guide I wrote for an old casual static about things to remember when you're raiding.

One of the most popular references when it comes to Savage and EX strategies. Parties in Party Finder will often use this by default, unless they specify another strategy, like Ilya Dalamiq's.

I highly, HIGHLY recommend checking these guides out before queueing sync on any EX trial.

Very helpful animated diagrams for Extreme and Savage content, as well as extra tips on dps rotation etc.

Make your own animated diagrams and share them with your party. Can be quite time consuming depending on how much effort you wanna put into it, but it's fun.

With this you can guarantee yourself an Unreal reclear, some extra Faux Leaves, and maybe even a Fox tile if you're lucky.

Good guide to understand the basics of this PvP mode. Armed with this knowledge you will fare a lot better than most inexperienced players, and use Oppressors the way they are intended to be played (sob).

A Discord server you want to keep an eye on if you want to progress on PvP achievements when the content is not actively being played.

If you plan on going on big crafting/gathering sprees, be it to make gil, to redecorate your house, or simply for achievements, this is it. Some people might prefer Garland Tools, which might have more versatility, but I understand the UI a lot more in Teamcraft.

I honestly wish something similar existed for meal planning and grocery lists...

If you too lost your mind when you realized what the real core gameplay of Island Sanctuary was, this will make things a lot easier!

The Overseas Casuals discord server is a great place to find daily and weekly recommendations for your workshop, ask questions and see resources for other aspects of your Island Sanctuary.

There used to be a Twitter bot, but it is now defunct unfortunately.

Very useful if you want to complete your Fishing Log or if you're after any of the big fish titles (such as: Big Fish).

With this there's no more need to ask on every Ocean Fishing trip which bait to use. All the info you need is here, the rest is down to luck, patience, and good GP management.

Also known as Fishcord. Good for guides, questions, or emotional support when you have 10 days to fish as much as possible to help rebuild an Ishgardian district and get an exclusive title.

Cupfish.

A good server to find help, inspiration, and housing designers to commission. They also regularly organize housing tours!

HGXIV started as a small podcast and livestream by veteran housing designers, and has now become a full-fledged housing resource with guides, step by step tutorials, and community spotlights.

Still the most widely used website by all regions to share their housing designs, very good for inspiration.

So far I've mostly been using FFXIV Housing to check all the furniture available (since not all of it can be found in the Preview feature), but Housing Collection provides much more in-depth information and pictures of each item, which can be very useful if you're after specific shapes or textures.

A new-ish housing website that collects Twitter housing posts and generates creator portfolios. The housing community relying heavily on social media, this is another great way to gather inspiration if you're interested in a specific designer's work, or if Housing Snap wasn't enough.

I'm regularly on the hunt to find inspiration for portraits and aventure plates, and I decided to put the snapshots I gathered here. Includes my own portraits too!

A very popular website for the English speaking playerbase when it comes to glamour. Lots of people start here when they need inspiration for an outfit.

"Small" note on why I'm hesitating to keep using Eorzea Collection.

A magazine and community around the Group Pose feature. You can pop on their Discord server if you want screenshot advice!

A glamour website mostly used by the Japanese community. Depending on your preferences you might find the layout more convenient to look at.

Chiyo-san has been doing monumental work by taking pictures of *every single piece of gear* in the game and documenting them on this website.

A nice way to introduce your WoL to the world. It includes a lot of options already, but if you're a little bit tech savvy you can also edit the HTML and CSS to customize it to your liking. Another popular card creator is FFXIV Characa, widely used in Japan.

A great place to find photo studios to visit, or get inspiration to make your own photo studio.

Now you too can make cool looking boss entrances.

Add yourself to the splitscreen shot of the 6.0 trailer!

An absolute must if you're planning on doing Eureka. Check in /shout if someone already has a tracker running, otherwise make one and share it with people in your instance.

A very good summary of all there is to do and know in Bozja, including the infamous Castrum Lacus Litore, Lost Actions, and Delubrum Reginae. For duels, if you'd like to try them the "legit" way I recommend these video guides, otherwise if you just want to cheese them this guide is for you.

The all-in-one tracker for achievement hunters. Also includes rankings and shows you which things you own are the rarest, if you're into that sort of thing.

FFXIV Collect is another pretty popular achievement tracker, albeit it doesn't include a log for fish (yet?). The Triple Triad section also allows people to share their decks and strategies against specific NPCs.

A fun tool that reads your Lodestone profile and displays a timeline of your progress in the Main Story Quest, leveling, and achievements.

Everything you need to know about the Company Workshop, Airships and Submersibles. Updated regularly with the best builds for Optimal Scavenging™.

A regularly updated table of all the loot available from Submersibles.

A forum thread about how Airships work, including a loot table. Might become irrelevant if the dev team finally decides to revive this content...?

A must-need if you plan to level your squadron or send it on specific missions.

I wanted more FC rooms to decorate so I leveled 7 alts to 50 and promoted them to Second Lieutenant. This guide is how I did it, but maybe there's more optimal ways.

This is more of a collection of other guides I've grouped together, but you get the idea.

Very useful if you plan to tackle the Verminion Challenges, might be a bit outdated.

A 12min guide to get you started with learning Mahjong. I learned by watching this THREE HOUR guide instead but really, the 12 min guide covers everything you need.

The rules might look very intimidating at first, but remember that this is a game that heavily relies on luck, so don't be too hard on yourself if you can't get first place. Try to not rely too much on the hint AI, it goes for specific hands and most players will tell you it's... not very good.

I also recommend Mahjong Soul if you want to practice out of the game! It's a gacha full of anime girls with some fan service tendencies, but you can safely ignore all of it and just focus on the actual game. So far I've actually played more in Mahjong Soul than in FFXIV...

Again this is mostly a collection of other guides, and helpful advice I got from other players.

A helpful website to help you plan what to feed to your chocobo to dye it in the color of your choice.

A gardening database to learn how to crossbreed, fertilize and take care of your plants. Very niche content, but can very quickly become a huge profit if you know what you're doing.

Trello is a widely used management tool. I was already familiar with it through my studies and jobs.

I first started using it for FFXIV in 2018, when planning a remodeling of our FC house (and I didn't know about other resources yet). Since then my dedicated board evolved quite a lot, and it helps me keep track of dailies, weeklies, new content I want to do, retainers, alts and what they have in their pockets, friends who keep changing names, etc.

I highly recommend setting up something similar, it helps a lot to organize and prioritize game content you're interested in! If Trello is not your thing, maybe you're already familiar with another management tool that can do a similar job, we all have our preferences.

If you plan on using Google services for FFXIV and you care about your privacy, create a new dedicated account!

(seriously so many people accidentally leak their real names)

This remains the most straightforward way to organize with the people you're playing, be it to schedule raid days or check who's still missing the loot they are after. I used to have "excelphobia" but now I have my own 3 sheets that I can't live without. It's not that scary! Learn how to add checkboxes, conditional formatting, and do basic math operations, and it will save you tons of time!