The Upscaled Monsters mod for Final Fantasy XIV takes all the enemies you can find in Eorzea and spices them up with some extra details and texture enhancements, transforming the MMORPG Square, and now it’s available at a low, rock-bottom price for absolutely nothing.
Created by kartoffel and available on Nexus Mods, Upscaled Monsters enhances the textures of every entity found in the vast /chara/monster catalog of Final Fantasy XIV. That means everything unfriendly – and it’s a long list – gets a sleek, HD-like makeover that adds extra definition to hair, tattoos, and other details. However, the mod does not cover other NPC creatures such as minions, mounts, and pets; As the name suggests, this mod is for monsters only.
It’s available for free, but the download itself is pretty colossal, with a 9.2GB zip folder expanding to a whopping 31GB when unzipped. Putting it all together may take a while, but if in nine years (or 12 if you count the chaotic first release of FFXIV) you want to give Eorzea a modern visual twist, Upscaled Monsters is worth it.
There are helpful instructions for adding it to the game files. Don’t forget that you need to install FFXIV Quick Launcher first, which is also available for free and has just received a new update. You’ll also need a Penumbra mods folder, which you can add to Dalamud’s game settings. It’s super easy, and Kartoffel even shared a handy video tutorial on the Upscaled Monsters mods page.
It’s a small addition, but it should get you through patch 6.18 and the release of four new worlds in July. Beyond that, some big Final Fantasy 16 details have started to emerge, including confirmation that you’ll be able to directly control his summon, known as Akons, but unfortunately not his party mates.
Source : PC Gamesn
