Unlocking and Utilizing the Free Company Submarine in FFXIV: A Comprehensive Guide
Dive into the underwater world of Final Fantasy XIV with your Free Company's submarine! This guide details the process of acquiring and utilizing this exciting feature, introduced in the Stormblood expansion.
Obtaining the FC Submarine:
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Free Company Membership: Ensure your character belongs to a Free Company (FC). A rank 6 FC is recommended to access necessary vendors for Ceruleum Tanks. Reach this rank by engaging in various in-game activities with your FC members, such as dungeon clearing, leveling, crafting, and gathering.
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Submersible Crafting: Access your FC's workshop, interact with the schematic board, and obtain the submersible recipe. Gather the required materials and craft the submarine using your FC's crafting log.
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Dive Credits Acquisition: Purchase Dive Credits from Resident Caretaker NPCs located in the following housing districts (requires FC Rank 6):
- Empyreum: X:10, Y:12
- Lavender Beds: X:12, Y:8
- The Mist: X:11, Y:11
- Shirogane: X:10, Y:14
- The Goblet: X:11, Y:10
Each Dive Credit costs 10,000 Company Credits.
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Submersible Registration: Once you have Dive Credits, register your newly crafted submersible at the voyage control panel within your FC's workshop.
Voyage Sectors and Required Submarine Ranks:
The following table outlines the various voyage sectors accessible with the FC submarine and the corresponding required submarine rank:
| Sector | Map | Required Rank |
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| The Ivory Shoals | Deep-sea Site | 1 |
| Deep-sea Site 1 | Deep-sea Site | 1 |
| Deep-sea Site 2 | Deep-sea Site | 4 |
| The Lightless Basin | Deep-sea Site | 4 |
| Deep-sea Site 3 | Deep-sea Site | 7 |
| The Southern Rimilala Trench | Deep-sea Site | 7 |
| The Umbrella Narrow | Deep-sea Site | 10 |
| Offender’s Rot | Deep-sea Site | 14 |
| Neolith Island | Deep-sea Site | 17 |
| Unidentified Object | Deep-sea Site | 20 |
| The Cobalt Shoals | Deep-sea Site | 20 |
| The Mystic Basin | Deep-sea Site | 24 |
| Deep-sea Site 4 | Deep-sea Site | 27 |
| The Central Rimilala Trench | Deep-sea Site | 27 |
| The Wreckage of Discovery I | Deep-sea Site | 30 |
| Komura | Deep-sea Site | 30 |
| Kanayama | Deep-sea Site | 34 |
| Concealed Bay | Deep-sea Site | 37 |
| Deep-sea Site 5 | Deep-sea Site | 40 |
| Purgatory | Deep-sea Site | 40 |
| Deep-sea Site 6 | Deep-sea Site | 44 |
| The Rimilala Shelf | Deep-sea Site | 44 |
| Deep-sea Site 7 | Deep-sea Site | 47 |
| Glittersand Basin | Deep-sea Site | 47 |
| Flickering Dip | Deep-sea Site | 50 |
| The Wreckage of the Headway | Deep-sea Site | 50 |
| The Upwell | Deep-sea Site | 50 |
| The Rimilala Trench Bottom | Deep-sea Site | 50 |
| Stone Temple | Deep-sea Site | 50 |
| Sunken Vault | Deep-sea Site | 50 |
| South Isle of Zozonan | Sea of Ash | 50 |
| Wreckage of the Windwalker | Sea of Ash | 50 |
| North Isle of Zozonan | Sea of Ash | 54 |
| Sea of Ash 1 | Sea of Ash | 54 |
| The Southern Charnel Trench | Sea of Ash | 57 |
| Sea of Ash 2 | Sea of Ash | 57 |
| Sea of Ash 3 | Sea of Ash | 60 |
| Ascetic’s Demise | Sea of Ash | 60 |
| The Central Charnel Trench | Sea of Ash | 60 |
| The Catacombs of the Father | Sea of Ash | 60 |
| Sea of Ash 4 | Sea of Ash | 60 |
| The Midden Pit | Sea of Ash | 63 |
| The Lone Glove | Sea of Ash | 63 |
| Coldtoe Isle | Sea of Ash | 65 |
| Smuggler’s Knot | Sea of Ash | 65 |
| The Open Robe | Sea of Ash | 65 |
| Nald’thal’s Pipe | Sea of Ash | 66 |
| The Slipped Anchor | Sea of Ash | 67 |
| Glutton’s Belly | Sea of Ash | 69 |
| The Blue Hole | Sea of Ash | 70 |
| The Isle of Sacrament | Sea of Jade | 70 |
| The Kraken’s Tomb | Sea of Jade | 70 |
| Sea of Jade 1 | Sea of Jade | 70 |
| Rogo-Tumu-Here’s Haunt | Sea of Jade | 72 |
| The Stone Barbs | Sea of Jade | 72 |
| Rogo-Tumu-Here s Repose | Sea of Jade | 73 |
| Tangaroa’s Prow | Sea of Jade | 74 |
| Sea of Jade 2 | Sea of Jade | 75 |
| The Blind Sound | Sea of Jade | 75 |
| Sea of Jade 3 | Sea of Jade | 75 |
| Moergynn’s Forge | Sea of Jade | 76 |
| Tangaroa’s Beacon | Sea of Jade | 78 |
| Sea of Jade 4 | Sea of Jade | 80 |
| The Forest of Kelp | Sea of Jade | 81 |
| Sea of Jade 5 | Sea of Jade | 83 |
| Bladefall Chasm | Sea of Jade | 85 |
| Stormport | Sea of Jade | 87 |
| Wyrm’s Rest | Sea of Jade | 88 |
| Sea of Jade 6 | Sea of Jade | 89 |
| The Devil’s Crypt | Sea of Jade | 90 |
| Mastbound’s Beauty | Sirensong Sea | 90 |
| Sirensong Sea 1 | Sirensong Sea | 90 |
| Sirensong Sea 2 | Sirensong Sea | 90 |
| Anthemoessa | Sirensong Sea | 91 |
| Magos Trench | Sirensong Sea | 92 |
| Thrall’s Unrest | Sirensong Sea | 93 |
| Crow’s Drop | Sirensong Sea | 95 |
| Sirensong Sea 3 | Sirensong Sea | 95 |
| The Anthemoessa Undertow | Sirensong Sea | 96 |
| Sirensong Sea 4 | Sirensong Sea | 97 |
| Seafoam Tide | Sirensong Sea | 98 |
| The Beak | Sirensong Sea | 99 |
| Seafarer’s End | Sirensong Sea | 100 |
| Drifter’s Decay | Sirensong Sea | 101 |
| Lugat’s Landing | Sirensong Sea | 101 |
| The Frozen Spring | Sirensong Sea | 102 |
| Sirensong Sea 5 | Sirensong Sea | 103 |
| Tidewind Isle | Sirensong Sea | 104 |
| The Crystal Font | Sirensong Sea | 104 |
| Weeping Trellis | The Lilac Sea | 105 |
| The Forsaken Isle | The Lilac Sea | 105 |
| Fortune’s Ford | The Lilac Sea | 105 |
| The Lilac Sea 1 | The Lilac Sea | 106 |
| Runner’s Reach | The Lilac Sea | 107 |
| Bellflower Flood | The Lilac Sea | 108 |
| The Lilac Sea 2 | The Lilac Sea | 110 |
| The Lilac Sea 3 | The Lilac Sea | 111 |
| Northwest Bellflower | The Lilac Sea | 112 |
| Corolla Isle | The Lilac Sea | 113 |
| Southeast Bellflower | The Lilac Sea | 114 |
| The Floral Reef | The Lilac Sea | 115 |
| Wingsreach | The Lilac Sea | 115 |
| The Floating Standard | The Lilac Sea | 116 |
| The Fluttering Bay | The Lilac Sea | 117 |
| The Lilac Sea 4 | The Lilac Sea | 118 |
| Proudkeel | The Lilac Sea | 119 |
| East Dodie’s Abyss | The Lilac Sea | 119 |
| The Lilac Sea 5 | The Lilac Sea | 120 |
| West Dodie’s Abyss | The Lilac Sea | 120 |
| The Indigo Shallows | South Indigo Deep | 120 |
| Voyagers’ Reprieve | South Indigo Deep | 120 |
| North Delphinium Seashelf | South Indigo Deep | 120 |
| Rainbringer Rift | South Indigo Deep | 121 |
| South Indigo Deep 1 | South Indigo Deep | 122 |
| The Central Blue | South Indigo Deep | 123 |
| South Indigo Deep 2 | South Indigo Deep | 125 |
This table provides a complete overview of the submarine ranks needed to explore each sector. Remember to check The Escapist for additional FFXIV guides and updates.
