Although the use of mods in Final Fantasy XIV is prohibited, players have enjoyed them for a long time. One of these mods has now received an update, prompting the fan community to undertake a particularly funny challenge.
What kind of challenge is it? Under the hashtag #Gfacials or the search term DT-Expression-Challenge, players are trying to achieve the silliest facial expression possible with the mod. It is an external, unofficial software that players need to download and install.
In the game itself, fans do not have access to manually change facial expressions. There is only the option to use certain emotes to alter their facial expressions. Typically, this is sufficient to create beautiful photos of one’s character.
Thanks to the update that the modification received with Dawntrail, the option to change the facial features even more has now been unlocked. Individual facial muscles can now be altered to achieve the funniest expressions possible.
However, keep in mind: The use of mods in Final Fantasy XIV is prohibited because they could give you an unfair advantage. Square Enix reserves the right to ban players who use mods.
However, the strange facial expressions likely won’t confer an advantage, except that opponents in PvP modes might be laughing on the ground and thus unable to fight back.
Dawntrail looks stunning even without mod support:
The Funniest Faces Overview
What contributions are there in the challenge? Several funny faces have already been created under the hashtag. Many templates originate from anime, cartoons, or well-known memes. Do you remember the cat being yelled at by a woman? Yes, it is also part of the challenge:
Joey Wheeler, who many hobby duelists from Yu-Gi-Oh! might recognize, is also part of the challenge. In the anime, there is an episode where he has such a silly facial expression that he became part of the challenge:
User DRAGON_STORM_4 has a clear favorite. In the Disney movie The Road to El Dorado, there is a scene where Miguel plays a guitar with a distorted face. Bards in FF14 can easily replicate this:
In addition, there are many other facial expressions that have made us laugh. A user commented on the original post on X that this tool is “way too powerful”. We link you here some funny examples on X that are worth checking out:
- User HippestGlitch recreated the face from the start screen of Super Mario 64 after it was pulled.
- The charming look of Flynn Rider should not be missed in this challenge, as User prirnrose finds.
- User GravyFFXIV grabbed the “You don’t say?” meme and recreated it with their own character.
- For animal lovers, there’s a Hrothgar that User mothbugbuns brought very close to the camera.
Where can you find more pictures? We could link many more pictures that have made us laugh. If you like the replicated images, just search for more images on X under the hashtag #Gfacials or the search term DT-Expression-Challenge.
However, some strange things have also happened on the official side, caused by the graphic update. For one race, there is now no more pizza: The graphic update with the new expansion of Final Fantasy XIV has funny effects: One race should no longer eat pizza
