With patch 5.11, new cosmetics came to Final Fantasy XIV. One of them is a giant flying monkey. You read that right.
FFXIV is known for having plenty of funny mounts and quests that are celebrated by players. The latest one came with the last patch.
What’s going on in FFXIV right now? A few days ago, patch 5.11 went live in FFXIV. It introduced the new Ultimate Alexander trial, where hardcore raiders are currently struggling.
There’s also new endgame content for crafters, where players can earn various new cosmetics. One of them is a giant monkey that looks like King Kong and can even fly.
How do I get the monkey? If you want to be carried through the air by your own monkey, you need at least one crafting class at level 20 and a gathering class at level 15.
Go to Ishgard to coordinates X: 9.7 / Y: 11.5, it’s right next to the teleport crystal, and click on the poster on the wall. This will start a quest chain to restore Ishgard. Follow the quest chain and you will unlock a new area: The City in the Sky.
After completing the quest chain there, you can exchange 8,400 building tokens for the monkey Ufiti. You receive these as a reward from the NPC Potkin when you deliver him items with a specific gathering value.
The recipes for this are in your crafting notebook under the “Special Recipes” tab for “Ishgard”. There you will find everything needed for such a craft.
These deliveries are also great for leveling your crafting classes, as they provide not only tokens but also a lot of EXP.
You will need to gather the materials for the crafts yourself, and you need a lot of them. This means you have to either go out and gather them in specific locations or you can buy the materials from the market board.
If you prefer to collect the materials yourself, you can check your gathering notebook under “Special” to see where to find them.
Phew, is there an easier way? If you don’t feel like or have time for extensive gathering and crafting, you can also buy the mount at the market board. The item you need to look for is the Ufiti horn.
The price of the horn can be quite high, depending on the server you’ll have to pay several millions. However, if you are patient and can wait a few weeks or months, the price will eventually drop.
You can read here how to obtain other cosmetics from the latest patches:
