Final Fantasy XIV's new Island Sanctuary requires players to collect various resources for building, and some of these materials can only be found by diving underwater. Some Warriors of Light will undoubtedly be confused as to how this process is done, as the tutorial portion of the Island does not provide directions on diving or swimming underwater in Final Fantasy XIV. Fortunately, the technique used to submerge oneself beneath the surface of the ocean is incredibly easy to do.

It should be noted that diving and underwater exploration are not new to Final Fantasy XIV. This traversal mechanic was initially introduced in Stormblood. This expansion has Warriors of Light depart from the frigid wastelands and sci-fi civilizations of Heavensward to the more temperate regions of Ala Mhigo and Doma. During the players' journey, they are tasked with making an alliance with the Kojin, a race of Kappa-like creatures that live atop the ocean floor. Naturally, players who completed the expansion had to dive into the sea. The controls and inputs used to perform this action are the same for the Island Sanctuary in Final Fantasy XIV.

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For those who've yet to unlock their Island Sanctuary, they must first complete the quest "Endwalker," which is the final MSQ of the Endwalker expansion. Once this feat has been fulfilled, they must finish "Seeking Sanctuary" in Old Sharlayan. This side quest will eventually lead them to their island. Fortunately, no extra steps are required, and no subscription is needed.

Diving In The Island Sanctuary In FFXIV

Diving In The Island Sanctuary In FFXIV

Thanks to a demonstration by YouTube content creator Cole Evyx, fans can learn how to dive underwater in their Island Sanctuary in Final Fantasy XIV. After going beneath the surface of the sea, players can collect a host of new materials for improving their island hideaway. For further clarification, here are the default controls below for diving in the water surrounding Final Fantasy XIV's Island Sanctuary:

Platform or Input Method

How To Dive In Island Sanctuary

PC

  • Press the Ctrl key and Spacebar simultaneously.

PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5

  • Press the O (Circle) Button.

Xbox Controllers on PC

  • Press the B Button.

Each of the inputs above should allow players to dive underwater. If adventurers are looking to explore other areas in Hydaelyn outside their Island Sanctuary, the same controls will allow them to submerge themselves as well. As mentioned above, completion of Endwalker is needed for unlocking the Island Sanctuary, meaning that players who've finished the expansion will also have done Stormblood, where diving was introduced. However, it is possible that those who used story skips to reach Endwalker's quests might not have learned how underwater traversal works in Final Fantasy XIV.

Source: Cole Evyx

  • Final Fantasy 14 Poster
    Final Fantasy 14
    Released:
    2013-08-27
    Developer:
    Square Enix
    Franchise:
    Final Fantasy
    Genre:
    Fantasy, MMORPG
    Platform:
    PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, macOS
    Publisher:
    Square Enix
    ESRB:
    T
    Multiplayer:
    Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
    Summary:
    Final Fantasy 14 (Final Fantasy XIV) is the fourteenth entry in the Final Fantasy franchise. It is an MMORPG that initially launched in 2010 before it was completely rebuilt from the ground up for a 2013 release as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. After the events of the 2010 iteration's conclusion, where the primal dragon Bahamut brings calamity to the land of Eorza, the player survives and is sent into the future by five years in a world that has begun to rebuild, but now thrust into the middle of a war from the Garlean Empire. As a consistently expanding world with an ever-scaling storyline, Final Fantasy XIV's narrative grows with each expansion, with the core experience still surrounding working with other players and NPCs as they level and customize their characters, engage in real-time events, and coordinate teams to enter massive dungeons to face raid bosses. The game is available to play with people of several nations and has a massive translatable vocabulary for players to be able to work with one another despite language barriers. The most recent expansion pack, Endwalker, was released in December of 2021 and follows the trend of each title releasing roughly every two years. Final Fantasy XIV is available as a free-to-play title up to level 60, where the game then transitions to a subscription model. The game is playable on Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, as the PlayStation 3 version was shuttered in 2017.
    Expansion Packs :
    Heavensward (June 2015), Stormblood (June 2017), Shadowbringers (July 2019), Endwalker (December 2021)
    How Long To Beat:
    120HOURS