The Final Fantasy XIV 7.0 version came with several major changes to the game, including a major graphical update. Some players are experiencing multiple issues with this graphical update, causing the online game to suffer from many visual issues.
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Not every piece of hardware will react the same way to the FFXIV 7.0 update. Your computer may experience issues and there are a handful of ways to fix this, though not every solution may be helpful. Ultimately, some files may be missing or not properly routed to your machine, which can cause multiple issues.
There are a few different ways you can try to fix the Graphics Update errors in FFXIV. A good first step is to quit the game, restart the launcher, and run a repair scan before trying to play again. There’s a good chance that the files for the update were corrupted when you first tried to play, and this may prove to be a quick fix. Several FFXIV players have encountered this issue, and it turns out that they were only missing a few files.
But there’s also a good chance that there are more issues. After you’ve run the repair scan and you’re still having issues, the next step is to check your graphics card. You’ll want to close FFXIV and see if there’s a recent update for your graphics drivers. Make sure that you have the latest graphics drivers for your card and that they’re installed correctly.