The latest Expanded Area VFX update brings tons of additions to Final Fantasy XV, including an entirely new weather, further increasing the amount of VFX you see while you are out there in the world. This time, dungeons received special treatment.

All effects were taken straight from the files and DLCs and reused to highlight the game's beautiful environments. Several VFX from the previous version were also improved and expanded to more areas.

Patch

- Fixed a bug that caused Ifrit's effects to display incorrectly on the intro sequence. Big thanks to Hen_siL for reporting the issue and to Rinual for fixing it.

- Tweaked lightning frequency during thunderstorms.

Highlights

Cataclysm

Ravathog was once the battlefield where Bahamut and Ifrit waged a violent fight in the distant past. Now, the lingering echoes of their clash can be seen on the environment itself, as burning ashes, gusts of wind and energy sparks circle the peak of the volcano.

Dungeons

The indoors areas of FFXV were updated with increased VFX on Fociaugh, Balouve, Daurell, Glacial Grotto, Myrlwood and Costlemark, each matching their respective atmosphere.

Weather Warning

Thunderstorms can now actively trigger in the overworld of Lucis, making it the fourth weather variation. They have a low to moderate chance to appear while exploring the Duscae and Cleigne regions, so keep an eye out for them and don't miss the spectacle!

EPD's effect restored

Magitek Ships would blow up dust when approaching the ground in Episode Duscae, something that was later removed in the final version. Fortunately, this effect could be fully restored, making the landings even more cinematic.

Full list of additions:

Ver. 2.0

A new weather variant was added: Thunderstorm
Increased/added mist and ice particles in Glacial Grotto
Added cube-shaped VFX from Terra Battle collab to Costlemark
Added water reflections to Fociaugh and Daurell
Further increased amount of tree leaves falling and added more trigger areas
Restored Magitek Aircraft landing smoke from EPD demo
Burning ashes, wind and energy sparks effects added to Ravathog
Burning fires doubled and ashes added to a section of Tenebrae
Added tyndall effect to Myrlwood
Increased tyndall effect in Fociaugh, Balouve and Daurell
Further increased sandfall effect in Keycatrich Trench
Patch for bugged smoke effects
Other minor adjustments and visual tweaks

Ver. 1.0

Restored heat haze to Lestallum
Added lightning flashes to World of Ruin and Insomnia
Restored dust effect to certain spots in Leide
Added fireworks above Altissia's colosseum
Sylleblossom petals added in a certain area of Tenebrae
Insomnian bridge lights from Chapter 1 now displayed by default
Fireflies can now be spotted in more areas in Duscae and Cleigne
Ravatogh's ashes now covers a wider range of terrain
Morning fog around Cleigne's mountains increased
Increased rate and radius of tree leaves falling in some regions
Increased rate of droplets of water and sandfall in certain dungeons
Other minor adjustments

A special thanks to Kizari and Rinual for being incredibly supportive, some of the features included on this mod wouldn't be possible if not for them.

Apply the mod with Flagrum (Version 1.6.0+ required) and learn more about FFXV's modding on the Discord channel.
https://github.com/Kizari/Flagrum/releases
https://discord.gg/7cNNwwJKsJ

Expanded Area VFX 2.0