I try to recreate them from my descriptions. When I design, especially for myself, I like to share my dreams with others and let them enjoy these places too. “Maybe a desert hermit alone in their own oasis. “I’ve dreamt of cute stone homes deep within a forgotten forest,” he says. “I love the part where you’re done making the home, and now it’s time to make it look ‘lived in’,” explains Lucas, who creates rooms and homes inspired by dreams that he’s written down. Ysera Yume's hidden grove hot spring resort looks relaxing AF. It's a vital outlet for personal expression. "I feel like I have so much control, especially for a hobby that isn't really supposed to be the main showstopper in an MMO."įor designers, however, there's much more to securing a plot of land on which to build their own sanctuary.
"Despite housing not being the best it could be, I couldn't have asked for a better game to do it in," says Toudou. That's changing with the latest version 5.35 patch, which added hundreds of potential plots on each server that will surely fill up quickly. "I've been playing since launch, but only snagged a housing plot in the last couple of years since they're hard to come by - especially with natural disasters (and now pandemics) putting holds on automatic demolition of housing plots that go unused," says Yume. Others, like Ysera Yume, began exploring the design process more recently because of how difficult it had been to find land for developing a home. She says she puts "more hours into it than the average enthusiast.” That’s a sentiment echoed by many designers who share their creations online.Ĭozy kitchens like this one offer a welcome respite to players looking to get away. Since getting her start creating doors for the community, she’s worked on FF14 housing for a little over a year now. Their overall goal? To “build a tiny corner of Eorzea, a part of that world that feels just like home.”Ĭreator Midori Toudou, whose work consistently gives off a cozy yet lived-in feeling, also goes by "Mi-door-i," a nickname earned due to her unique, custom doors. "I didn't expect it to become one of the biggest parts of playing this game for me, but it sure has," Tempest tells Inverse. Having always been interested in "customizable spaces" in games like Animal Crossing, they found FF14’s building options the perfect haven for nurturing creativity. Tempest, who goes by T'sciroch Alkahest in-game, has worked on interior design projects in FF14 for around a year and a half.
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