While crossworld has been around for a few years now, each world still has its own customs and way of doing things. Whether you’re a local freshly getting into hunts, or a wanderer wanting to visit other servers, you can learn about different traditions here. You can click on the list here to jump to the server you want to learn about.
🐢 Adamantoise
🌵 Cactuar
🧚♀️ Faerie
🦹♂️ Gilgamesh
👽 Jenova
🐉 Midgardsormr
⚔ Sargatanas
🎶 Siren
Adamantoise
🐢Hello! Adamantoise is one of the most sleepy, chill, and helpful Aether servers there are in general, but especially when it comes to hunts! We can be a bit forgetful sometimes though
🐢While on Adamantoise we ask that you use Party Finder to get hunt groups and parties so we can keep shout chat clear for important information and memes.
🐢We also ask that you respect pulltimes (PT) set by spawners. These will be set in Eorzea time ezt, and typically look like this in shout chat PT 3ezt.
Hunts on Adamantoise happen frequently. You can expect;
🐢 Endwalker trains 3 times daily Saturday – Thursday at 11:30 am EST, 5:30 pm EST, and midnight EST. Fridays are “degen days” and are run at around 6:30 am EST (conductor willing).
– Each subsequent EW train is about 6 hours later.
🐢Shadowbringer trains get run Monday-Thursday mornings, after our Endwalker train.
– Outside of these scheduled morning SHB trains, they will be picked up as conductors want to run them.
🐢We have no set time for Stormblood trains. These are run on conductor’s whim.
We believe The Hunt is for everyone so if you’re interested in the back end of hunting feel free to reach out to Cecilia Valeroyant, Eli Kat, Aki Izayoi, or Othelia Emeraldsong!
Cactuar
🌵Welcome to Cactuar, the home of Cactus Piss! 🌵
Please use Party Finder!
We are a Party Finder preferred server. When joining a train, S rank, or FATE, please join a party in PF or make one of your own.
Hunt Trains
🔅Cactuar does not run on a specific train schedule, instead allowing conductors to call a train when they’re available. If you’d like an idea of when a hunt train might be coming up, check the timers on Faloop! as we keep it updated with each train we run.
🔅Endwalker trains are usually run 2-3 times a day depending on availability. These are often (but not always) paired with Shadowbringers trains called immediately after EW ends. Stormblood trains are a bit more sporadic depending on conductor availability and how many marks are up.
🔅Whether a train will be bullet or have vibes will be up to the conductor. This will generally be notated in the discord announcement, or in shout chat prior to departure and may be adjusted with attendance as necessary.
🔅We will sometimes call our trains locally during times of high traffic (patch days, post-maintenance, NA prime-time, etc.) In these cases, please look out for train relays in local linkshells and #🚂-cactuar-local-announcements. We do this to make sure trains aren’t too congested and our locals have priority.
S-Ranks
🔅When an S rank spawns, it will be relayed in linkshells and posted on Faloop. Some of our spawners will set pull times, but most do not, instead pulling ~3 minutes after relays/Faloop post. If a pull time is set, please respect it. If the mark is pulled before the set time, please refrain from doing high damage by tagging once then waiting it out.
Older Expansion A-Ranks
🔅We rarely have trains for older expac marks due to how squishy and soloable they are for max-level players.
🔅If you find an ARR or HW A rank in the wild, you may relay it to local linkshells as a courtesy in case others want to join. If you end up killing it yourself or with a small group, you can mark the death on either Faloop or Bear Tracker. (If you’d like permissions to do this on Faloop, feel free to put a ticket in through #🐮-faloop-support and one of our Faloop assistants will be able to help you.)
Linkshells
🔅If you are looking for a local linkshell to join, please leave a message in #🔮-cactuar-linkshell-request or shout after a train, S rank, or FATE call. We recommend shouting in game as the quicker and more reliable method. Linkshell leaders may not always see the discord requests right away and in-game requests guarantee both parties are online and available.
Faerie
Hunt Trains
🧚♀️ EW Trains are ran 3x a day on a loosely set schedule (as long as a conductor is available).
🧚♀️ The Train schedule can be found pinned in 🍻-faerie-tavern and 🚂-faerie-local-announcements
🧚♀️ Most conductors will give a 5-10 minute wait time from the time they post in AH to the time they set off to the first mark.
🧚♀️ StB Train follows our morning EW train and is usually ran strictly off cooldown the rest of the day to avoid missing marks.
🧚♀️ ShB trains are ran dependent on turn-out of the EW train/if people are farming the uncapped tomes. If not enough people show up it’s likely the train gets canceled.
🧚♀️ Faerie uses Party Finder (PF) for groups! If you don’t see one up, be the PF you wanna see in the world!
🧚♀️ Faerie is a credit-centric server. Most conductors aim to make sure as many people get credit as possible. This could lead to very long vibe-checks accounting for severe congestion at times, but will also bullet if everyone can make it to the mark safely. Please check the conductors announcement post for what type of train they are running!
S-Ranks
🧚♀️ Most S-Ranks popped on Faeire will have a pull time (PT) set in Eorzean Time (ET)
🧚♀️ If a mark is pulled before PT please limit yourself to 1-tap and step away to allow more people to arrive.
🧚♀️ Most PTs are set to be 1-2 Eorzean hours from the initial relay, or 3 minutes up on Faloop.
🧚♀️ If you find/spawn an S-Rank and nobody is around to relay, please reach out to any known spawner or conductor who can get the relays out for you and on Faloop!
🧚♀️ In the event that you were unable to relay an S-rank before it got killed please consider marking it dead on either Faloop or Bear so people are aware!
Misc
🧚♀️ Faerie is a very friendly and chatty community! Come say hi in 🍻-faerie-tavern we have cats!
🧚♀️ If you are interested in helping our team in spawning, conducting hunt trains or scouting please send a ticket in 🆘-support-ticket or reach out to any Faerie representative to get you pointed in the right direction!
Gilgamesh
Welcome to Gilgamesh!
Hunt Trains/A-Ranks
► Gilgamesh’s trains run on a schedule that you can find in the pins of #gilgamesh-tavern on the Aether Hunts discord.
► Our current expacs with trains are Endwalker (6.0), Shadowbringers (5.0) and Stormblood (4.0)
► A Realm Reborn & Heavensward (2.0 & 3.0) A-Ranks are not involved in trains. If killed, we appreciate having them marked dead on Beartracker for the convenience of your fellow hunters.
► Trains are scheduled to run 3 times a day; ShB and StB trains may skip if conductors are unavailable.
► Most conductors on Gilgamesh default to “bullet” speed (no wait time between zone transitions), but will add vibes (stops) in case of a larger turnout. If you experience congestion or miss out on marks, let us know in shout!
► Our trains get relayed in the appropriate Aether Hunts channels (#train-announcements and #gilgamesh-local-announcements) and linkshells; relays to other discord servers are voluntary on the conductor’s end.
S-Ranks
► Gilgamesh has a considerable number of spawners who prefer not to set pull times for their S-ranks. However, this does not mean that there is no wait time – rather, you will typically see last-minute calls of “Anyone otw?” before the pull. It is still customary to wait ~3min at the mark even if no time was announced.
► We encourage the use of Party Finder for finding or forming groups – they fill very fast and you have a much better chance of getting into a party before the mark is pulled.
► If you spawn or find an S-Rank on Gilgamesh and do not have permission to report through Faloop, the following options are preferred: reaching out to local spawners/relayers that are online in-game, manually reporting the spawn through the Faloop discord’s manual report channel, manually pinging the spawn in Aether Hunts’ #s-rank-announcements channel
► In the event that you were unable to relay an S-rank before it got killed, please consider marking it dead on one or both of our trackers – Faloop or Bear Tracker. If you are unable to use trackers, posting in the #s-rank-discussion channel with the time of death is also viable.
Linkshells
► If you are looking for a local Gilgamesh hunt linkshell to join, you can post a request in #gilgamesh-linkshell-request, or simply shout during/after trains or s-ranks to see if someone is able to pick you up.
Jenova
Welcome to Jenova! Each world has their own little culture and flavor to how they do hunts and Jenova is no different. That said, here’s a few things you can expect out of riding Jenova Rails.
Current Expansion Trains (EW)
🌟 Train calls will be made in #📢-train-announcements unless otherwise stated. On Jenova we ping the (Current Expac) Train role 30 minutes before we plan to start to let people know to finish up their duties and empty their currency to prepare for the train. The conductor will post where the train will start in the announcement channel to let you know where to go. Old Expac trains do not come with 30 minute warnings.
- This however may be bypassed in the event a hunt is being killed before the train starts, and the train has an emergency start so that we can attempt the catch the hunt before it dies. It is also dependent on conductor availability. Sometimes conductors need to run sooner rather than later if they have irl things to take care of and no one else can run. We thank you for your understanding!
🌟 Unlike other worlds, Jenova does not run on a schedule. We have tried before, but it proved to be too difficult. You can expect 2-3 trains a day on our world. As other worlds do run on schedule, we usually do not run our first train until later in the morning, to sometimes as late as the afternoon as many of us are at work. 🌟Jenova uses both Shout and PF (Party Finder) to recruit, so use whatever you like. If you hop on the train late we recommend opening a PF to catch any stragglers.
🌟 Jenova has always had a very laid back attitude, meaning that the train runs when the train will run. We adhere to many of the same rules you see in 📖-trains-guidelines. That said, conductors have the right to run anyway they wish given they are the ones running the train. This means if they want to go fast or go slow or go backwards, it is their right to. If you do not like it, you are more than welcome to pay us and we’ll run the train however you want.
🌟Jenova often has conductors from other worlds willing to help us run our trains. These are friends we trust to run trains just like we do. We expect you to treat them with the same kindness you would of any of our local conductors.
S-Ranks, Old Trains & Etc.
⭐ S-Ranks will usually be called along with a Pull Time (PT). This is a set amount of time to wait before we pull the hunt to allow as many people as possible the chance to come to the S Rank, as they spawn every few days opposed to A-Ranks every six hours. The PT is always done in Eorzean Time (ET/EzT), which you can see by cycling through the clock on your UI.
⭐A-Ranks from previous expansions are considered “free game” for you to kill. It is still encouraged you link them in your local linkshells so that people who are working for the achievement can also have a chance to kill it as well.
⭐ Jenova occasionally will run trains for the previous expac (Stormblood, Shadowbringers). If you come across an A-Rank and are wondering if a train is in the works, feel free to ask one of our mods or reps if a train is being prepared. If you do kill it, we ask that you let a conductor know its been killed so that if someone wants to look for it for a later train, we know its dead.
Misc
✨ There is not a/the Hunt Linkshell. There is not an official AH linkshell. There are multiple linkshells, and they are all ran by various hunters like you. They can only hold 128 people and fill up quickly as a result as there are only so many relayers. The best way to help is to learn how to relay yourself. You can get some starter macros on our How to Run a Linkshell Page.
Midgardsormr
Midgard as a world is strongly based solely in linkshells ingame. We have 15 local linkshells networked together with relayers as well as a CWLS hub for S-rank Spawners and a CWLS hub for A-rank Conductors and Scouts. Though we are based in game we encourage you to be active in AH as well as the local Midhunts Discord. https://discord.gg/midhunts
Trains
EW Train is run at scheduled times posted in the AH Tavern, though may vary by 5-10 minutes depending on conductor availability/schedule. All Trains will be posted in AH, some may be posted to locals only during times of high attendance.
SHB and StB trains are run sporadically throughout the day, usually interspersed with the EW trains. ARR/HW A-Ranks have freehunt status on Midgard, and are welcome to be shared through linkshells for others to join in.
Party Finder use is strongly recommended, conductors frequently use a PF locked with a BLU slot at an unachievable ilvl to help players find the train’s location.
S-Ranks
- Tracked on Faloop
- Protocol is to relay to local linkshells before releasing to the public on faloop.
- Preference is 15-30 second auto release on Faloop.
S pull times (ezt): Time starts when mark is found/ when local relays go out.
- • ARR 45 min
- STB & HW 45min – 1 hour based on location
- SHB – 1 hour (3 minutes on faloop timer)
- EW – 1 hour (3 minutes on faloop timer)
Trackers
A-Ranks are tracked primarily on Bear’s Tracker; S-Ranks are tracked mainly on Faloop.
- 3rd party plug-ins are against SE ToS. Players who use these plugins use them at their own risk. Midgard Hunts asks any members who use these plugins to set theirs to ‘do not contribute’ while attempting S spawns, while sitting in an area where it is known someone is attempting a spawn, or while actively scouting a train.
For permissions to mark on Faloop, please reach out via ticket in AH or Faloop.
Party Finder
Party Finder.
Midgard heavily uses Party Finder
Sargatanas
o/ Salutations and welcome to Sargatanas! \o
Trains and A-Ranks
▫ Sargatanas trains are generally bullet trains unless specified by the conductor. They are typically announced 7-15 min prior to departure in Discord (Aether Hunts and Sargtastic) and in-game via linkshells.
▫ We do not have a regularly scheduled train besides the reset EW train every Tuesday. You may expect typically 2-3 EW trains to run per day depending on conductor availability.
▫ ShB and StB trains are run more sporadically. While we prefer that those A’s stay up for trains, if they happen to die before someone gets a chance to call for a train, then please mark them as dead on Faloop.
▫ ARR and HW As are FFA. Marking deaths on Faloop is appreciated but not necessary.
S-Ranks and World Boss/Achievement FATEs
▫ S-rank spawns and relevant Special FATEs are announced in-game via linkshells as well as on Faloop. If you have spawned an S-rank or spotted a Special FATE, please relay via the aforementioned avenues
▫ Most S-rank spawns will have a PT announced in Eorzea time. That PT is subject to change at the spawner’s discretion (ex. Leucrotta spawned but it’s in the dreaded Gamma Quadrant). If no PT is called, it is generally accepted to pull after 3 minutes have passed on Faloop.
▫ Special FATEs may have a PT announced based on time remaining. If no PT is called, it is generally accepted to pull at 25 or fewer minutes left for the FATE.
▫ If an early pull happens regardless of whether there’s a PT called or not, please hold back on DPS until PT has passed or spawner has given approval to go all out.
Linkshells
If you need a hunt linkshell, you can DM a local rep in-game directly (should they be online) or submit a request to 🔮-sargatanas-linkshell-request. Should no rep get to you within 24 hours of your Discord request, you are welcome to DM a local rep on Discord. Shouts for linkshells may sometimes happen after a train completion or an S-rank kill.
Additional Info
▫ We have a local hunt Discord for specifically things on Sargatanas should you not want to do crossworld hunts. You can find it here.
▫ You may use the Party Finder for a hunt group or you may shout. We won’t judge (too much) if you do shout.
Siren
Welcome to Siren, let me sing you the song of our people.
Hunt Trains
🔹EW trains are run at least twice a day, more if there are conductors available. Some conductors may give a 10-15 min heads-up before the train is posted/called, but usually this is done in our local linkshells, not in Discord.
🔹Most of the time, there will be a SHB train immediately following the EW train. SB/Centurio trains are not run regularly but may be ran if there are enough marks up.
🔹We do not have a set schedule for trains on Siren. Trains are conducted based on conductor availability.
🔹On Siren, we use Party Finder (PF) for groups. If you don’t see a party up, refresh PF or create your own and link it in shout chat.
🔹Most trains on Siren will be ran with vibe checks, though bullet trains do happen from time to time, such as when there is low attendance and/or on off-days. Please always check the conductor’s announcement post to see which type of train it will be.
🔹All trains posted to AH, whether local or CW, will also be posted in the Siren Hunts discord (see below for more info).
S-Ranks/World Boss FATEs
🔹Most S-Ranks on Siren will have a shouted pull time. If you notice the S-Rank being pulled before that time, please do your best to hold off on DPS or just hit it once and back off. If there is no shouted pull time, you can ask in shout chat or wait until someone else has hit it. We try to set our pull times to be about 1hr Eorzea from relay time, which comes out to be ~3 min real time.
🔹If you find/spawn an S-Rank and nobody is around and relays have not gone out, please reach out to a Linkshell Leader and we will get the relays out.
🔹World Boss FATEs like Chi or Dave will usually get pulled at 23:00 or 25:00 remaining on the FATE timer. If you find/spawn a Boss FATE and nobody is around and relays have not gone out, please reach out to a Linkshell Leader and we will get the relays out.
Siren Hunts Discord
🔹The Siren Hunts Discord can be reached at https://discord.gg/siren-hunts (Permanent Link: https://discord.gg/rTNxD48BkR)
🔹On the Siren Discord, you will be able to see all upcoming trains on Siren through our Lala Helper Bot that are scheduled by a conductor (up to a week in advance from the current date). While we do not have a set schedule, many of our conductors will run trains at the same time on certain days every week because that’s their general availability.
🔹You can also check which linkshell in our linkshell network will work best for you in terms of relay coverage. Currently, our linkshell network comprises of over 60 local linkshells for Siren natives and a dozen CWLs for wanderers and travelers.
Misc
🔹If you are interested in helping our team by relaying, spawning, conducting hunt trains, or scouting marks on Siren, you can send a ticket in 🆘-support-ticket or reach out to a Siren Faloop Lead. We have some study material for you to get started on.
🔹Here’s what some members in the Siren Hunts community has to say:
“One day I teleported to Thav to get dailies done, and there were dozens of people hovering around the aetheryte. I tagged along to find out what was up, and they were super welcoming, showed me around the hunt, and waited for me as I figured it out. […] It’s been fun and everyone’s been super great.” – D. N.
“I haven’t been hunting lately but everytime I’ve joined before it’s been smooth and pleasant, always seems very nicely organised and leaves people time to regroup/raise. Even long before we had big organised trains, people were pretty patient in my humble experience. Also really easy to catch up to the train halfway through! I often join while I’m gathering in the area they’re in.” – T. H.
“I follow the horde of players and press buttons on the big enemies. 10/10 would do again” – E. T.