Chocobo Racing | FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone (2024)

Chocobo racing is an exciting competition at the Gold Saucer that makes use of specially trained chocobos. From improving their abilities through rigorous training to breeding retired chocobos for their traits, you can raise the champion chocobo you've always wanted.

Requirements

So You Think You Can Ride This Chocobo

Where to Participate

To acquire a racing chocobo, register your chocobo, and begin racing, players must first proceed to Chocobo Square by speaking with the lift operator Saethrith at the Entrance Square (X:4.4 Y:6.7).

Preparing for Chocobo Racing

How to Obtain a Registration Form

After completing the prerequisite quest, players can register their racing chocobo. Over the course of the quest, players will receive either Fledgling Chocobo Registration G1-M or Fledgling Chocobo Registration G1-F depending on the preferred gender of their chocobo.
* In the event you accidentally discard your registration form, or wish to acquire a new racing chocobo, a new registration form can be purchased from the Feathertrader NPC at Bentbranch Meadows in Central Shroud (X:20.4 Y:22.8).

How to Register Your Racing Chocobo

After acquiring your registration form, speak with the Race Chocobo Trainer NPC at Chocobo Square (X:6.0 Y:4.7) to complete registration for your chocobo and give it a name.
* A fixed fee in gil is required for each name change.

How to Enter a Race

To enter a race, speak with the race chocobo registrar NPC at Chocobo Square (X:6.1 Y:4.7) to select from the races available at your rating. Players who wish to practice the basics of chocobo racing can repeat the training course as many times as desired. It is also possible to enter races via the Duty Finder, providing that you have played through the chocobo race tutorial.
* Please note that you cannot register for duties when queuing to enter a race.
* When participating as a party via the Duty Finder, chocobo attributes will be synced to the lowest-rated chocobo.

* These conditions apply to Chocobo Races and Chocobo Races (Party Member).

Finishing a Race

A race will conclude when all participants have crossed the finish line, or 30 seconds after the winner is decided. The results will be determined at this time, with MGP and experience points awarded based on your performance. Furthermore, among those who finished 2nd to 7th, one person will be selected via roulette to receive bonus experience points.

* The roulette does not grant additional MGP.
* You cannot rejoin a race in the event your connection is lost.
* Participation in Chocobo Races (Party Member) does not grant MGP or experience.

All race chocobos will carry their rider to the finish line. However, only a skilled jockey can guide his steed to victory.

Gamepad Controls

Keyboard & Mouse

• Accelerate/Decelerate

  W, S

• Steer Left/Right

  Q, E, A, D

• Jump

  Spacebar

Gamepad Mode

• Accelerate/Decelerate

  Left Stick Up and Down
  LB (L1) Button

• Steer Left/Right

  Left Stick Left and Right

• Jump

  Y(△) Button

Magicked Panels

Scattered throughout the course are magicked panels which bestow various effects when triggered. Be mindful, however, that magicked panels can bestow both beneficial and detrimental effects. Should you choose to avoid one of these panels, you can either steer away from or jump over them.

Race Items

In addition to magicked panels, you may come across treasure coffers containing race items.

Race items will be added to your hotbar automatically. While some offer beneficial effects for you and your chocobo, others can be used to hinder your opponents.

Weather Effects

Chocobo races are held outdoors, and therefore subject to varying weather conditions. However, certain chocobos can turn this to their advantage. For instance, some chocobos perform well under cloudless skies, while others thrive in storms. Players can receive a number of beneficial effects when racing in their birds' preferred conditions.

Chocobo Racing UI

The following unique UI elements will be displayed during chocobo races.

• Position
• Stamina Gauge
• Race Item Notices

These UI elements will be displayed in place of the following currently existing UI elements:

You can improve your race chocobo's performance in two ways:

Participating in Races

As you continue to enter races and your chocobo gains experience, its rank will increase, improving its attributes and occasionally granting a new ability. You will also gain entry to races in higher classes, and will have the option to retire your race chocobo after rank 40 to be used for covering.

Training

Should you wish to develop a given attribute, you can give your race chocobo a special feed. This feed can be crafted or purchased from the Tack & Feed Trader NPC in the Manderville Gold Saucer at Chocobo Square (X:5.9 Y:4.7).

Race Abilities

Race chocobos can possess two types of abilities: hereditary and acquired abilities, and are allowed one of each. Hereditary abilities are inherited by the offspring of chocobos used in covering, while acquired abilities are learned as your bird increases in rank, and via training manuals. Certain abilities are always active during the race, while others must be used at the rider's discretion.
* Manually activated abilities may only be used once per race.

Abilities Learned from Rank

From rank 10 onward, race chocobos that have yet to learn an acquired ability may do so at random upon gaining in rank.

Abilities Learned from Training

To teach your race chocobo a specific ability, players can use training manuals purchased with MGP.

Hereditary Abilities

A race chocobo acquired through covering will inherit one ability from its parents.

Covering

If you choose to retire your race chocobo, you can arrange a covering with another chocobo to produce fledglings of a higher pedigree.

Before a covering can be arranged, players must complete the following quest:

Like Sire Like Fledgling

Entry Requirements

Challenge races will be available upon speaking with the race chocobo registrar in Chocobo Square (X:6.1 Y:4.7).
* Chocobo ratings must exceed a certain threshold to participate.

Rules

Special opponents will appear in each race. Challenges can only be cleared by placing higher than these special opponents.
* Players will be matched with other players and regular NPCs in addition to special opponents.

Special Racing Opponents

Special racing opponents will be denoted by a unique icon next to their name, as well as a different colored nameplate. Multiple special racing opponents may be present depending on the challenge selected. In such cases, players must place higher than all special racing opponents to clear the challenge.
* The color of their display names can be adjusted by selecting Engaged Enemies under the NPCs tab of Display Name Settings in the Character Configuration interface.

Participating

Speak with the race chocobo registrar in Chocobo Square (X:6.1 Y:4.7) and select your desired challenge race.
* Players cannot register for challenge races while in a party.

Challenge Races

Increasingly difficult challenges will be made available as players complete each race. Please note that your chocobo's rating must exceed a certain threshold to participate in each race.
Players will only receive a reward for first-time completion.