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The following spawn locations and decent scouting path are courtesy of '''Belletrist Grimm''' of Jenova <ref>https://augmentedallagan.wixsite.com/grimmhunts</ref>.<br/>
The following spawn locations and decent scouting path are courtesy of '''Belletrist Grimm''' of Jenova <ref>https://augmentedallagan.wixsite.com/grimmhunts</ref>.<br/>
We've used these pictures to great effect in finding and running trains on the Aether datacenter!
We've used these pictures to great effect in finding and running trains on the Aether datacenter!
===Endwalker===
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!Thavnair
!Garlemald
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!Labyrinthos
!Mare Lamentorum
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!Elpis
!Ultima Thule
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===Shadowbringers===
===Shadowbringers===

Revision as of 20:57, 28 January 2023

General Information

See also: The Hunt

Scouting is the art of searching and recording A-Rank hunting marks for the purposes of a Hunt Train. A-Ranks have a respawn time of up to six hours, so the player communities of various worlds and datacenters come together to scout out, record, and then run all found marks at once.

Resources

Glossary of Terms

A-Rank the scary monster target.
Scout a volunteer who goes out in search of a hunting target.
Relay to take up the initial flag marker and then spread the word via shout, linkshell, etc.
Pull Time an agreed-upon Eorzean Time(ET) for attacking the target. Abbreviated as PT.
Called this target is greenlit to be relayed. Everyone interested can gather and kill at Pull Time.
Scouted this target should NOT be relayed nor killed. The coordinates are for notes towards a future train.

Macro Tips

Sharing scout info with your third linkshell with the help of target and current position placeholders:

/l3 SCOUTED <t> <pos>

To relay a Conductor's flag (e.g. during ongoing train), select their flag in-game and then:

/shout Next stop <flag>
/l3 Next stop <flag>

With fun characters, it'd look like this: Hunt train relay example.png

Community

Ask around for your local hunting linkshells and scouting communities! A good time is just after a hunt finished.
Some active communities across datacenters:

Aether: https://aetherhunts.net/ , and a Discord link can be found there

Scouting Routes

The following spawn locations and decent scouting path are courtesy of Belletrist Grimm of Jenova [1].
We've used these pictures to great effect in finding and running trains on the Aether datacenter!

Endwalker

Thavnair Garlemald
Thavnair Garlemald
Labyrinthos Mare Lamentorum
Labyrinthos Mare Lamentorum
Elpis Ultima Thule
Elpis Ultima Thule

Shadowbringers

Amh Araeng Lakeland
Amh Araeng Lakeland
Kholusia Il Mheg
Kholusia Il Mheg
Rak'tika Greatwood Tempest
Rak'tika Greatwood Tempest

Stormblood

Hunts run in these areas are often referred to as Centurio Trains.
It's preferred to kill these with level 80 jobs, as you'll also obtain a bit of phanta as well as the usual drops.

The Fringes The Peaks
The Fringes The Peaks
The Lochs The Ruby Sea
The Lochs The Ruby Sea


Yanxia The Azim Steppe
Yanxia The Azim Steppe