FFXIV Info - Fan Site and Database

A new world event is about to take place in the lands of Eorzea called Bombards Ablaze. Bombs have appeared near towns around the world and it is your job as an adventurer to eliminate these creatures and gather their ash. Using emotes you must lead them to nearby Festive Furnaces and incinerate them.

Players can participate in the event from August 11th until September 5th and will be able to gain a variety of swimsuits. As well as this you can create and download wallpapers of your character in a swimsuit.

For more information on the event you can read the post on the Lodestone via the source below.

Edit: Here is an example wallpaper taken of my own character after the event began.

Source: The Lodestone

And here is another change we will be seeing in patch 1.18a.

“[dev1124] Hiding Main Hand Arm & Tool Graphics
* The following addition is planned for the /display text command in 1.18a, with further functionality scheduled for 1.19.
This feature is still in development, and therefore subject to change.

The gear slot main will be added.

/display main on – Display main hand arms and tools at all times.
/display main off – Hide main hand arms and tools while in passive mode.

Functionality

When set to off, the main hand arms and tools of all PCs in passive mode will be hidden.
/display settings made by you are visible on your computer only. For example, if your main hand display is set to off, your gear will still be visible to other players.
/display settings will reset upon logging out.

*For 1.19, we plan to enhance this feature to reflect your /display settings on all other player’s computers. Also, personal /display settings will be saved upon logging out.”

Source: The Lodestone