Gpose locations!
To go along with my screenshot tutorial, hereās a collection of areas I really like going to for screenshots. Itās not an exhaustive list, but these are some of my favourites.
Edit: Adding in some old screenshots Iāve taken in these locations as examples
OVERWORLD ZONES
La Noscea
Lets start with Costa Del Sol. There are some rocks out in the water you can stand on if you want a nice, uninterrupted view of the ocean.
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The areas around Camp Bronze Lake in Upper La Noscea are super pretty. This was taken early in the morning, but when itās all lit up on a sunny day, the water is really beautiful.
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Black Shroud
The Carline Canopy in Gridania has these beautiful windows that make a pretty backdrop.
How much have you explored the Sylphlands? Thereās some really weird and interesting spots out there.
It also has this spooky blue lighting.
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Mor Dhona
Thereās this neat crystal tree at Rathefrost in Mor Dhona. The zone can also get the unique Gloom Weather which I caught here.
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HEAVENSWARD
I didnt manage to get screenshots of these because Iām not bothered waiting out in the zones for them. Rather than specific locations, the Sea of Clouds and Churning Mists both get unique Wind and Lightning weathers. The sea of clouds sky turns green and looks like an aurora. If you manage to catch these weathers, they can make for really cool backdrops.
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OTHARD
I took these at nightā¦during the rainā¦trust me, they look a lot nicer normally. Anyway, thereās this isolated little spot in Yanxia with these pretty trees.
The Doman Enclave has some great spots too, unfortunately you would need to progress through the weekly restoration questline to see the zone in all itās glory.
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GYR ABANIA
This is actually one of my favourite spots for screenshots. While it may not look like anything special here, it has all these nice flower bushes. Iāve taken a number of screenshots zoomed in close using these flowers as a backdrop. Speaking of flowers..
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The Menagerie of course has to make an appearance. I must be really unlucky though, because near every time Iāve gone out there to try to take screenshots, people have been up there and start photobombing me.
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THE FIRST
While there are a lot of nice spots in Lakeland, I find this cliff edge to be a great location if you want the crystal tower in the background. Itās maybe better than Mor Dhona (if you can angle out the crystarium below) because you donāt have a dragon corpse and gloomy weather in the way.
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All of Il Mheg is amazing. The flowering fields by the shore are great though, and the fountain right outside the castle doors has a lot of big, beautiful flowers in it (Do you notice I really like flowers?)
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This one spot in Rakātika is nice for a wild forest backdrop.
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Amaurotā¦oh Amaurot. Thereās no specific spot here, this whole cityscape is amazing.
HOUSING AREAS
Iām not going to look for all the cool spots, but each housing area has a lot of really nice locations, some are kind of hidden away (like the little hotspring seacave in Shirogane there). Not to mention all the yards people decorate.
DUNGEONS
Iām only showing the ShB dungeons in explorer mode here, but you can also go into the lvl 70 dungeons. Any dungeons before that arenāt available for explorer mode, but you can easily solo your way through them at max level, you just wont have access to a striking dummy if you want combat poses.
Chances are, when you go running through dungeons focusing on killing things, you arenāt noticing a lot of the cool places in them.
This is one of my favourite locations in the whole game. The forest path leading up to the first boss in Holminster Switch looks like a magical forest, and the light shafts coming through the trees make it even better.
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The final boss area of Mt Gulg makes a really magestic, holy looking background.
You want an apocalyptic hellscape? Amaurot has you covered.
And of course, the final boss platform in the same dungeon has this amazing backdrop.
Extra little tidbit to think about for Endwalker, notice how thereās no moon in the sky in Amaurot ;)
