Final Fantasy XIV writer Square Enix and developer Creative Business Unit III revealed the MMO’s subsequent enlargement, Dawntrail, throughout Day 1 of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023.
Square Enix revealed this 7.0 enlargement that acts as a brand new starting for Final Fantasy XIV with a brand new cinematic trailer. After the trailer, director Naoki Yoshida took to the primary stage to host a keynote presentation, and it was throughout this that we discovered quite a bit concerning the Dawntrail enlargement, which is able to hit the sport someday in summer season 2024. Let’s break all of it down.
Everything You Need To Know About Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
The brand under was created by famed Final Fantasy collection illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, and it prominently makes use of the colour gold, the theme coloration for the enlargement. Yoshida defined through the keynote presentation on July 28 that the group needed to “bring the very best summer vacation a hero could possibly have” to the Warriors of Light (the gamers). Without spoiling the occasions of 2021’s Endwalker enlargement – learn Game Informer’s Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker overview right here – Yoshida says Dawntrail represents a major shift from the earlier enlargement. Where Endwalker was darkish, with the tip of the universe on the road, Dawntrail is brighter and seemingly lighter in tone.
“It’s a new beginning of Final Fantasy XIV [and] the theme is a journey of discovery,” he mentioned. “As you know, the arc we’ve been on from 1.0 to Endwalker about Hydaelyn and Zodiark has concluded. So you can think of this as our first step into a new story for Final Fantasy XIV.”
As for what brings the Warriors of Light to this New World, a slide through the keynote presentation reads, “Warriors of Light will obtain a really particular visitor. Winds of alternative convey a customer from the brand new world, in search of the Warrior of Light’s help in a ceremony of succession to find out Tural’s subsequent ruler.
“Alongside Alphinaud, Alisaie, and Erenville, the warrior of light embarks upon a journey across the Indigo Deep. Should rumor be true, the contest may lead them to the fabled gates of a city of gold. Little do they know that it will also see the scions divided, teasing that players will soon discover who are their allies and who are their rivals in this contest”
Locations
Yoshida additionally shed some gentle on a number of of the brand new areas we’ll be visiting in Dawntrail. Let’s break every down.
Yok Tural
Yok Tural is the tropical New World location seen within the Dawntrail trailer. It’s west of Eorzea and residential to many cities that reside alongside nature, that means you will not see a lot industrialization in comparison with different locations in Final Fantasy XIV. In Yok Tural, the Warriors of Light will uncover new characters, allies, enemies, gear, and many extra.
Tuliyollal
Tuliyollal is the brand new main metropolis of the Dawntrail enlargement, positioned in Yok Tural. It’s described as “the sea of the federal nation-state governing Tural” and positioned within the northern reaches of the land. The nation’s ruler is Gulool Ja Ja, a two-headed Mamool Ja. The aforementioned contest is being held by Mamool Ja to find out who will succeed him. This metropolis prioritizes dwelling with nature so it is not very industrialized.
Urqopacha
Urqopacha is a really mountainous area of Yok Tural. It’s residence to “peoples both exceedingly large and unusually small in nature.” You’ll see their settlements all through the area’s mountains. A slide through the keynote learn, “Over a thousand years ago, long before the Tuliyollal came to be, Urqopacha was the proud heart of the Giant’s Empire, which spanned the entirety of Yok Tural. While their descendants live on in the region, only ruins remain of the Empire’s glorious days.”
Yak Tel
Yak Tel is a thick forest area of Yok Tural, accessible from Tuliyollal by way of “dirigible flight over the southeastern mountains.” A slide through the keynote presentation learn, “So dense is its foliage that the forest floor sees little sunlight; home to the primary settlements of Tural’s Hrothgar and Mamool Ja, and replete with stunning cenotes harboring cerulean ponds and springs.”
New Additions
Alongside new particulars about Yok Tural, Yoshida additionally detailed a ton of recent additions coming to the sport, presumably as a part of the 7.0 Dawntrail enlargement replace. Here’s what he talked about:
- The stage cap can be elevated from Level 90 to Level 100
- Two new jobs: One melee DPS job and one ranged magical DPS (Yoshida did not reveal the job titles)
- New dungeons
- New gear and recipes for crafters and gatherers
- New variant dungeons
- New Alliance Raid
- New 8-Player Raid
- New Ultimate Raid
- The Pelupelu, a brand new race of individuals dwelling in Yok Tural
- PvP replace: Yoshida says the group will proceed to replace Final Fantasy XIV PvP all through Dawntrail’s patches
- Blue Mage replace
- “Inconceivably further Hildibrand adventures”
- New plans for Deep Dungeons
- Gold Saucer replace
- Eyeglasses can be added to the sport as equippable gear alongside Headgear (though Yoshida says they will not be handled as gear when it comes to stock and will not take up house in your armory chest)
- Two dyes per gear piece
- Furnishing restrict enhance (deliberate for a post-7.0 patch nonetheless)
- Whiteboard-like “Strategy Board” for planning duties, raid methods, and extra
- Happening as a part of Patch 6.5X – Free trial prolonged: it should embody Stormblood now, the enlargement after Heavensward
- Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Series X/S model introduced
Graphical Update
Yoshida additionally mentioned the beforehand introduced graphical updates Creative Business Unit III is engaged on for Final Fantasy XIV, showcasing numerous adjustments in a number of movies. He says the group is emphasizing “screen-wide aesthetic appeal” versus adjustments to particular person characters, which is why the replace will have an effect on close to every little thing within the recreation, together with shadows, supplies, characters, UI, and extra.
It may even embody “higher-resolution textures and shadows.” Yoshida says the group is engaged on these graphical updates in piecemeal, that means you should not count on every little thing to be up to date visually without delay. He says what you see in 7.0 can be a very good illustration of visible adjustments to return.
And that is every little thing we discovered about Dawntrail throughout Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 Day 1.
For extra, watch the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail trailer right here after which learn concerning the Xbox Series X/S model of Final Fantasy XIV launching in spring of 2024.
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