Final Fantasy XIV author Square Enix as well as programmer Creative Business Unit III exposed the MMO’s following development, Dawntrail, throughout Day 1 of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023.
Square Enix exposed this 7.0 development that works as a clean slate for Final Fantasy XIV with a brand-new motion picture trailer. After the trailer, supervisor Naoki Yoshida required to the primary phase to hold a keynote discussion, as well as it was throughout this that we found out a great deal regarding the Dawntrail development, which will certainly strike the game at some time in summertime 2024. Let’s break all of it down.
Everything You Need To Know About Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
The logo design listed below was produced by renowned Final Fantasy collection illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, as well as it plainly makes use of the shade gold, the motif shade for the development. Yoshida clarified throughout the keynote discussion on July 28 that the group wished to “bring the very best summer vacation a hero could possibly have” to the Warriors of Light (the gamers). Without ruining the occasions of 2021’s Endwalker development – read Game Informer’s Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker review here – Yoshida claims Dawntrail stands for a substantial change from the previous development. Where Endwalker was dark, with completion of deep space on the line, Dawntrail is brighter as well as apparently lighter in tone.
“It’s a new beginning of Final Fantasy XIV [and] the theme is a journey of discovery,” he claimed. “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 of what brings the Warriors of Light to this New World, a slide throughout the keynote discussion reviews, “Warriors of Light will certainly get an extremely unique visitor. Winds of possibility bring a site visitor from the brand-new globe, looking for the Warrior of Light’s help in a ceremony of sequence to figure out Tural’s following leader.
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Locations
Yoshida additionally dropped some light on a few of the brand-new areas we’ll be going to in Dawntrail. Let’s break each down.
Yok Tural
Yok Tural is the exotic New World place seen in the Dawntrail trailer. It’s west of Eorzea as well as house to several cities that live along with nature, indicating you will not see much automation contrasted to various other locations in Final Fantasy XIV. In Yok Tural, the Warriors of Light will certainly uncover brand-new personalities, allies, opponents, equipment, as well as plenty a lot more.
Tuliyollal
Tuliyollal is the brand-new significant city of the Dawntrail development, situated in Yok Tural. It’s called “the sea of the federal nation-state governing Tural” as well as situated in the north reaches of the land. The country’s leader is Gulool Ja Ja, a two-headed Mamool Ja. The abovementioned competition is being held by Mamool Ja to identify that will certainly prosper him. This city focuses on dealing with nature so it’s not extremely industrialized.
Urqopacha
Urqopacha is an extremely hilly area of Yok Tural. It’s house to “peoples both exceedingly large and unusually small in nature.” You’ll see their negotiations throughout the area’s hills. A slide throughout the keynote read, “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 woodland area of Yok Tural, easily accessible from Tuliyollal by means of “dirigible flight over the southeastern mountains.” A slide throughout the keynote discussion read, “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 brand-new information regarding Yok Tural, Yoshida additionally described a lots of brand-new enhancements involving the game, probably as component of the 7.0 Dawntrail development upgrade. Here’s what he pointed out:
- The degree cap will certainly be raised from Level 90 to Level 100
- Two brand-new tasks: One melee DPS task as well as one varied enchanting DPS (Yoshida really did not disclose the task titles)
- New dungeons
- New equipment as well as dishes for crafters as well as collectors
- New alternative dungeons
- New Alliance Raid
- New 8-Player Raid
- New Ultimate Raid
- The Pelupelu, a brand-new race of individuals residing in Yok Tural
- PvP upgrade: Yoshida claims the group will certainly remain to upgrade Final Fantasy XIV PvP throughout Dawntrail’s spots
- Blue Mage upgrade
- “Inconceivably further Hildibrand adventures”
- New prepare for Deep Dungeons
- Gold Saucer upgrade
- Eyeglasses will certainly be contributed to the game as equippable equipment along with Headgear (although Yoshida claims they will not be dealt with as equipment in regards to stock as well as will not use up area in your depot breast)
- Two dyes per equipment item
- Furnishing restriction rise (prepared for a post-7.0 spot nevertheless)
- Whiteboard-like “Strategy Board” for intending responsibilities, raid approaches, as well as a lot more
- Happening as component of Patch 6.5X – Free test expanded: it will certainly consist of Stormblood currently, the development after Heavensward
- Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Series X/S variation revealed
Graphical Update
Yoshida additionally talked about the formerly revealed visual updates Creative Business Unit III is dealing with for Final Fantasy XIV, showcasing numerous modifications in a couple of video clips. He claims the group is stressing “screen-wide aesthetic appeal” versus modifications to specific personalities, which is why the upgrade will certainly impact near every little thing in the game, consisting of darkness, products, personalities, UI, as well as a lot more.
It will certainly additionally consist of “higher-resolution textures and shadows.” Yoshida claims the group is dealing with these visual updates in bit-by-bit, indicating you should not anticipate every little thing to be upgraded aesthetically simultaneously. He claims what you see in 7.0 will certainly be an excellent depiction of aesthetic modifications to find.
And that’s every little thing we found out about Dawntrail throughout Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 Day 1.
For a lot more, watch the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail trailer here and after that review the Xbox Series X/S version of Final Fantasy XIV launching in spring of 2024.
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