At this time Closing Fantasy XIV developer Sq. Enix hosted the opening keynote of the Fan Pageant 2023 in London offering loads of of reports in regards to the upcoming enlargement titled “Dawntrail.”
As traditional, producer and director Naoki Yoshida and localization supervisor Michael Christopher Koji Fox have been on stage to share the products.
TechRaptor attended the occasion, so we have now all the main points right here in your perusal.
We begin with an prolonged model of the trailer showcased on the earlier Fan Pageant, together with new footage, displaying that the primary new job for the enlargement is a twin wielder preventing with two swords. The identical seems within the field artwork, which you’ll see above.
The brand new job is “Viper” and you may see it in motion within the video under. It is an unique job that by no means appeared in earlier Closing Fantasy video games and it is a melee DPS.
The gear kind is identical as Ninja however the twin blades are completely different and there’s no required class.
The beginning degree is of course 80. The one requisite is having bought the enlargement and having leveled up a job at degree 80. The Viper’s base city-state is Ul’dah.
They’ll struggle with their blades in every hand, or be a part of them on the hilt to deal heavier blows. They’ll summon the reminiscences of historic hunters to imbue their our bodies with extra powers.
Yoshida-san outlined it as a “technically demanding however extremely trendy” job. You possibly can see it in motion within the video under.
In fact, we already know that there’s a second new job (teased on the earlier Fan Pageant in Las Vegas with a lot extra fascinating particulars) that shall be a ranged magic DPS. It will be revealed in January on the Fan Festiva in Tokyo.
With the discharge of replace 6.5 half 2, we’ll get extra info on how the story will connect with Dawntrail. The Warrior of Mild shall be concerned within the succession for the throne of Tural, a contest that can divide the Scions into two groups.
The principle narrative theme is “A Journey of Discovery” and the enlargement will embrace a full single-player RPG price of story. Questions stay on the character of the competition, what awaits in Tural, and the reality behind the Metropolis of Gold.
We get to see a video of the town of Tuliyollal, the capital of Tural. which shall be far completely different from the cities gamers have seen earlier than. It is price mentioning that the music is only a mockup and is not closing.
By the way, the town has a longtime commerce route with Outdated Sharlayan.
We additionally get to see a video of the areas showcased on the Fan Pageant in Las Vegas,m Uruqopacha and Yak T’el.
Extra new areas have been revealed right this moment beginning with Kozama’uka, a tropical area south of Tuliyollal. A myriad of rivers circulation down from the crags from the west creating breathtaking waterfalls.
It is house to a number of peoples, together with one harking back to the Goblins.
The following space is a desert-like one and it is principally a secret, however you’ll be able to see some art work under. It is pivotal to the story, so Sq. Enix didn’t need to spoil it. We do know the title and it is Shaaloani.
It is an arid area in central Tural that’s experiencing a growth as a result of discovery of Ceruleum deposits, together with the constructing of a railway.
We transfer on to new allied tribes that we’ll encounter, together with the Moblins, who reside within the jungles of Kozama’uka. They’re knowledgeable gatherer and so they welcome crafters from different races to collaborate with them.
As we discovered earlier than, the extent cap shall be raised from 90 to 100.
The core battle content material will embrace Fates, the Hunt, Treasure Hunts, and extra, on high of many new dungeons (at the least as many as up to now expansions). Under yow will discover some screenshots and artwork.
Curiously, the one that appears mechanical is for a dungeon included within the story.
We then get to see a big enemy named “Eliminator,” albeit we do not know during which context it would seem. Obligation Assist shall be out there for all important state of affairs dungeons, together with loads of new characters.
The next artwork reveals new gear for gatherers and crafters.
Subsequent is job-specific gear for preventing jobs.
There shall be intensive new life-style content material, however since it is not prepared for prime time, it will be proven in Tokyo in January. In contrast to the Island Sanctuary, it will be one thing gamers can take pleasure in with many different individuals.
The New Alliance Raid shall be Echoes of Vana’diel impressed by Closing Fantasy XI. It will be one thing that veteran followers will certainly take pleasure in.
Updates of current content material will embrace the next:
But, there’s extra, a brand new restricted job like Blue Mage coming within the latter a part of the 7.X sequence of patches. Like Blue Mage, it will not take part in celebration play. Extra info shall be revealed quickly.
Transferring on to the primary graphical replace, Au Ra horns and scales have been tweaked to be much less reflective and extra pure.
Some changes have been made to fashions based mostly on 1.0. As an illustration, Lalafell characters’ cheeks and jawlines have been low-polygon.
With the graphical replace, the group redid the traditional maps that created conflicts with the low-polygon knowledge creating some unusual bumps. This has been touched up creating extra pure shadows.
That is simply an instance of the extent of the work being finished.
We additionally get to see a screenshot displaying headgear and glasses worn collectively.
By the way, the cloud knowledge middle stress take a look at introduced a couple of weeks in the past will occur roughly between November 21 and November 27. Under you’ll be able to learn a couple of particulars.
Final, however not least, we get to see the important thing art work of the enlargement by Yoshitaka Amano.
Closing Fantasy XIV is presently out there for PC, Mac, PS4, and PS4, with an Xbox Collection X|S model getting a beta in January.
The Danwntrail enlargement is coming subsequent summer time, however earlier than that, we’re nonetheless going to have the ability to take pleasure in two crossovers, one with Closing Fantasy XVI and one with Fall Guys.
