Dawntrail will be the next expansion for the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14, expanding the story of the player’s Warrior of Light and the Kindred of the Seventh Dawn.
Prior to the release, three Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest events were held over the past year in Las Vegas, London, and Tokyo. In each of them, producer and director Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) has revealed more about what we can expect from the game. You can watch the full trailer for Dawntrail below.
Below you’ll find everything we know so far about Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail.
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Final Fantasy 14 Trailer: Dawntrail
Here is the full trailer for Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail:
FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL Full Trailer
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail full trailer
Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Release Date
Dawntrail will release in summer 2024. There is currently no firm release date, but Yoshida insists it will release in summer after the previous Endwalker expansion was delayed.
“We don’t want that to happen again, even if it’s just a few weeks,” he said at Tokyo Fan Fest.
Yoshida described Dawntrail as “the best summer vacation”, alluding to both the game’s setting and its release.
Square Enix has released a new Final Fantasy 14 expansion every two years. This started with Heavensward in 2015, then Stormblood in 2017, Shadowbringers in 2019, and Endwalker in 2021. These were all in the summer, until Endwalker, which was released in December 2021.
What platforms will Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail be released on?
Final Fantasy 14 as a whole is currently available on both PC and PlayStation consoles (PS4 and PS5). Therefore, Dawntrail will do the same on these same platforms.
Additionally, Final Fantasy 14 will be launching soon on Xbox Series X/S. As such, Dawntrail will be the first expansion to come to Xbox consoles on day one.
Alisae eats a fruit in the Dawntrail trailer | Image credit: Square Enix.
Xbox head Phil Spencer took the stage at the Las Vegas Fan Fest to announce that Final Fantasy 14 would be coming to Xbox Series X/S consoles in spring 2024. Then, in Tokyo, an open beta was announced for Xbox for “around February 21.” ” – and no, it was not leaked ahead of time.
Finally, the meme-famous Final Fantasy 14 free trial has also been expanded to include Stormblood. That means players can try out the base game and the first two expansions for free, up to level 70.
What jobs are there in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail?
As with every expansion, Dawntrail will introduce two new jobs: essentially your character’s class. Yoshida teased this at the Las Vegas Fan Fest with the Ninja Turtles on his t-shirt as a major clue. Both jobs are DPS (damage per second), unlike healers or tanks. A third limited release is also on the way: Beastmaster.
There are already 20 combat jobs in Final Fantasy 14, which means Dawntrail will have 23.
Viper and Pictomancer jobs coming to Dawntrail | Image credit: Square Enix.
Snake
Announced at London Fan Fest, Viper is a dual-wielding melee DPS with two swords that combine into one. It is an original work not seen in previous games in the series. It is similar to the existing Ninja Job.
The Viper fights with quick slashes to pressure enemies, before unleashing powerful strikes with the attached weapon. Vipers can also call upon the memories of ancient hunters to imbue their bodies with additional power for temporary abilities.
Pictomante
Announced at Tokyo Fan Fest, Pictomancer is an evocation of Final Fantasy 6 and the ability to draw enemy techniques. In Dawntrail, the Pictomancer is a ranged magical DPS job that fights with a paintbrush and can paint creatures, weapons, and landscapes with which to attack enemies.
Pictomancers will be able to buff the party with magic as well as attack enemies, all with colorful splash effects. However, this is not strictly a support job.
The Pictomante in action | Image credit: Square Enix.
Additional work will also be added in a future update after Dawntrail is released. The Beastmaster job will join Blue Mage as a new limited job and will include some sort of beast harvesting feature.
What is the graphical update in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail?
Dawntrail, which marks the game’s 7.0 update, will include the game’s first graphical update.
The update will improve the game’s graphics, adding more detailed textures, better lighting and shadows, more muscle definition for characters, and vastly greater plant density. No more low poly grapes!
The development team will gradually work to update the graphics little by little, starting with Dawntrail.
Players will receive a fantasy item to edit their character after the graphical update.
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In particular, the lush jungle areas and eye-catching Pictomancer Job look set to showcase the graphical upgrade players can expect.
As a result, the PC requirements for the game will be modified. The minimum and recommended system requirements will be as shown in the following screenshot:
Updated Final Fantasy 14 PC Requirements | Image credit: Square Enix.
Everything we know about Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail
Here’s everything we know about Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail.
History and setting
Dawntrail will take place on the western continent of Tural, known as the New World. Tural consists of two regions, north and south, which are loosely inspired by North and South America. In the center is the capital city of Tuliyollal, a commercial city with much diversity.
Concept art by Tuliyollal | Image credit: Square Enix.
Other known areas include:
- Urqopacha: a mountainous area with bright rainbow fields inspired by Peru
- Yak T’el: an area of lush jungle
- Kozama’uka: a tropical region of stunning waterfalls and brightly colored trees
- Shaaloani: a Wild West-like desert area with a railway and ceruleum deposits
- Solution nine: a futuristic cyberpunk metropolis
- Heritage Found: another futuristic zone full of lightning energy
From Urqopacha to Solution Nine | Image credit: Square Enix.
Players will once again join the Kindred of the Seventh Dawn in a new adventure, where they will participate in a competition for the throne of Tural. The story will see them splitting into two opposing groups.
Completing Dawntrail will take players up to level 100. Each expansion adds 10 player levels to reach, and Endwalker ends at 90.
New characters
A new race of playable characters will be introduced in Dawntrail: the female Hrothgar. These are strong lioness women. Until Dawntrail, players could only play as male Hrothgar.
The female Hrothgar will arrive in Final Fantasy 14 | Image credit: Square Enix.
The female Hrothgar will be represented in the story by a new NPC named Wuk Lamat (voiced by Sena Bryer), who is the daughter of the current ruler of Tural. Before the release of Dawntrail, players will encounter Wuk Lamat in the second part of patch 6.55.
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New lifestyle content
Dawntrail will introduce a new branch of lifestyle content called Cosmic Exploration, which will allow players to explore different planets. It is currently unknown what players will do on each planet, but the content can be played solo or cooperatively. It is intended to follow the Island Sanctuary farming mode added in Endwalker.
New Alliance Raid Series
A new series of Alliance Raids will be added in patch 7.1. Based on Final Fantasy 11, the series is called Echoes of Vana’diel.
Other additions
Dawntrail will also add a new 8-player raid called The Arcadion; new destinations, hunts, treasure hunts and synchronized side quests; new equipment and recipes; PvP mode updates; more adventures of Hildibrand; and new plans for deep dungeons.
Additionally, players will be able to dye more equipment; equip glasses as a separate element of the headdress; and the equipment limit for houses will be increased.
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