At present Remaining Fantasy XIV developer Sq. Enix hosted the opening keynote of the Fan Pageant 2023 in London offering loads of of reports concerning the upcoming growth titled “Dawntrail.”
As regular, producer and director Naoki Yoshida and localization supervisor Michael Christopher Koji Fox had been on stage to share the products.
TechRaptor attended the occasion, so we’ve all the main points right here on your perusal.
We begin with an prolonged model of the trailer showcased on the earlier Fan Pageant, together with new footage, exhibiting that the primary new job for the growth 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’ll see it in motion within the video beneath. It is an authentic job that by no means appeared in earlier Remaining 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 stage is of course 80. The one requisite is having bought the growth and having leveled up a job at stage 80. The Viper’s base city-state is Ul’dah.
They’ll combat with their blades in every hand, or be part of them on the hilt to deal heavier blows. They’ll summon the reminiscences of historical hunters to imbue their our bodies with further powers.
Yoshida-san outlined it as a “technically demanding however extremely trendy” job. You may see it in motion within the video beneath.
In fact, we already know that there’s a second new job (teased on the earlier Fan Pageant in Las Vegas with loads extra attention-grabbing particulars) that can be a ranged magic DPS. It’s going to be revealed in January on the Fan Festiva in Tokyo.
With the discharge of replace 6.5 half 2, we’ll get extra data on how the story will hook up with Dawntrail. The Warrior of Gentle can be concerned within the succession for the throne of Tural, a contest that may divide the Scions into two groups.
The principle narrative theme is “A Journey of Discovery” and the growth will embody 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 can 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 remaining.
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 now beginning with Kozama’uka, a tropical area south of Tuliyollal. A myriad of rivers movement down from the crags from the west creating breathtaking waterfalls.
It is house to a number of peoples, together with one paying homage to the Goblins.
The subsequent space is a desert-like one and it is largely a secret, however you’ll be able to see some art work beneath. It is pivotal to the story, so Sq. Enix didn’t wish to spoil it. We do know the identify and it is Shaaloani.
It is an arid area in central Tural that’s experiencing a increase 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 skilled gatherer they usually welcome crafters from different races to collaborate with them.
As we discovered earlier than, the extent cap can be raised from 90 to 100.
The core battle content material will embody Fates, the Hunt, Treasure Hunts, and extra, on prime of many new dungeons (not less than as many as previously expansions). Beneath you will discover some screenshots and artwork.
Apparently, 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’ll seem. Responsibility Help can be obtainable for all most 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 can be intensive new way of life content material, however since it is not prepared for prime time, it’s going to be proven in Tokyo in January. Not like the Island Sanctuary, it’s going to be one thing gamers can get pleasure from with many different individuals.
The New Alliance Raid can be Echoes of Vana’diel impressed by Remaining Fantasy XI. It’s going to be one thing that veteran followers will certainly get pleasure from.
Updates of current content material will embody the next:
But, there’s extra, a brand new restricted job like Blue Mage coming within the latter a part of the 7.X collection of patches. Like Blue Mage, it will not take part in get together play. Extra data can be revealed quickly.
Shifting 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 primarily based on 1.0. As an illustration, Lalafell characters’ cheeks and jawlines had been low-polygon.
With the graphical replace, the group redid the traditional maps that created conflicts with the low-polygon information 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 executed.
We additionally get to see a screenshot exhibiting headgear and glasses worn collectively.
By the way, the cloud information middle stress take a look at introduced a couple of weeks in the past will occur roughly between November 21 and November 27. Beneath 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 growth by Yoshitaka Amano.
Remaining Fantasy XIV is presently obtainable for PC, Mac, PS4, and PS4, with an Xbox Sequence X|S model getting a beta in January.
The Danwntrail growth is coming subsequent summer time, however earlier than that, we’re nonetheless going to have the ability to get pleasure from two crossovers, one with Remaining Fantasy XVI and one with Fall Guys.