Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail: Everything We Know So Far

Dawn Trail will be the next expansion of the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14continuing the story of the player’s Warrior of Light and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

Leading up to the release, three Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest events took place over the past year in Las Vegas, London, and Tokyo. Each time, producer and director Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) revealed more about what we can expect from the game. You can watch the full trailer for Dawntrail below.

Below you will find everything we know so far about Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail.

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Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Trailer

Here is the full trailer for Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail:

Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail release date

Dawntrail is planned for released in summer 2024. There is currently no firm release date, but Yoshida is adamant it will release this summer after the previous expansion Endwalker was delayed.

“We don’t want this to happen again, even if it’s only in a few weeks,” he said at the Tokyo Fan Fest.

Yoshida described Dawntrail as “the best summer vacation”, referring to both the game’s setting and its release.

Square Enix releases a new Final Fantasy 14 expansion every two years. It started with Heavensward in 2015, then Stormblood in 2017, Shadowbringers in 2019, and Endwalker in 2021. All of this took place 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). Dawntrail will therefore follow suit on these same platforms.

Additionally, Final Fantasy 14 will be released soon on Xbox Series X/S. As such, Dawntrail will be the first expansion to arrive on Xbox consoles on day one.

Xbox boss 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 for Xbox was released. announced for “around February 21”. ” – and no, there was no early leak.

Finally, the popular Final Fantasy 14 free trial has also been expanded to include Stormblood. This means that players can test the base game and the first two expansions for free, up to level 70.

What jobs are in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail?

As with every expansion, Dawntrail will introduce two new professions – essentially your character’s class. Yoshida teased them at the Las Vegas Fan Fest with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on his t-shirt as a major clue. Both jobs are DPS (damage per second), as opposed to healers or tanks. A third limited Job is also on the way: Beastmaster.

There are already 20 combat tasks in Final Fantasy 14, which means Dawntrail will have 23.

Viper

Announced at London Fan Fest, Viper is a dual-wielding melee DPS with two swords that combine into one. This is original work not seen in previous games in the series. It’s similar to the existing Ninja Job.

The Viper fights with quick attacks to pressure enemies, before unleashing powerful blows with the attached weapon. Vipers can also call upon the memories of past hunters to imbue their bodies with additional power and temporary abilities.

Pictomancer

Announced at Tokyo Fan Fest, Pictomancer is a callback to Final Fantasy 6 and the ability to draw enemy techniques. In Dawntrail, the Pictomancer is a ranged magic DPS job that fights with a paintbrush and can paint creatures, weapons, and landscapes with which to attack enemies.

Pictomancers will be able to improve the group with magic in addition to attacking enemies, all with colorful splash effects. However, this is not strictly support work.

Another job will also be added in a future update after the release of Dawntrail. The Beastmaster job will join Blue Mage as a new limited job and will include some form of beast collecting functionality.

What is the graphics update in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail?

Dawntrail, which marks the game’s 7.0 update, will include the game’s first-ever graphical update.

The update will improve the game’s graphics, adding more detailed textures, better lighting and shadows, greater character muscle definition, and significantly increased 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 fantastic item to modify their character after the graphics update.

In particular, the lush jungle areas and flashy Pictomancer Job look set to show off the graphical update players can expect.

As a result, the PC requirements for the game will be changed. The minimum and recommended system requirements will be as per the screenshot below:

Everything we know about Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail

Here’s everything we know about Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail.

History and decor

Dawntrail will take place on the western continent of Tural, known as the New World. Tural consists of two regions, the north and the south, loosely inspired by North America and South America. In the center is the capital Tuliyollal, a very diverse town.

Other known domains include:

• Urqopacha: a mountainous region with bright rainbow fields inspired by Peru
• Yak T’el: a lush jungle area
• Kozama’uka: a tropical region of breathtaking waterfalls and brightly colored trees
• Shaaloani: a desert area that looks like the Wild West with a railway and Ceruleum deposits
• Solution Nine: a futuristic cyberpunk metropolis
• Heritage Found: another futuristic zone full of blazing energy

Players will once again join the Scions 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 split into two opposing groups.

Completing Dawntrail will take players up to level 100. Each expansion adds 10 player levels to reach, with Endwalker ending at 90.

New characters

A new race of playable characters will be introduced in Dawntrail: the female Hrothgar. They are strong female lions. Until Dawntrail, players could only play as a male Hrothgar.

Female Hrothgar will be represented in the story with a brand new NPC called 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.

New lifestyle content

Dawntrail will introduce a new branch of lifestyle content called Cosmic Exploration, which will allow players to explore different planets. It’s not yet clear what players will do on each planet, but 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 destinies, hunts, treasure hunts and side quests synchronized with the quests; new equipment and recipes; PvP mode updates; more Hildibrand adventures; and new plans for deep dungeons.

Additionally, players will be able to dye their gear more; equip glasses as a separate element of headgear; and the furniture limit for houses will be increased.