Right this moment Last Fantasy XIV developer Sq. Enix hosted the opening keynote of the Fan Pageant 2023 in London offering loads of of stories concerning the upcoming growth titled “Dawntrail.”
As ordinary, 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 now have all the small print right here on 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 growth is a twin wielder preventing with two swords. The identical seems within the field artwork, which you’ll be able to see above.
The brand new job is “Viper” and you may see it in motion within the video beneath. It is an unique job that by no means appeared in earlier Last Fantasy video games and it is a melee DPS.
The gear kind is similar as Ninja however the twin blades are totally different and there’s no required class.
The beginning degree is of course 80. The one requisite is having bought the growth and having leveled up a job at degree 80. The Viper’s base city-state is Ul’dah.
They will struggle with their blades in every hand, or be a part of them on the hilt to deal heavier blows. They will summon the recollections of historic hunters to imbue their our bodies with extra powers.
Yoshida-san outlined it as a “technically demanding however extremely fashionable” job. You may see it in motion within the video beneath.
After all, 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 connect 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 primary narrative theme is “A Journey of Discovery” and the growth will embrace a full single-player RPG value 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 totally different from the cities gamers have seen earlier than. It is value mentioning that the music is only a mockup and is not ultimate.
By the way, the town has a longtime commerce route with Previous 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 dwelling to a number of peoples, together with one harking back to the Goblins.
The subsequent space is a desert-like one and it is principally a secret, however you’ll be able to see some paintings beneath. It is pivotal to the story, so Sq. Enix didn’t wish to spoil it. We do know the title 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 professional gatherer and so they welcome crafters from different races to collaborate with them.
As we realized earlier than, the extent cap can be raised from 90 to 100.
The core battle content material will embrace Fates, the Hunt, Treasure Hunts, and extra, on prime of many new dungeons (not less than as many as up to now expansions). Beneath yow 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 by which context it’ll seem. Obligation Assist can be accessible for all fundamental 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 in depth new life-style content material, however since it is not prepared for prime time, it’s going to be proven in Tokyo in January. In contrast to 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 Last Fantasy XI. It’s going to be one thing that veteran followers will certainly get pleasure from.
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 data can 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 crew redid the conventional 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 displaying headgear and glasses worn collectively.
By the way, the cloud information heart stress check introduced just a few weeks in the past will occur roughly between November 21 and November 27. Beneath you’ll be able to learn just a few particulars.
Final, however not least, we get to see the important thing paintings of the growth by Yoshitaka Amano.
Last Fantasy XIV is at the moment accessible 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 season, however earlier than that, we’re nonetheless going to have the ability to get pleasure from two crossovers, one with Last Fantasy XVI and one with Fall Guys.
