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Final Fantasy XIV publisher Square Enix and developer Creative Business Unit III revealed the MMO's next expansion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/news\/2023\/07\/28\/final-fantasy-14-dawntrail-expansion-revealed-coming-summer-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawntrail<\/a>, during Day 1 of Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023.\u00a0\n<\/code><\/pre>\nSquare Enix revealed this 7.0 expansion that acts as a new beginning for Final Fantasy XIV with a new cinematic trailer. After the trailer, director Naoki Yoshida took to the main stage to host a keynote presentation, and it was during this that we learned a lot about the Dawntrail expansion, which will hit the game sometime in summer 2024. Let\u2019s break it all down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything You Need To Know About Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail<\/h2>\n
The logo below was created by famed Final Fantasy series illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, and it prominently uses the color gold, the theme color for the expansion. Yoshida explained during the keynote presentation on July\u00a028 that the team wanted to \u201cbring the very best summer vacation a hero could possibly have\u201d to the Warriors of Light (the players). Without spoiling the events of 2021\u2019s Endwalker expansion \u2013 read\u00a0Game Informer\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker review here \u2013 Yoshida says Dawntrail represents a significant shift from the previous expansion. Where Endwalker was dark, with the end of the universe on the line, Dawntrail is brighter and seemingly lighter in tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a new beginning of Final Fantasy XIV [and] the theme is a journey of discovery,\u201d he said. \u201cAs you know, the arc we\u2019ve been on from 1.0 to Endwalker about Hydaelyn and Zodiark has concluded. So you can think of this as our first step into a new story for Final Fantasy XIV.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
<img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/c1d0c0a7\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Expansion Summer 2024 Release Date MMO \" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nAs for what brings the Warriors of Light to this New World, a slide during the keynote presentation reads, \u201cWarriors of Light will receive a very special guest. Winds of opportunity bring a visitor from the new world, seeking the Warrior of Light\u2019s aid in a rite of succession to determine Tural\u2019s next ruler.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlongside Alphinaud, Alisaie, and Erenville, the warrior of light embarks upon a journey across the Indigo Deep. Should rumor be true, the contest may lead them to the fabled gates of a city of gold. Little do they know that it will also see the scions divided, teasing that players will soon discover who are their allies and who are their rivals in this contest\u201d<\/p>\n
Locations<\/h2>\n
Yoshida also shed some light on a few of the new locations we\u2019ll be visiting in Dawntrail. Let\u2019s break each down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yok Tural<\/h3>\n <section class=\"type:slideshow\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/511c1d30\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo12.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/3f3716fd\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo13.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/68544e25\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo5.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/72972cb0\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo9.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/b2c49055\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo7.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/fdba7347\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_release_date_mmo-2.jpg\"><\/figure><\/section>\n \u00a0\n<\/code><\/pre>\nYok Tural is the tropical New World location seen in the Dawntrail trailer. It\u2019s west of Eorzea and home to many cities that live alongside nature, meaning you won\u2019t see much industrialization compared to other places in Final Fantasy XIV. In Yok Tural, the Warriors of Light will discover new characters, allies, enemies, gear, and plenty more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tuliyollal<\/h4>\n <section class=\"type:slideshow\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/66cfde4b\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo14.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/cf4f9e1f\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo16.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/be7665d1\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo15.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/bb88f679\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo17.jpg\"><\/figure><\/section>\n \u00a0\n<\/code><\/pre>\nTuliyollal is the new major city of the Dawntrail expansion, located in Yok Tural. It\u2019s described as \u201cthe sea of the federal nation-state governing Tural\u201d and located in the northern reaches of the land. The nation\u2019s ruler is Gulool Ja Ja, a two-headed Mamool Ja. The aforementioned contest is being held by Mamool Ja to determine who will succeed him.\u00a0This city prioritizes living with nature so it\u2019s not very industrialized.<\/p>\n
Urqopacha<\/h4>\n <section class=\"type:slideshow\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/3649a984\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo18.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/e8a474c2\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo21.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/4a05ec56\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo22.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/c69bb5cc\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo19.jpg\"><\/figure><\/section>\n \u00a0\n<\/code><\/pre>\nUrqopacha is a very mountainous region of Yok Tural. It\u2019s\u00a0home to \u201cpeoples both exceedingly large and unusually small in nature.\u201d You\u2019ll see their settlements throughout the region\u2019s mountains. A slide during the keynote read, \u201cOver a thousand years ago, long before the Tuliyollal came to be, Urqopacha was the proud heart of the Giant\u2019s Empire, which spanned the entirety of Yok Tural. While their descendants live on in the region, only ruins remain of the Empire\u2019s glorious days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yak Tel<\/h4>\n <section class=\"type:slideshow\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/85dfc3e8\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo23.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/7da85322\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo1.jpg\"><\/figure><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/entity_browser_thumbnail\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/212d51e9\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo2.jpg\"><\/figure><\/section>\n \u00a0\n<\/code><\/pre>\nYak Tel is a thick forest region of Yok Tural, accessible from Tuliyollal via \u201cdirigible flight over the southeastern mountains.\u201d A slide during the keynote presentation read, \u201cSo dense is its foliage that the forest floor sees little sunlight; home to the primary settlements of Tural\u2019s Hrothgar and Mamool Ja, and replete with stunning cenotes harboring cerulean ponds and springs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
New Additions<\/h2>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/body_default\/public\/2023\/07\/28\/ca0f7624\/final_fantasy_xiv_dawntrail_expansion_summer_2024_mmo3.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail expansion summer 2024 MMO\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nAlongside new details about Yok Tural, Yoshida also detailed a ton of new additions coming to the game, presumably as part of the 7.0 Dawntrail expansion update. Here\u2019s what he mentioned:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n- The level cap will be increased from Level 90 to Level 100<\/li>\n
- Two new jobs: One melee DPS job and one ranged magical DPS (Yoshida didn\u2019t reveal the job titles)<\/li>\n
- New dungeons<\/li>\n
- New gear and recipes for crafters and gatherers\u00a0<\/li>\n
- New variant dungeons<\/li>\n
- New Alliance Raid<\/li>\n
- New 8-Player Raid<\/li>\n
- New Ultimate Raid<\/li>\n
- The Pelupelu, a new race of people living in Yok Tural<\/li>\n
- PvP update: Yoshida says the team will continue to update Final Fantasy XIV PvP throughout Dawntrail\u2019s patches<\/li>\n
- Blue Mage update<\/li>\n
- \u201cInconceivably further Hildibrand adventures\u201d<\/li>\n
- New plans for Deep Dungeons<\/li>\n
- Gold Saucer update\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Eyeglasses will be added to the game as equippable gear alongside Headgear (although Yoshida says they won\u2019t be treated as gear in terms of inventory and won\u2019t take up space in your armory chest)<\/li>\n
- Two dyes per gear piece\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Furnishing limit increase (planned for a post-7.0 patch however)<\/li>\n
- Whiteboard-like \u201cStrategy Board\u201d for planning duties, raid strategies, and more<\/li>\n
- Happening as part of Patch 6.5X \u2013 Free trial extended: it will include Stormblood now, the expansion after Heavensward<\/li>\n
- Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Series X\/S version announced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Graphical Update<\/h2>\n
Yoshida also discussed the previously announced graphical updates Creative Business Unit III is working on for Final Fantasy XIV, showcasing various changes in a few videos. He says the team is emphasizing \u201cscreen-wide aesthetic appeal\u201d versus changes to individual characters, which is why the update will affect near everything in the game, including shadows, materials, characters, UI, and more.<\/p>\n
It will also include \u201chigher-resolution textures and shadows.\u201d Yoshida says the team is working on these graphical updates in piecemeal, meaning you shouldn\u2019t expect everything to be updated visually at once.\u00a0He says what you see in 7.0 will be a good representation of visual changes to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s everything we learned about Dawntrail during Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 Day 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For more, watch the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail trailer here and then read about the Xbox Series X\/S version of Final Fantasy XIV launching in spring of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n