After saving the world from total destruction, explore the New World for vacation, and maybe some adventuring. Here are the details for Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV)'s upcoming expansion Dawntrail, including its release date, story, and more.
FFXIV Dawntrail Release Date: July 2, 2024
Following their appearance on the main stage of Pax East, FFXIV Dawntrail has a release date of July 2, 2024. Early access for Dawntrail will start on June 28, 2024, accessible for players who pre-ordered the Expansion. It will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and (following its recent announcement) Xbox Series X|S. Players who preorder the expansion will receive the following items alongside the early access:
- Wind-Up Zidane Minion
- Azeyma's Earrings (increases XP amount up to Level 90)
Preorders begin on March 26, 2024, at 9:00 AM local time. The above preorder items will arrive as soon as the player's preorder has been confirmed.
In the same panel, they also presented the contents of the FFXIV Dawntrail – Collector's Edition, both Physical and Digital. The Physical Collector's edition contains the following:
- Expertly Crafted Viper Figure
- Adventurer's Cloth Map
- The Unending Journey journal
- Adventurer's Pen Case (Leather)
- Dawntrail Special Art Box
As for the Digital Collector's Edition, it will come with the following:
- Ark Mount
- Wind-Up Garnet Minion
- Chocobo Brush (Glam for Pictomancer)
Players who buy the Physical Collector's Edition on Windows and Mac (except Steam) will also get the items included in the Digital Collector's Edition.
FFXIV Dawntrail Details
The initial announcement came during Day 1 of the Las Vegas FanFest 2023. After two iterations of teasers, we finally have a final trailer for the upcoming expansion (embedded above). Throughout three Keynote speeches, all of which were held by Yoshida, we were able to learn quite a bit of information about the upcoming Dawntrail expansion:
- The New World: Tural
- The capital city of Tuliyolla
- The mountains of Urqopacha
- The forests of Yak T'el
- The tropical region of Kozama'uka
- The desert region of Shaaloani
- Solution Nine
- Heritage Found
- New Allied Tribes
- Pelupelu
- Moblins
- Hanu Hanu
- Mamool Ja
- Level cap increase to 100
- Three new jobs
- Viper Melee DPS
- Attacks with two swords, either separate or connected, and deals a flurry of blows against the enemy
- Pictomancer Magical DPS
- Draws creatures, weapons, and landscapes to attack enemies and buff party members.
- Beastmaster Limited Job
- Capture and collect monsters to fight for you.
- Viper Melee DPS
- New battle content
- New dungeons
- New raids
- New gear and recipes
- New lifestyle content
- Duty Support update
- PvP update
- Ongoing content updates
- Blue Mage Update
- Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures
- Deep Dungeons
- Gold Saucer Update
FFXIV Dawntrail Story
Following the events of Endwalker, the WoL finds themself traveling to the New World: Tural. There were already various hints in the Endwalker patch quests regarding Tural. This includes Erenville mentioning his homecoming, the invitation Krile received, and the job Urianger and Thancred want to accept.
Some of the slides in the Keynote gives hints as to what will happen in the upcoming expansion:
Warriors of Light will receive a very special guest. Winds of opportunity bring a visitor from the new world, seeking the Warrior of Light's aid in a rite of succession to determine Tural's next ruler.
Alongside 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.
As more details arrive about Dawntrail's story, release date, and more, we will be sure to update this article.
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