Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Announces Viper Job, New Areas, & Final Fantasy XVI & XI Collabs; Trailers + Screenshots

Square Enix has announced a plethora of information for their ongoing MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, detailing the upcoming Dawntrail expansion, collaborations, gameplay additions, and more.

Firstly, during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 in London, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida announced the new incoming Job for Dawntrail, Viper. The Viper is “a close-range fighter using two one-handed blades that can be combined into a single two-handed weapon.”

A new city, Tuliyollal, was also introduced. It is “the seat of the federal nation-state governing Tural, located in the Northern Reaches of Yok Tural.”

Additionally, there is the tropical region of Kozama’uka, “replete with myriad rivers, streams and waterfalls, and the arid region of Shaaloani, spanning vast rain-starved plains across which a railroad is being constructed.” Plus, a new tribe is present here, the Moblins. They are “a people residing in the jungles of Kozama’uka who bear a strong resemblance to the goblins with whom they share common ancestry.”

Next up, a “new alliance raid series planned for the 7.x content cycle: Echoes of Vana’diel – a crossover series with Final Fantasy XI” was announced. This news was shared alongside the new Eliminator Threat and a new Limited Job planned “for release in the latter half of the Patch 7.x series.”

Another new confirmed crossover is with Final Fantasy XVI, “The Path Infernal.” There is also the Fall Guys-inspired Gold Saucer attraction. Both of these events will arrive during the 6.x series of patches in the lead-up to Dawntrail’s launch.

Lastly, the open beta for the Xbox Series X|S version of Final Fantasy XIV will “launch between mid-January and February 2024.” The game’s full launch is intended for Spring 2024, with 4K support on Xbox Series X.

Fans can anticipate the following from Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail:

• Journey to the New World, Tural, and its capital, Tuliyollal
• Explore new areas, including the mountainous Urqopacha and the forest of Yak T’el
• New Allied Tribes, including the diminutive Pelupelu who wear distinctive masks and inhabit Urqopacha
• Level Cap increase from 90 to 100
• Multiple New Jobs
• Core Battle Content, including FATEs, Hunts, Treasure Hunts, and Sidequests
• New Dungeons
• New Threats, including Valigarmanda
• Duty Support Update
• New Gear and Recipes
• Expansive New Lifestyle Content
• New Variant Dungeons, Alliance Raid, 8-Player Raid and Ultimate Raid
• PvP Update
• Ongoing Content Updates, including a Blue Mage Update, Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures, New Plans for Deep Dungeons, and a Gold Saucer Update

Further, Dawntrail’s graphical update will feature the following:

• Improvements to screen-wide aesthetic appeal
• Higher-resolution textures and shadows
• Improved material qualities

You can view new trailer screenshots for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail via our gallery below:

The new Threat, Eliminator, is viewable below:

Tuliyollal is viewable below:

Artwork for the new Viper Job is viewable via our gallery below:

New dungeon screenshots are viewable via our gallery below:

Concept art for the dungeons is viewable via our gallery below:

Yak T’el is viewable below:

Urqopacha is viewable below:

Shaaloani is viewable via our gallery below:

Kozama’uka is viewable via our gallery below:

The key art for the Final Fantasy XI collaboration, Echoes of Vana’diel, is viewable below:

Screenshots for the Final Fantasy XVI collaboration, The Path Infernal, are viewable via our gallery below:

Key illustrations for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail are viewable via our gallery below:

You can view the Extended Teaser Trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail below:

You can view the trailer introducing the Viper Job in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail below:

You can view the walkthrough video for Tuliyollal below:

The walkthrough video for Yak T’el and Urqopacha are viewable below:

You can view the teaser trailer for the Final Fantasy XVI collaboration below:

You can view the trailer for the Fall Guys collaboration below:

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2024 Tokyo on January 7 and January 8, 2024, will feature more new information for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.