The upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail expansion will receive an official benchmark tool later today, Square Enix has confirmed.
The arrival of the benchmark tool was announced as part of a special 14-hour anniversary broadcast alongside a letter from the game's producer. Alongside the announcement of the benchmark software for the Dawntrail expansion, Square Enix also released a new trailer for it. We've included this trailer below. As mentioned by the development team, the Dawntrail benchmark tool will feature graphical updates alongside a character creation tool that includes female Hrothgar. As said, the tool will be released today from 12:00 AM (PDT), 7:00 (GMT), 17:00 (AEST).
The next major expansion for Final Fantasy XIV was announced back in July of last year during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival. The expansion will raise the level cap to level 100 and will allow players to experience an adventuresome high-seas theme. The Dawntrail expansion is scheduled for a release on July 2, 2024. Here are some of the key features of the brand-new expansion:
- 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
Down below you'll also find the official updated PC requirements for the expansion that Square Enix released some days ago.
Minimum System Requirements
- CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 or higher
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480
- RAM: 8 GB
- Available HDD/SSD space: 140 GB (more on HDD)
- Resolution: 720p
Recommended System Requirements
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 or higher
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- RAM: 16 GB
- Available HDD/SSD space: 140 GB (more on HDD)
- Resolution: 1080p
