The Last Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Benchmark launched on April 14, giving gamers a software to check their PC {hardware} for the approaching enlargement and a while with the MMO’s new character creator and graphical updates. A few of the modifications had been a delight to see, others…not a lot.

Director and producer Naoki Yoshida acknowledged as a lot at the moment, by way of a Lodestone put up. He confirmed a number of hiccups within the new benchmark utility, admitting that some issues that ought to have been up to date have been left as they had been beforehand, leading to less-than-optimal lighting. He additionally promised a brand new benchmark to raised mirror the Dawntrail upgrades, whereas clarifying it’s nonetheless a take a look at — all of these choices might not make it into the substitute utility.

Yoshida defined the workforce “obtained constructive suggestions and reactions from gamers” relating to some Dawntrail modifications, however largely caught to addressing the issues FFXIV’s neighborhood highlighted, noting they’d “seen others specific their issues.” In his replace, the director outlined their plans going ahead, highlighting particular issues and fixes on the way in which with a brand new model of the benchmark. For the character creator, he spotlight three particular issues:

A. “Lifeless” eyes as a result of a scarcity of highlights within the pupils
B. Facial contours showing flattened as a result of incorrect lighting situations brought on by backlighting
C. An absence of gloss or extreme look of gloss as a result of character creation-exclusive climate situations (i.e. using thunderclouds)

by way of the Last Fantasy XIV Lodestone

Moreover, Yoshida stated there are different points with “sure knowledge and processes,” and — whereas not talked about by identify — a few of these appear to level to particular issues the neighborhood highlighted, like unusual seams in fashions and scales on the Au Ra. On the Lodestone, he famous issues like, “unimplemented high-resolution textures” for some FFXIV races, and “a difficulty with necklines” as data-related issues they’re fixing, clarifying they don’t seem to be meant to be current within the retail model of Dawntrail.

For all of these make-overs-gone-wrong, the director apologized and defined they’re nonetheless incorporating suggestions. Maybe it’s no less than a bit of extra comforting for these of you upset with the FFXIV tweaks to your Warriors of Gentle, however texture points apart, the character creator has traditionally hasn’t caught anybody’s good aspect. Yoshida explains that, too, as a number of the benchmark’s lighting makes use of PlayStation 3 lighting strategies.

When will the up to date FFXIV: Dawntrail benchmark be obtainable?

There may be presently no affirmation as to when the newly up to date benchmark software program will probably be obtainable to obtain, as Yoshida requested for a while to ‘examine the problems and reconstruct the benchmark setting’ earlier than happening to say that the discharge date for the up to date benchmark will probably be offered at a later date.