Final Fantasy 14 players react positively to Dawntrail benchmark

The Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail benchmark tool is now live, allowing players to check out the graphical upgrade on the way with update 7.0.

The improved lighting, textures and more have received plenty of praise on social media, but not everyone is completely satisfied.

The tool was announced within the game's latest Letter from the Producer over the weekend, alongwith some much-requested changes to moderation.

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The benchmark tool is for PC only, so users can test how the game will run on their system. It also allows players to create a female Hrothgar, the new playable race coming in Dawntrail.

Once downloaded, the tool uses an in-game trailer of Dawntrail to show off its new South American-inspired environments and characters, as well as the new Pictomancer and Viper Jobs.

Players can also create a new character, which will then appear in the benchmark trailer.

At last year's Fan Fest events, director and producer Naoki Yoshida stated the graphical improvements to characters will be subtle. Considering some players have been using the same characters for 10 years, the developers don't want these to look drastically different. Instead, there are small adjustments to face shapes, textures, and tones.

Elsewhere, the graphical update will improve environmental lighting and foliage density in particular.

There are plenty of positive posts on social media praising the new tweaks.

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released today and LOOK AT THOSE SKIN TONES POP OFF! VERY excited for Dawntrail Glamour shoots in July!