Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival MMO game set in Frank Herbert’s iconic Dune universe. Though a release date has not been announced yet, new details about the gameplay and setting were revealed during a livestream event yesterday. This article highlights everything you need to know about the highly anticipated Dune: Awakening!
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Everything You Need to Know about Dune: Awakening
Developed by Funcom, the Norwegian studio behind games like Conan Exiles, Dune: Awakening aims to let players fully immerse themselves in the dangerous yet intriguing world of Arrakis. We have compiled a list of all the things we know so far about the upcoming game. Check them out!
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Dune: Awakening Gameplay
Dune: Awakening is set on the harsh planet Arrakis, known for its tough conditions. Players face challenges like extreme heat, thirst, and sandstorms. Survival involves tasks such as managing water, harvesting resources, and crafting items. The trailer hints at settlement gameplay with structures and vehicles in the desert.
Yet, the greatest threat in Dune: Awakening arises from massive Sandworms hiding beneath the surface, just like in the movie. These enormous creatures are invincible, launching sudden attacks by erupting from the sands to devour players.
Stay aware of hissing sounds signaling their approach and swiftly seek refuge on rocky terrain. While smaller Sandworms roam the desert, the giant ones emerge during spice Melange harvesting, posing the most significant threat.
Customize Your Playstyle in Dune: Awakening
In Dune: Awakening, character progression lets players tailor their abilities based on their personal preferences. First, choosing a mentor during character creation determines initial skills and weapons. Then, finding other trainers in the world expands available abilities from martial arts to sharpshooting. Crafting enables further specialization through custom weapons, armor, clothing, and vehicles.
Since direct confrontations with Sandworms end badly, players can also opt to focus efforts on non-combative goals instead. The economy revolves around selling crafted items like blueprints or maps at The Exchange. Players can also ignore survival challenges altogether if desired and just explore the world at their own pace.
Joining Factions and Compete for Power
In the game, players engage not only with challenging environmental battles but also with the political struggles among factions like the ruthless Harkonnens. Completing missions for factions is one way to increase standing and eventually gain leadership roles.
The guild system allows coordinated participation in the competitive “Sandbox” politics system. Leaders can issue demands to create rivalries between guilds, encouraging sabotage or racing to achieve objectives. This adds layers of conspiracy in Dune: Awakening beyond basic survival.
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Base Building Using Blueprints
An intriguing feature showcased is the collaborative base-building mechanics using holographic blueprints. Players can work together to design detailed and amazing structures from walls and platforms.
Base buildings in Dune: Awakening provide a safe place from the tough environment and rival factions. Builders can also save their creations as blueprints to share. These blueprints are tradeable at The Exchange, allowing other players to buy and recreate them. Skilled builders can even create a market by selling their architectural blueprints for economic gain.
Additional Gameplay Details for Dune: Awakening
The development team promises a server capacity of thousands of players to enable lively social interactions. Events that randomly occur across the map will keep exploration exciting too.
One unique PvP addition is sandstorms completely altering select areas’ terrain weekly. This unpredictability forces players to adapt tactics constantly. Finally, the visuals are impressive thanks to Unreal Engine 5, vividly bringing Arrakis to life in glorious detail.
Although certain features like Sandworm riding are currently unavailable, the planned content and mechanics for Dune: Awakening are obviously very ambitious. The game creates an elaborate base building and political dynamics, aiming to do justice to the beloved Dune universe. Are you excited for it? Because we are!
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