Dune: Awakening News

New Dune Awakening update removes the most annoying and embarrassing way to die

We're now a couple of weeks into Dune Awakening's life, and the MMO is still hard at work refining its experience and (metaphorically speaking) shaking sand out of all the places it shouldn't be. However, one frustrating occurrence that has been almost impossible to prevent is getting squished by kamikaze ornithopter pilots, but the new Dune Awakening update that just dropped finally takes a swipe at it. It also makes adjustments to PvP respawn timers and fixes loads more bugs that have been plaguing the game.

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Ask us Anything in Our June 19th Reddit AMA!

[p]Greetings Sleepers, [/p][p]Or perhaps we have a few Awakened among us already? Either way, Arrakis is alive thanks to all of you. [/p][p]With launch behind us, we’re keeping our ear to the sand to pick up all the feedback we can. To add to that, we’re holding a Reddit AMA on June 19th, 16:00-18:00 PM CEST/ 10:00-12:00 EDT on /r/duneawakening [/p][p]So if you have any questions about the game, our plans for the future (plans within plans within plans), or how much spice you need (more, the answer is always more), now’s the perfect opportunity! [/p][p]Joining us to answer you all will be: [/p]

[p]Rui Casais, Chief Executive Officer[/p]
[p]Joel Bylos, Creative Director [/p]
[p]Scott Junior, Executive Producer[/p]

[p]We’ll see you on June 19th, 16:00-18:00 PM CEST / 10:00-12:00 EDT on /r/duneawakening [/p][p]Seek the shade, Sleepers [/p]

Dune: Awakening players kept getting squashed by ornithopters, so an update has made everyone invulnerable to vehicle bashing

The developers of Dune: Awakening have just released a patch in response to player complaints about the game's PvP zones. Folks were annoyed because they kept getting crushed to death by other players piloting an ornithopter (Dune's big flying bug vehicle). It was irksome because it's difficult to damage said vehicle or fight back in any meaningful way. The devs solution is pretty straightforward: "Players no longer receive damage when hit by vehicles". The same patch also addresses respawn times in PvP areas.

Dune: Awakening - 1.1.0.15 Patch Notes

[p]Hey Sleepers,[/p][p]This hotfix requires a client-side download. Remember to restart your Steam client if the download does not appear automatically for you. Servers will be coming back up shortly.[/p][p][/p][p]For the list of known issues, please visit our Discord server or Steam discussion boards.
[/p][h3]CHANGES[/h3]

[p]Respawn timeout in PvP zones was adjusted. The first respawn will take 70 seconds, second and following respawns will take 115 seconds.[/p]
[p]The Dvyetz Ornithopter Engine Mk5 Schematic was removed from loot tables, as it was a deprecated item.[/p]
[p]Players no longer receive damage when hit by vehicles.[/p]
[p]Since the Unstuck feature doesn’t work for vehicles and when the player is on the Overland Map, the Unstuck button won’t show when the player is on or in a vehicle or on the Overland map.[/p]
[p]Service messages like server restart alerts now appear at the upper central part of the screen for better visibility. (used to be in the upper-right corner)[/p]
[p]An additional safeguard was added when a player respawns across maps: Players now need to manually type “Respawn” into the confirmation popup field.[/p]
[p]When players select the Private servers tab in the Server Browser, they will receive a notification pop-up.[/p]
[p]Another set of changes to further improve the game server and client stability.[/p]

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

[p]Fixed an issue where the game client could freeze when the player attempted to cross the Deep Desert server border.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where players who shared their base access with friends could not sometimes abandon their base via a map marker. [/p]
[p]Fixed an issue that caused the dart trails from the Maula Pistol to sometimes deviate from the intended direction. [/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where the Atreides Leader that the player needed to kill in The Advanced Contract - Mentat - Cataloging Defectors contact respawned immediately. [/p]
[p]Fixed an issue that caused a possible crash when restoring a vehicle with the Vehicle Backup Tool.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue that made it possible to move Crysknifes into storage containers by swapping them with other items.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue causing the Landsraad refining time reduction bonus not to apply if multiple instances of the same resource were being refined simultaneously.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue that could cause the player to lose Solaris deposited in the bank.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where service alert notifications would not show due to being blocked by other notifications.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where exiting the dialogue with Anton Tolliver too soon after delivering the "Deep Extraction" contract would block the player from progressing the faction storyline.[/p]
[p]Fixed an exploit where players could damage other players' bases with a cutteray.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where Research Journey steps wouldn’t get completed retroactively if the player was in a vehicle when performing research. Logging out and back into the game was needed to fix the issue. [/p]
[p]Fixed an exploit causing people to be able to take out water from a deathstill that did not exist in the base.[/p]
[p]Fixed an exploit where players could fire a salvo of projectiles. [/p]

Announcing partnership with MADRINAS

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