Dune: Imperium News

[p]Today's update introduces challenge balance adjustments, AI improvements, bug fixes, and a variety of quality-of-life upgrades. It also brings Immortality to the Skirmish rotation, along with new rules and scoring mods that showcase mechanics from the expansion.
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Improvements[/h2][p][/p][h3]Ranked, Skirmish, and Challenge Updates[/h3]

• [p]The current Ranked season now uses the Go to 11 Rules variant.[/p]
• [p]The next Skirmish reset will include Immortality and Base mods, starting a new rotation that follows this pattern:[/p]
  • [p]Immortality and Base mods[/p]
  • [p]Ix + Base mods[/p]
  • [p]Base mods[/p]
  • [p]Immortality and Base mods, repeat[/p]
• [p]Balance changes were made to the following Challenges: [/p]
  • [p]The Kwisatz Haderach Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Snooping Normal and Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Neutral Shipping Conglomerate Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Introduction to Ix Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Clandestine Meeting Normal and Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Research Assignment Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Bribery Heroic[/p]
  • [p]Stillsuit Testing Heroic.[/p]

[h3]Quality of Life Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Tooltipping the Foldspace board space should now display the number of Foldspace cards in the Reserve[/p]
• [p]Deck icons for both local and enemy players are now the same shape.[/p]
• [p]Alliance token icons for both local and enemy players are now in the same order.[/p]
• [p]Conditional Agent icons on cards are now easier to read[/p]
• [p]The Harvest Specimen icon was updated to more clearly indicate that the troop(s) are returning to your supply.[/p]
• [p]Added a hotkey "I" for expanding and collapsing the Imperium Row[/p]
• [p]Added a warning for grafting Ghola to cards like Power Play which will not allow you to gain extra Influence.[/p]
• [p]Added new SFX for graft and specimen abilities.[/p]
• [p]In games with a modified endgame threshold, such as the Go to 11 variant, a visual indicator was added to the user’s VP icon indicating the new threshold.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Ranked, Skirmish and Challenges[/h3]

• [p]Placeholder stars should no longer display under the Ranked badge when a player is Master rank.[/p]
• [p]The Rank Up prompt should no longer display text about earning stars when the player is Master rank"[/p]
• [p]If undo is used after gaining the first Alliance in the Deadly Alliance rules mod, Full-Scale Assault should now be acquirable when an Alliance is next gained.[/p]
• [p]The in-game tracker for the Technological Diversity Skirmish rules mod should now track points instead of the number of Tecs acquired.[/p]
• [p]The Skirmish gamepad Resume prompt close button should now be centered.[/p]
• [p]The animation for the Deadly Alliance Skirmish rules modifier should now indicate that you acquired a Full Scale Assault card.[/p]
• [p]In the Prepare for the Storm challenge, Fremen Bond abilities from drafted cards should now trigger for AI players correctly.[/p]
• [p]In the Prepare for the Storm heroic challenge, AI players should no longer start with a Convincing Argument in their deck.[/p]
• [p]In the Prepare for the Storm challenge, Guild Ambassador should no longer be used in Pool 4 of the AI's draft instead of Guild Administrator.[/p]

[h3]Display Issues[/h3]

• [p]The game mode description for House Hagal in the Create Game screen should now explain Expert Troop Deployment.[/p]
• [p]Selected factions in prompts should now appear brighter.[/p]
• [p]The Rise of Ix (ROI) image should now be centered properly in the Ranked screen.[/p]
• [p]Rhombur’s Buy Tech prompt should now have the correct thumbnail image.[/p]
• [p]The Trash prompt for Stitched Horror should now have the correct thumbnail image.[/p]
• [p]Water Peddler's cost icons should now be consistent with other cards and appear within the card’s border.[/p]
• [p]The Trash prompt for the Research track should now have the correct thumbnail.[/p]
• [p]The Research Track, Imperium Row window, Action Log, and Trash / Discard window should now each collapse when any of the others is expanded. [/p]
• [p]The opponent reveal animation should now include the total persuasion and strength generated from all sources.[/p]
• [p]After grafting a card to Chairdog during an Agent turn, if you reveal and then undo, the card should now retain its dimmed appearance in the play area.[/p]
• [p]Board spaces to which you can infiltrate an Agent should no longer appear darkened.[/p]
• [p]If Reverend Mother Mohiam is grafted to Ghola, animations showing the discarded cards should appear for both discard effects.[/p]
• [p]Undoing a Reveal turn while you have Minimic Film should no longer cause your Persuasion count to briefly increment.[/p]
• [p]When grafting Usurp to Reverend Mother Mohiam in the Imperium Row, the corresponding animation should now show opponents' discarded cards.[/p]
• [p]Observer mode should now display Epic and Go to 11 icons in the HUD.[/p]

[h3]Gameplay - Rules[/h3]

• [p]If Ghola copies an Agent box that provides troops, the short or no troop warnings should now appear if appropriate.[/p]
• [p]Imperium Row should now reopen after using Research from Tleilaxu Master.[/p]
• [p]The "Acquire Foldspace" ability button should no longer appear when there are no more Foldspace cards available to acquire.[/p]
• [p]Slig Farmer should now grant the correct amount of Solari when grafted onto a card with conditional Agent icons which have been modified by Dispatch an Envoy.[/p]
• [p]Scientific Breakthrough’s research ability should now defer when it's used to send an Agent to a space which draws cards.[/p]
• [p]Using For Humanity's reveal ability and choosing a new Alliance leader due to a tie should no longer cause the Influence to be lost twice..[/p]
• [p]Discard abilities that draw cards should now have a "cannot undo" hover icon.[/p]
• [p]Playing Twisted Mentat while The Voice’s effect is active should no longer extend its effect another turn.[/p]

[h3]Gameplay - AI[/h3]

• [p]AI players should now make better choices around grafting Ghola and Chairdog.[/p]
• [p]AI players should make better use of Long Reach’s conditional Agent icons ability.[/p]
• [p]General improvements to how AI players calculate reveal ability values.[/p]

[h3]Gameplay - Action Log[/h3]

• [p]All research track abilities should now have Action Log entries.[/p]
• [p]The Influence gain from acquiring Memocorders should now appear in the Action Log.[/p]
• [p]If Kwisatz Haderach is used to send an Agent to Secrets and an Intrigue card is drawn, the Intrigue card should now appear in the Action Log.[/p]
• [p]Resource gain Action Logs from playing Breakthrough should now appear as a sub-entry beneath it.[/p]

[h3]Other[/h3]

• [p]Players should no longer be able to use hotkeys to open the Bene Tleilax board in non-Immortality games.[/p]

• [p]Fixed various localization issues.[/p]

[p]Our goal is to deliver the play experience you deserve and expect. To that end, we review any and all reports you send us. We appreciate your feedback, and to continue to help us make Dune Imperium: Digital the best it can be, be sure to reach out to us at [email protected] or via the Dire Wolf Discord if you have anything to report![/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing, and happy gaming! [/p]

[p]Our Tleilaxu Engineers continue to perfect their creation and have stitched together these fixes for you![/p][p][/p]

• [p]Machine Culture should now be playable even if a player lacks enough spice in their supply to afford a Tech Tile.[/p]
• [p]A rare case where the AI Player could freeze during the Double Agents challenge should no longer occur.[/p]
• [p]The Beguiling Pheromones trash ability should now be mandatory.
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[p]We continue to review all the feedback, bug reports, and memocorders you send our way. It bears repeating that your engagement contributes a great deal to making Dune: Imperium the best game it can be! Please do reach out via in-game feedback option or by email to [email protected].[/p][p]Thanks for playing, and happy gaming![/p][p]
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[p]Greetings, leaders of the Great Houses![/p][p][/p][p]Today’s patch contains continued fixes for stability, functionality, and quality of life following the release of the Immortality DLC. Some highlights include a bevy of visual fixes, corrected functionality for new cards, and a series of AI upgrades which should make it feel more intelligent when playing with Immortality.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Client Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Blank Slate should now display its “If Grafted” icons when you play it before the card you Graft to it.[/p]
• [p]When using a gamepad to advance on the Research Track, the player pip should animate smoothly to the next space.[/p]
• [p]Agent icons on cards in hand should no longer flicker when undoing an action or ending your turn.[/p]
• [p]When tooltipping a card, agent icons should now animate in more smoothly.[/p]
• [p]Long Reach's conditional agent icons should now display as enabled when you have a Bene Gesserit Graft card in hand.[/p]
• [p]Discarding should no longer be mandatory when triggering two snooper tokens in the same turn.[/p]
• [p]When previewing the Tech Tile tray during an opponent's turn, the displayed Techs will update if another player purchases from one of the Tech piles.[/p]
• [p]Dispatch an Envoy should now only cause faction icons it actually adds to glow, instead of making all faction icons on a card glow.
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[h3]Gameplay Fixes[/h3]

• [p]The Overpowering Dread challenge special rule should no longer give players Immortality intrigue cards.[/p]
• [p]If you use Usurp’s graft ability to gain and deploy troops, and undo the deployment, you should now be able to redo it.[/p]
• [p]AI opponents should now use Ghola more intelligently.[/p]
• [p]The “opponent is playing a card” reminder prompt should no longer flicker when an opponent plays a Graft card.[/p]
• [p]In the Prepare for the Storm challenge, you should no longer be offered multiple copies of the same card in a single pick.[/p]
• [p]The Disposal Facilities button should no longer disappear after spending persuasion gained from Bene Gesserit Sister.[/p]
• [p]You should now be able to undo resolving a Research icon before actually selecting a space on the Research track.[/p]
• [p]The AI should now properly evaluate cards which have conditional effects that require them to have a certain amount of influence with a faction.[/p]
• [p]Agent box abilities should now always trigger correctly when using Usurp to play cards from the Imperium Row.[/p]
• [p]The AI should better evaluate when to use its Graft cards, and should no longer Graft for no benefit.[/p]
• [p]The AI should no longer graft Ghola to cards that trash themselves.[/p]
• [p]The AI should now correctly value Tleilaxu Master higher when it has at least 1 genetic marker.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Art Fixes[/h3]

• [p]All Tech Tiles should now properly display their icons in their quick access buttons.[/p]
• [p]The action log entry for Tleilaxu Puppet should now show the proper thumbnail art.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Design Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Updated the challenge Ancient Duel’s flavor text to not be redundant with Resurrection.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm — a number of bugs fixed in this patch were originally reported by the community, so your dedication directly contributes to making Dune: Imperium Digital the best game it can be! In that spirit, please do send your reports via the in-game feedback option or by email to [email protected].[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing, and happy gaming![/p][p]
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[p][/p][p][/p][p]Today’s patch includes a number of bug fixes.[/p][p][/p][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]The entry for Ghola in the VP breakdown should now be properly localized.[/p]
• [p]The Imperium Row preview should now match the Imperium Row after Usurp is used.[/p]

• [p]Embedded Agent should now display the correct Agent icon.[/p]
• [p]Long Reach should now give the correct amount of Persuasion when revealed.[/p]
• [p]The Tutorial prompt for the first genetic marker should now use proper formatting.[/p]
• [p]Long Reach should now be playable in cases where you have a graftable Bene Gesserit card in hand and should not be playable by itself when you could graft other cards to it.[/p]
• [p]The text for the Resurrection Normal and Heroic challenges has been made consistent.[/p]
• [p]The Harvest Cells Intrigue should now trigger correctly even if no reward is gained from a Conflict. 
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[p]We appreciate your continued support and dedication to making Dune: Imperium Digital the best experience it can be! If you encounter anything in game that seems a bit funky, drop us a line using the in-game feedback option, or via email to [email protected].[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing, and happy gaming![/p]

[p]Today’s patch brings a fresh wave of bug fixes, visual polish, and improved AI.[/p][p][/p][h3]Tutorial Fixes[/h3]

• [p]The VFX highlight for the Tleilaxu track during the Immortality tutorial should now be more visible.[/p]
• [p]A highlight box should now correctly appear on the specimen icon during the Immortality tutorial.[/p]
• [p]The drag-and-drop animation for Planned Coupling should now correctly appear during the Immortality tutorial.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Gameplay & Card Logic[/h3]

• [p]Occupation should no longer grant its Combat Agent ability when revealed.[/p]
• [p]Drawing cards when playing to the Research Facility should now defer, allowing players to resolve other effects first.[/p]
• [p]Troops deployed with Counterattack should no longer count against the number of units a player can deploy from their garrison on the same turn.[/p]
• [p]Counterattack should no longer allow a player to deploy a dreadnought.[/p]
• [p]Buying Corrino Genes should grant Yuna only 3 Solari.[/p]
• [p]Gaining additional units after playing Occupation or High Priority Travel should reactivate the Deploy Units button and no longer show a second deploy troops button.[/p]
• [p]Reveal animation should now play when the Player uses Refocus during Reveal turn.[/p]
• [p]Using Rhombur's signet ring ability to buy Memcorders should no longer reactivate his signet ring ability.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]UI & Visual Fixes[/h3]

• [p]The undo animation for cards with deferred agent abilities should now animate correctly and its icon should appear in the proper place.[/p]
• [p]The Control the Spice agent ability animation should now correctly display its trash and troop icons.[/p]
• [p]The text for Guild Impersonator’s agent ability animation should now be more legible.[/p]
• [p]The animation for High Priority Travel’s agent ability should now correctly show only the icon for the chosen effect.[/p]
• [p]Techs and Tleilaxu card acquisitions should now correctly appear in the Action Log when using the Acquisitions filter.[/p]
• [p]Challenge and Hagal text should now be easier to read on larger TVs (this one's for you, Xbox players!)[/p]
• [p]Icons on opponent facing animations should now appear at the correct size.[/p]
• [p]VFX should play when adding agent icons to Dispatch Envoy.[/p]
• [p]The Leader Select screen uses an improved layout for the playmat component buttons in the top right: view Imperium cards, view Techs, view Tleilaxu cards[/p]
  • [p]Also, gamepad users should now be able to properly access and select these buttons.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]AI Behavior[/h3]

• [p]The AI player should no longer use Finesse to lose and immediately regain influence with the same faction.[/p]
• [p]The AI players should make better decisions related to Reclaimed Forces.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Gamepad Support[/h3]

• [p]The gamepad selector should no longer flicker when attempting to move from an unusable ability on the Shipping Track. [/p]

[p]If you encounter any issues or have questions, reach out to us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help. And if you haven’t yet, come join our community on Discord and plot your rise to power.[/p][p]
Thanks for playing Dune: Imperium![/p]