Dune: Imperium News

Today’s patch includes small quality-of-life updates focused on overall stability of the Mercenary Agents Challenge, a handful of AI improvements from community feedback, and more! Most visibly, the opponent’s timers should no longer appear on your turn.

• Fixed an issue where users could get stuck during leader selection on Android devices.
  
• Hall of Oratory will now add persuasion when played with the Mentat.
  
• Improved stability of Mercenary Agents challenge.
  
• Fixed an issue where an opponent’s timers could appear on your turn.
  
• AI is now better at playing Shifting Allegiances to disrupt opponents.
  
• Users should now be able to deploy troops gained from the Emperor influence track with Masterstroke when applicable.
  

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We’re continuing to learn from the community every day, so let us know what you love about the game, and drop us a line at [email protected] if you need help with anything.

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With Patch 1.5, players can expect a variety of tweaks and improvements to the player experience, including the ability to keep an eye on estimated event queue times, an in-game info button for events with rule modifiers, and more! Players will also have their position on Skirmish leaderboards highlighted in a spice-infused shade of blue!

• Players can now toggle gameplay warnings in Settings. By default, this feature is enabled.
  
• Events now display an estimated wait time in the queue.
  
• A “NEW” tag has been added to events that haven’t been viewed yet, making them easier to identify.
  
• Users can now easily tap on usernames in the chat to access blocking, reporting, or adding friend options
  
• Improved the clarity of messaging for illegal usernames or passwords entered in the login window.
  
• Events with rules modifiers now feature an in-game info button, allowing players to inspect the event rules.
  
• Cursor modifications, such as messages for irreversible actions, now function in windowed mode on macOS.
  
• Your position on the Skirmish leaderboard is now consistently highlighted in blue.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Various multiplayer fixes for issues reported by the community.
  
• Improvements to reconnecting, resigning and resuming matches, and timing out.
  
• Various mobile fixes.
  
• Various Localization errors in German, Chinese and Polish.
  
• Fixed a problem when players have a username that matches a game piece. (A strange one, we know!).
  
• Fixed various visual issues with Steam Deck.
  
• Fixed visual issue where Garrisoned Troops was shown as a tiebreaker instead of Water.
  
• Fixed issue where when a Player joins an Async game from a turn prompt, further prompts are dismissed.
  
• Players can rejoin a completed game to view the end of game results.
  
• Combat AI should now play Combat Intrigue cards in the proper order to make sure they aren’t wasting extra cards.
  
• Masterstroke Ability prompt has been reworded to indicate how revealing Masterstroke factions is not optional when Deploying Troops.
  
• Players should now be informed of how many games there are in a season via the Rules Reminder
  
• The Prescience button is easier to access and select on mobile devices.
  
• Players should now be able to resign during the end of game period without delay.
  
• The Leaderboard column headers should now align for better viewing.
  

[h3]Frequently Asked Questions[/h3]

• A: How do I link my account from one platform to the next?
  
• B: How to link your account
  
  1. Create a free Dire Wolf account
     
  2. Login onto the console of your choosing
     
  3. Play!
     

We’re continuing to learn from the community every day, so let us know what you love about the game, and drop us a line at [email protected] if you need help with anything.

Thanks for playing Dune: Imperium Digital!

• Skirmish leaderboard services will undergo brief maintenance on 4/18 at 10am MDT.
  
• Leaderboards may be temporarily affected (scores may not update immediately, or may not load) but will be updated after the maintenance window as needed.
  

Today’s 1.4.0 update introduces a variety of stability and UX improvements, enhancements to AI behavior, and bug fixes for issues identified by the community.

Whether you’ve just joined the battle for Arrakis or are a veteran of the wars of Early Access, we appreciate your support and your help in spreading the word. Today’s patch also includes a fix to push notifications.

• Improvements to push notifications
  
• Fixes and improvements for playing with a gamepad
  
• Improved the interface for choosing a color during game setup
  
• The Imperium Row now has a tooltip to reveal current Persuasion, and stays closed if you have no Persuasion to spend
  
• Improved tutorialization around double-clicking to play cards
  
• AI opponents should more aggressively target players in the lead when deciding to steal Alliances
  

• Fixes for rare crashes identified by the community
  
• Fixed Skirmish bugs for War Chest, Plutocracy, Tabula Rasa, and Machinations
  
• Various fixes and improvements to mobile layout and scaling
  
• Faction icons in Masterstroke prompt now have tooltips
  
• It’s now easier to make a selection for Other Memory
  
• Various localization fixes
  

[h3]Frequently Asked Questions[/h3]
How do I link my account from one platform to the next?
How to link your account

+ Create a free Dire Wolf account

+ Login onto the console of your choosing

+ Play!

We’re continuing to learn from every day, so let us know what you love about the game, and drop us a line at [email protected] if you need help with anything.

Above all, thanks for your support, and thanks for playing Dune: Imperium!

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