Dune: Awakening Direct, Episode 2 has arrived, unearthing answers once obscured. But with spice, the paths are revealed.
Watch the full show here, or dive into the section which interests you most below. The showcase covers several important topics:
- The Alternate Timeline and setting in Dune: Awakening
- The role of religion and spirituality
- In-game character creation
- What makes Dune: Awakening an MMO?
Alternate History
Discover the path that could have been. One moment which changes everything; the pebble which triggers the landslide.
Paul, never born. The Atreides and Harkonnen at war. The Fremen, missing. And yet, the spice must flow. This is your Dune.
The absence of Paul Atreides creates a power vacuum into which new factions and conflicts are dragged, including you. How much of that space will you fill?
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Narrative and Spirituality
Senior Narrative Designer Léa Talbot guides us through how religion and spirituality play a part in Dune: Awakening. To Paul Atreides, the beliefs of the Fremen were a tool, but you are not Paul Atreides. You will have to survive by other means. Nevertheless, you will follow the teachings left by the Fremen, for whom learning to survive in the desert remains a profoundly spiritual journey.
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Character Creation
Learn all about character creation with Producer Nils Ryborg as he shows us one of the first things you will do in the game, showing off the depth of choice when it comes to customizing your appearance and origins. Expression and customization is one of the core pillars of Dune: Awakening, and this is only the tip of the iceberg.
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Server Structure and MMO Elements
Although Dune: Awakening is a survival game at its core, it is also an amalgamation of genres, notably the MMO. Join our Dune: Awakening Direct host, Soe Gschwind as she picks the mind of Funcom’s Creative Director, Joel Bylos, about what makes the game an MMO, including how servers will be populated and separated.
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Dev Blog, Gamescom, and Beta Testing!
More details will soon be revealed in our upcoming dev blog, where we delve deeper into what sets Dune: Awakening apart from other survival games.
Prepare yourself for the official gameplay reveal in August at Gamescom. In the meantime, join other sleepers on Discord, and wishlist the game.
Dune: Awakening has now entered its persistent closed Beta, which gives access to the full breadth of the game, from the Hagga Basin starting area to the Deep Desert endgame. A huge thank you goes out to all the current testers for their valuable feedback. You can sign up on our website for a chance to join the Beta.
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