News Tag: Dune Awakening Version 1 1 20 0

Dune Awakening will receive a free major update, Version 1.1.20.0, on August 12th. After a period of testing, players have already gotten a general understanding of this patch. The content of this patch is actually quite limited, aside from the addition of some new cosmetic items.

This patch primarily adjusts various aspects of the game, with some significant changes to resources in particular. Let's take a look at the impact these changes will have.

Resource Changes In Deep Desert

After Version 1.1.20.0, several rocky islands will be added to both the PVE and PVP areas of Deep Desert. You can find some resources on these rocky islands, but their primary use is to avoid sandworms or to establish a safe base in these areas.

Another significant change to Deep Desert is the removal of Solari from all resources in the PVP area, while the PVE area remains unchanged. This is a rather strange change: players in the PVP area can no longer directly farm Solari unless they want to sell their resources and items. Players in the PvP area can still earn a lot, but with an additional step.

Titanium And Stravidium Will Appear In PvE Areas

Titanium and Stravidium, as Tier 6 resources, have always been controlled by guilds in Deep Desert. For solo players, obtaining these two resources requires stealth, venturing into PvP areas to secretly mine them. If you were discovered by guild members, you would be hunted down. If you die, not only will you lose the resources you've collected, but worse still, your Ornithopter and Buggy may be destroyed.

After Version 1.1.20.0, these two resources will appear in PVE areas, and you can even find them in Western and Eastern Shield Wall areas. This means that guild players will lose their monopoly on these two resources, and their value will inevitably decline. To protect their own interests, guilds will more strictly control the only resource they can control: spice, which may lead spice to be sold for more Dune Awakening Solari in Version 1.1.20.0.

Spice Fields

Spice Fields have also received some minor adjustments. More small and medium-sized spice fields will appear in Deep Desert. This is a significant benefit for PvE players, as guild players generally focus on large spice fields and don't bother searching for medium and small ones unless they're close to their base.

For solo players, a single medium-sized spice field can be all they need, making these changes a win for PvE players.

New Decorations And Vehicles

This update primarily features updated decorations and a new Sandbike. The new decorations are part of Desert Mechanic set, which includes wall decorations, lights, and other items. Six pieces in total are designed to be inconspicuous in Dune Awakening, and note that these items are cosmetic only and have no practical use.

• Desert Mechanic Glowglobe
• Desert Mechanic Sandbike Track
• Desert Mechanic Bike Components
• Desert Mechanic Sandbike Solid
• Desert Mechanic Dismantled Sandbike
• Desert Mechanic Sandbike Painting

The new sandbike, Desert Mechanic Dirk Variant, is also part of Desert Mechanic series. It's available from vendors in Social Hubs for 20,000 Dune Awakening Solari.

Sandworm Animation

As mentioned previously, sandworms in deep desert areas have a 50% chance of appearing with a shorter breakout animation. This means that when you see the warning on your screen, you should immediately stop what you're doing and take off in your ornithopter, or you'll be eaten.

This change doesn't mean the sandworms are more aggressive; if you're using quiet equipment, you'll still be able to attract them after more than ten minutes, as before.

This adjustment simply changes the animation, shortening the breakout time. High player counts in an area make it more likely that sandworms with shorter breakout times will trigger. Therefore, you shouldn't be too concerned about sandworms while gathering spice sand. However, in shipwreck areas or open areas, sandworms will appear more quickly, which may catch some players off guard.

XP Changes

This change is particularly important for new players or those creating new accounts. Players used to earn XP by picking up items on the ground, allowing them to quickly level up in the early stages of the game by picking up more trash. However, with Version 1.1.20.0, you can no longer earn XP by picking up trash with your bare hands. However, you can still earn XP from gathering resources with tools.

While this may seem like bad news, there's also good news. Version 1.1.20.0 fixes an issue where players couldn't earn EXP when arriving at a new location in a vehicle. As long as you have an Ornithopter, you can earn XP by visiting new resource points, and this mechanic allows you to quickly level up early on.

Vehicle Speed

Version 1.1.20.0 includes several vehicle upgrades. Besides reduced durability loss, the most significant feature is increased speed. The boosters on assault and carrier ornithopters have been improved, allowing assault ornithopters to reach speeds of up to 170 kilometers per hour, significantly faster than before.

The above is a summary of the important changes in Version 1.1.20.0. Hopefully, despite the limited content, these adjustments will have a significant impact on gameplay and, overall, they are more beneficial for PVE players.

Hello players, it’s August already, and Dune Awakening developers previously announced another major update for August. Now, they’ve announced the next update, Version 1.1.20.0.

Version 1.1.20.0 will be released on August 12th. This update includes a wide range of changes, from combat and economy to quality of life. For regular players, most of these changes won’t have a significant impact. To save time, we’ll outline the key points below.

Sandworm Threat

Sandworms will become more dangerous. Even if they don’t devour unfortunate players, contact with their bodies will kill you instantly. If you’re driving a vehicle, your vehicle will also be destroyed.

Sandworms will no longer attack phantoms, and in Deep Desert, they will move faster, with a 50% chance of using a shorter breakout animation. So if you attract sandworms in Deep Desert, don’t be greedy! Return to your Ornithopter and escape with all your Dune Awakening items, or you’ll suffer heavy losses.

Buildings

Solido Replicator now replicates more than just a stone frame. Its interior features, such as your home decorations, storage, and refinery, are fully replicated. With enough resources, you can even create a complete replica of your house in another location.

In addition to adding additional building components (e.g., placing a pillar in the center of a wall), Pentashield bugs have been fixed. Pentashields now require attachment to an object, such as a mountain or the ground. Pentashields that don’t use this structure will break after Version 1.1.20.0, so you still have time to adjust them.

Resources

No major resource updates have been made, except that Jabal content blocks no longer generate overly large primrose fields, which affected water collection.

The flour sand and spice sand fields in Hagga Basin have been relocated to be within the sandworm’s range.

Here are some other changes:

• The amount of scrap metal recovered from cutting up a crashed ornithopter has been increased by 20%.
• The size of rockets and missiles has been increased to 0.2V.
• Plastanium Tier Deep Desert loot pool no longer includes Dune Awakening Solari.
• The static compactor is now more likely to attract sandworms.

Economy

Version 1.1.20.0 includes numerous economy adjustments. The vehicle vendor now sells a new sandbike, and players can now sell water to NPCs. Additionally, the values of most vendor items have been reduced:

• Melange Spiced Beer: Adjustment from 2500 Solari to 400 Solari
• Melange Spiced Coffee: Adjustment from 2500 Solari to 600 Solari
• Melange Spiced Wine: Adjustment from 4000 Solari to 800 Solari
• Melange Spiced Liquor: Adjustment from 5000 Solari to 1000 Solari
• Low-Grade Lubricant: Adjustment from 200 Solari to 20 Solari
• Industrial Lubricant: Adjustment from 750 Solari to 40 Solari
• Anti-Radiation Pills: Adjustment from 800 Solari to 80 Solari
• Napalm: Adjustment from 750 Solari to 20 Solari
• Rockets: Adjustment from 4000 Solari to 200 Solari
• Missile: Adjustment from 2300 Solari to 100 Solari
• Spiced Fuel Cell: Adjustment from 1500 Solari to 200 Solari
• Plastone: Adjustment from 10 Solari to 40 Solari

Due to the increased rocket size, you will no longer be able to carry as many rockets, and crafting materials will be more expensive. However, if you want to acquire rockets, the merchant is significantly more economical, and it won't take players too much Dune Awakening Solari, which should compensate for the previous nerf.

Vehicles

Version 1.1.20.0 has received minor vehicle improvements, with some parts experiencing reduced wear:

• Sandbike Scanner wear rate reduced to half its original rate.
• Scout Ornithopter Scanner wear rate reduced to half its original rate.
• Scout Ornithopter Wings wear rate reduced to half its original rate.
• Assault Ornithopter Wings wear rate reduced to 70% of its original rate.
• Carrier Ornithopter Dragonfly speed increased by 20%.
• Carrier Ornithopter Generator heat build-up speed reduced to half its original rate.
• Carrier Ornithopter acceleration in Vulture Mode has been slightly increased.
• Overall power increased by 10%.

Besides these improvements, they have also fixed a collision issue. In Version 1.1.20.0, when a player attempts to land on top of another vehicle, both vehicles will automatically deflect, putting an end to the practice of trapping another vehicle with an ornithopter "stack" until a sandworm attacks. You can't also use vehicle collisions to push another player's vehicle into quicksand. Yes, some players are doing this, not just in Deep Desert PvP zone, but also in PvE zones like Hagga Basin.

Combat

One significant combat adjustment is that the penalty for Center of Mass has been increased from -10% to -25%, which is a nerf. On the other hand, the physical damage of Mental’s Maskman has been removed, which is a significant buff.

Summary

Overall, Version 1.1.20.0 addresses some of the most disruptive aspects of the game, such as malicious vehicle collisions by PvP players and Pentashield’s invincible bases.

However, the changes to Sandworms and Compactors are not good news for solo players, as they will significantly increase the risk of spice harvesting. Guild players, on the other hand, generally already have Sandcrawlers and don’t need inefficient tools like Compactors. This update also aims to moderate the intensity of PvP combat, preventing Deep Desert from becoming a land of missiles. Besides these, this update doesn’t add anything particularly new, and it’s more of a large fix patch.