Dune: Awakening - Building, crafting, factions: Dive into the sea of sand with the developers

In the latest livestream for Dune: Awakening, the Funcom development team presented detailed insights into the game mechanics, including base building, the crafting system and the story. It became clear that the game world should not only be large, but also dynamic and dense in terms of content.

Topics of the livestream

The stream highlights various core areas: building your own bases, crafting equipment, interacting with factions and aspects of the open game world. The visual and acoustic design, for example of flying machines such as the ornithopter, is also addressed. Users in the comments particularly praise the base-building system and the flexibility when building in Dune: Awakening.

Movement and climate

The developers paid particular attention to means of transport such as the ornithopter. The flight scenes - from timestamp 1:01:00 in the livestream - show how detailed the animation and sound design are coordinated. Weather effects such as sandstorms are intended to influence navigation and visibility.

Building in the game context

The building system of Dune: Awakening makes a very strong impression in the livestream. In particular, the decision to work with larger modular components clearly pays off visually: The buildings look coherent, functional and fit well into the game world. Instead of small-scale tinkering, the result is a clear, aesthetic look that carries both structure and the typical Dune setting. Overall, the system looks well thought out and visually convincing. This opinion is shared by many viewers of the livestream in the comments. For those interested: You can find a lot of input on this from minute 30 in the livestream.

In general, the stream touches on many aspects: Crafting, locomotion, factions, environmental influences and sound design. Above all, the aim is to offer a coherent gaming experience that fits in well with the Dune universe. If you are interested in the livestream and would like to take a closer look at all facets, you will find it here. Here is a timeline to help you find what you are looking for more quickly.

Timeline of the livestream

• 30:00 Basic functions of building
• 33:58 Mining buggy (vehicle type)
• 36:00 Components & factions
• 41:00 Supply objects & workbenches
• 45:42 Copied bases (blueprint system)
• 49:40 / 54:45 / 59:29 Faction bases & interiors: Atreides / Harkonnen
• 1:03:40 Community buildings (with voting)
• 1:11:15 New trailer
• 1:13:00 Story presentation
• 1:37:32 Another trailer
• 1:40:00 The Landsraad (faction council)
• 1:41:00 Social interaction & auction house
• 1:51:50 The Landsraad week (weekly event)
• 2:05:56 Another trailer
• 2:07:55 Q&A (Questions & Answers)