As teased in The Vision of Paul Atreides cinematic trailer shown at Summer Game Fest, Dune: Awakening takes place in an alternate timeline that originates when Jessica Atreides decides to obey the orders of the Bene Gesserit and has a daughter in her place. Paul. The young woman responds to the name of Ariste Atreides. This decision sets off a chain reaction that radically changes the situation on Arrakis, leading to the survival of Duke Leto Atreides and a War of Assassins between the Harkonnens and the Atreides.
With these two Great Houses at war and the Fremen missing after being hunted down, players must venture to Arrakis and write their own story. The character with whom you will live this adventure will be fully customizable in appearance and appearance. You can also choose the planet of birth. Within the character customization comes the choice of the mentor’s specialization. Players can choose between different specializations such as Mentat, Swordmaster or Bene Gesserit, which will determine the first skills with which the adventure through Arrakis will begin.
Regarding the structure of the servers that will support the world, the focus falls on the Overland Map, which will be responsible for connecting several maps together. sandbox “enabling a greater number of players in each of them.”
“Making the world feel seamlessly integrated and connected has always been one of our goals in Dune: Awakening,” says creative director Joel Bylos. “We built this structure with the idea of making the game expandable, which is difficult with a single map. The idea of the Overland Map is to allow us to continue developing the world and give players new spaces to explore. Who knows what it will look like in 5 years?”.
Finally, Funcom recalled that Dune: Awakening has recently entered the persistent closed beta phase, offering players access to all available content, from Hagga Basin, the starting area, to the content endgame of the Deep Desert.
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