New Video Previews Building System of Dune: Awakening

Dune: Awakening features an open world and multiplayer survival game. It's set in Arrakis, considered as the most dangerous planet in the universe. To survive and ensure their rise to power, players need to learn more about base building.

Fortunately, developer Funcom has released a new video about that mechanic and can be viewed here.

Start Small

In Dune: Awakening, all players start out with a small shelter which protects them not only against the sun but also versus bandits. However, it's also a place where they can expand their crafting abilities and even let them refine blood into drinkable water. Once everything has been set up, they can then expand the base, explore more of the world, and build additional bases. Ultimately it should lead to players choosing a Great House to support.

Once they're managed to earn a place either among the Atreides or the Harkonnen, they can now start to build with their unique architecture, all of which has been visually inspired by the award-winning blockbuster movies of Denis Villeneuve.

In a statement, Funcom shared that when it came to designing the building systems, they use their years of experience to push it to new heights. One of these is the Blueprint system where players can copy any build into a Blueprint which can then be placed anywhere in an instant, given to other players, or even sold. Meanwhile, the Solido Projections ensure that co-op building has never been easier.

Beta Weekend

A while back, the studio had announced that the release of Dune: Awakening was delayed to June 10 from the initial May 20 launch. The additional time was intended to allow the development team to do more work on the game to lead to a better gameplay experience. While waiting, a large-scale Beta weekend is scheduled on May 9 to May 12.

Dune: Awakening is an open world and multiplayer survival game on a massive scale. It’s more than just survival since the game offers a large-scale, persistent, and highly immersive world that has social hubs bustling with other players, server-wide politics and intrigue, and even a cinematic storyline that’s sure to leave players at the edge of their seat. Pre-purchase Dune: Awakening on Steam.