Greetings Sleepers, 

News from Arrakis! We’re excited to announce that the Chapter 3 Free Update and The Raiders of the Broken Lands DLC (included in the Season Pass) will arrive early next year. The DLC will also be available separately for $9.99. 

Chapter 3 is shaped by thousands of conversations, suggestions, and bits of feedback from across the Dune: Awakening community. One of the clearest messages we heard was the desire for more meaningful progression and choice – including PvE players - after reaching tier 6. This update sets up the framework to do this, expanding late-game play with deeper choices, shared goals, and more ways for every type of player to continue growing. We’ve rebuilt the Landsraad system to give you more ways to progress and earn meaningful rewards—whether you’re playing solo or teaming up with friends. 

Faction ranks have been extended and we’re introducing two progression loops in the form of Specialization and Augmentations which work together. On top of that, the overland map has been expanded with several new locations, including unique repeatable testing stations featuring challenging boss encounters with scaling difficulty and increasingly valuable loot. 

And that’s just the start. With several improvements, additions, and refinements, Chapter 3 stands as our largest update since launch, made possible by the passion and dedication of our community. These include a rework of the rapier, and the introduction of two weapons: the Pyrocket and Dual Blades. Story-focused players can dive straight back into the narrative, as Chapter 3 continues the story right where Chapter 2 ended, offering many hours of new story-driven survival gameplay. 

Thank you for continuing to shape Dune: Awakening with us. Your feedback and enthusiasm guide every step we take. 

Releasing at the same time as the free Chapter 3 update is Raiders of the Broken Lands, a DLC which also aims to respond to one of the biggest player asks: more stuff to build with! This smuggler-themed DLC comes packed with new content: 

• Smuggler building pieces — 74 pieces 

• Smuggler decoration – 17 pieces 

• Smuggler armor sets – 3 pieces 

• Smuggler weapon variants – 2 pieces 

• Raider buggy skin 

• Smuggler swatch and emotes 

The DLC is available for $9.99 and included in the Season Pass ($24.99), which contains The Lost Harvest DLC plus one more major DLCs. The Season Pass is included in both the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions. 

Here’s a visual overview of what’s coming in the Chapter 3 free update and the Raiders of the Broken Lands DLC: 

From December 18 to January 5, Dune: Awakening will be 35% off. We also have a discount on a new Dune: Awakening & Conan Exiles bundle, which will give players a deeper discount even if you already own one of the two. 

As usual, ahead of the update release, you’ll be able to test it on our Public Test Client. This will include most of the update but not the DLC and we’ll hold back the Story content to avoid spoilers. More info on dates for PTC to be revealed later. 

Starting today and running until January 14, the last pieces of the Observer Building Set will be available through Twitch Drops. 
 
When Chapter 3 launches, all previous drops (including the ones starting today) will become available from vendors in Arrakeen and Harko Village where you can buy them for solaris. 

Stay tuned for more news as we move closer to the release of Chapter 3. 

Stay hydrated, Sleepers. 

Greetings Sleepers, 

Another patch is now available, and it's a hot one! 

Store your spice, park your vehicle and head back inside to sip a hot spice coffee while you take a gander at today’s patch highlights. You can also read the full patch notes here[duneawakening.com]. 

As a heartfelt thank you for being part of our journey, we’re excited to gift a special free pack to everyone who owns Dune: Awakening. Enjoy this holiday surprise from us! 

This pack features a variety of beautiful, new decorative items. The centrepiece is a strategy table and assorted miniatures to place “strategically”, such as a miniature ornithopter, faction miniatures and much more. Handy as you lay out your plans to influence the spice trade on Arrakis. It also features two new weapon skins, and, for those in seasonal spirit, a special holographic tree. 

Check out your free pack on its Steam store page! 

• You can now craft the Base Reconstruction Tool and aim it at your base to store it. Vehicles are not backed up with this new tool. For vehicles you can’t back up in your vehicle backup tool, we recommend disassembling them and storing their parts in your bank or base storage if you’re bringing them with you.   

• The process is similar to using the vehicle backup tool: it will immediately remove your entire base from the world, including everything placed directly on or inside it. 

• Placing your base works differently from blueprints. The entire base will be spawned instantly, without the need for gathering and manual rebuilding, including all its contents. Additionally, there is a “snap to origin” feature that will try to place your base in the exact location from which you removed it. 

For all the nitty-gritty details on how storing and placing work, be sure to check out our dedicated Base Reconstruction Tool Blog[duneawakening.com] 

Vendors with a special inventory are waiting for new customers in both Arrakeen and Harko Village. These dedicated individuals will sell past Twitch Drops in exchange for your heard-earned Solaris. The first inventory rotation includes our Chapter 1 Twitch Drops, featuring 11 different pieces from our Observer building set. Some very cool options are the Observer Windows, Observer Columns, and the Observer Hatch.  

We’ve introduced a new cargo container designed for transporting large quantities of items or materials. You craft pieces which need to be assembled via a welding torch to build this special container. Once put together, it can be used via a carrier ornithopter for transportation.    

You can access its storage through the bank/exchange interface or your base’s circuits system. 

We are continuously working on quality of life improvements and have added an unstuck vehicle button to get you and your vehicle out of sticky situations. 

• To assist you in sticky situations with your vehicle, we have introduced an “unstuck vehicle button” that should get you out to safety quickly.  

• We also made it easier for you to find relevant information after a new game update has been released.  

We continuously commit resources to mitigate griefing and have put further prevention methods in place. Additionally, we fixed a known solari duplicate exploit. 

Thank you for being part of our community, Sleepers and may you find spice in abundance.