Funcom has shared 1.1.10.0 patch notes for Dune: Awakening’s upcoming update, bringing a host of changes to much-requested endgame elements as well as various quality-of-life improvements for a smoother experience. Since its release on June 5, Dune: Awakening has been updated with multiple patches and hotfixes to address bugs and performance issues, but 1.1.10.0 promises to be the game’s biggest update yet.
Dune: Awakening’s endgame PvP-first approach has raised some concerns among solo players hoping for a more PvE-friendly environment. Many have found obtaining late-game resources from the Deep Desert to be incredibly difficult without the help of a guild. Patch 1.1.10.0 arrives just in time to put these concerns to rest.
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Posts 2In a recent blog post on the Dune: Awakening website, Funcom released the patch notes for 1.1.10.0, a planned update that is currently only available to players on the Public Test Client, downloadable on Steam. Patch 1.1.10.0 is the game’s first major patch, with sweeping changes to Dune: Awakening's endgame PvE content, quality-of-life improvements, and balance changes across the board. In order to test the stability of the patch, the developers are initially releasing it as an opt-in update, available exclusively to PC players on Steam. All progress in the PTC (Public Test Client) will carry over to the main game once the patch goes live. Though there is no confirmed release date yet, Funcom estimates that patch 1.1.10.0 will be released to all players in “a week or two.”
The biggest gameplay changes in Version 1.1.10.0 are centered around Dune: Awakening's Deep Desert. The PvE zone in the Deep Desert will now cover a much larger strip of land, roughly half of the entire map, quadrupling the size of the PvE zone from previous iterations. Additionally, all endgame resources will be available within this PvE-only area, meaning solo sleepers will be able to find and harvest everything they need without ever having to step foot into the PvP zone. To balance this, the PvP areas will have a higher concentration of materials and valuable resources the further north players go, giving large guilds a clear reason to head deeper into the desert.
ClosePatch 1.1.10.0 also introduces a range of quality-of-life improvements aimed at enhancing the existing gameplay loop. Anti-gravity fields have been nerfed, giving players a better chance to escape when caught unprepared. Ornithopters will now drop straight down if exited mid-air, preventing scenarios where players accidentally leave the cockpit while the vehicle is still flying. Some abilities, like Suspensor Dash and Thrive on Danger, have been reworked, while others have received updated descriptions in order to help players better understand their functions. Additionally, Sandworm behavior has been adjusted to increase the risk when harvesting Spice in Dune: Awakening, with the creature now lingering longer beneath the surface in certain situations.
Dune: Awakening 1.1.10.0 Patch Notes Highlights
Sandworms now linger for a bit around spicefields that have been recently harvested from. Reduced the frequency of Harkonnen attacks on certain Atreides bases (and vice versa) in Hagga Basin. Main menu “Play Now” button has been set to filter out private servers. When streamer mode is active, map creator name is hidden if the player created the sinkchart. In addition, while in streamer mode, sector name in the Deep Desert is now hidden as well. In the exchange, items can now be listed from and claimed to the vehicle inventory of your Ornithopter. The PvE area near the shield wall has been expanded to cover row A, B, C, D and half of E within the Deep Desert.The full patch notes for Dune: Awakening Version 1.1.10.0 can be found on the official website.
