Survival and base systems, Arrakis world and Deep-Desert updates, and the road from beta to live.
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Funcom gathered its Gamescom announcements and added detail on the Polar Cap, a free map arriving later this year built around extreme cold rather than heat, with its own survival mechanics, resources and standalone storyline.
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A second map with its own survival rules means a guild's Hagga Basin kit and base plans do not carry over, and the update is free, so everyone can go. There is no date beyond later this year, so this is worth reading and not yet worth scheduling.
Funcom dated the Dune: Awakening console launch to September 22, arriving with a single-player mode, the story conclusion and the Filmic Archive DLC at $9.99. Cross-play is confirmed for after console launch, with no date.
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Cross-play is the part that decides whether a guild can recruit off PC, and it carries no date. Console members joining on September 22 will be on their own servers until it lands, so hold off on restructuring around a mixed-platform roster.
The Guild Post gathers the latest Dune: Awakening news from Funcom and the wider community into one page — patch notes, updates, and announcements as they publish, each linking back to the original source. Survival and base systems, Arrakis world and Deep-Desert updates, and the road from beta to live.
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