While Dune Awakening has a well-defined set of missions (like the Trial of AQL) and areas for players to explore in PVE, once you get the hang of it and have progressed to a certain level, you can and should explore the PVP segment of the game. In this guide, we get you all the details of what PVP in Dune Awakening looks like, and how does the game manage weekly resets.
How To Get To Deep Desert In Dune Awakening
Take an Ornithopter slowly to the edges of the map to spot a blue glow. You will get an action prompt of ‘Are you sure you want to travel to the World Map?’, select Yes, and the World Map opens up. You can now travel to the big purple circle on the World Map, which is the Deep Desert, the PVP zone in Dune Awakening.
You will see 3 Purple Bars just before it, these are the different entrance points into the Deep Desert. On selecting one, you will get an action prompt ‘Are you sure you want to travel to the Deep Desert? Nothing survives the Coriolis Storm’. Select Yes, and you are now in the Deep Desert zone in Dune Awakening.
When travelling to the Deep Desert, we recommend that you keep the following in mind:
- It costs water and fuel every second that you spend on the World Map, so ensure that you go fully stocked. You can also use the water and refuel spots along the way, a stop for a few seconds on one of these should get both things taken care of.
- The moment you land, you will be on foot and not in the Ornithopter, with a high likelihood of the Sandworm being around your location. So, the first thing to do is to take flight in the Ornithopter and land in a safer location.
- It is a good idea to coordinate with friends, to select the right Purple Bar/entry point into the Deep Desert.
Loot Opportunities In the Deep Desert
The initial Shield Wall part is PVE, the true Deep Desert lies further ahead and is an exclusive, 500 sq km PVP zone with high end Tier 6 and Tier 7 material to loot, and spice eruptions to give an opportunity to take up huge quantities of raw spice cargo. You can also scan areas for points of interest, and can then either make use of the info to get precious resources and loot, or sell this info to other players.
However, keep in mind that if you die to other players in PVP, you lose everything, including your gear without a chance to retrieve it, unlike in PVE where death is more forgiving (except, of course, if you die to a Sandworm). The other things to watch out for in PVP are Coriolis Storms, and the Landsraad Decree.
Coriolis Storms Explained
Coriolis Storms are effectively resets in the PVP area in Dune Awakening. Everything is destroyed, including the current location of resources, loot, and more importantly, player bases. After the reset, you will be required to scan afresh to build info on new locations and points of interest. This, obviously, provides fresh opportunity to get your hands on new loot. On the other hand, if you have already scanned and located some high value loot, this gives urgency to go and get that, since the upcoming storm will wipe that loot off the map. Other players would likely have thought the same thing, leading to potential for intense PVP for that loot.
The current fixed time for this is Tuesday, and you get a warning on this over the Communinet System. What rules will come to play in the reset area is decided by the Landsraad Decree. This is how that system works.
Landsraad Decree Explained In Dune Awakening
Landsraad is a player-driven political system that drives rule-making in PVP areas. Every Sunday, the current rule system ends, and a 24-hour voting window begins. On Monday, the winning set of rules get locked in, and on Tuesday, the Coriolis Storm hits to reset the existing rules and implement the new ones that got voted in. These rules decide the intensity of PVP, bonuses that impact gameplay, and so on.
