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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| In-game event | Patch Notes for 04/12/2024 v2.2.3.32893 Balancing Common · Resolution “Portfolio Scrutiny” (apply to all) rework : Cannot buy CHOAM Shares and Selling CHOAM Shares gives 3 Hegemony per Shares instead of Solaris · Resolution “CHOAM Dilution” (apply to all) rework : 20% of owned CHOAM Shares are destroyed · Resolution “Sale Incentive” (targeted) rework : 10% and 30% CHOAM ownership bonus are blocked for the duration, and a… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 26/11/2024 v.2.2.2.32791 Balancing · The bonuses for having a completed blue district have been buffed: · district 2 gives +2 -> +3 influence and +5 intel production · for great houses, district 3 gives +100 -> +150 votes · for fremen and smugglers, district 3 gives +100 -> +150 max influence and +4 -> +6 influence production · The “Water Seller” charter eligibility condition is to have 50 -> 70 Water pro… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 20/11/2024 v.2.2.1.32762 Conquest · Fremen conquest has been balanced to make the Spice Field liberation objective easier · Music on the Smuggler conquest map has been improved Bug fixes · Units should properly attack villages once all militia have been defeated · Fixed crashes | — | |
| Major update | Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #4 Out Now! Hello everyone! Community Update #4 is now live! This update includes new content and balancing changes all inspired by your feedback and suggestions. Check out the full list of changes below and let us know what you think. We’re excited to hear your feedback! New Conquests Smugglers and Fremen are now playable in the Conquest game mode. The Fremen conquest brings a unique twist, focusing on th… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 04/09/2024 v2.1.7.32388 Balancing · Vernius Combine Harvester Drone regen cost: 350 -> 100 solari for a full health bar · When an ally sietch's raid is liberating a village, you can attack the village to take over the siege. If you cancel the liberation, the raid will leave. · Ornithopter "swift" trait that gives "-70% damage received from Missile Battery and Main Bases" now also apply to Vernius Neural N… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 22/08/2024 v2.1.6.32344 Balancing · Hammer attack speed 3.3 → 2.5 · Spirit power 18 → 16 · Spire power 8 → 9 · Orbital Strike has 45 → 40 power per missile · Admin Burden reduces recruitment and building speed by 80% → 60% · Attacking a sietch now betrays truce with the Fremen · Fremen cost to repopulate a sietch : 250 → 150 manpower 3000 → 1000 solari · Fremen cannot repopulate a sietch if a teammate has… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 13/08/2024 v2.1.3.32281 Balancing · Gain from being in truce with someone 5 → 4 standing · Building cost reduction only affects Plascrete and Solari costs · Low Standing no longer prevents you from doing an action that costs standing, instead you will remain at 0 · Mobile turret now shoots at very long range while deployed · Mobile Turret 25 → 30 power while deployed · Spires deal +50% → +40% damage to un… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 06/08/2024 v2.1.1.32228 · Fixed Corrino dropping infinite main bases. · Fixed games allowing more than 8 spectators. · Fixed Irulan +2 crew in harvester being applied twice when two main bases are adjacent. · Fixed truce not providing standing on council opening. · Fixed spectators having "Unknown" as their names. · Fixed territory outlines sometimes vanishing for spectators. · Various other spectator mod… | — | |
| In-game event | Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #3 Out Now! Hello everyone! Community Update #3 is now live! This update includes several reworks and balancing changes all inspired by your feedback and suggestions. The standout feature? Our brand-new spectator mode! Check out the full list of changes below and let us know what you think. We’re excited to hear your feedback on these latest improvements! Spectator Mode Multiplayer lobbies can be set up to… | — | |
| Sale | We're part of the Tacticon! Hey everyone! We are part of this year Tacticon, hosted by Hooded Horse and Firesquid! For that occasion, Dune and its DLC are up to 40% off their original prices. For more info, check the sales below... Enjoy the base game! Or invite your friend to join the fight for the control of Arrakis Take command of the Ixian Confederation And control Arrakis as the house Vernius Get everything Spice War… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes for 29/04/2024 v.2.0.7.31913 · Fixed tutorials 1 & 5 not starting · Fixed detect stealth alert triggering with your own units · Fixed Skirmisher and Infiltrator Gear "Camouflage Fabric" giving free supply for no reason · Fixed icon of the "Assassin gear" trait | — | |
| Game update | Patch notes for 23/04/2024 v2.0.6.31902 Balancing · Added Annexation costs per ongoing Annexation, that are equals to cost of owning more region, but do not benefit from cost reduction and is never refunded. · Atreides Peaceful Annexation takes 10 -> 5 days. · Detection of a stealth unit now gives an alert. · The ranges for detection of stealth units are not longer smaller at night. Bug fixes · Fixed fremen dev "Desert W… | — | |
| Game update | Patch notes for 10/04/2024 v2.0.5.31873 Balancing · Overkill damage is now applied to Executionner with "Meat Armor" gear · Executionner "Meat Armor": heal 50 -> 40 hp per stack Bug Fix · Fixed Atreides Sustainable Spying not working on the second traits from Thuffir Hawat · Fixed recruitment cancellation on multiplayer · Fixed Village textures not being updated when annexed by a faction on multiplayer · Fixed Harkonnen… | — | |
| Game update | Patch notes for 02/04/2024 v.2.0.4.31850 Balancing · Harkonnen Councillor Umman Kudu gives +3 -> +2 manpower prod · Corrino development "Administrative Consolidation" gives -15% -> -20% upkeep on villages with 4 buildings of the same type · Landsraad charter support: the efficiency of supporting a charter on the agenda depends on the time left before the next council. It gives 20 Priority for 10 Influence at the start of… | — | |
| Game update | Patch notes for 20/03/24 v.2.0.3.31764 Balancing House Atreides - Development “Political Entente” gives 5 -> 4 guards on betrayal - Warden’s Gear “Cover Tactics” gives +20% -> +30% speed House Harkonnen - Councillor Cron Vatia gives +2 manpower per empty building slot on oppression, on top of his other effects - Councillor Umman Kudu produce +3 Manpower on top of his other effects The Smugglers - Councillor Lashon Hara… | — | |
| Game update | Patch notes for 13/03/2024 v2.0.1.31677 Known Issues · Vernius’s harvester in range of the Experimental Alloy Furnace will get a trait with texts in english, even if it’s not the chosen game language. Bug Fixes · Fixed Fremen AoE damage factor issues · Fixed AoE issues for Skimisher (center of explosion, aoe radius and aoe fx radius) · Fixed loot display not appearing correctly · Re added idle harvester alert · Fixed rob… | — | |
| Major update | Heroes of Dune: Out Now! Heroes The characters of Dune now walk the sands of Arrakis. After reaching 10k Hegemony, each faction can choose between 2 heroes to recruit as an unit that will influence their whole military strategy: · House Atreides: Duncan Idaho or Gurney Halleck · House Harkonnen: Glossu Rabban or Iakin Nefud · The Fremen: Chani Kynes or Otheym · House Corrino: Wensicia Corrino or Captain Aramsham · The… | — | |
| Release | House Vernius of Ix: Available Now! House Vernius of the Ixian confederacy is the main provider of spacefolding ships in the galaxy. Their obsession with technological progress clashes with the prohibition on thinking machines imposed by the Butlerian Jihad. They've mostly managed to stay within the letter of the law until now, but a monopoly on spice could free them of these petty restrictions. House Vernius of Ix is playable in… | — | |
| Community | Introducing: Heroes of Dune Heroes The main purpose of Heroes of Dune is to introduce even more of the Dune universe into the game. We already had a healthy amount of Dune characters in the game (31 characters in total), but they were only present in interfaces. Heroes of Dune will bring some of them in flesh onto the map, alongside your military units. Prominent figures of the Dune universe like Duncan Idaho and Glossu R… | — | |
| Community | Introducing: House Vernius of Ix Who are House Vernius of Ix? House Vernius of Ix positions themselves at the heart of the Ixian Confederacy. This faction of scientists and engineers pushes the boundaries of technology while navigating the political and diplomatic landscapes of the universe. While challenging the restrictions of the Butlerian Jihad, they create self-learning machines and sophisticated combat drones, all while… | — | |
| Community | House Vernius of Ix & Heroes of Dune: Release Date Hello everyone! We're extremely happy to finally share with you that the first DLC for Dune: Spice Wars, House Vernius of Ix , will be available for purchase on March 7th . A Steam news article providing a brief overview of the new faction will be published tomorrow, March 1st. A free major update will be released on the same day as the DLC, bringing the much anticipated Heroes of Dune content… | — | |
| Community | Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year 🏆 Dune: Spice Wars has been honoured with the title of Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year at the 27th DICE Awards! Congratulations to the team here at Shiro Games who have poured their passion into creating an exceptional gaming experience for fans of both the Dune universe and strategy games. A special thank you to our community, your support & contributions over the last couple of years have… | — | |
| In-game event | Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #2 Out Now! Hey Everyone! Community Update #2 has arrived on Arrakis! As usual, the changes are based on community feedback/sentiments, read on to find out more... Conquest Faction specific councilors with text dialogs & voiceover have been added. They will appear when launching a new conquest, during every mission, and at the end of each conquest. The goal is to improve both the immersion and personality… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes - 29/11/2023 v1.1.0.29441 Bug fixes · Fixed a crash caused by some usernames · Fixed a crash when hovering over some keywords · Fixed a crash when recruiting specific units · Fixed an issue where some buttons could vanish after clicking them · Fixed an issue where the Landsraad pop-up could be dismissed · Fixed an issue on gamepad that could lead to locking the player on the Victory or Defeat screen Others… | — | |
| Esports | Dune: Spice Wars out now on Xbox Series X/S! Hey Everyone! We’re proud to announce that Dune: Spice Wars is available now on the Xbox Series X/S! You can check out the release trailer below. | — | |
| In-game event | Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #1 Out Now! Hey Everyone! Community Update #1 is now live! With this update, we have made a number of changes based entirely on the feedback and suggestions of our players since our launch out of early access! Check out the full list of changes below… Controller Support The game is now fully playable with a controller, crossplay with XBOX is supported. The wheel menu has been added to provide a seamless ex… | — | |
| Community | Vote for Dune: Spice Wars in the Steam Awards! Hello everyone! Nominations for the 2023 Steam Awards are open, and we would love it if you would vote for Dune: Spice Wars in the ‘Outstanding visual style’ category. Navigating the challenges of a revered universe like Dune, we embarked on a delicate dance between uniqueness and homage. Breaking free from existing materials, we forged our own expression within Herbert's legacy. The diverse de… | — |
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