Greetings Sleepers,
The new Update 1.4 is officially available. This update introduces two new locations and new Landsraad missions. In addition, the Water Wars DLC launches today, adding Water Shipper–themed building pieces and cosmetics.
Once a Harkonnen tech hub, the Wind Pass is now controlled by the Water Shippers and serves as a key center of Arrakis’ water trade. This location also brings five new Landsraad missions with unique rewards.
A scalable new Testing Station where players will face Dr. Jalanta, a devious new boss with her own set of unique mechanics, hidden deep within her secret laboratory.
Players can now self‑host Dune: Awakening battlegroups on their own machines and customize their experience. Hosts can adjust various settings through configuration files to tailor server behavior. Among a myriad of other settings you can tweak, you can also adjust the balance of PvE and PvP, even making your server fully PvE or PvE if you prefer. This feature is still an early iteration and will continue to evolve.
Approaching the one‑year anniversary, the game has received more than 15 updates — including the recent change making PvP fully optional, giving players full control over how they experience Arrakis.
Update 1.4 is not a Chapter update. It’s a smaller release while the team continues work on major upcoming content. Beyond the recently discussed Polar Cap map, even more is in development: new features, new content, and the continuation of the main story.
To celebrate the launch of Update 1.4, Dune: Awakening is 40% off on Steam, bringing the price below $30 / €30. Funcom is also launching the Community Challenge: Secrets of the Water Shippers, challenging players to complete The Old Quarry as many times as possible. If all milestones are hit, there are two unique weapon variants to unlock: the Vivisectionists Bone Saw, and the Asteroid Harvester Maula Pistol.
Also available today, the Water Wars DLC adds Water Shipper–inspired building pieces and cosmetics based on the dynasty that dominates Arrakis’ water economy. This DLC completes the Season Pass, included in the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions. Price: $9.99, or included in the Season Pass ($24.99 / €24.99).
The Water Wars DLC contains:
Water Shippers Building Set (52 pieces)
Water Shippers Decoration Set (18 pieces)
Water Shippers Stillsuit Variant Set
Water Shippers Light Armor Variant Set
Water Shippers Heavy Armor Variant Set
Water Shippers Weapon Variants
1 x Melee
1 x Ranged
Water Shippers Scout Ornithopter Variant
Water Shippers Swatch
Water Shippers 2 x Emotes
Update 1.4 is free for all players. The Water Wars DLC is priced at $9.99 or included as part of the Season Pass ($24.99 / €24.99).
Read full patch notes here.
Bless the maker and see you on the dunes!