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Dune: Spice Wars — patch notes and updates

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Patch notes for 09/07/20252025-07-09v2.2.7.32974The ongoing loading of a nuke silo is automatically cancelled without refund when the village is liberated or abandoned.The bug allowing to load multiple nukes at the same time has been fixed, in all known cases.Devastated villages' buildings can no longer be targeted by military units.Assassins can no longer attack a village as a regular military unit would.Assassins cannot reset an assassination progression from an infiltration cell in siege or in combat.Fixed heroes' range fx expanding and vibrating wildly after a while.Atreides Support drones now properly pick up dying units, even when they are under an effect that makes them
Patch notes for 12/12/20242024-12-12v2.2.5.32923 Changes Fremen - Fremen "Mobile Turret" can hold position without deploying Conquest - Secondary objective "Defender of the Law" will spawn renegade bases at the start of the mission, making the objective possible in every case. Bugfixes Fixed "assault" conquest mission timer discrepancy Fixed a common crash happening in spectator mode Various optimisations
Patch Notes for 10/12/20242024-12-10v2.2.4.32914 Changes Voting Phases During voting, it’s no longer possible to see changes in influence, solari, or CHOAM ownership in other factions. It’s no longer possible to buy CHOAM Shares during voting Selling CHOAM Shares during voting no longer reduces the price instantly. All such reductions are then applied all at once at the end of the council. Insider Trading gives +2 -> +1 influence per share sold With the development “insider trading”, selling CHOAM shares during voting gives 50% less solari. Bug Fixes Fix “incursion” conquest mission timer discrepancy (the same issue might still appear in “assault” mission, it should be fixed so
Patch Notes for 04/12/20242024-12-04v2.2.3.32893 BalancingCommon 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 at the start of next council, lost 20 solari per shares owned Resolution “Labor Right” (apply to all) rework : +100% military unit upkeep Resolution “Imperial Intelligence”, which allows to use Cell Search outside of an assassination attempt, now also block the
Patch Notes for 26/11/20242024-11-26v.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 production The conquest secondary objective “Guild Commission” and its Fremen counterpart “Recycling Spree” have been made slightly more difficult Minor Changes Added “Random” map type, that will choose a map type for you from all available ones. Added an option to
Patch Notes for 20/11/20242024-11-20v.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
Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #4 Out Now!2024-11-18Hello 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 the liberation of the planet rather than the traditional Conquest gameplay. You can also engage in three new battles, with two exclusively available in the Fremen Conquest and one accessible in the Smugglers Conquest. Additionally, there are seven new ach
Patch Notes for 04/09/20242024-09-04v2.1.7.32388 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 Nodes. Assassin can no longer be sent to a building to reset an assassination progress. They have to reach the village. Bug fixes In conquest, "The Renegades" battle now launches properly Renegades properly establish bases Ecaz can properly launch atomics when
Patch Notes for 22/08/20242024-08-22v2.1.6.32344 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 pillaged it Fremen dev "Stalwart Alliance" adds effect: Allied Sietches Militia have +50% Life Fremen dev "Desert Watchers" adds effect: Fremen units also gain stealth near Allied sietches Militia and raids from allied sietch are considered as allies and can't be targ
Patch Notes for 13/08/20242024-08-13v2.1.3.32281 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 units outside of their territory Spire 5 → 3 armor Spire 8 → 9 solari upkeep Hawk 270 → 250 hp Harpy 5 → 4 armor Hammer 360 → 340 hp Siren 200 → 230 hp 5 → 4 armor Spirit 270 → 230 hp 5 → 4 armor Pillaging Pillaging a sietch now takes 0.5 → 6 days Pillaging gains do
Patch Notes for 06/08/20242024-08-06v2.1.1.32228 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 mode improvements.
Dune: Spice Wars - Community Update #3 Out Now!2024-08-01Hello 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 allow up to 8 spectators. Eliminated players can keep watching the game as spectators. Pillaged Sietch rework Fremen can no longer build in a devastated sietch. They can, however, repopulate them for a large cost, which removes the “devastated” trait.
We're part of the Tacticon!2024-07-20Hey 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 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605220/Dune_Spice_Wars/ Take command of the Ixian Confederation And control Arrakis as the house Vernius https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807090/Dune_Spice_Wars__House_Vernius_of_Ix/ Get everything Spice Wars related And get the complete package https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38656/Dune_Spice_Wars__The_Ixian_Ed
Patch Notes for 29/04/20242024-04-29v.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
Patch notes for 23/04/20242024-04-24v2.0.6.31902 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 Watchers" so the unit stay hidden between regions. Fixed fremen dev "Arrakis Secret" so the harvester can be attacked right after undeploying, if you can detect them. Fixed Assassin reseting assassination progress factor even when the infiltration cell has been re
Patch notes for 10/04/20242024-04-10v2.0.5.31873 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 Gunners' "Blood Thinner" gear removing 50% life instead of 25% in some situations
Patch notes for 02/04/20242024-04-02v.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 a period and only 2 Priority for 10 Influence at the end. Resolution "Controlled Markets" can no longer appear during the first 2 councils Bug fixes Fixed airfields not being updated when using Vernius / Bronso Fixed Fremen hero first recruitment costing Sol
Patch notes for 20/03/242024-03-20v.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 now gain information in faction when trading intel or influence and gain both intel and influence from information level The Fremen - Councillor Mother Ramallo gives 0.5 authority prod per active harvesting teams, on top of her other bonuses House Corr
Patch notes for 13/03/20242024-03-13v2.0.1.31677 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 robotic voices in conquest Alloy furnace works on Vernius Harvester Fixed popup appearing when using a patent or obfuscate when it should not Fixed Epic Quest Operation Fixed player being able to place a infiltration cell when faction target is already being assassina
Heroes of Dune: Out Now!2024-03-07Heroes 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 Smugglers: Drisq or Bannerjee House Ecaz: Whitmore Bludd or Ilesa Ecaz When your hero dies in battle, you’ll be able to bring them back as a Ghola, if you’re willing to pay the cost to both your bank account and your reputation. New councillors Heroes that were p