Extra Dune Awakening information has hit the web, courtesy of a fast breakdown from Funcom on the sport’s put up launch plans. As well as, PC specs have been launched in an official put up on the sport’s Steam retailer web page.
The brief video, narrated by chief artistic officer Joel Byros, goes by way of the plan for the sport’s life after it launches on Might 20 later this yr. In it, he publicizes on behalf of Funcom that Dune Awakening won’t have a subscription like different MMOs. As an alternative, the sport might be supported by non-compulsory paid DLC packs that’ll come out alongside free updates.
These free updates will include high quality of life updates, new options, new story content material, and all the good things that retains a reside service recreation going. As for the non-compulsory DLCs, there isn’t any phrase on what they’re going to include, however we do know that you would be able to both purchase them standalone or as a part of a season go that’ll include a number of issues in a single package deal.
Byros additionally revealed that, in some model of the sport people will be capable of purchase, gamers will be capable of get a headstart over the poors (that is a joke), which can enable them to leap into Dune Awakening early on the Might 15. Bylos acknowledged that this might enable early entry for gamers, but additionally states that this enables the crew to “steadiness the server load” for the absolute best expertise when the sport launches. Nothing hurts an MMO greater than a shaky launch, in any case.
Alongside this brief video comes the aforementioned Steam put up, which gave us the next information on minimal and advisable PC specs:
Minimal:
- OS:Home windows 10 64-bit (or newer)
- Processor:Intel Core i5-7400, AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Reminiscence: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), AMD Radeon 5600XT (6GB)
- Storage:60 GB accessible house
Advisable:
- OS:Home windows 10 64-bit (or newer)
- Processor:Intel Core i7-10700K, AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Reminiscence:16 GB RAM
- Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (8GB), AMD Radeon 6700XT (12GB)
- Storage:75 GB accessible house
As well as, the put up peels again the curtain on some cool PC options gamers will be capable of fiddle with, together with NVIDIA’s DLSS 4, making Dune Awakening one of many first totally launched video games to make use of it, AMDs FSR, Intel’s XeSS 2, and Razer Chroma RGB and Razer Sensa HD Haptics. So for those who’re planning on enjoying the sport on PC, you’ve got obtained some neato instruments to make the sport look and play higher.
What do you consider this enterprise mannequin? I really feel like I’ve so many subscriptions today, and having a recreation that I can simply purchase and are available again to each on occasion fits me finest. It is why I hold leaping again into Guild Wars 2 each on occasion. So yeah, no complaints from me. It additionally feels like we’ll get some extra information quickly, courtesy of a gameplay stream on March 24 talked about on the tail finish of the Steam weblog put up.
Tell us for those who’ll be hanging round within the sand come Might 20 (or possibly, 5 days earlier) under!
