Dune Awakening‘s official head start launch is just around the corner and the developers have shared an exciting update with us. Initially, it was announced by developers that private servers would be launched at post launch content. Luckily, they have been able to implement them earlier as progress has been faster than they expect. But how will private servers actually work in Dune Awakening? What kind of settings will you be able to modify? In this guide, we’ll go over everything and more so you know what to expect with private servers. With that said, let’s dive in!
Private Servers Will be Available at Launch
Private servers will be available for players to launch when the game arrives – which includes the early access launch on June 5. However, private servers will work differently in Dune Awakening than what you are used to with other games.
The new private servers will allow players to participate in grand large scale multiplayer features, which was promised by developers. But this will result in some loss of freedom which might turn off some players.
Private Servers are also paid services which will cost you monthly premium fees similar to any subscription. They have a range of prices going from $15-$70 per month depending on the provider and how many people you will have on.
Server And World Structure
When you rent a private server in Dune Awakening, you’ll get access to your own Hagga Basin. You’ll have access to the entire map just as you would in the official game servers.
The private server you rent will belong to a World which consists of other servers i.e. other Hagga Basins. Don’t worry though, you will have the option to choose the World you want for your private server.
The entire World will consist of different Hagga Basins, alongside social hubs and the Deep Desert. These areas can be shared by players from all the private servers – providing a large scale multiplayer experience.
In essence, the World structure can be divided into three main areas:
- Private Servers
- Social Hubs, like Arakeen and Harko Village will be connected
- Deep Desert
In this way, players from different private servers will be able to meet and interact with each other in the same World.
Keep in mind that players who rent private servers will not be able to control or rent social hubs or the Deep Desert. Instead, these will be provided by the server hosting company from whom you rent them.
As a result, calling them private servers can be a bit misleading. Instead, you can think of them as private clusters within a large network.
Queue Times
A major issue that lots of players are worried about with the public servers in Dune Awakening is queue times. During the closed beta, many players ran into long queues because servers only had a capacity of 40 players at once.
Renting a private server will allow you to circumvent this issue.
Private Server Custom Settings
Since the World will consist of different private servers, you will not be able to control every aspect of it even if you are renting it. This is because there will be social hubs and the Deep Desert where players from different servers will be involved.
As a result, most of the settings you will be able to change will be up to the server company that you rent the servers from.
However, here are some settings that you will be able to change for private servers in Dune Awakening:
- Security Zones
- Security zones are areas where PvP are not enabled
- You will be able to disable security zones entirely on your Hagga Basin
- Additionally, you can choose to have certain areas of the Hagga Basin PvP, like on official servers
- Unfortunately, this indicates that you might not have the option to have an entirely PvE server
- Taxation
- You will be able to disable the option for taxation on PvP servers
- This makes it so that you won’t have to worry about buildings decaying due to sandstorms or if you stop paying taxes
- Sandstorms
- You can disable sandstorms from occurring on your private server
- Naming
- You will be able to name your server and even set a password for it.
Visiting Private Servers
You can visit other private servers in Dune Awakening and it will work the same as with official servers. All you need to do is select the server and put the server password in.
You will be able to take everything you want with your character and do whatever you want in the server. When you visit a private server, you will arrive at Griffin’s Reach trade post and proceed from there.
Additionally, you can even claim land in private servers, which is not possible in official servers.
Pros And Cons
Now that you understand how private servers work, you may be wondering what the benefits are for playing private servers as opposed to public ones.
You might also want to check out our which class to pick guide so you can start off strong when the game launches.
Here are the pros of playing or renting a private server in Dune Awakening:
- Queue Times
- Public servers, especially on launch day, will have long queues with players trying to get in
- Servers only have a capacity of 40 people, so you might have to wait for a while on public servers
- With private servers, you won’t have to worry about these queues
- Claim Land Easily
- If servers are full and you decide to go to another public server, you will have trouble claiming land
- Without land, you will not be able to build bases
- Private servers will allow you to claim land easily, even if you visit other private servers
- Control Access
- Private servers will allow you to control who joins the server since it is password protected
- You can also ban people who are being disruptive to the experience
- Up to 40 people can join your server, which means you have access to a potentially large community
- Settings
- You will be able to configure certain settings to make the experience more tailored to your preferences
Next, let’s take a look at the cons of having a private server in Dune Awakening:
- Meeting New Players
- Private servers are invite only, so you will not be able to meet up with new players and communities
- Of course, you can still go to social hubs but this will be a limited experience
- Rent Fee
- With private servers, someone will have to consistently pay and maintain the servers
- If the server host stops paying rent, you might lose progress in the private server
- Currently, developers have not outlined whether you can download your progress from a private server or how server migration works.
Renting Private Servers
If you’re interested in renting a private server for Dune Awakening, you have three private server providers to choose from:
- GPortal
- xREALM
- Nitrado.
You’ll be able to rent servers at fix rates depending on how many players you plan to have on private servers. Of course, you can also go for a custom configuration depending on your needs which will give you a custom rate.
We recommend checking out their official sites and going through all the options, so you can see which price suits you. Be sure to check out the ping as well so that you have a good connection.
That’s everything you need to know about how private servers work in Dune Awakening. Now that you understanding how they work you could consider getting them. After all, with the large scale multiplayer experience they are promising, you could have a unique experience with them. You’ll also be able to skip the annoying long queues that might come at the start of the game!
