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The Communinet Signal is a Dune: Awakening Community Newsletter, giving roughly monthly updates (depending on team resource/availability)[1] to celebrate milestones, answer questions, showcase fan art and more. The Signals will be posted on the Website
The name comes from the short/medium range communications network in the Dune lore[2]
For those wanting to submit suggestions, questions or fan art for future Signals, use the #DuneAwakeningCommuninet on social media channels, or visit the #fanart or #communinet-signal channels on the Discord Server
Signal 1 - 2024-08-02
The first Signal contained:
- Some opening words from the Community team
- A round-up of the latest news - D:A Hitting 1 Million wishlists on Steam, the Alternate Timeline Cinematic video, and the Dune Awakening Direct Episode 2
- A Highlight featuring the Hanovars Bar in Harko Village
- A collection of fan art picks
- Questions submitted by the community about:
- The Fremen being "exterminated"
- Building hologram system
- Signing up for the Closed Beta
- Closing lines giving information on how to engage with the next Signal
Signal 2 - 2024-10-11
The second Signal contained:
- Opening words from the community team, with great thanks to the community in Discord and feedback received so far
- A recap of Gamescom 2024 and Dune Awakening Direct episode 3 including some behind-the-scenes tidbits and photos
- A roundup of community projects:
- Fans, Creators and Cosplayers at Gamescom
- The Dune Book Club
- The SpiceBlow Radio Podcast
- and, of course, the Dune Awakening Community Wiki
- Some Questions from the Community, around:
- Opting out of PvP
- Post-launch plans, such as expanding into new maps via the Overland
- Shared based storage
- The melee combat shown at gamescom being a first iteration of a new system, and the team continuing to work on it
- A food-related surprise...
Signal 3 - 2024-11-15
The third Signal contained:
- Opening words from the community team
- A roundup of recent gaming events:
- A highlight from one of their concept artists Brian Wells
- A collection of community fan art
- Questions from the community, around:
- How Shields work in The Deep Desert
- There is no first-person view (outside of binoculars and sniper scopes)
- Vehicles permission systems and stealing NPC vehicles
- No Sandworm riding at launch, but possibly later
- The level system, including Skill Trees and Intel points for the Technology Tree and the Great Schools wandering mentors
Signal 4 - 2024-12-20
The fourth Signal contained:
- Opening words from community team
- Roundup of recent events:
- Dreamhack Stockholm
- PirateSoftware Interview
- Closed Beta Game Statistics
- Highlight - Inteview with Cosplayer Alejandra (Anhyra)
- Collection of community creations
- Questions from the community, about:
- PvP Death Mechanics
- The Landsraad
- Party System
- In-game Communication - Dune: Awakening will feature proximity voice chat and text chat at launch
- Closing lines - Thanks of support over the past year and looking forward to 2025 - The year of Dune: Awakening
Signal 5 - 2025-02-11
The fifth signal contained:
- Opening words from community team
- Roundup of recent events:
- NVIDIA DLSS 4.0 and MFG showcase
- New Screenshots
- Beauty of Arrakis Trailer
- Press and Creators Hands-On Event + Articles
- One-Man Groundcar Highlight
- Different modules
- Concept Art
- Collection of community creations
- Questions from the community, about:
- Character Customization
- Material harvesting
- PvP focus
- Emotes
- Baiting players
- Closing Lines - Excited for the new year
Signal 6 - 2025-03-11
The sixth signal contained:
- Opening words from the community team
- RELEASE DATE REVEAL TRAILER (May 20th)
- Roundup of recent events:
- Character Creator creations
- Redeemable code for frameblade knife in the benchmark tool
- Pricing and Pre-Order Bonus
- Digital Postcards
- Carrier Ornithopter Highlight
- Concept art
- Module breakdown
- Collection of community creations
- Questions from the community, about:
- Ammunition
- Other Factions
- Base activities
- Vehicle rocket launchers
- Vehicle Modules
- Moving base
- Closing Lines - Release Date Excitement
Signal 7 - 2025-04-11
The seventh signal contained:
- Opening words from the community team
- Roundup of recent events:
- Pre-Ordering reward, the Terrarium od Muad'Dib and Sunset Dye Global Swatch
- Exploring Arrakis - Secrets of the Desert Trailer
- New Screenshots
- The Sounds of Arrakis (Soundtrack Behind the Scenes)
- First Dune: Awakening Gameplay Live Stream
- Sardaukar drop ship Highlight
- Collection of community creations
- Questions from the community, about:
- Units of Measurement
- Character Importing
- Guild permissions
- Sub-Fief Expansion
- Gun stats
- Outfit customization
- Known Issues Board
- Closing Lines
Signal 8 - 2025-05-13
The 8th signal contains:
- Opening words from the community team
- Release Delay to June 10th
- Roundup of recent events:
- Livestream #2 - Combat, Servers & Guilds
- Livestream #3 - Building & Crafting, Story & Lore
- Content creator streams
- New trailers - Story and Building Arrakis
- Reddit AMA
- Collection of community creations
- Questions from the community, about:
- Head Start Queues
- Home Hagga Basin Priority
- Story importance
- Game Roadmaps
- Map Sharing
- Streaming with Music
- Skill Set swapping
- Respawn points
- Vehicle Ownership Limits
- Closing Lines - New Release Date and Upcoming Showcases