Melee
Dune: Awakening employs a system of combined arms, which means that combat will be divided in (at least) four different parts: melee, ranged, abilities/Great Schools and vehicular combat. [1][2] [3] [4]
As with that, melee will be a big part of the game, as the world it is set in focuses mainly on melee. [5]
Melee in game
Melee is a term usually used for close-quarters fighting with weapons that are not used to shoot projectiles. And Dune: Awakening wont be any different.
Melee in Dune: Awakening will be based at fighting with melee weapons (swords, rapiers, daggers, crysknives etc.) and with shields. Shields will enforce melee fights, as shooting a shield with lasgun is impossible, as they cant be aimed at them,[6] and other ranged weapons will stop upon shield contact.[1] [7] [8] Shields will, however, require certain energy upkeep that has to be maintained for shields to work.[9]
Blocking/Parrying seems to be a possibilty, stunning an enemy hitting the blocking player. [4]
Melee is said to be viable late game, and even have its own abilities that set it apart and make it entirely different then without them. [10] [11]
Types of melee weapon
Not much has been confirmed, although rapiers, swords, knives and daggers have already been shown. Other probabilities point at pulse-swords, kinjals, crysknives and similar. [12] [5] [4]
Abilites with melee
Ginaz Swordmaster? [13]
Gallery
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Knife
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Rapier
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A group of Harkonnen soldiers with blades
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An Atreides armoured soldier with a sword
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Getting hit through shield - health goes down
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Blocking with shield on
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Scrap Metal Knife
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://duneawakening.com/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixq-y_r-lkE&ab_channel=Funcom
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flzahpG6U0k&ab_channel=PCGamer
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud3EW5aAUZ8
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://dunenovels.com/
- ↑ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/dune-awakening-devs-had-to-get-permission-from-the-herberts-to-change-a-tiny-piece-of-dune-lore-so-players-wouldnt-nuke-each-other-constantly/
- ↑ https://awakening.wiki/Sources:Discord_Messages#12
- ↑ https://awakening.wiki/Sources:Discord_Messages#14
- ↑ Sources:Discord Messages#25
- ↑ https://awakening.wiki/Sources:Discord_Messages#13
- ↑ https://awakening.wiki/Sources:Discord_Messages#11
- ↑ https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Weapons?so=search
- ↑ https://awakening.wiki/Sources:Discord_Messages#15