Sources:Videos/AlphaCast Jeff Gamescom Interview
Notes for the 🇫🇷 interview with World Director Jeff (Heffe) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awjaS16OjtA
42.30 Start of the interview
42.25 Funcom Studio Norwegian at the base, but also one in Lisbon and North Carolina (US)
44.00 How does the Server structure work? The Tutorial will be Client side. Hagga Basin, A server with a map of the size of Conan Exiles. "Instance of about 40+ people". Dimension : Hagga Basin 1, Hagga Basin 2, Etc... Overland Map, Transfer Zone (After Hagga Basin, once unlocked the Ornithopter). Deep desert 9X Hagga Basin, 9 servers connected together Seamless for about 1000 people (not in the same place).
48.00 Possibility to change Dimension on Hagga Basin? Yes, but for constructions this is not possible if the place is already claimed.
49.00 At the beginning, choice of Server: Europe 1, then the Dimension, Hagga Basin 18 and go!
49.20 Private server under study only for Hagga Basin. (Not at the MOD level).
50.25 Other new areas like Hagga Basin? I hope so, Jeff really wants to do that. :wiki:
50.50 Several cities? Yes two cities: Harko village and Arrakeen. 51.00 Other houses known as Ecaz will arrive later? I can't talk about it. :wiki:
51.30 The game being rather PvP access, what are the measures for PvE players? Hagga Basin is 97% PvE with small specific PvP places. Moreover, even in the Deep desert (full PvP) the Base raid is not possible with the shield (Holding the base with Energy "not complicated").
53.50 The choice of the wipe every week? It's not like Rust where you lose everything, because it's located in the Deep Desert and this wipe is linked to the Landsraad which each week includes votes, faction quests and more.
55.25 We have tools for balancing but no spoilers. Besides these tools we can change factions but not all the time.
57.00 VOIP Yes
57.20 Language system differs according to the factions? No (Not like WoW)
57.40 The Fremen? Spoilers: The Emperor wants to make believe that they have been eradicated, propaganda... but as a player the goal is to find them.
58.20 Spoilers: In our timeline Paul does not exist, Jessica saw the betrayal of Doctor Yueh, for the Emperor the most important is the Spice, this happens just after the betrayal, Leto is still alive. The Atreides have survived compared to the movies. many familiar NPCs can be met.
59.30 Shai-Hulud will have the size presented in the trailer. We have the 3 versions of Worms too. No control over the Worms, Only an AI (possibility to see them by taking height, impossible to kill. Riding the Worm will not be possible at launch, but later (for an Epic moment) and that the gameplay associates with it.
1.02.00 It takes 20 minutes and more to cross the Deep desert in a straight line.
1.02.35 Unique items found in the Deep desert, Dungeon also present in the Deep desert.
1.03.00 Vehicle customization possible, but not sell in the final state, only the parts.
1.04.00 At the RP level: Yes, Character customization, intrigues, Social HUB (Inside with social space, Bars and others).
1.04.25 Taxes to maintain the land, bigger it is more expensive it is, certainly more expensive in the Deep Desert too (If we lose it the claim disappears).
1.05.00 Culture system (Food)? No
1.05.30 Mod support planned? Can't answer, already had some answers at this level.
1.06.05 Taming system like on Conan Exiles? No, Thralls, it's not very Dune.
1.06.35 Punishing death? In PvE it's not too punitive / PvP a little more but without losing your gear (inventory), only the Worms makes you lose everything.
1.07.30 OutRun the Worms? Sometimes a chance but very rare.
1.08.45 What's the spice for? At first it doesn't matter too much but as time goes on it takes up space on a lot of things: Craft, Exchange, Skills, End game and many others ...
1.10.00 Anti Cheat : Yes
1.10.35 Purchases other than Cosmetics? Can't talk about it too much, but definitely not Pay to Win.
1.11.10 The Market covers Server / World scales? Without going ahead maybe like Europe 1 (World), "we'll see"
1.11.35 Seasons system confirmed
1.12.00 Can we be full magician? Very difficult (cooldown of skills) To be tested. (Possibility to do only melee, only Pew Pew etc...)