The Strategy Game Everyone's Talking About Dune: Spice Wars Review

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Shiro Games, Dune Spice Wars "Frank Herbert. 's groundbreaking novel of the 1965s Dune, based on 4X announced as a real-time strategy game with elements of Spice Melangé, which we can translate into Turkish as Spice Wars, has been around since the 1990s. arrakis planet demonic Harkonnens and dignified Atreides It hosted bloody wars between With the new Dune in 2022, the war flares up again. 

NorthgardCreated by the same team behind and Funcom game published by Dune, It will feature several playable factions based on the universe of . Your goal is, of course, using your armies and spice collectors. arrakisAvoiding sandworms, sandstorms and enemy forces while controlling the Spice of .

Dune: Spice Wars review, the strategy game everyone is talking about
Thus came the day when Arrakis became the center of the universe; The universe would spin on its axis, like a wheel.

Steam üzerinde 139 TLAlthough it is in early access at a price of . Dune Spice Wars There are some balancing issues with minor bugs as expected from early access. Errors like this always come into our mix from an early access game, but one of the best aspects of this game for me is the visuals, which I think is a successful job. Dune, It is a popular science fiction universe, and this causes it to appear in many places such as books, TV series, games.

Side Selection Screen “Factions”

When we start the new game, the side selection screen welcomes us. We start by choosing one of the four sides we know from the Dune Universe.

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The Dune Spice Wars release date has been announced as April 26, 2022.
  • Atreides: Honorable Atreides can peacefully take over the villages you control. They also have a high level of confidence in council meetings, which we will talk about later.
  • Harkonnen: The evil Harkonnens are the current rulers of Arrakis as well as mortal enemies of the Atreides. Unlike their rivals, they have bonuses to military forces in their own villages with their suppression abilities. 
  • Smuggler: Self-interested smugglers have trade features that other races do not have.
  • Fremen: Natives of Arrakis. Their armies have lower consumption costs and are able to engage with the planet's creatures and natives. 

Details of the characteristics of each of these parties can be seen when hovering over their icons.

After choosing our side, we choose two of our council members. Each council member has a characteristic. We start by choosing two councilors that match your playing style.

Dune: Spice Wars review, the strategy game everyone is talking about
Elected Councilors of House Atreides:
  • Lady Jessica (Lady Jessica): Favorite of Duke Leto, mother of Paul Atreides and member of the Bene Gesserit. Advantages: For 50 Influence points, you can impose any deal you want on other households, they must use 100 Authority points to refuse. You start the game with the Non-Aggression Pact Treaty active.
  • Duncan Idaho: Our swordsman. He is also the most reliable member of our household. Advantages: Gains from relations with Sietch are increased by 100%. The Authority cost of pillaging a settlement is reduced by 10%.
  • Thufir Hawat: Our mentat and master assassin. Advantages: Your Agents will have 1 additional trait. When your settlements are the target of an operation, they produce 2% more for 20 days.
  • Gurney Halleck: Our master of war. Benefits: Makes Veteran Militia units selectable. Military units start with an extra level of Experience (Experience).
Dune: Spice Wars review, the strategy game everyone is talking about
harkonnen Council Members whose House can be Elected:
  • Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen: The bearer of the family's sadistic legacy was the Baron's favorite nephew and also heir apparent. Benefits: Can use Corruption in Landsraad decisions, thereby reducing the Landsraad Standing of the selected faction.
  • Piter DeVries: They become Mentats of House Harkonnen. Benefits: Unlocks the Stealth Probe unit with the Infiltration Drone feature; Has no supply restrictions, also generates +1 Intelligence (Intel) in enemy territory. Ornithopters have the Infiltration Ornithopter feature; they can only be seen at close range, and these vehicles also generate +1 Intelligence in enemy areas.
  • Rabban Harkonnen: A monster who killed his own father. Evil proudly follows in the footsteps of his uncle, Baron Harkonnen, in brutality. Advantages: +1 Militia unit becomes available. Oppression time is increased by +5 seconds per Militia unit in the settlement.
  • Iakin Nefud: Commander of the guards of House Harkonnen. Although he is faithful to his duty, there is a small dependency problem. Benefits: When your military units die, half of their upgrade costs are returned to your budget. Combat Drugs mission cost is reduced by 50%.


Dune: Spice Wars review, the strategy game everyone is talking about
Fremen Council Members whose House can be Elected:
  • Chani Kynes: Liet's daughter. He is a very important character in the Dune story. Of course, because this story is not processed in the game, it does not come to the fore as much, but it is still our precious, we will not talk 🙂 Advantages: By using the Incite Rebellion feature in Landsraad decisions, it can start a rebellion in other factions if the targeted decision comes out. Neutral generates +0,5 Intelligence (Intel) for each neighboring region.
  • Stilgar Ben Fifrawi: Naib, leader of Tabr Siyeci. One of the most prominent figures of the Fremen. It provides
  • perks: Each captured settlement extends opponents' sietch detection times. Grants +1 Authority generation for each Spice Field captured.
  • Mother Ramallo: Former Bene Geserrit, now Fremen priestess. Advantages: Begins with Shai-Hulud Temple. All Spice Fields on the map are visible.
  • Otheym: One of the most famous Fremen warriors. From Gara Kulon Siyeci to Tabr Siyeci led by Stilgar, he is the leading name in the conflicts, who does not avoid the squint. Benefits: Units are accelerated by 10%. Units with no allied forces nearby gain the Sand Killers feature, which increases their Power by 20% and their Armor points by +2.
Dune: Spice Wars review, the strategy game everyone is talking about
Fremen Council Members whose House can be Elected:
  • Staban Tuek: Son of Esmar Tuek. It is especially famous for its melange (spice) smuggling. Advantages: Areas adjacent to Underground Headquarters generate +5 Solari. Grants +0,5 Influence per Underground Headquarters
  • Lingar Bewt: This is the smuggler of something as important as spice on Arrakis: Water. The difficulty of extracting water has pushed him into an alliance with Esmar. Advantages: Reduces the Authority cost of annexing a settlement based on the amount of water that can be obtained. Similarly, the Underground Headquarters reduces the cost of installation depending on the amount of water that can be obtained.
  • Driq: Esmar Tuek's quartermaster is the one who supplies the goods needed for the whole Sietch. This lady is also responsible for the logistics of smuggling operations. Advantages: All agents have the Merchant attribute. Infiltration level cannot go below 1.
  • Bannerjee: Head of security for Tuek Siyeci. He has a high sense of duty to protect Esmar's interests. Advantages: A settlement

Dune: Spice Wars System Requirements:

MINIMUM:

  • Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 and Windows 11
  • İprocessor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD equivalent
  • Bsieve: 8 GB RAM
  • EKraft Card: NVidia GTX 1050 or AMD equivalent
  • Dstorage: 4GB of available space

SUGGESTED:

  • Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 and Windows 11
  • İprocessor: Intel Core i7 2.8GHz or AMD equivalent
  • Bsieve: 16 GB RAM
  • EKraft Card: NVidia GTX 1080 or AMD equivalent
  • Dstorage: 4GB of available space

Dune Spice Wars release date Tuesday, April 26 declared as. Strategy game lovers Steam You can buy it as an Early Access Game right now and add it to your library.

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