A knowledgeable Dune: Awakening player has shared a useful shortcut with the community that highlights a safe path through the fields of quicksand that surround the Anvil, a popular in-game gathering point. Dune: Awakening launched on PC on June 10, and places players in a struggle for dominance against each other, as well as the dangers of the desert planet of Arrakis.
Though it's barely a week from its official launch on PC, Funcom's Dune: Awakening is making waves among Dune fans and MMO enthusiasts alike. The game combines an original take on the iconic Dune mythology created by Frank Herbert with survival MMO gameplay that takes inspiration from titles like Conan Exiles. The result is an engaging sci-fi game that incorporates the unique role environment plays in shaping the actions and development of people, turning Arrakis itself into as much a star of Dune: Awakening as any player group.
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One influential aspect of Arrakis' environment in Dune: Awakening is the persistent threat of quicksand. While Dune is famous for the presence of its massive sandworms, the sand itself can pose a major danger to travelers, even those equipped with vehicles like sandbikes. One player who goes by Lisa_Mairy on Reddit made things a little safer for players by sharing an unmarked shortcut through a large quicksand patch north of the Anvil trading post. The tiny gap isn't visible on the map, covered by the familiar red cross-hatched region that denotes a quicksand deposit. However, the safe area is just narrow enough to allow a player in a dune buggy or on foot to pass through without being stopped by the sand, or worse, swallowed up.
Dune: Awakening Player Shares Unmarked Shortcut Through Deadly Quicksand Patch
Other players on the Dune: Awakening subreddit praised Lisa_Mairy for sharing the knowledge, remarking on their bravery for risking virtual life and limb crossing a part of the map clearly marked as a danger zone. A few jokingly feigned suspicion, claiming that the post was secretly authored by a Dune: Awakening sandworm trying to bait unsuspecting players into its clutches. Others verified the story, saying that the path exists, though it's narrow enough that players using it will likely brush up against the quicksand a few times, particularly if they're in a hurry.
Though it's just one shortcut in an otherwise massive and still-dangerous region of the playable area, the shortcut highlighted by Lisa_Mairy has some value to players in the early and mid-game, thanks to its placement. It's just north of the Anvil, which is a convenient trading post and one of the best places to establish a Dune: Awakening base location. Highlighting the fact that such unmarked shortcuts exist also raises the possibility that others can be found by bold, exploration-minded players. Given how important terrain and resource access can be, discovering a previously unknown shortcut through a major hazard can give players a big advantage.
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