Dune Awakening Boosting

Music and sound effects are indispensable parts of any game. Background music that matches the game scene and style, and realistic sound effects, will make the game experience more immersive.

For Dune Awakening, the advantage of creating music or soundscape for it is that you can refer to movies or other games in the same franchise. The difficulty is how to add novelty and a style unique to Dune Awakening on this basis.

Fortunately, the game’s sound effect creators have fully achieved this and have well integrated them with the magnificent visual effects of different landscapes in the game to create a cruel but romantic Arrakis.

Based on this, we will introduce you to the cooperation of music and sound effects as the core.

Game Sound Effects Performance

When you first enter the game, you may think that there is a desert everywhere, but in fact, Dune Awakening uses the desert as a basis to create various human buildings, flora and fauna, and areas that only special Dune works can have.

In order to reflect the characteristics of these different communities, in addition to the appearance that is real and in line with the description of the original novel, Dune Awakening has designed many types of exclusive sound effects.

Natural Scenery Sound Effects

If we summarize the natural landscape sound effects of the game based on a Dune Awakening items farming trip, first of all, the moment you step out of the base, you will immediately hear the sound of wind and the sound of storms carrying sand.

Then, during the travel to the destination, you will hear the rustling of plants in the desert blown by the wind, the sound of storms hitting buildings, and the roar of sandworms breaking out of the ground.

Science Fiction Sound Effects

One charm of both Dune novel itself and Dune Awakening is that it combines the rugged desert wilderness with highly developed galaxy technology.

Therefore, in the game, various different technological facilities enhance the infection of the game from another perspective. For example, the hum of equipment running in bases and other buildings or the static noise of radios.

Background Human Noise

In areas represented by trade posts or other hub areas, in addition to the NPCs who can talk to you, there are sometimes other NPCs walking around or doing their own things.

Based on this, you will find that when you are in these places, besides the scene music, you can also hear the whispers of other NPCs, as if this is really a trading place with people coming and going.

Combat Sound Effects

Whether it is PVE or PVP gameplay, whether you use weapons or fight with people with bare hands, you will make various noises. And the sound designer of Dune Awakening perfectly reproduces these sounds.

Unique Silence

Sometimes, no sound is also a kind of “sound”. As a planet dominated by deserts, Arrakis often shows a lonely silence because of its desolation. When you stand on a high place at night, you will hear unknown disturbances in the distance because of this silence.

It is for this reason that you will especially experience the gloom and vastness of Arrakis, and therefore always maintain awe and fear of this place, and get a truly immersive gaming experience.

Game Music Design

If the focus of sound design is on authenticity, then the main function of Dune Awakening’s background music is to ensure that it meets different “styles”: it should be tense when fighting and relaxed when resting in the base.

Overall Style

Although the style of each background music will vary depending on the corresponding scenes, they should be consistent to show that they all come from Dune Awakening.

Based on the advanced technology and the classical empire and family structure in Dune Awakening, the game’s soundtrack composer Knut Averstroup Haugen chose a combination of electronic music and classical orchestral music when creating.

Orchestral music brings an elegant atmosphere to the game, especially when you meet nobles from the empire or major families. Electronic music, while reflecting a modern feel, avoids the outdatedness that may be caused by too much classical music.

Different Motifs

Under the overall style, the game’s soundtrack should also be divided into different motifs. At least in Dune Awakening, these styles mainly include the “destiny” motif, Arrakis motif, and motifs that can represent Atreides, Harkonnen, Fremen and other factions.

If the music under each motif is consistent, they will become a special and excellent narrative tool, and let you know your current location and situation only through music.

In addition, presetting all motifs in advance can also avoid confusion when the creator creates specific music, resulting in the lack of connection between the music of the entire game and the rendering effect is greatly reduced.

Avoid Highlighting

In order to create a sense of atmosphere, most MMORPGs will play their background music in a loop in a specific scene, and Dune Awakening is no exception. But if the design is not good, this repetition can easily make you feel bored.

To this end, Knut’s design philosophy is to make the melody sound as long and slow as possible, and to blend it with the sound effects while avoiding being easy to remember, so as not to be more prominent than the ambient sound effects.

Fusion Of Music And Sound Effects

For Dune Awakening’s soundscape system, music is the background of everything, and sound effects are a variety of embellishments, neither of which can be missing.

Based on the current game performance, it is obvious that Dune Awakening has done a good job in integrating the two. Coupled with the rich gameplay and exquisite visual effects, it is not surprising that the game is popular.

In MMORPGs like World of WarCraft and Final Fantasy 14, players don’t die frequently unless they are challenging high-difficulty raids. But when you add survival gameplay to it, the shadow of death will follow you everywhere.

Dune Awakening has a relatively cruel death penalty. Once you die on this cruel desert planet, you will lose all Dune Awakening items you carry and resurrect at your base or Respawn Beacon.

According to the data released by the developer, it is estimated that players have died millions of times in Arrakis. Some of them died during exploration, some were eaten by sandworms, and some were attacked by other players. So what are the current ways to die in this game?

Sun

The sun is the first killer of most players. The extremely high temperature punishes any player who covets this desert spice equally. Many players underestimate the power of the sun. What else can it do besides being a little hot? Then, the lack of water will teach players a lesson.

The first thing players who respawn at the base will probably do is to find a way to bring a water bottle. At least in the early stages, the sun above forces players to take time to find water when they go out.

Coriolis Storm

If the shadow of the boulder is the mercy of the sun, then Coriolis Storm that players encounter in the wild is completely ruthless. When the sandstorm comes, the map will be slowly swallowed by the yellow sand, which is really quite oppressive.

And when you face Coriolis Storm in the wild, everything in front of you will soon be covered by sand, your health will continue to decrease, and finally you will kneel on the sand and lose your breath. If you have a Buggy, then hiding in the car can help you escape, but your vehicle may have to face a major overhaul.

Most sandstorms will have warnings, but some will appear randomly. You need to pay attention to the compass above your head. If a certain direction turns red, the sandstorm will sweep in front of you within two minutes.

Climbing And Falling To Death

Dying from climbing is a mistake that only new players make. Dune Awakening’s character's stamina can’t support you over a towering rock. Once your stamina runs out, you will fall. If you are at a high altitude, you will fall to your death.

Once players have Dune Awakening items such as grappling hooks, anti-gravity devices and suspensor belts, climbing is basically unnecessary.

Quicksand

Quicksand is a deadly trap in the desert. When you realize that you are in quicksand, it’s too late. The quicksand will swallow your feet, and then the sand will be over your head during the struggle. Unless you have a vehicle, it will kill most players.

You need to pay attention to the quicksand. Compared with ordinary sand, quicksand is darker and looks more moist. If you drive a vehicle and get stuck in quicksand, don’t reverse. It’s easier to escape from the quicksand by changing direction.

Radiation

Some precious resources in Dune Awakening are covered in radiation, and they are off-limits to unprepared players. When you step into this dangerous area, nothing will happen at first, but the radiation symbol in the lower left corner will start to flash and begin to accumulate. When it turns red, you still have a short period to move around. If you don’t have time to exit the radiation zone, you will die directly.

If you want to collect resources in the radiation zone, it is best to carry clothing that can prevent radiation, but it cannot completely resist radiation, and it can only allow you to move around for a little longer.

Sandworms

Sandworms are old friends to all players. From the beginning to Deep Desert, sandworms have been lurking in the desert as a normal natural disaster. Players are like plankton on the sea surface. Once sandworms are attracted, players will be eaten directly .

Players who have been eaten by sandworms once will not want to experience it again, because all Dune Awakening items carried by players eaten by sandworms will disappear, including vehicles. This is definitely a heavy loss, so be careful to keep quiet when walking in the desert, or just fly over their heads in an ornithopter.

CHOAM Patrolling Ships

Although players already offered taxes to the empire, they still seem to be considered thieves. Every time you go out at night, you will notice some small spaceships flying in the sky. They are not just images, and once you get close to them, you will be fixed. After a while, several soldiers will jump out of the ship.

Such sudden battles may kill you when you are caught off guard, but as long as you are prepared, it is not difficult to get rid of a few ordinary enemies.

Combat

Combat is undoubtedly the most common cause of player death. In PvE, once the number of enemies exceeds three, the danger of the battle will be greatly increased. And PvP is a carnival of fighting. You will get a shot when you just are riding a sandbike pass by.

Although the PvP area has been reduced, some bad players still try to kill other players in the PvE area for fun. Combat is not the only way they persecute players, so players must be cautious.

The above are some of the more common ways to die in Dune Awakening. Of course, there are some more bizarre ways to die, such as being crushed to death by a shipwreck in the sky. Not many players die in this way. What is your most memorable way of dying?