Servers Guide
What are servers?
Dune: Awakening splits the game experience in “local hubs” and “social hubs”.
Social hubs are where you will have shared social experience. These are the classic “servers“,
each server has several “local hubs“ and you can choose to join one of them.
Social Hubs
Each World has shared spaces for:
- Faction cities
- Arrakeen
- Harko Village
- Deep Desert
- Overworld Quest Locations
Local Hubs
Are called “Sietches”
Each Sietch hosts its own version of the Hagga Basin map.
Official Server Limits
Values in concurrent players
Private Servers
Dune: Awakening offers you to rent private servers for you and your friends.
You are renting 1 Hagga Basin instance.
Important Limitations
- You are renting 1 local hub.
- The Overworld PoIs are part of the social hub
- You do not have any control over the social hub
- You cannot control who you are placed with
Funcom is not responsible for:
- Technical Support
- Moderation
- Balancing the Servers
- Acting upon exploitation
Server Architecture Overview
Visual overview of how private servers work within the Dune: Awakening world structure
Detailed Server Overview
Comprehensive breakdown of server architecture and player distribution (Click to enlarge)
Initial Private Server Options
The following settings can be changed on your “Sietch” / Hagga Basin Map:
- Security Zones: you can disable security zones entirely, making all parts of Hagga Basin PvP enabled, or you can choose to have pockets of PvP like on official servers
- Taxation: you can disable taxation on your server
- Sandstorms: you can disable sandstorms, making them not appear on your server
There might be additional changes, that the hoster applies to the World Server your private Server is based upon. Please refer to the hosters pages for that.
Note: Funcom has stated, that they will make more options available in the future.
FAQ
These statements have been gathered on the eve of launch and might have changed since then
What happens with my character, if the private Server I am playing on disappears?
(owner doesn't pay anymore / owner deletes it)
Answer: Your character can move between other private server on the world server. You will be able to move your character (and everything on your character to a new server), dependant, that there are servers, that you are open to join.
Will I be able to move my private server character to an official server?
Answer: Categorically no, that has been ruled out by funcom.
Can I host my own server at home?
Answer: No, only though official hosters.
Can I host a full server for myself? Including Hagga Basin, Deep Desert and social hubs?
Answer: Maybe you can tailor something with an official hoster, but it might be expensive.
What options do I have on my Admin Panel?
Answer: See above for options on your Sietch, more might become available later on.
What about Mods?
Answer: As far as I know, Mods, besides maybe UI/HUD mods will not be possible due to preserving the Dune IP.
Can any player-character on the world-server join my own sietch?
Answer: Yes, unless you protect your sietch with a password.
How can I remove someone from my sietch, if I gave them my password?
Answer: You would need to change the password and share it again with the people you want to give access to.
Hosters
Right now we know about 3 hosters that can offer private servers
GPORTAL
Professional game server hosting provider
Nitrado
Professional game server hosting provider
xREALM
Professional game server hosting provider
Server Specifications
Standard Slots
Standard Slots seem to vary between 6 concurrent players up to 40 concurrent players.
Custom Options
Custom configurations may be available depending on the hosting provider's offerings.