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    Dune: Awakening Private Servers - How They Work

    Dune: Awakening Private Servers – How They Work

    Throw out the survival game rulebook into the nearest sandworm pit – Dune: Awakening is changing everything! This is one of the most innovative massive multiplayer experiences, unlike anything you’ve seen before. There’s a unique twist on private servers, leading to many exciting players wondering what’s different. With this in mind, we’ll explain all you need to know about Dune: Awakening private servers 🔥

    Welcome to the World System

    Instead of a standalone server, every single one is connected to a World System. When you rent a Dune: Awakening server, you’re getting your own version of the Hagga Basin! This is where you can group up, build, survive, and shape the environment around you.

    However, you’re still part of a much bigger world:

    • 🌐 Each World includes multiple servers – public and private
    • 🏙️ Social Hubs and the Deep Desert are shared across all servers in the same World
    • 🤝 You can trade, fight, and interact with players from other servers in your World
    • 🚫 But you can’t interact with players from other Worlds

    This creates a unique blend of private survival gameplay and massive-scale multiplayer interaction. Try to think of a game that’s done that before!

    Dune: Awakening Gameplay_1

    What You Get on Your Private Server

    When hosting a Dune: Awakening server with Nitrado, you’re jumping into your own sandbox. Don’t worry – you aren’t missing out on the larger community experience. Check it out:

    • 🛡️ A fully functional Hagga Basin that’s yours to control
    • 👥 24 to 36 player slots depending on your chosen plan
    • 🔨 Freedom to build, gather, and survive in your own space
    • 🌍 Instant access to shared zones:
      • Social Hubs – for trading and interaction
      • Deep Desert – where high-risk PvP and events take place
      • Massive regions that connect servers together

    This allows you to shape your own gameplay while still feeling part of something larger than just your server. Although, there are some limitations due to the world system.

    Customization & Limitations

    Since every server is connected to a larger world, customization is intentionally limited. This creates fair gameplay for all players, while maintaining it too. Remember, Dune: Awakening sets itself apart from other survival games.

    ❌ What you can’t do:

    • No XP/resource rate changes
    • No backups or file access
    • No RCON or admin consoles

    ✅ What you can customize (in “Free For All” Worlds):

    • Toggle sandstorms
    • Enable/disable control mechanics
    • Activate or turn off security zones

    ✅ What you can customize (in all World Variants):

    • Change your server name
    • Set or update your server password
    • Manually restart the server to apply changes
    Dune: Awakening Gameplay_2

    FAQ

    How is a world of Dune: Awakening structured?

    For Dune: Awakening, we offer a customizable Hagga Basin server. These servers reside within a larger world, sharing social hubs and the Deep Desert with other servers. This creates a sense of community in Hagga Basin, offering persistent, freeform building and other survival-game mechanics. The game blends this with MMO-style large-scale multiplayer, enabling hundreds of players to interact in social hubs and the Deep Desert for activities like socializing, trading, and engaging in conflict.

     

    How do you connect to your server?

    Your Dune: Awakening server is part of a shared world. To connect, you must first find your World Name and then search for it in the game – On your server’s web interface dashboard, find your ‘World Assignment’, as well as a pre-generated server name (which you can still customize if you like). Your World Assignment may take a few moments to appear after a server starts, so please refresh the page if you do not see it. In the Dune in-game server list, make sure you have selected the correct region in the bottom left corner. Switch to the ‘Private’ tab at the top. Search for your World Name. PLEASE NOTE: You CANNOT search for your individual server name. You must search for the World Name. Click on your world in the search results to expand the list. From the expanded list, select your server name to connect.

     

    Which server settings are customizable?

    Server owners have full control over various settings through the Nitrado web interface. These include customizing the server name and password, enabling or disabling sandstorms, configuring security zones for PvP or PvE playstyles, and managing taxation which affects building shield decay if payments are missed.

     

    Why are there NO server backups for my individual server?

    The game’s architecture connects multiple Hagga Basin servers (like yours) into a single, shared world. This interconnected design, which allows for persistent shared maps, does not technically support the creation and restoration of isolated backups for any single Hagga Basin server.

     

    Is it possible to use mods or utilize RCON?

    Currently, Dune: Awakening offers no mod support or RCON functionality. Consequently, modifying the game beyond the offered settings in the Nitrado panel or using advanced server administration tools is not possible.

     

    Why is game switching NOT supported?

    Due to the specialized hosting setup required for Dune: Awakening, game switching to or from this game is NOT technically possible.

     

    Why are there mandatory daily restarts?

    Dune: Awakening’s architecture requires daily restarts to maintain optimal performance and to coincide with in-game events. For this reason, the development studio has made them mandatory for all game servers.

     

    Where is Dune: Awakening available on Nitrado?

    Currently, Dune: Awakening is available in North America West (NA-West), North America East (NA-East), and Europe (EU-West). These initial regions were selected to prioritize a high-quality and reliable experience. Players can readily join any of these three existing regions and begin playing right away. The possibility of adding regions closer to specific locations will be evaluated in the future.

     

    Is it possible to transfer my server to another world?

    Yes, we have added a feature which will allow you to change your Dune: Awakening server to another world. Please refer to our guide here on how you can do this.

     

    Does my server for Dune: Awakening include DDoS protection?

    Our high quality DDoS protection is free and helps prevent malicious attacks so your server remains online.

    Hosting with Nitrado: What to Expect

    We make it easy for you to host your own Dune: Awakening server! It’s designed around the game’s massive multiplayer survival system and ensures you stay connected to the bigger world. Invite friends, explore, build, trade with others, fight enemies, and so much more.

    🚀 With us, you can:

    • Pick your server size: from 24 up to 36 player slots
    • Instantly access the multiplayer world (no extra setup needed)
    • Reliable performance and support from us

    You won’t get deep server modding or configuration control – but that’s the point. Dune: Awakening is built to keep the playing field level, no matter where or how you play.

    Rent your own Dune: Awakening Server Hosting

    - Welcome to the World System

    - What You Get on Your Private Server

    - Customization & Limitations

    - FAQ

    Hosting with Nitrado: What to Expect

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