In Dune: Awakening, many players only log in to maintain their base. Now, the developers have introduced a new tool into the survival MMO that finally frees them from this duty.
What kind of tool is this? In early November 2025, Funcom announced that they would introduce the base reconstruction tool in Dune: Awakening. About a month later, the feature has now made its way into the game. With the tool, base owners can fully save up to three bases per tool and later rebuild them in the Hagga Basin.
The community has responded positively to the new tool, especially since it allows many to finally take a break after hundreds of hours of gameplay. Numerous fans are currently only logging in to supply their base with power and pay taxes. Those who take a longer break risk having their base fall victim to storms or enemies, potentially leading to complete destruction.
“We will see you at the next big content drop”
This is how the tool is being received: In a post on Reddit, fans are discussing the new tool in Dune: Awakening. The user dustierpuddle sums it up: “We are finally free.” The tool is ideal for all those who have so far only ensured that the lights and shields of their base remain active.
Another user ironically notes how absurd it is that the highlight of this update is that players can finally stop playing the game. At the same time, some point out that the tool might come too late for many. Numerous players have already left Dune: Awakening and have lost their bases and items in the process.
Since the release, player numbers have significantly decreased. Currently, according to SteamDB, there are only about 5,000 players simultaneously on Arrakis. At launch on June 10, 2025, there were still about 142,000, and five days later, nearly 190,000 active players at the same time.
With the base reconstruction tool, fans can now log out carefree and return for the next big update next year:
This is how the tool works: With the base reconstruction tool you created, click on your base to save it. Then it will completely disappear from the map. Each sub-lease has a cooldown period of one week before you can secure another base.
Your entire base is saved, including:
- the sub-lease console
- all decorations
- storage containers such as water cisterns and blood cleaners with contents
- workbenches
Vehicles cannot be secured with the base reconstruction tool. For that, you still need to use vehicle replacement tools or dismantle your vehicles and store them in the bank vault of a capital city, which now accommodates more slots and weight.
The tool itself can be stored in containers, sold, and traded with other players. Additionally, it cannot be lost upon character death – not even if you are swallowed by the sandworm.
This new tool is extremely useful for that. It allows me to easily rebuild my base later, at least if everything works as Funcom announced and I can continue playing without having to start farming and questing all over again.
The servers of the survival MMO are currently struggling with declining player numbers. With the base reconstruction tool, the number of active players might even fall short-term. Consequently, many fans have long been demanding server merges. Dune: Awakening has instead announced server transfers on Steam and plans to address the issue of empty deserts by 2025.
