The developers of Dune: Awakening have put enormous effort into designing the world of this new survival MMO. This is particularly clear in a notable feature, which most players likely haven’t even discovered yet.
What is this feature? In Dune: Awakening, there is a comprehensive radio program that you can activate or deactivate at any time. How? By pressing the “N” key. This brings you to the so-called KOMNET, which provides a detailed event log, an overview of the transmission channels, and of course the radio.
You have the choice between 5 radio settings:
- None: The radio remains silent.
- Imperial Classics: Timeless compositions performed by the Chori Imperialis.
- Collector’s Radio: The station that provides spice harvesters and regular workers with advertisements, survival tips, music, and entertainment.
- Atreides Radio: The official radio station of House Atreides broadcasts propaganda, motivational speeches, music, and entertainment.
- Harkonnen Radio: The official radio station of House Harkonnen broadcasts propaganda, reports on slave fights, music, and entertainment.
The launch trailer for Dune Awakening:
“I laughed! I cried! I died!”
How does the community find this feature? In a post on Reddit, players discuss the radio of Dune: Awakening.
- danohalloran writes on Reddit: “I laughed! I cried! I died of dehydration because I wasn’t paying attention! The radio stations not only play music. On the harvesting station, I heard a radio play, a sitcom, another piece of propaganda, etc. And everything was very well produced. Perfect to keep you company while you collect and craft.”
- Lamplorde adds on Reddit: “Yes, I just discovered it today. The Harkonnen slave fights and the Atreides radio plays are fantastic. Too bad the music is absolute garbage.”
- However, some of the music is also very well received. noso2143 explains on Reddit: “The music comes from the old Dune RTS games that were released in the late 90s or early 2000s.”
- ClkwrkDragonfly praises on Reddit: “They are not only entertaining, but they also effectively expand the story of the alternative universe. In one of the episodes of ‘Five Days at Carthag’, it is revealed that Ariste Atreides publicly rejected Feyd, preventing the mediation of peace between the two houses.”
Strong Role Model: Dune: Awakening follows in the footsteps of one of the biggest blockbuster franchises, which is also known for its diverse radio programming: GTA. And just like in Grand Theft Auto, unfortunately, the radio stations of Arrakis are only available in English. What else you need to know about the new survival MMO from Funcom, you can find here: Everything about the release on PS5, Xbox, and PC of Dune: Awakening.
