Venturing into the Deep Desert of Dune: Awakening is risky – and many prefer not to attempt it at all. However, the latest patch brings good news for PvE players, as they can now save a lot of time and frustration.
What kind of zone is this? The Deep Desert is the most dangerous area in the game, but it is also the place to find valuable resources. Here, you will find materials such as Spice, Titanium Ore, and Stravidium. The latter two are necessary for producing Plastanium bars, which are essential for high-quality endgame equipment.
After release, the entire area was a pure PvP zone. For those who didn’t want to engage in fights with other players, it was practically a red flag. With patch 1.1.0.17, the southern half of the area was converted into a PvE zone, allowing PvE players to farm there in peace.
And the latest patch 1.1.20.0 even brings more resources to the area, so you don’t even have to go far into the Deep Desert anymore.
What changes does the patch bring? With patch 1.1.20.0, even more Titanium Ore and Stravidium nodes are now present in the front area of the Deep Desert. If you don’t feel like deep desert expeditions, you no longer have to fly far in. Even in the A-row – right at the entrance – the coveted resources are now waiting. According to the patch notes, however, the highest amount of Plastanium-level resources is still located in the PvP area.
In a post on Reddit, a player shows a screenshot from Dune: Awakening of the Shield Wall in the Deep Desert after the patch. The Shield Wall is basically the starting area of the Deep Desert, where you arrive after traveling across the world map. You can see at least four Titanium Ore nodes and one Stravidium deposit on a rock:
“Now I can even use a buggy”
This is what players say about it: The community reactions are mostly positive. Many are happy that they no longer have to travel long distances to farm their materials. Previously, one had to fly from rock to rock because there were only scattered nodes – now it suffices to stay in the A-row. One player even shows on Reddit that he collected over 700 Titanium Ore and around 600 Stravidium in 20 minutes.
Under the Reddit post, Flaky-Rip-1333 writes that while he had no issue flying to the H-row to get the materials, the flight took forever. Now he can even use a buggy for farming, which makes mining easier and increases yields.
Others compare the new ore nodes to the lucrative aluminum deposits at the Shield Wall in Hagga Basin. And Tlman22 says: “Welcome to the A-Wall – that’s where all the bases and buggies are now.”
Some players fear that griefers might block the new ore nodes with bases. However, many dismiss this: there are more than enough spots for everyone. PegasusUA reports about 8 Titanium nodes alone on two small islands and claims to have collected more in 20 minutes than ever before in over 180 hours of gameplay.
Overall, patch 1.1.20.0 is well received. The developers had previously run the update on the test server and gathered feedback from the community. A planned change that would have made collecting Spice and Dust Sand more difficult was subsequently scrapped.
