Those who want to collect the valuable spice or sand in the open desert of Dune: Awakening take a big risk. At any moment, a deadly sandworm can be attracted by the vibrations. Now a player claims that there is an animal alarm that warns you of the danger.
What is this alarm? Anyone who regularly visits the spice and sand fields of Dune: Awakening has certainly seen the Muad’Dib desert mice. These little critters love spice or fine sand and come to the surface as soon as such a field appears on Arrakis.
The player QuirkyKlyborg has now discovered a small detail in the heat of spice collecting. On Reddit, he asks the community: “Did you know that the Muad’Dib always burrows under the sand before a sandworm appears?” He supports his statement with a short video, only to quickly get to safety with the Ornithopter.
A rumor that can cost you digital life
How useful would such an animal alarm be? Fundamentally, the threat indicator of the standard UI of Dune: Awakening provides good services in this regard. If the curves spike wildly in red, one should move away. It’s easy to understand and hard to miss.
QuirkyKlyborg also writes under the video: “The little one is quite helpful when it comes to minimizing the risks of cinematic spice collecting…” In other words: Those who disable the interface for full immersion can supposedly tell by the mouse when a sandworm is approaching and when they should seek safety. But don’t rely on it – more on that shortly!
How does the community react to the detail? With more than 1,300 thumbs up and over 105 comments. The little mice are simply popular with many players, and this small detail would fit so well:
- Real_Ad_8243 quotes on Reddit: “Muad’Dib is wise in the ways of the desert, he is a teacher and the one who shows the way. Bi la kaifa.” Muad’Dib means in Dune lore: The one who shows the way.
- CyberGen360 jokes on Reddit: “Very clever, this giant worm that comes out of the sand will definitely not succeed if it just burrows in the sand. Maybe we should try that too.”
- _ENERGYLEGS_ explains on Reddit: “I love it when these little Muad’Dibs keep me company while I collect spice. I wish I could get one for my base! Unfortunately, I didn’t make the pre-order or whatever that was.”
However, several players point out that this is just a coincidence: Whether the mouse digs into the sand has nothing to do with the presence of sandworms.
- Fantastic-Section183 states on Reddit: “I tend to dismiss that as a coincidence. I’ve been with them, and they dig in even when there are no worms nearby.”
- nerdygeoff agrees on Reddit: “So… I just want to point out that none of this is true, lol. The little mouse acts randomly and unfortunately does not react to the worm.”
- TheKazz91 emphasizes on Reddit: “I mean, sure, but they also dig at completely random times, so that’s not an indicator of anything.”
Our recommendation is therefore: Do not disable your interface while collecting spice and continue to pay attention to the threat indicator to protect yourself from impending sandworms. And do not do what another player from Dune: Awakening has done just to achieve such a rare achievement… such a “monster”.
