A few weeks after introducing the Smugglers faction, Dune: Spice Warsthe 4X-style real-time strategy game developed by Shiro Games and published by Funcom, made official yesterday on its official website that it will launch its early access at the end of the month, next April 26on PC via Steam.
The Fremen will be there
In addition to sharing this information, the developers revealed the identity of the title’s 4th playable faction. Native people of Arrakis leading a fierce resistance against the Imperial invaders and led by the eminent planetary scientist Liet Kynes, the Fremen “are uniquely positioned to expand their area of influence to control the planet. »
Still according to the French studio, they benefit “better ability to move and survive in the desert, reduced chance of attracting Colossal Sandworms, and improved ability to ally with Hidden Sietches (neutral native settlements)”.
Like the other clans in the game, the Fremen can rely on four advisors to ensure their survival on the planet: the fearsome warrior and wise leader Stilgar Ben Fifrawi, Mother Ramallo, a reverend who inspires strong religious fervor among population, Chani Kynes, Liet’s daughter described as “a bold and charismatic woman” in mind “brilliant and intuitive”and the renowned fighter and guerrilla specialist in the Otheym desert.
On the military unit side, this faction can count on its Warriors, Infiltrators, Skirmishers, Fedaykins and Kulon caravans to assert their expertise in stealth tactics and “stock up less often and further from home”. They can also “to resist a superior force longer” as well as using a legendary ability allowing them to ride sandworms.
See you in about three weeks to find out what the early access of Dune: Spice Wars. Note that the Norwegian company Funcom also took the opportunity to announce one “multiplayer open-world survival game set in the Dune universe” was in preparation and indicate that she “has the exclusive rights to develop and publish Dune games on PC and consoles. »
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