Arrakis bleeds spice, and ambition bleeds betrayal. As a rising House leader, you vie for dominance under the twin suns of a merciless desert where loyalty is as fleeting as water. The Padishah Emperor’s favor wanes, the Bene Gesserit’s prophecies whisper doom, and Fremen raids erode your supply lines. But when a hidden cache of spice semuta—a narcotic variant that bends minds—surfaces, the Great Houses descend into a clandestine war. Will you exploit this volatile resource to manipulate rivals, or burn it to destabilize the Imperium itself? The sands shift, and so must your alliances… before the worms come.
Gameplay
1. Sandshift Deception – Alter terrain tiles during combat to redirect worm attacks or bury enemy supply routes, but overmanipulation risks triggering a Kulon—a localized sandstorm that scrambles faction allegiances.
2. Faction Betrayal Dynamics – Secretly pledge loyalty to two factions (e.g., Spacing Guild + Fremen), but if their goals clash, you must sabotage one, losing their perks and triggering vendettas.
3. Semuta Rush – Harvest spice semuta to bribe leaders or addict opponents’ agents, causing them to leak intel… until withdrawal sparks berserk rampages in their ranks.
Key Features
1. Dynamic Dune Terrain – Maps evolve with each match: migrating spice blows reshape resource nodes, while worm sign patterns hint at impending attacks.
2. Living Political Web – AI factions adapt to your playstyle: frequent espionage makes them paranoid (harder to spy on), while brute force rallies them into coalitions.
3. Eclipse Diplomacy – During rare solar eclipses, broker 24-hour truces or backstab allies with impunity—no reputation penalties apply until dawn.
Pro Tips
1. Burn Early, Burn Twice – Destroy your own spice stockpiles during early skirmishes to frame rivals, luring the Emperor’s scrutiny onto them.
2. The Kwisatz Gambit – Lose three minor battles intentionally to lower threat ratings, then unleash a semuta-fueled blitz on distracted foes.
3. Fremen Tax – Leave 10% of harvested spice unclaimed in deserts; Fremen AI occasionally reciprocate by sparing your convoys during worm strikes.
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