Dune: Spice Wars
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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| Shiro Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Funcom | |
| Shiro Games | |
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | 4X, RTS, Strategy |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Dune |
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| Dune | |
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| Dune | 1992 |
| Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty | 1992 |
| Dune 2000 | 1998 |
| Emperor: Battle for Dune | 2001 |
| Frank Herbert's Dune | 2001 |
| OpenRA (unofficial) | 2010 |
| Dune: Spice Wars | 2023 |
| Dune: Imperium | 2024 |
| Dune: Awakening | TBA |
Dune: Spice Wars is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X, RTS and strategy game in the Dune series.
General information
Availability
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| Microsoft Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
| Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\D4X\options.ini |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1605220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\D4X\save |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1605220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | No option to disable. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Select from 60, 85, 100, 120 or 144 in-game. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | Added on 25 October 2022; protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia | ||
General settings
Gameplay settings
Accessibility settings
Input
Input settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Speed only changable for camera panning and zooming. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Default keybindings
Audio
Sound settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, Environment, Music, UI & Voices. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Co-op, Versus Lobbies are split to geographical regions; the player's region can be changed at will in the game's settings, and can optionally be ignored when browsing the lobby list. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Private rooms in the online lobby are possible to use, however. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11.4 | |
| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | OpenAL, Wwise | |
| Input | SDL |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10, 11 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz | Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1605220/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1605220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.