Hello again, Sleepers!
Come kick your boots up, grab that spiced coffee, and take a look at all the beautiful things we have to share with you in this Communinet Signal. This one is picture heavy with so many incredible bases from the community; prepare to be inspired! We also have concept art from Chapter 3 and a general round up of the recent going ons.
We know many of you are looking forward to more news on self-hosting servers as well as the list of servers for the merges, and while we won’t go over that in this Signal, it’s something we will be talking and sharing more about soon.
Round Up
Developer Update – April
Our recent developer blog included major news! All PvP zones in Hagga Basin will be disabled across all official Worlds and all official Worlds will have separate PvE and PvP Deep Desert instances you can choose from.
The blog includes much more information on how these will work and a Q&A at the end. Read it all here!
Public Testing Client Patch 1.3.20
Speaking of separate instances, you can check this out now on the PTC! We also have balancing changes to Testing Station bosses and loot, performance improvements, various fixes, and more. We appreciate feedback on patches released here and would love to hear yours.
You can read the full notes as well as where to put your feedback here on the blog.
Developer Deep Dive
We have more incredible concept at to share with you all that we think you’ll enjoy. Those who adventured through Chapter 3 may recognize these not-faces. The Minotaur Mask and Dancer of Veils concept pieces were made by Senior Concept Artist, Filipe Augusto. Note that these are early development images.
“Back on Geidi Prime, the audience would start chanting “head! head! head!” whenever it was time for me to claim my trophy.” Feyd Rautha
Community Corner
You are in for a treat with the shares we have in this issue. Between the fanart, buildings, and screenshots you’ll “oooo” and “ahhhh” from one picture to the next, like we did. We’ll be giving those featured here keys to the Atreides Battle Rifle skin! If you’d like a chance at being featured, you can share your creation on our official Discord server, subreddit, BlueSky, X (Twitter), or Threads.
Fanart
“Chapter three made me grab my stylus. We need to talk about one humble Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen who loves to stab and flirts like sin” – By Nightmomma on Discord.
A beautiful piece by Maximum Ultra. First drawn with pencil and paper, then digitally scanned to complete it with coloring and texturing.
Events
Stoneheart had their first Deathrace of many just recently! Cross the finish line while avoiding the sandworm and rockets while also maneuvering through the precariously tall tracks and drops.
Building
An impressive Star Destroyer build by u/Lancewestwalker. Make sure to check out more pictures here!
What do you get when you cross House Atreides, Victorian era architecture, and Bloodborne? An immense guild city! You can find this on Corona Borealis, Sietch Rifana. More pictures here!
An impressive Atreides base by Khanador. More pictures here!
A magnificent bridge base by u/Quiet_Geologist_6574. Reddit
In honor of the Artemis II launch, Zondermon built the impressive Temple of Artemis. See more pictures in the Discord or on Imgur here!
A gorgeous base both inside and out by u/mfcostacampos! Do yourself a favor and check out the rest of the pictures or the full video tour on YouTube.
Another impressive city, this time built by solo player Deqzjoker. More pictures on Reddit here!
Redd has created their own version of the Helius Gate base with a beautiful exterior and interior. More pictures here!
A nice A-Frame building by Rennstrauss.
Built to prioritize open space without the use of pentashields, u/EstherKernian has created a wonderful base. More pictures here!
An organized base high above the ground by Raizilla. Make sure to check out all their photos on Discord here!
An impressive Harkonnen fortress by Kokatrix. More pictures on Discord here!
The “Cliff Buckle” portion of the Smuggler nest base by Mercatto.
A cathedral EU-Selene, Sietch Tharwa by Herr Wahnsinn that is open for all to visit. More gorgeous pictures on Discord here.
A beautiful and organic base built smartly into the terrain by u/Efficient-Leek. More here on Reddit!
Slaughter.1 built their base using inspiration from King Gidorah from Godzilla. More pictures here!
Clean, organized, and practical: This is the interior of the guild base Mélange à Trois by architect u/AxiomaticJS. Find more pictures, read about the structure, and find more bases built by them in the Reddit post here.
Screenshots
By Jutro on Discord.
By SeriouSam on Discord.
By mydas.ro on Discord.
By xxd4shxx on Discord.
By art7015 on Discord.
By netrunner_107.3 on BlueSky.
“I am Batman!” – GammaSquirrel on Discord.
By u/WyrdDrake on Reddit.
By misimoonflower on Discord.
Q&A
Q: When will a list for the server merges be released?
A: The list of all affected Worlds will be released soon! You’ll have time to prepare once the list and announcement is made, a couple weeks minimum, before the Worlds will close.
Q: Regarding self-hosted servers, can you change between PvE and classic Deep Desert at will or are you locked in after choosing?
A: Yes! With a self-hosted server, you have the freedom to change the server settings as you wish, giving you control over how the game is played.
Q: We’ve seen the changes to reduce boss HP in Testing Stations on the PTC, but are there plans to tweak the number of enemies in them?
A: We’ve been looking very closely at feedback regarding this, and we are performing another balancing pass adjusting the number of enemies spawned with the boss. Coming soon to PTC!
Q: When can we expect 1.3.20 to go live?
A: Our goal is to release it in April, but that depends on the performance and feedback from the Public Test Client. Please try it out and provide feedback if you can!
Closing Words
And that closes it for this Signal! This was one jam packed with buildings and shares from you all, and we hope to continue that energy to the next one. There are some big things coming in May that we’re getting ready for, and we’ll be sure to mention much of it in the upcoming live stream that’s being prepped. More on that soon! Until then, make sure to keep sharing your creations, and keep your cup filled.
