Dune: Awakening 1.5.3.3 Hotfix Tackles Progression Loss and Wrong Character Data
The update also adds a fallback for missed QTE inputs, fixes base placement issues, and removes a legacy graphics option from PS5.
Dune: Awakening version 1.5.3.3 is being deployed with fixes for progression loss, incorrect character data, base placement, and several other problems affecting players. The hotfix requires a client-side download, and players should restart their Steam client if it does not appear automatically. Servers will be coming back up shortly. It follows the 1.5.3.2 hotfix, which addressed server recommendations and two visual presentation problems in the preceding hotfix.
One of the more important fixes addresses cases where failing to join a server could show the wrong character data in the Characters tab. That could lead players to delete or enter the wrong character, so the correction should remove a particularly risky source of confusion.
The update also adds a fallback for missed QTE inputs during the Awakening cinematic in Forty Fears. If the inputs are not registered, the cinematic will now complete automatically after 10 seconds.
On PS5, the Display settings no longer show the legacy Balanced Graphics Mode option. The mode had already been replaced by Quality, but the old choice remained visible. Other fixes cover progression loss, Base Reconstruction Tool placement, Overland map behavior, the journey step for placing a backed-up base, and incorrect ping displays on consoles.
Dune: Awakening 1.5.3.3 Patch Notes
Version 1.5.3.3 focuses on progression safety, character selection, world-state behavior, construction placement, and interface cleanup. The official notes are reproduced below in their original order.
FEATURES AND CHANGES
Story, Journey and New Player Experience:
- Added a fallback where for issue where QTE inputs were sometimes not registered in the Awakening cinematic during Forty Fears, where it auto-completes after 10 seconds.
User Interface:
- Removed the legacy “Balanced” Graphics Mode option that was still visible in the Display settings on PS5 after the mode was removed. It was later replaced by Quality.
FIXES
Technical and stability:
- Improved server and client stability.
- Fixed an issue that could lead to progression loss for some players.
- Fixed an issue where failing to join a server would display the wrong character data in the Characters tab, which could lead to players deleting or joining the wrong character.
Resources, Building, and Crafting:
- Fixed an issue where the Base Reconstruction Tool could leave some pieces in the incorrect positions.
Worldbuilding and Exploration:
- Fixed an issue where entering any Overland map, reconnecting or respawning fully restored HP and reset Power to 0.
Story, Journey and New Player Experience:
- Fixed an issue where the “Place your backed up base” journey step sometimes failed to complete after placing the base.
User Interface:
- Fixed and issue where ping would not show correctly on Consoles.
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Dune: Awakening
Developed by Funcom
Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival MMO set on the desert planet Arrakis. Players create a custom character and must manage thirst, maintain stillsuits, and contend with environmental hazards like sandstorms, extreme heat, and roaming sandworms. The game involves scavenging resources, crafting equipment, building shelters, and competing with other players to harvest and transport spice. As players progress, they advance through phases from basic survival to leading a guild, eventually participating in faction warfare between House Atreides and House Harkonnen. The game features both PvE and PvP zones, with a Deep Desert area that reshapes weekly through Coriolis storms.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release June 10, 2025
- Publisher Funcom
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