When your vehicle gets swallowed by a sandworm or crushed in combat in Dune: Awakening, there was little hope of getting it back. That changes today. Funcom’s latest patch (Patch 1.2.10.0) for the survival crafting MMO brings a welcome quality-of-life feature: vehicle recovery. Alongside it comes a new “Replace” mode for housing elements, instanced PvP loot, better vehicle view distance, and more tweaks to base mechanics.
The new vehicle recovery system is tied to the game’s Vehicle Backup Tool, letting players restore lost vehicles—so long as the vehicle was destroyed after this patch went live. Recovery costs Solari and reduces max durability; inventory items in the lost vehicle cannot be recovered. Sandworm victims can be restored immediately, but vehicles destroyed in combat must first be fully looted or decomposed before recovery becomes available. Players have roughly 72 hours to reclaim their lost rides before they’re gone for good.
On the construction side, the new Replace mode allows players to swap out structural pieces like walls and floors with alternate styles without tearing them down first. It’s a small change that makes base design faster and far more flexible.
PvP also gets a notable overhaul. Loot in the Deep Desert is now instanced, ensuring every participant gets their own chest drops instead of fighting over shared rewards. Schematic rotations have been removed too, allowing players to pursue specific gear blueprints at any time, albeit with slightly lower drop rates.
Other fixes and improvements include increased vehicle render distance (up to 2 km), sub-fief notifications when entering player-controlled zones, and more efficient water management — wind traps will no longer burn through filters when water banks are full.
With Patch 1.2.10.0, Dune: Awakening is giving players more safety nets for their investments in vehicles and bases, while improving usability and fairness in loot mechanics. The recovery feature in particular could shift how players manage risk as they explore the brutal sands of Arrakis.
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