Dune Awakening massive Server Shutdown on May 26 | How to Save Your Base, Vehicles and Resources?

Dear Dune Awakening players, you may have already heard that, in order to balance the player population across servers, the official team has decided to shut down some less populated servers on May 26th.

Many people may be confused and angry. Let's analyze in detail why these servers are being shut down, and what preparations you need to make to mitigate potential losses if you unfortunately become a victim of this shutdown.

The Inevitability of Server Shutdowns

In short, the shutdown of these servers was inevitable; if not now, it would definitely happen sometime in the future.

Every Dune Awakening player knows that some servers in the game have such large populations that they feel crowded. On those servers, the game is vibrant, just like the real world, with constant trading, battles, and chaos.

However, on the many less populated servers, you might not see other players for a long time, making the game feel more like a single-player game with no player interaction.

This is extremely detrimental to a game like Dune Awakening. Player numbers will eventually dwindle due to overly empty servers and the unpleasant experience of playing alone for extended periods.

Furthermore, burdening so many servers with no players will negatively impact the game's continued operation.

Therefore, shutting down these servers with low player counts is inevitable and necessary.

Specifics of Server Shutdowns

If your server isn't on the shutdown list, you're lucky; you don't need to worry about anything and can continue playing normally.

For players facing server shutdowns, Character Transfer can be used to transfer all their data to a new server that won't be shut down.

It's important to note that you can't freely go to any server you want. For several large servers with very high populations, the number of players that can join will be limited.

This is one of the reasons Dune Awakening shuts down servers—to avoid situations where a particular server has too many or too few players.

The goal is to maintain a relatively reasonable and evenly distributed player count across all servers. Otherwise, it would only temporarily alleviate the problem, and the situation would recur after a while.

However, for some players, they may have invested a great deal of effort into a server, perhaps spending weeks building a perfect base, or their guild having existed on a particular server for a long time—efforts that cannot be quantified by Dune Awakening Solari.

For many players, however, they don't need a large player base and prefer the experience of playing alone. These players might prefer the previously common practice of having fewer players on servers.

Dune Awakening has considered both scenarios, stating that while preparing for Character Transfer, they are also actively developing self-hosted servers and more private server options.

They hope that this approach will cater to both single-player and multiplayer-oriented player groups.

Server Migrations Operation

For players, the real issue to consider is how Server Migrations will operate.

Many players, upon hearing about the closure of some servers, are very worried about losing everything. They feel that Dune Awakening Solari they've accumulated over months will disappear, and their hard work will be wasted. However, it now appears that such concerns were unnecessary.

Players can save their character data using Character Transfer feature mentioned earlier.

According to Dune Awakening's official announcement, player bases will be saved and can be rebuilt on new servers later using Base Reconstruction Tool.

Vehicle data will also be recorded in Vehicle Backup Tool, so you don't need to worry about significant data loss. Unfortunately, if your base is built based on specific terrain and location, you may find it difficult to recreate it exactly as it was.

However, the developers have considered this possibility and have provided a feature that allows you to rebuild your base on specific terrain as it was originally, provided that this terrain has not been occupied by other players.

You can find servers that support Character Transfer in the server list.

For players who want to transfer to private servers via Character Transfer, the process is the same as described above.

However, it's important to note that this is a one-way ticket; once you choose to transfer to these servers, you cannot return your character to the official servers.

Preparations Now

This Character Transfer involves a massive number of players, which will inevitably cause many problems. Therefore, if you don't want to lose your Dune Awakening Items or face too much trouble, it's best to prepare thoroughly now.

As we mentioned before, servers with large player populations will limit the number of players that can join. So, you should start browsing the list of servers available for migration now and find the one you'll be migrating to.

Press your ESC key and find the latest feature released by Dune Awakening for this Server Migrations in the in-game menu: Claim Rewards.

And then, you can claim your Base Reconstruction Tool and Vehicle Backup Tool.

According to official recommendations, you should disassemble your vehicles instead of leaving them on the ground. Instead, place them in base storage to ensure they can be migrated along with the base data, avoiding any unnecessary Solari loss.

It's worth noting that if your base is one of those built based on specific terrain, as mentioned earlier... Therefore, you'd better redesign your base to ensure it adapts better to different terrains.

Before deciding on a new base location, conduct thorough scouting and check out the terrain you want to settle on different servers; this might help you better recreate your base.

This is one of the most significant changes affecting players recently with Dune Awakening. Keep an eye on official announcements and the latest news from the player community. Make sure you are minimally affected by Server Migrations.