Today's Dune Awakening update fixed hated dupe glitch but fans report lost items instead
Many Dune Awakening fans are struggling with technical problems right now. It seems that the patch that fixed a “dupe bug”, duplication glitch which was abused by some players, caused people to lose their resources.
A huge part of MMOs economy depends on people. So, all exploits and bugs that influence the fragile balance are a huge problem that affects gameplay. Unfortunately, Dune Awakening struggles with that fate right now. It all started with the “dupe glitch” that allowed players to multiply resources without much trouble. Fortunately, this issue was fixed by today’s patch. However, it seems that the solution prepared by developers created another bug. Many people have lost their items.
Dupe glitch and lost items in Dune Awakening
For some time, Dune Awakening players had struggled with an annoying exploit allowing duplication of resources. Less honest people decided to take advantage of this bug. The situation evolved into the major concern among the community members. Many players complained about exploit and the unfair advantage it gives, which was especially visible on the official Discord channel.
Today’s patch changed everything. Not all players like the outcome, though. Unfortunately, it looks like it made things worse for some. Developers fixed the “dupe glitch,” but not without consequences. Players who have downloaded it have started to complain about lost items. While it may be easily explained by a punishment for dishonest people, some affected fans claim that they did not use the glitch at all.
At this point we cannot reject the possibility that developers unintentionally introduced another bug. Patch 1.1.10.00 was launched only a couple of hours ago, so we will probably have to wait a while for a fix. However, it is hard to predict whether the lost items can be fully recovered. It is possible that some people have irretrievably lost their resources.
Dune Awakening is quite a popular title. Thanks to SteamDB, we know that the game gathers over 100,000 concurrent players daily on Steam. So, the problem may affect many people.
