Taking place in Frank Herbert's literary Dune universe, Dune: Spice Wars is a new 4x real-time strategy game that is currently playable in early access.
Combining the 4x scope of games like Sid Meier's Civilization with RTS (real-time strategy) elements for troop movements and resource harvesting, Dune: Spice Wars brings together the best of both grand and real-time strategy genres.
Players can select between four factions and are placed on the surface of the planet Arrakis, the only source of the Spice Melange, which is the most coveted resource in the universe. To win, players will need to zero in on one of three methods.
Becoming the sole faction on Arrakis and the steward of the spice for the Padishah Emperor isn't easy, and Dune: Spice Wars players consequently have multiple ways to achieve victory over their opponents. Players can win via Domination, Political, or Hegemony victories, though Political and Hegemony victories can be deactivated when starting a new game.
Regardless, each victory requirement asks for something somewhat unique from the player, allowing them to win through force, intrigue, or attrition.
The first and most straightforward victory condition in Dune: Spice Wars, this victory can be achieved through two methods. Payers can destroy the capital cities of all other factions on the map through military force or use their espionage operations to assassinate the leaders of all the other factions.
Regardless of how it is achieved, once players are the only faction remaining, they'll win the game.
Every so often, the Landsraad (council of the great houses in the Dune universe) meets to vote for policy decisions in Dune: Spice Wars. These policies can be both helpful or detrimental to factions, and players
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