I am dukeofcaladan here to bring you my second ever FAQ. Introduction+ +++++ Greetings everyone. Please note: in order to get both the sub-houses fix and the. You can finally play Dune 2000 in hi-res, which makes selecting units and pending to the map a lot easier. The patch is finally ready, and the bugs like crashes in starport menu are gone now. Please read the readme files carefully, and also the notes below.

Most missions have secondary objectives, which are optional to complete but offer rewards - such as an alliance with a sub-faction or reinforcements. The mission objectives vary from resource gathering to destroying a specific enemy structure or the enemy itself, though the latter is most common. The game puts you in the role of a new commander of whichever faction you choose to play for. The game is full 3D, but unlike the previous games is not viewed from an isometric perspective, as it is possible to zoom and rotate the camera. Some units are still better than others, but Dune 2000 suffers less from real-time strategy unit replacement syndrome just because a higher-tier unit becomes available does not always mean that. Who controls Arrakis controls the Spice, and who controls the Spice, controls the universe.The inter-faction balance in Dune 2000 is still questionable, but the intra-faction balance has been improved over Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty.

The editor provides many useful features which can significantly help you and speed up the mapping. The PlayStation version is rendered in 3D giving units more depth.Dune 2000 Map editor for both Campaign and Multiplayer maps as well as Mission (.mis file) editor. Emperor: Battle for Dune also features deployable units (mortars, for example).Dune 2000 is a real time strategy game released in 1998 co-developed by Westwood. The game features a map of the planet, in which you take turns with the AI to choose which territories to attack, after which the game switches to RTS mode. Resource gathering functions largely in a similar fashion to games in the C&C universe.

They have also poisoned the water supply on Arrakis, turning many into mindless slaves for the Tleilaxu. The Spacing Guild, with the help of the Tleilaxu, have bioengineered an Emperor Worm with huge psychic powers (empowered by Lady Elara) to control the entire production of spice. After the player has defeated the last house on its home planet the plan is revealed. The Spacing Guild makes a proposition to the three remaining houses strong enough to control Arrakis, House Atreides, House Ordos and House Harkonnen, that whichever house wins a War of Assassins on Arrakis will become the leader of the Landsraad and the leader of the faction will become the new Emperor of the universe.As the game progresses it becomes clear that the Tleilaxu are collecting samples from dead sandworms for some nefarious plan. Emperor Corrino has been killed by his Concubine Lady Elara and the Landsraad (the assembly for all the nobles in the Imperium) has descended into chaos.

House Atreides has a just and well organized government that provides for its people which has resulted in a great sense of loyalty in the population, making the Atreides army one of the most just and deadly in the galaxy. Major factionsHouse Atreides is a noble house from the water-planet of Caladan, a lush and fertile planet. During the campaign the player can either be allied with or fight the sub factions, depending on the mission and the previous actions of the player in the campaign. FactionsThere are three major factions in Emperor: Battle for Dune and five sub factions.

However despite his piggish exterior he is devious and methodical man who will do anything to retake Arrakis.House Ordos is a very secretive house and very little is actually known about them, which is exactly what the rulers of the Ordos want. Because of this, the Harkonnen troops often fight with more ferocity on the battlefield to avoid such a horrible faith.House Harkonnen is ruled by Baron Rakan (and later one of his sons, depending on the choices the player takes in the game) an obese, sickly man who views torture and death like a leisure hobby. However, the harsh and brutal conditions have also made the Harkonnen army very dangerous, as the troops either face death on the battlefield or a slow, painful death in the Baron's torture chambers. Their home world is Geidi Prime, an industrial wasteland. He is just and intelligent and he does not just want Arrakis for himself and his house, but for the entire universe.House Harkonnen is an evil and ruthless house that rules through fear and terror.

A mysterious man known only as the Speaker speaks for them with four different voices. They are from the planet Draconis IV, an ice planet.The leader of House Ordos is the Executrix Council, four beings sharing one mind. They specialise in trade and smuggling and have been known to use forbidden technology.

They have developed gruesome biotechnology and they use it as bases for their weaponry. In the game the Guild not only wants to have a monopoly on space travel, but also on the spice.The Tleilaxu are a group of secular, religious fanatics who consider machines to be evil. Therefore all long distance travel in space is done by the Guild, and the houses have to pay a price to travel with the Highliners. Minor factionsThe Spacing Guild has a monopoly on interstellar travel as they are the only ones with the technology to make 'navigators', humans mutated by the spice who are the only ones able to pilot the massive Heighleiners.

They hate the Tileilax and will not trade with anyone who has already traded with the Tileilax.The Sardaukar were the Emperor's shock troopers. They have a great fondness for technology which is obvious in their advanced weaponry. They are usually allied with House Atreides or House Ordos, but they hate the Harkonnen and will rarely have anything to do with them.The Ixian are fascist state where an elite group of scientist rule over the lower classes who are forced to make the Ix technology. They are fierce and strong warriors who know Arrakis like no others and are able to use the knowledge of the land and the sandworms to their advantage in battle.

The Sardaukar travel to Arrakis in the game in order to support whichever house proves to be the strongest.The Sardaukar home world is a harsh and desolate world and the training for the Sardaukar is so intense that many do not survive, which makes them very deadly and and entirely fearless warriors.

Dune 2000 Units