Dune Spice Wars Guide

Melange on the desert Dune Spice Wars guide, is the best Begginer's Guide, for combat, politics, resource acquisition. We describe all mechanics, missions, operations, factions, currencies, research, Fremen Raids, Landsraad, victory conditions, system requirements, keybinds.

Last update: Monday, May 16, 2022

This guide to Dune Spice Wars will teach you how to play. You will learn the basics, things you should do at the beginning with step by step instructions, and what to do to ensure constant access to resources. You will also learn what currencies and resources are for, how to get them and what you can get with them. We explain the agents as well as their missions and operations to sabotage or infiltrate enemy troops or armies. You will learn what the Fremen Raids are and how to protect yourself from them, and how to cooperate with them through Sietch. We also described the available studies and the differences between some of them for individual fractions.

The following pages of the guide focus on more complex elements of the game, such as politics and Landsraad, or describe the available factions: Atreides, Harkonnen, Freemen and Smugglers and the differences between them. You will learn effective methods of fighting, both in defense and in attack, and the available victory conditions - because winning the game does not have to be about eliminating your opponents. You will learn about numerous terms unique to the Dune world like Spice, Landsraad, Sietch, Plascrete and Sandworm.

Dune Spice Wars - Quick beginner's tips

Here are some quick starting tips for Dune Spice Wars.

Remember about pausing the time - until you get used to the game, you can pause the time by pressing the Spacebar and still plan your actions. This will give you time to read the messages and descriptions of activities/buildings.
Plan how you want to use your resources - at the beginning, you need Spice to pay taxes and earn Solari, Plascrete is for building structures, Water and Power are for claiming lands. Everything you build - from buildings to units - has a maintenance cost. Check consumption on a regular basis and wisely occupy new areas and build units.
Focus on defense - rebels can attack almost any village, even in the middle of your empire, until you know their location and deal with them. The game has a fixed pace of the gameplay, so do not expect a quick and strong offensive from other factions.
Benefit from trade and treaties - other factions are often open to exchange goods and establish treaties that benefit both sides.
Keep exploring - even after you've explored the surrounding areas, keep exploring - Ornithopters are indestructible, and in addition to discovering points of interest, they will inform you about the approaching enemy troops.

You can find more tips for beginners, but also tricks for more advanced players, on the Beginner's guide page.

Dune Spice Wars - System requirements

Below is a list of the minimum PC requirements.

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bits or 11
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHZ or AMD equivalent
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 or AMD with similar performance (e.g. RX 560)
Disk space: 4 GB

More information on system requirements on the System requirements page.