Dune: Imperium News

• Fixing remaining Yuna bugs.
  
• Fixing cases where players were not receiving notifications that a multiplayer game ended while off the playmat.
  
• Fixing a case where attempts to view the results of an async game in Active Games lobby list failed if the game results file were too large to load.
  

• Gameplay: Playing undo while using Disposal Facility should no longer cause game to freeze.
  
• Gameplay: Four strength should now be added when Undoing reveal with Restricted Ordinance.
  
• Client: Player should now receive a prompt allowing them to view the results when a multiplayer game ends.
  
• Gameplay: Yuna’s Smuggling Operation prompt should now show the same thing as Web of Power when player has 3 influence in the Bene Gesserit track.
  
• Gameplay: Yuna should now only get extra Solari when obtaining Solari during her turn.
  
• Client: Unload ability for Freighter Fleet should now trigger when a player trashes the card from play.
  
• View Results should now show results of the game as long as it appears in the Active Tab.
  

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• Login onto the console of your choosing.
  
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• Rise of Ix Ranked Play! We're excited to introduce Ranked Play! To join ranked matches, you'll need the DLC (Rise of Ix). We're looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback on this new feature

• Rise of Ix Ranked Play matches begin every hour, on the hour, pairing players of similar skill and experience levels.
• Each match awards Stars based on your finish: Two for first place, one for second (and at higher tiers, you’ll lose one if you finish last!)
  
• Rise through the ranks in 30-day Seasons. Once you reach Master Tier, you’ll see your name on the leaderboards!

• Various improvements to selection prompts, including removal of redundant buttons. Tooltip text has undergone an assortment of changes, including localization, dynamic counters for challenges and skirmishes, and mobile adjustments.
  
• Various visual fixes to highlights, positioning, and other minor artifacts.
  • Unusable Tech Tiles are now grayed out or transparent.
    
  • Tech Tiles should now appear correctly in opponent-facing stingers when activated.
    
  • Detonation Devices message prompt should now display correctly when opponents are choosing Dreadnought control.
    
  • Bypass Protocolprompt during Intrigue should now have the ability to be canceled.
    

• Various localization and gamepad fixes.
  
• Various fixes to softlocks and crashing instances, including connectivity issues with the shop.
  • Game should no longer freeze when acquiring CHOAM Directorship to gain a game-ending Faction Alliance in Tutorial 3.
    
  • Game should no longer freeze when using Lady Jessica’s Acquire ability.
    
  • Game should no longer freeze when players win combat with a dreadnought for the first time while using Detonation Devices.
• Various visual bug fixes for Steam Deck.
  
• Various fixes to Rise of Ix action log entries.
  
• Challenge fixes:
  
• Shipping and Ix spaces now have combat icons
  
• Base leaders should show properly in challenges (i.e Players can only use ROI leaders in ROI Challenges)
  • The Rules reminder now has info on the game setup screen.
    
  • During Challenges, Tessia does not gain leader bonus when 2 faction influence is granted during setup.
• Action Logs:
  • Resource icons for Local Fence should now display correctly.
    
  • Persuasion gained from Tech Negotiation when Tecch modal is declined should now display correctly in Action logs.
• AI:
  • There should no longer be an AI infinite loop when Sonic Snoopers and Troop Transport interact.
    
  • AI should no longer take premature turns during Tutorial 4.
• Agent Turn:
  • “If you Reveal” Persuasion amount should now count Full Scale Assault.
    
  • Truthsayer’s Agent Ability should now work if the player has one card in hand.
• Challenges & Skirmishes:
  • Tessia’s Leader Ability should now trigger on Maker spaces during Interstellar Warfare/
    
  • Guerilla Warfare should no longer allow players to retreat a Troop multiple times before the Reveal turn/after Conflict Resolution.

• How do I link my account across platforms?
  • You can link your account across all platforms by creating a free Dire Wolf account.
    
  • Login onto the console of your choosing.
    
  • Play!

• Gameplay: Fixed an issue where players were unable to use the Troop Transports ability when purchased and troops were gained as part of recalling from the top of the Shipping Track.
  
• Localization issues with Detonation Devices should now be fixed.
  
• Localization issues with Tech Tiles should now indicate whether a leader has declined a purchase or show no messages when no action has been taken.
  

If you're on the hunt for a new deck-building game after Balatro and as we await Slay the Spire 2, you can't go too far wrong with Dune: Imperium. A stellar adaptation of the already excellent board game set in Frank Herbert's sci-fi universe, it's quickly earned itself the 'overwhelmingly positive' Steam rating with 95% of reviews recommending it. Now, its first expansion pack Rise of Ix has arrived, and a Steam sale lets you snag the base game at a tasty discount, too.

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