The final Dune Awakening beta is now live, which will allow thousands of fresh-faced players to hop into Funcom’s open world survival MMO for the first time. This beta, which is running over the weekend, will cover the first two major zones of the game, giving folks a peek at the early game experience.
The beta, announced following the release date of the game being pushed back to June 10, is running a few days before the previous date of May 15. A balm to those still burned by the delay, and the last opportunity people will get to check out the game for free.
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This is also the first time your average gamer will get a chance to learn about the game. Our own preview of the early game went live last month, and was largely positive overall. However this preview – which covers the same scope of content that’ll be available in this weekend’s beta – still left us with many questions on what the game will ultimately be building up to in its end-game – a portion that has been discussed by the team, but not shown off to a great extent.
In order to get into this beta, players will have to either wishlist the game on Steam and wait for access to be sent their way via email, or get access via developer giveaways. Access has already been handed out to folks, but it’s not out of the question that more people will be let in over the weekend. So keep an eye out if you’re keen to give it a try, and maybe throw a wishlist on the game for a chance. You never know, you may get lucky!
Are you going to try the game out this weekend? Let us know below, as well as whether or not you’re excited for Dune Awakening!
I am looking for a board game along the lines of Monopoly, but, where people in the game can make children and take turns being the parents and the children.
In the middle of the board is a "year clock", that ticks forward one year with each go.
In each go, people take cards like in Monopoly to see what happens as they move around the circuit.
There, could be, many variations of this game.
Where can I find such a game?
Thanks.
EDIT: I could have made this a really nice game, but, didn’t, have time, to write down all the ideas.
People could also collect ideas, teachings, changes, lessons learned, desires, and other things, as gadgets (in the game), which may affect how people move through the game.
There could also be an AI-powered board fate controlled, smartphone, placed in the middle of the board, so that players could play a large infinitude of games with the same board and pieces (the center AI could be powered through an app (and there could also be custom apps for given boards, and users not having a board and pieces could copy them at home with material based on standard board compendium descriptions provided on websites).
Suppose my opponent has a group with an eye of an arbitrarily large size. Is it ever possible to play within that eye and live? For instance, suppose a 19×19 board, with black stones occupying every corner and edge position. Can white live inside?
7 Days to Live is a very simple survival game where you need to craft and survive an onslaught of enemies for a whole week. If you’re having trouble surviving in this game, don’t worry because we’re here to help with our 7 Days to Live Walkthrough.
What to do each day in 7 Days to Live
Currently, there really isn’t much you can do during the day in 7 Days to Live. Regardless, each day, make sure you do the following:
Kill at least 2 deer (and gather their meat)
Gather as much Wood as you can
Make sure you are back in your base before nighttime
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You can also gather Scrap along the way, but it’s not necessary if you just want to survive. It’s extremely important you get back to base before nighttime because if you’re out in the wild, you’ll be cooked. For some reason, as soon as nighttime begins, your character will fall asleep (even if you’re climbing a ladder). When you wake up, you’ll be where you fell, but if you’re out in the woods and can’t see your base, there’s a good chance your game is going to end there. So, keep an eye on that watch (second slot on the hotbar) and get back to base before sundown. If you’re feeling bold, you can also try to take advantage of the events that occur each day, but don’t make it your priority. Keep this up for 7 days, and you should be a-ok.
What to do each night in 7 Days to Live
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Just like daytime, nighttime also has it’s own routine. At nighttime you should do the following:
Use all your wood to craft walls (either wall is fine, but we prefer the smaller one)
Eat until your hunger is full (Cooked Deer Meat)
Place your newly crafted walls
(During nights 1 – 3) Get to higher ground
Kill any monster that pops in for a visit
At night, it’s important to stay at your base because your view is limited, and, more importantly, you’re going to get some nasty uninvited guests. To welcome your guests, you need to place proper barricades. During the first few nights, simply climbing on top of your base is good enough to make it until thenext day, but when night 4 rolls around, this won’t be enough.
A great strategy to work towards is to take two walls and build barricades with a gap that’s big enough for you to fire your gun through. A simple fence also works on the first few enemies, but not for the stronger ones. You should build one such structure by night 4. If you’re running low on wood, remember you can always take apart your main base and use the materials for the barricade.
All this aside, don’t forget to eat and stay warm. If you hold Raw Deer Meat next to a fireplace, you can turn it into Cooked Deer Meat. If you place a simple fireplace in your barricade, you’ll be golden. Personally, we always buy the Warm Coat before each match so we have one less thing to worry about, but you can do just fine without one.
Once you’ve built a structure you’re satisfied with, you should spend the rest of your time reinforcing the barricades with more layers, for extra protection. We know it seems like a lot, but if you follow this simple formula, you should have no problems making it until day 7 (at least until the game gets updated).
7 Days to Live Days 1 – 7 Walkthrough
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Here’s a quick summary of what to do each day:
Day 1: Daily routine, Night: start crafting a simple fence (place a wall so it’s up to your character’s neck) around where you’d like your barricade to be, then head for the roof of your house and survive the night
Day 2: Daily routine, Night: try to finish the fence around your barricade, and again, climb on top of your house to survive the night
Day 3: Daily routine (and replace any damaged walls if any), Night: start building the top fence (above your character’s head; it should look like in the images), survive the night on the roof
Day 4: If you think you won’t be able to finish your barricade, ditch the daily routine and take apart your base for materials. Otherwise, do the daily routine, Night: Hide in your barricade, which should be finished by now, and survive the night
Day 5: Repair your barricade and daily routine; Night: Reinforce your barricade and hide inside it until nighttime
Days 6 and 7: Repeat Day 5 (fix broken walls, reinforce barricades, survive)
That’s all there is to it. Have fun surviving the week until that chopper arrives. Stay up to date with The Escapist for more 7 Days to Live guides.
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Published: Apr 24, 2025 09:15 am