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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE SITUATION ON ARRAKIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02

THE PLANET ARRAKIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04

THE GREAT HOUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06

PLAYING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09

ADVANCED GAME CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MULTIPLAYER GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

STRUCTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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2 DUNE 2000

Reported by: Lady Elara Moray Trieu - Bene Gesserit Truthsayer and Bound
Concubine to Frederick IV - Emperor of the Known Universe. At: The Planet
Arrakis.

Submitted to: Reverend Mother Marius Alethea Blasco of the Bene Gesserit
Sisterhood, Proctor Superior. At: The Wallach IX Bene Gesserit School.

My Reverend Mother;

I pray that this communiqué finds you well, my Bene
Gesserit Sisters thriving, and myself, somewhere in the
great dunes of Arrakis, alive. In these times, one can only hope.

On the following pages, I entrust my report to the
Sisterhood. Attend these facts carefully.

I have carried out the first stage of my mission, and taken
our candidate to Arrakis on the Emperor’s own
heighliner. (Unwise, I know. Perhaps I thought my
Reverend Mother would appreciate the irony.) We have
chosen well. There is great strength in this warrior - can
it be? The warrior of the Prophecy, the One who will
rise to lead the people to bloody peace? We shall see.

The situation on Arrakis is critical. The Emperor is not
to be trusted. His demand for the Spice grows
unchecked. As my report notes, not only has he
challenged three great houses of the empire - House
Atreides, House Harkonnen, and House Ordos - to
compete for mining rights, but he offers Dune itself as
the prize. The Governorship of Arrakis goes to the
victor. Why such a generous offer? I rather suspect the
Emperor of a darker purpose, yet to unfold. Plans within plans.

There is one small matter I must disclose regarding the
Emperor. Frederick no longer trusts me, I fear. Though I
will continue to serve the Sisterhood, there must be no further communication between us.

Know that I will see our project on Arrakis through to the end. If our candidate, our hero,
is indeed the warrior of the Prophecy, the Bene Gesserit will never want for Spice again.

Deputations from all three houses have arrived. Spice harvesting will surely commence,
and with it, the great Spice wars. Our spies are in place. All will be made manifest soon
enough.

Your more than humble servant, Lady Elara Moray Trieu

THE SITUATION ON ARRAKIS

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THE PADISHAH EMPEROR FREDERICK IV RULER
OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE

The Emperor Frederick IV, of House Corrino,rules the
galaxy from the Golden Lion Throne on Kaitan. The
Emperor’s strength lies with his Sardaukar terror
troops — his soldier fanatics. The Sardaukar training
facility is on Salusa Secundus, the Imperial prison
planet. One Sardaukar can take ten ordinary
Landsraad conscripts.

Aside from military might, the Emperor controls the
one true source of power in the galaxy - the Spice
Melange, found only on Arrakis. With the price of
Melange on the Imperial market up beyond 500,000
Solaris per decagram, the Emperor knows that every
Major - and Minor - House in the Empire seeks the
wealth of Arrakis for itself. And so the Emperor trusts
no one. Which brings us to the Emperor’s challenge
for Arrakis. It is highly illogical that Frederick would
offer all Dune to the victors. Frederick would never
volunteer Governorship of Arrakis, and a share in
revenues, to either the Harkonnen, Atreides, or the
Ordos. I suspect he is playing each House against each
other, to increase Spice production, and eliminate all
potential threats to his throne in one bloody contest.

Whatever the case, knowing my Lord as I do ­somewhat intimately - I assure you, there is rather more to the situation on Arrakis than
meets the eye.

THE PLANET ARRAKIS

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ALSO KNOWN AS DUNE,THE DESERT PLANET

CLIMATE: DESERT / PRECIPITATION: NONE

VEGETATION: NONE

TERRAIN

The surface of Arrakis is covered by endless dunes. There is no climate control of the
planet. When the Fremen planetologist, consultant to the Harkonnen Governor, was asked
how long it would take to transition Dune into a verdant, water-giving planet, he presented
the figure of 500 years.

Miles of barren deserts hold little more than basins, dunes, and the occasional out-cropping
of rock. The sands are dangerous, shifting constantly and unpredictably. Rock shelves and
mountain ranges rising through the dunes provide the only possible building sites on the
planet.

There are five major types of terrain on Dune.

Spice generally occurs along the surface and is a reddish-orange color which
distinguishes this priceless terrain from normal sand.

Obviously, sand is the most common type of terrain found on Dune. Most vehicles
on Arrakis are varieties of sandcrawlers, vehicles specially designed to travel upon
this terrain. Giant sandworms are a danger when traveling across sandy stretches.

Extensive sand dunes are formed by the constant windstorms that plague the
surface of the planet. Dunes are difficult to traverse, especially for ground based
units.

Rock formations are the only terrain features that provide acceptable building sites.
Sandworms avoid and can not cross rock formations.

The rugged mountains are formed by layers of rock and give the otherwise
featureless planet surface its only notable elevations. Mountains are impassable to
all vehicles but may be crossed by infantry units at certain locations.

WEATHER

To most human life forms, Dune is considered hot and oppressive in the extreme.
Windstorms ravage the surface of the planet with speeds exceeding 200 km/h often
generating intense electrical storms. Gaseous clouds accumulate in the lower sinks and
dunes - through the quanats, or canals, which cross the surface. Ultraviolet reflection
eventually blinds the unprotected eye, though the local Fremen (Dune’s nomadic population
of sand-dwellers) blacken their eyes with stain to reduce these effects.

All who venture into the deserts must do so wearing special stillsuits, built to preserve and
reclaim the natural moisture of the body recycling it into catchpockets, where it is made
available for ingestion through a network of tubing. Needless to say,maintenance of vehicles
and structures is adversely affected under these conditions.

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INDIGENOUS LIFE FORMS: There are two.

SANDWORMS

Far beneath the surface of the sand, giant sandworms cross the dunes - unseen and unheard.
At the first signs of an impending worm attack, a Sandmaster or Duneman will call
“wormsign,” alerting those involved in the Spice harvesting operations to evacuate. The
local Fremen population respectfully worship the enormous worms as “Shai-Hulud,” the
Worm God. Sandworms can grow from tiny sandtrout to worms more than 400 meters
in length. Sandworms can be slain, or drowned in water which is toxic to their species.

FREMEN

Fremen are the other indigenous population of Arrakis. Fremen are the desert- dwelling
sand warriors, the Free Tribes of Dune. Their nomadic ancestry descends from the
legendary Zensunni Wanderers, who roamed the galaxy until they were shipwrecked on this
barren desert planet. The Fremen are reclusive and secretive; it is unknown how many they
number in their tribal dwellings, or sietches, hidden deep in the Desert. However, they are
a fierce warrior people whose women and children can outpace most military conscripts.
They have no allies, but if they did, they would be a powerful asset in battle.

Duke Leto of House Atreides believes there to be a great number of Fremen, and has
sworn to ally them to the Atreides Forces. The Fremen do not reciprocate - yet. My spies
will inform us, should the situation change.

THE SPICE MELANGE

The Spice Melange is the most powerful substance in the Universe. The Spice enables all
interstellar space travel, allowing the Spice-mutated Guild Navigators to warp the fabric of
space. Without the Spice, our Bene Gesserit Sisterhood can have no visions, no future Sight.
With the Spice, human life can be extended by hundreds of years.

In all the Galaxy Spice is found only on the planet Arrakis. The native Fremen possess the
Blue-Within-Blue eyes indicative of Spice saturation. Spice is harvested from the desert
Spice fields, and exported throughout the Empire. Without the Spice the Padishah Emperor
would have no empire.

We watch Arrakis closely now. We must, beyond all else, insure that our Spice allotments
are not interrupted. The Spice must flow.

THE HOUSE ATREIDES

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HOMEWORLD: The Planet Caladan.
Verdant. Lush. Prosperous. The water world.

LEADER: Duke Leto Atreides. Noble. Just.
Diplomatic. Intelligent. Duty-Bound.

MENTAT MASTER OF ASSASSINS:

Noree Moneo. A Mentat, or human computer,
of the most traditional education and
schooling. Noble and intelligent, like the
House.

MILITARY STRENGTHS: An exceptional air force composed of Ornithopters;
high-quality and good condition of vehicles and structures; intense loyalty among
the conscripts to their honorable Duke; a highly-skilled Mentat of premier
strategic training; the potential of a diplomatic alliance with the Fremen warriors.

HOUSE PROFILE: Virtue is clearly on the side of the Atreides. While not one
of the richer Houses, the Atreides have ruled Caladan with a generous, noble spirit
for ten generations. Their people are hard-working and desire both peace and
honor. Atreides troops are exceptionally devoted to their Duke. Our spies have
seen nothing like it in any other House of the galaxy, excepting, perhaps, the
Fremen. It is possibly this shared devotion to duty, the fierce honor of the people,
that makes the Duke believe the Fremen will come to fight with him. It is perhaps
also the Duke’s noble nature which makes the Baron Harkonnen so loathe and
swear to destroy him.

Our spies confirm that the Atreides campaign is being advised by the brilliant
Mentat Noree Moneo, long-time Mentat to the Duke. Moneo appears to have
advised caution; of all the Houses, the Atreides seem most suspicious of the
Emperor’s challenge. As expected, the Atreides have been holding off attack of
both the Ordos and the Harkonnen, simply defending themselves against a series
of raids, sabotage, and larger offensives. True to their nature, the Atreides have first
attempted diplomacy. Yet, Arrakis tolerates nothing of diplomacy. Soon, the
Atreides will crush their opponents in the sand.

HOUSE INSIGNIA:The Hawk

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THE HOUSE HARKONNEN

HOMEWORLD: The Planet Giedi Prime.
Dark. Industrial. Toxic. Cruel.

LEADER: The Baron Harkonnen, or
Siridar-Baron - Planetary Governor. Like
Giedi Prime, the Baron is dark. Cruel.
Savage. Driven by greed and a kanly, or
vendetta, to use the Ancient Tongue, against
Duke Leto and the entire House Atreides.

MENTAT MASTER OF ASSASSINS:

Hayt DeVries. Hayt is a Ghola, a re-animated corpse, purchased from the flesh-vats
of the Planet Tleilax. Ruthless. Brilliant. Cold. Cruel. Egomaniacal. Like the House.

MILITARY STRENGTHS: Brute force; illegal atomic weaponry, or so it is
rumored; the ruthlessness of the Baron and his Mentat; the degree to which the
Baron’s Troops fear him - and thus, fear disappointing him. (He has been known to
personally drink the blood of those who bear unfortunate news to his chamber.
Indeed, it is said the Harkonnen are forced to wear heart plugs, such that the Baron
can loose their blood with greater ease.)

HOUSE PROFILE: Giedi Prime is a dark, deranged world as are the creatures
of House Harkonnen. The Harkonnen are a cruel people, equally ruthless toward
friend and foe, if necessary. The Harkonnen have a long history of employing
violence and fear to achieve their objectives. In House Harkonnen status is not
bestowed. It is taken. Treachery upon treachery, assassin upon assassin, our spies
cannot keep up with the rapid shifting of military rank in the Harkonnen forces,
excepting, of course, the nearly totalitarian control of the Baron.

Nothing will stop the Baron Harkonnen in his pursuit of Dune. Formerly the sole
stewards of the Spice harvesting operations on Arrakis, the Harkonnen feel
deprived of something which they believe to be rightfully theirs: the Governorship
of Dune. As the Baron has sworn to cut the ducal ring from the hand of Leto, it is
highly unlikely that he would tolerate an Atreides victory over Dune.

HOUSE INSIGNIA:The Ram

THE HOUSE ORDOS

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HOMEWORLD: Little is known of the icy, remote
planet of the Ordos. The economy of the planet is
based entirely on trade and smuggling, to be certain.
Our spies can tell us that much, if nothing else.

LEADER: Unknown. A reclusive cartel of wealthy
noblemen who seem to control the finances of
House Ordos, and thus, House Ordos itself. No one
has ever seen them except the few generals who
formerly controlled what troops the Ordos could
muster. One by one, those generals have been
eliminated under mysterious circumstances.

MENTAT MASTER OF ASSASSINS: None. The previous Mentat, known
only as Ammon, was executed on the alleged charge of embezzlement. Spies have
reported on the possibility of an Ixian clone, a computer in the form of a human
male, smuggled from the Ixians in exchange for a fortune in Spice. However, since
the Butlerian Jihad, there has never been a computer in the likeness of a human
mind, so these reports have been largely disregarded.

MILITARY STRENGTHS: Immense wealth.They have the kind of wealth that
buys incredibly powerful forbidden technologies, illegal weapons purchased from
the house of Ix and then smuggled to the Ordos troops.Aside from wealth, there
is little military strength to House Ordos. Their troops are largely mercenary, and
tend to desert with great frequency.

HOUSE PROFILE: House Ordos cannot be profiled. We do know they have a
tendency towards sabotage, expensive weaponry, and illegal technologies. We
believe the Ordos may have Ixian weapons the Harkonnen and Atreides could only
dream of. But this could all be speculation.We know nothing else for certain .

HOUSE INSIGNIA:The Snake

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HOW TO PLAY

STARTING THE GAME

CHOOSING YOUR SIDE: HOUSE ATREIDES, HOUSE HARKONNEN,
OR HOUSE ORDOS

DUNE 2000 gives you the option to play one of three distinct fighting forces: the noble
House Atreides, loyal to Duke Leto Atreides;the evil House Harkonnen, led by the ruthless
and greedy Baron Harkonnen; or the mysterious House Ordos, controlled by a cadre of
wealthy families, about whom little is known. If you choose the Atreides, you will fight
against the Harkonnen and the Ordos. If you choose Harkonnen, you will fight against the
Atreides and the Ordos. If you choose Ordos, you will fight against the Atreides and the
Harkonnen. Each house is radically different from the other with varying strengths and
weaknesses, different units, technologies, and different philosophies towards war. In addition,
different stories will unfold depending on the house you

When you start a new game, a dialog box will come up
asking which house you wish to play. Simply click the
house that you want and that game will begin.

When you start the game for the first time, DUNE™
2000’s introduction movie will automatically begin to
play. After the introduction, the game itself will begin. In
subsequent games, you’ll be taken directly to the Title
Screen menu.

START NEW GAME

Select this option to start a new game.Your new game will start with a screen for you to
select your difficulty level, then present you with the choice of which house to play:
Harkonnen,Atreides, or Ordos.When starting a new game, the introduction is not shown
again.

DIFFICULTY LEVELS

There are 3 difficulty settings which will change the balance of the game.We recommend
playing the game at “Normal” difficulty, but if you feel the game is too hard or too easy, you
can tailor it to your tastes. Difficulty can ONLY be set at the beginning of a new game.You
cannot change it once you are in the missions. Changing the difficulty level affects the cost
and build speed of enemy units and structures.

have chosen.

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LOAD MISSION

If you want to play a previously saved mission,choose this
option. (See page 22 for saving missions.)

From this screen (see diagram), click on the up-arrow or
down-arrow to scroll through your saved missions. Select
the saved mission you wish to reload and left-click on
LOAD.

MULTIPLAYER GAME

Select this option to play an Internet game (via Westwood Online), local area network game
or serial game (modem or null modem). See page 27 for details.

REPLAY INTRODUCTION

If you want to see the introduction again, select the preview option.

OPTIONS

If you want to change the color depth, the default is 16 bit, but the player may choose to
run in 8 bit. Running in 8 bit will increase the speed of the game .

EXIT GAME

Select this option to exit back to the Windows desktop.

HOW TO PLAY

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HOW TO PLAY

DUNE™ 2000’S BASIC INTERFACE

The interface for DUNE™ 2000 has been designed to allow maximum control of your units
and structures with little effort. If you are familiar with the Windows environment (point
& click, etc.), then you can play DUNE™ 2000 with ease.The mouse will move your pointer
around the screen, and depending on what you click on, you can order units, build
structures, attack, repair and perform a variety of other commands.

As a general rule in DUNE™ 2000, left-clicking confirms orders, changes modes, or selects
units and structures. Right-clicking pauses and cancels actions, modes and selections.

SCROLLING AROUND

To scroll the main viewing window around the battlefield, move the cursor to the edge of
the screen. The cursor will become a solid white arrow and the view will scroll in the
indicated direction. If you’re at the edge of the battlefield, a universal “no” slash will appear
over the arrow indicating that this is as far as you can go.You can increase or decrease the
scroll rate from the game controls menu.

ORDERING YOUR TROOPS AROUND

To get your units to act, select a unit by left-clicking on them. Then move the cursor to the
desired point on the battlefield where you want the unit to go. If the cursor is over a
potential target, it will change to one of the targeting cursors. Left-clicking at this point will
cause the unit to attack the target if it is in range, or move towards it and attack it when it
gets in range.

Otherwise, it will move the unit to that location, unless it is impassable (e.g. a cliff),in which
case it will get as close as it can to the target. Some terrain is passable to infantry, but not
vehicles. If a vehicle is told to move to this terrain, it will get as close as it can to it, but
infantry will actually move onto it.

To cancel out of move / attack mode (or any mode), right-click and the unit will be
deselected.Although no longer selected, the unit will retain its orders,so it will continue to
follow its last command.To stop a unit from moving, select it again and redirect it to a new
location, or press the ‘S’ key to make it stop.

NO MOVE
CURSOR

MOVEMENT
CURSOR

SELECTION
CURSOR

SCROLL
ARROWS

CAN’T SCROLL
ARROWS

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GROUP ACTIVITIES

To save time, you can form teams among your troops.To select several units simultaneously,
left-click and hold the mouse button down. Drag the mouse cursor to include all the troops
you want selected.A light gray box outline indicates the range of this selection.Then, release
the mouse button, and all the units within the box will be selected.You can give that group
an order the same way you would give a single unit an order. Some units in groups will not
respond to certain commands. For instance, an Engineer in a group ordered to attack will
not move when the rest of the group engages, because he has no weapon.

THE SHROUD

When you start a mission, much of the battlefield will be covered with a black “Shroud.”
This represents the areas of the battlefield that are unexplored. As you move your units
towards the edge of the visible area, the Shroud will be uncovered around them depending
on how far the units can “see.” You can order a unit to move deep into the Shroud,
uncovering large sections of the area at a time.

THE SIDEBAR

The Sidebar is your tool for accessing information and abilities
not directly related to your troops. With it, you can build units
and buildings, get a radar view of the area (if you have an
Outpost). It will also tell you how much power your base is
producing vs. how much it needs.

SELECTING
A GROUP

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HOW TO PLAY

BUILDING YOUR BASE

Critical to the success of many missions is the construction of your own field Base, and the
constant maintenance and defense of this Base during combat.The Base is necessary for the
gathering of resources (harvesting Spice via the Spice Refinery with its accompanying Spice
Harvester), construction of units, and defense thereof.

To begin building your Base, you must have a Construction Yard. Unless the Construction
Yard is set up when the mission begins, you’ll have to deploy the Mobile Construction
Vehicle (MCV). Move the MCV to where you want the Construction Yard placed.Move the
cursor over the MCV and you’ll get the Deploy cursor.You’ll need clearance on all sides of
the MCV in order to deploy it. If you try to deploy the MCV where there isn’t enough
room, you will receive the No Deploy cursor, and the MCV won’t deploy. If you do have
enough room, left-click to deploy the MCV, and it’ll turn into a Construction Yard.

Once the Construction Yard is set up, the Sidebar will fill with icons and become active. In
the large upper window on the Sidebar, you will see the symbol of your House (Atreides
Hawk, Harkonnen Ram or Ordos Snake). Later, this area becomes a radar display once
you’ve built an Outpost, and have enough power to run it.

MCV
CURSOR

DEPLOY
CURSOR

NO DEPLOY
CURSOR

CONSTRUCTION
YARD

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BUILDING THINGS

Below and slightly overlapping the radar display is a horizontal row of five icons, or buttons.
Each button has a single function such as: ordering units to guard an area, ordering units to
retreat, toggling the radar map display, repairing buildings, or selling buildings.

Below the row of five buttons are two more buttons, the Upgrade button, and the Starport
button. The Upgrade button will upgrade, or improve structures. The Starport button will
allow you to order new units from the CHOAM Merchant’s Guild.

Below these two buttons are two columns of icons.The left column displays the structures
your Construction Yard can build, and the right column displays the units you can create.
The buildings show the space they will occupy when built at the top left of their picture.
This is very useful when planning the amount of concrete you will need for it.The arrow
buttons at the bottom of these icons allow you to scroll through the selections when there
are more than four available.

Before building a structure, it is advisable, but not necessary, that you place a concrete
foundation beneath the building you wish to construct. Without first laying down a
concrete foundation,your structure will immediately operate at less than full health,and will
need to be repaired. Concrete cannot be repaired, and must be replaced or abandoned, if
damaged. Buildings not placed entirely on concrete will be weathered by the harsh
environment and their health will degrade over time.

To build a structure or unit, left-click on the appropriate icon. Construction will take a
period of time, as indicated by the sweeping hand over the icon. Cost for construction and
purchasing will be automatically deducted from your credits. Only one unit (of any one
class) and one structure can be built at any one time. If you move the mouse cursor over
the icon (without clicking), you’ll see what that icon represents and how much it would cost
you to build, buy, or train it.

When construction of buildings is completed the word READY appears across the top of
the selected icon in the Sidebar. Left-click on this icon, and the mouse cursor will turn into
a placement grid on the battlefield.The grid gives you an idea of how large the building will
be on the battlefield. Move the grid to where you want the building placed. Once you’ve
found a suitable location, left-click and the building will be placed where you indicated.The
grid should be entirely white. Any red in the grid indicates that the placement area is
blocked or too far from other structures and you will not be able to deploy the building.
A building can be placed adjacent to another building or entirely on concrete.This means
concrete can be used to extend the players base.

While there is a grid on the battlefield, you will not be able to build anything else.You’ll have
to either place the ready building, or cancel placement. To cancel, right-click while the
placement grid is still up.The grid will disappear. Right-clicking on the icon in the Sidebar
will cancel the building and refund your credits.

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HOW TO PLAY

When training or construction of a unit is complete, the new unit emerges from its
originating building (like a Barracks, a Light or a Heavy Weapons Factories) and is ready to
use.You are not required to place them. However, it is a good idea to keep some space in
front of these buildings, so units don’t bunch up and block any other units from coming out

POWER

To the left of the construction icons is a narrow bar with a horizontal indicator on it.This
is your Power Bar - keep an eye on it! Every building that you place requires power to run.
Knowing how much power you have and how much you are using is very important.

The horizontal indicator tells you how much power your base needs to function optimally,
while the vertical bar tells you how much power your base is putting out. If the bar is in the
yellow or orange, your base doesn’t have enough power! If it is green, your base has enough
power to run all of the structures you have built.

NORMAL POWER

Lack of full power will slow construction, and shut down the
radar (if you already have it), as well as de-activate some of the
base defenses available in the game. Wind Traps are good targets
to go after if the enemy has defenses that you are having a tough
time cracking.Without power, the enemy is denied information,
quick response time, and some base defense.

LOW POWER

The amount of power produced by Wind Traps depends on their
state of repair. Make sure to keep all of your Wind Traps fully
repaired, or you may find yourself losing power at an
inopportune moment.

NOT OKAY
TO PLACE

NORMAL
POWER

LOW
POWER

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CREATING ADDITIONAL UNITS

If you have a Construction Yard and enough credits, you can build a Barracks, which will
allow you to train infantry. At first, the type of units you can train will be limited. As you
win missions, you’ll receive new technologies and upgrades. Once you do this, new units
with unique abilities will become available.

As the game progresses and you build up your base, you’ll have a chance to construct a Light
Weapons Factory and a Heavy Weapons Factory. With these structures, you can acquire
new and more powerful units like Trikes, Quads, and Combat Tanks. Keep in mind that all
units won’t be available for all three Houses, and some units require you to build other
structures (like a Repair Pad) before they become available.

(CREDITS) MONEY, SPICE AND HARVESTING

There is one type of resource that you can collect to make money: the Spice Melange, or
Spice. Spice is found in red-orange patches in the desert, and must be harvested to produce
credits.

In the upper right of the screen, the Credit Counter keeps track of the money you have to
build structures and units.This decreases as you build or repair units and structures, and
increases if you sell a building, deposit Spice from a Spice Harvester into the Refinery, or
find a crate that contains money.

In order to make money, you need to harvest Spice. To harvest Spice, you need to build a
Spice Refinery. Every Refinery that you build comes with a Harvester, and you can build
extra if you want to harvest Spice faster. Once construction of the Refinery is complete,
place the Refinery where you want it to go.The closer the Refinery is to Spice, the faster
the turn-around on collection will be.

When the Refinery is built, a Spice Harvester will be delivered by Carryall.The Harvester
will move to the nearest patch of Spice visible on your battlefield and begin harvesting it.
The Spice Harvester will try to remember where it was harvesting from and after dumping
all of the collected Spice into the Refinery it will return to the Spice patch and continue to
collect from it. This process is automatic, but can be interrupted by you at any time by
redirecting the Spice Harvester to another location.

BUILD
BARRACKS

SPICE SPICE

REFINERY

SPICE
HARVESTER

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HOW TO PLAY

Take one of your other units and scout around your base until you find some Spice. Once
you find some, select the Harvester by left-clicking on it, and put your cursor over the Spice.
You will see the cursor change to an attack cursor. Since the Spice Harvester doesn’t have
a weapon, this cursor tells it to start collecting. Left-click again,and the Spice Harvester will
proceed to the Spice and begin to collect it. The automatic collection process will be
started, so you no longer need to order the Spice Harvester back and forth.

You can force the Spice Harvester to return to the Refinery early by left-clicking on it, then
placing your cursor over the Refinery. The cursor will change to an Enter Cursor (3 green
arrows), telling the Harvester to return to the Refinery with its current load. If you want it
to do this, left-click on the Refinery. If you want it to continue what it is doing, deselect it
by right-clicking.

In advanced missions, when certain buildings and technologies are made available, you will
be able to build a Carryall, which will greatly increase Spice production. The Carryall is an
automated unit that transports your Harvester back and forth between the Refinery and
the Spice. Be careful, because enemy Carryalls can be used against you - if you see an enemy
Carryall coming near your base, be on guard, because it may be bringing enemy troops
behind your battle lines!

FORCE-RETURN

Note: If you move the Spice Harvester somewhere and do not tell it to collect Spice, it
won’t.When it reaches its destination, it will just sit there until you order it to move again.
The automatic collection only happens when you first build a Spice Harvester.

Keep an eye on your Spice Harvester! There is nothing worse than not watching your
Harvester, only to have it wander into enemy territory in order to collect Spice. It is the
weakest link in your financial operations - remember to keep it safe! Sometimes you will
receive a replacement harvester if you have no other harvesters left, but don’t rely on it!

You will notice mounds of sand in areas where Spice is found. These are both very valuable,
and dangerous. These mounds contain Spice - and when they are either fired upon or run
over, they burst open and spread Spice into surrounding areas. The explosion of Spice
releases valuable resources but is also dangerous - and can outright destroy many units, so
be careful.

Other dangers exist near the Spice fields - most notably, the Sandworm. This deadly
creature is attracted to vibrations, and can consume vehicles whole. Worm signs always
precede their appearances, and intelligent commanders can predict their movements, and
often outrun them. The only guaranteed safety is on solid rock, where the Sandworm
cannot travel.

TARGETING
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UPGRADING BUILDINGS

Certain buildings can be upgraded, which makes new, more advanced units available.
Occasionally a building is also required before a new unit becomes available, e.g. the MCV
requires a Repair Pad and an upgraded Heavy Factory. The Upgrade button, located on the
Sidebar, toggles the main menu and the upgrade menu.When pressed it changes the row of
icons below it from available buildings and units, to a list of buildings that can be upgraded.
To upgrade a building, simply left-click on that building’s icon. You may only upgrade one
building at a time. Upgrading a building upgrades all buildings of that type. You can put an
upgrade on hold by right clicking on the icon.A second right-click will cancel the upgrade.
When you are finished, select the Main button to return to the main list of building and unit
icons.

PURCHASING UNITS WITH THE STARPORT

In advanced missions, when you have built a Starport, you will be able to purchase vehicles
from CHOAM,The Intergalactic Merchant’s Guild, provided you have enough credits. To
purchase units from the Guild, press the Starport button (located next to the Upgrade
button) which toggles the row of icons below it from available buildings and units to a list
of vehicles available for purchase.

You may select vehicles from the list by left-clicking on the icon of the vehicle you wish to
order. To cancel the selection, right-click again on the icon. You can order multiple vehicles
from the Guild, so long as there is stock available, and you have sufficient credits. Each time
you left-click on the icon, the number in the top left corner will increase by 1.This number
shows how many of that vehicle you have ordered. Right-clicking on the icon will decrease
the number ordered by 1.The price of the units varies depending on economic conditions
around the galaxy, so it pays to check prices of vehicles by placing the cursor over the icon,
which reveals the current price. When you have made your selection, click on the Purchase
button at the bottom of the screen. If you leave the menu without making a purchase your
order will be cancelled. After a period of time , your order will arrive at your Starport from
the Guild.

REPAIR BUTTON & REPAIRING

To repair a damaged building or unit and keep it operating at full efficiency, left-click on the
Wrench button in the Sidebar. The mouse cursor on the battlefield will turn into a white
Wrench.When the cursor is over a damaged building or unit that can be repaired it will
rotate. Left-click the Wrench on the building you want repaired.When repairing, a wrench
will flash on and off on the building that is being repaired. The cost of repair will be
deducted from your credits. Several buildings can be repaired simultaneously. A unit that is
ordered to repair will drive back to the repair pad. If a carryall is available it will pick up a
unit that is ordered to repair. Right-click when you want to cancel out of repair mode. To
stop repairs on an structure, left-click on the structure.

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SELL BUTTON & SELLING

To sell a building, left-click on the $ button in the Sidebar.The mouse cursor will turn into
a gold $ sign. When the cursor is over a building that can be sold it will rotate. Left-click
on the building you want to sell. It will deconstruct, and you’ll be credited a percentage of
the structure’s original cost.

BE CAREFUL! As long as the cursor is in $ mode, any building you left-click on will be
deconstructed and sold! To cancel out of $ mode, right-click.

RADAR BUTTON & RADAR

If you have not built an Outpost, you will see your side’s insignia (the Atreides Hawk, the
Ordos Snake, or the Harkonnen Ram) where active radar appears. With radar active you
will see a small map of all the revealed areas of the battlefield. In multiplayer mode the radar
button toggles you between displaying radar and displaying additional information on your
enemy.

GUARD BUTTON & GUARDING

If you wish your units to guard a certain area, select the units by clicking or grouping them
together, and left-click on the Shield icon. These units will be more aggressive in defending
the surrounding area, and in responding to enemy attacks that may not threaten them
immediately. Hitting the “G” key while units are selected will also put them in guard mode.

RETREAT BUTTON & RETREATING

If you find yourself in a losing battle, and wish to quickly gather your troops and regroup,
simply select your units and left-click on the Retreat button. Your units will immediately
stop attacking and return to your base. This can be helpful if you wish to repair specific
units such as Harvesters, but don’t have time to guide them back to your base.

Hitting the “R” key while units are selected will also put them in retreat mode.

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CAPTURING ENEMY BUILDINGS

As the game advances, a special infantry unit, the Engineer, will become available. Engineers
are unarmed but they allow you to capture enemy buildings. To do this, left-click on the
Engineer and place the cursor over an enemy building. If the building is a valid building that
you can take, you will get an enter cursor.

If you captured the building,it is now part of your base.You can build base structures around
it, sell it, or just leave it there, denying your enemy of its use. Depending on the structure
you captured,you may be able to build some units that are normally unavailable to you! Your
enemy may attempt to retake the building, so if you don’t plan on attacking from within,sell
it or be prepared to defend it!

CHECK-UP

To check the health status of a unit or structure, select it by left-clicking on it when the
cursor is in Select mode (deselect with a right-click).As long as the bar is green, it’s healthy.
As the bar shrinks and turns red, it’s closer to being destroyed. Units that are in the yellow
and red will not function as efficiently as those that are green.

This may result in slower construction time, slower movement, and a variety of other
negative effects. In later missions, vehicles can be repaired if you build a Repair Pad.

Some units have a carrying capacity indicated by a series of boxes in the lower left corner
of the unit (when selected). This will tell you at a glance how much your unit is carrying.
When all the boxes are full, so is the unit.

ENTER
CURSOR