Funcom has rolled out hotfix 1.5.15.3 for Dune: Awakening. It’s a small update, but it targets several problems players have run into during the current Halloween content, plus a chat crash affecting players who type in certain languages.
Unlike some server-only fixes, this one needs a client-side download. If Steam doesn’t start the update on its own, the developers suggest restarting your Steam client to trigger it. Servers were brought back up shortly after the patch went live.
What the hotfix changes
- Client stability: A batch of stability fixes, including one for a crash that could hit players during The Scourge event.
- Halloween content on all servers: On October 26, Funcom fixed an issue on official servers where some sietches could fail to load the Halloween event content. This hotfix brings that same fix to every server, not just the official ones.
- Reaching the Paranoid: A few players were unable to reach the Paranoid even after defeating all four Chosen. That progression blocker has now been fixed.
- Text chat crash: Switching to certain languages while typing in text chat, Korean and Japanese among them, could crash the client. That’s resolved as well.
Why it matters
Most of this patch is about making the seasonal content work as intended. The Scourge crash and the Paranoid issue both stood in the way of players trying to finish the event. If you killed all four Chosen and then found yourself stuck, it’s worth heading back in after updating.
The sietch fix is good news for anyone who plays outside the official server pool. Players on those servers who couldn’t see the Halloween content after the October 26 fix should now get the same experience as everyone else, so the event is available across the board.
The chat fix is smaller in scope, but it was a frustrating one for affected players. Crashing just because you changed your input language mid-message is the kind of bug that hits players in Asian regions especially hard, and many of them use those languages every day to talk to their guildmates.
Known issues
Funcom hasn’t included a known-issues list in the patch notes themselves. If you’re still running into trouble, the developers point players to the official Discord server and the Steam discussion boards, where the current list is kept up to date.
You can read the original patch notes on the official Steam announcement.
Source: Dune: Awakening official news.
