Will Dune Awakening have private servers?

Will Dune Awakening have private servers? If you’re after a truly anti-social experience, or only want to explore Arrakis’ gorgeous desertscape with your closest compadres, we don’t blame you. From Minecraft to Rust, to Funcom’s other survival title, Conan Exiles, private servers have become a staple of the genre. But will Dune Awakening follow suit?

Dune Awakening takes an alternate approach not only to Frank Herbert’s canon but also to the way it does its networking. While maps in survival games are typically tied to a single server, the upcoming PC game utilizes server meshing, hosting multiple dynamic map regions across servers to create one, unified experience. This makes things particularly tricky when it comes to leasing out private servers, and has given cause to doubt that Dune Awakening private servers will ever be a thing.