{"id":95803,"date":"2025-06-14T03:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T03:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/awakening-devs-work-to-fix-goomba-stomping-ornithopters\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T03:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T03:49:44","slug":"awakening-devs-work-to-fix-goomba-stomping-ornithopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/awakening-devs-work-to-fix-goomba-stomping-ornithopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Awakening Devs Work To Fix ‘Goomba Stomping’ Ornithopters"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In a crowded field full of online survival sims, Dune: Awakening<\/em> is kicking up storm<\/a><\/span>. The adaptation of Frank Herbert\u2019s sci-fi novels lets players build bases, rid sand worms, and smash Ornithopters into one another. That last part has become a problem, and the developers are already looking into a fix. <\/p>\n

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Dune<\/em>\u2019s Ornithopters are helicopters shaped like dragonflies. In Dune: Awakening<\/em>, they\u2019re one of the many vehicles players can build that serve as both a resource and an end-goal of sorts. They require a lot of equipment and resources to craft if you\u2019re playing solo, which is why most of them belong to players working in groups. It turns out that they\u2019re pretty indestructible too, making them lethal weapons for ramming enemy players with in PVP. <\/p>\n

Reddit user Bombe18 shared his run-in with Dune: Awakening<\/em>\u2019s man-made scourge in a recent clip that blew up on the subreddit<\/a><\/span> showing him repeatedly being accosted by multiple Ornithopters. Shooting at them does nothing. They\u2019re unscathed by constantly smashing into the ground on top of him. At one point, he tries to wall-jump off a ledge and stab one. \u201cYeah sorry about this,\u201d wrote game director Joel Bylos. \u201cWe have people working on fixing the goomba stomping ASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Players have been debating the role of Ornithopters in Dune: Awakening<\/em> since its beta tests last year. On the one hand, they\u2019re a lot of fun and a cool reward for players to build toward. On the other, they sort of trivialize trying to travel around the desert and survive, the two things the game is supposed to be about. They can also shoot missiles, completely dominating the ground game. Now that\u2019s real<\/em> desert power<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n

In terms of stopping players from griefing one another with Ornithopters, there are a few different suggestions. Some players just want the vehicles not to be able to be used as weapons at all. Others want them isolated to specific PVP areas. Another solution is to make it easier to destroy them. \u201cSeems like they should just make guns deal more damage to them,\u201d wrote one player. \u201cThey\u2019d think twice about doing this if their orni could get wrecked by gunfire.\u201d Another wrote, \u201cMake Deep Desert crashes do significant damage. Two crashes or something past a certain physics threshold should disable the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

However the developers decide to address the recent outbreak of Ornithopter \u201cgoomba stomping,\u201d Dune: Awakening<\/em> is having a great launch so far. Out earlier this week on PC, it\u2019s nearing a 90 percent positive rating on Steam with almost 20,000 reviews. The concurrent player-count is very healthy, too, peaking at just under 150,000 heading into the weekend. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, console players will have to wait a bit to build Ornithropters of their own. A PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S release isn\u2019t planned until sometime in 2026<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n

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