I am thrilled to announce the release of Dune Legacy version 0.98.6 for Windows and macOS! This is a major update bringing significant improvements to AI, multiplayer gameplay, and performance for large-scale battles.
Major Features in 0.98.6
- QuantBot AI Overhaul: The AI is now significantly more challenging and strategic
- Difficulty-scaled ornithopter attack strategies (Easy: 1, Medium: 2, Hard: 3, Brutal: 4+ ornithopters before attacking)
- Intelligent rocket turret defense (builds 2 turrets per enemy ornithopter)
- Smarter ornithopter targeting - prioritizes rocket turrets and adjusts tactics based on enemy defenses
- Improved build order logic with dynamic harvester limits and progressive tech requirements
- Multiplayer LAN Fixes: Enjoy stable multiplayer gameplay
- Fixed freeze when players pause/unpause the game
- Added pause state notifications - see which players are paused
- Optimized network synchronization for smoother gameplay
- Frame time set to 32ms (~31 FPS) for optimal multiplayer stability
- Major Performance Improvements: Massive battles run smoothly
- Performance logging system to track AI, pathfinding, and rendering
- Optimized pathfinding budget (12ms per frame with intelligent queue system)
- Fixed pathfinding death spiral that caused frame drops
- Efficient spatial grid for unit targeting
- Crash Reporting System: Automatic crash logs with stack traces help diagnose issues
- Critical Bug Fixes:
- Fixed 4 null pointer crashes in QuantBot AI
- Fixed tile squash iterator invalidation crash
- Fixed carryall repair yard crash
- Fixed unit targeting and range calculation issues
Download Links
- Windows: Dune Legacy 0.98.6 Setup.exe
- macOS: DuneLegacy-0.98.6-macOS.dmg
As always, you'll need the original Dune 2 PAK files to play. See our FAQ for more information.
This release represents months of intensive development and testing. The QuantBot AI is now significantly more challenging - prepare for tougher battles! Thank you to all contributors and testers who helped make this release possible!