Surely I can rename Mercenaries into Ordos etc., and also I can change the sound files so that the Mentat will say, 'Mercenary unit approaching' instead of 'Ordos unit.', etc. I have considered this course of actions but it has more cons than pros to it. A handy scenario editor for WindowsĬould the build errors be fixed if you replaced the original 3 sides with the new 3, then added the original 3 as extras? might also solve things like tech tree and endings too. If you're interested in giving Dune II modding a try yourself, these topics are worth looking at: Ultraq for his Red Horizon Utilities with support of Dune 2 SHP, WSA and CPS conversion implemented at my requestĪlso, visit the Dune 2 eXtended Project Thread, there's some interesting discussion there.Siberian_GRemlin for Siberian String Table Editor with MENTAT?.ENG file support added at my request.Segra for fixing the 'concrete bug', 'vanishing houses bug', lots of other fixes and invaluable help with Dune II code analysis.Nyerguds for his Dune II Editor, modified SETUP.EXE, fixes of various issues and lots of support.

drnovice for numerous contributions to the Dune II modding community in general and to DuneX development in particular.

Daelin for lots of suggestions, feedback and testing.

ArrakisResearchCo for his Dune II Tile Editor.

I'd like to thank the following people who helped me a lot with project development (in alphabetical order):

everything is neatly packed in PAK archives that won't overwrite any of the original Dune II filesĬheck the screenshots below for some visuals.

new player ranking system that uses the actual rank names from the books, instead of all those 'desert mongooses' and the like.

new animated Mentats for Fremen and Sardaukar.I have already done the following things: The ultimate goal of the project is to fully exploit the abilities of Dune II, and make a game that is enjoyable and challenging to play. The mod is aimed at providing lots of new content from new graphics to a completely new storyline stretching across 3 campaigns. Just like SD2, Dune 2 eXtended allows to command the 'new' factions: the Mercenaries, the Fremen and the Sardaukar. Attach signature (signatures can be changed in profile)ĭune 2 eXtended is a spin-off of the Dune II mod, Super Dune 2.

Dune 2 .pak files