When you survive on Arrakis provided by Dune Awakening, you will encounter many challenges, such as sandstorms and sandworm disasters that will damage your character and base, as well as the tax mechanism that affects your economic and political influence.
Does this sound very incredible, but it is true that as a person who is committed to survival in Arrakis, you also need to pay taxes to Imperium for your fiefdoms, which is an important prerequisite for your stable development of your character and completion of territorial disputes.
So how does this mechanism work? How much Dune Awakening Solari do you need to invest in it? What are the consequences of late or missed payments? I think you will definitely be interested in these questions, so here we will give you a detailed introduction to the tax mechanism in Dune Awakening and the precautions you need to know about it.
How Do Taxes Work?
Once you cross Vermillius Gap in Dune: Awakening and establish an advanced sub-fief outside the starting area, South Hagga Basin, you’ll need to pay taxes to Imperium.
The base tax you pay here is 2,000 Solari, and the exact amount of additional taxes depends on the size of your sub-fief and Dune Awakening items you farm in it: the more land you own, the more taxes you have to pay.
The tax rates on the resources you farm on your sub-fief, such as spice, are set by Landsraad, and will determine how much tax you ultimately pay, so be sure to participate in activities or vote in them as you explore.
As mentioned above, you only need to pay taxes if you establish a sub-fiefdom in the exploration area outside of South Hagga Basin. You don’t need to experience the tax mechanic while you are still in the game’s tutorial area and only maintain a basic sub-fiefdom console.
However, this basic sub-fiefdom console has many limitations compared to the advanced sub-fiefs that require you to pay taxes, which is not conducive to expanding your construction and enhancing your character’s abilities in Dune: Awakening, and more importantly, you can’t get more exploration fun from it.
Once you have built your advanced sub-fief, you can interact with it to find out how much tax you need to pay for it, and then you can set off to pay the tax.
Where To Pay Taxes?
There are currently two locations in Dune Awakening where you can pay taxes: Arrakeen and Harko Village, where you need to enter the Imperial Consulates and interact with Imperial Representatives Tamzin Flaxenraad to pay taxes. Here are the specific locations of the interaction points.
- Arrakeen: The tax collector is in the northwest corner of the first floor (upper left corner of the map)
- Harko Village: The tax collector is in the northeast corner of the first floor (right side of the map)
It should be noted that you need to take Ornithopter to travel to these settlements. You can get this vehicle by interacting with the in-game vendor and spending some Dune Awakening Solari.
However, if you are in the early content of the game and do not have enough Dune Awakening in-game currency, you will need to hire an Ornithopter pilot to take you to these settlements by talking to NPCs in trading stations such as The Anvil or Griffin’s Reach to pay taxes.
Regardless of which settlement you go to, the total cost of hiring and flying is 2,500 Solari. So before each tax payment, you need to prepare the corresponding travel expenses as well as taxes, with a minimum of 4,500, as your return to Hagga Basin is free.
What Happens If You Miss Or Don’t Pay Your Taxes?
While it’s a little unreasonable to have taxes in a survival and occupation-focused game like Dune: Awakening, it does make it more immersive and more difficult for players to accomplish great things.
So remember to pay your taxes every two weeks while exploring. There is currently no remote tax payment feature in the game, so you’ll need to go to those settlements in person to pay your taxes.
It’s highly recommended that you take advantage of this opportunity to interact with NPCs in the corresponding hub to get more contracts and quests that can earn you more Dune Awakening Solari.
While each high-level sub-fiefdom has a tax overdue deadline, it is best to check in with your fiefdom once a week to ensure that you are paying your taxes on time. If you still do not pay your taxes by this deadline, your base will be punished by Sardaukar hired by Emperor.
They will remove the shields from your base, allowing more players from the opposing faction to loot and plunder your base. On top of that, the harsh sandstorms and sandworms of Arrakis will slowly eat away at your fiefdom until it is completely gone.
From many player reviews, we know that as long as you own less than 10 high-level sub-fiefdoms in Arrakis, the taxes you need to pay will not be too high. So pay it as soon as possible so that you can complete your construction and exploration in Dune: Awakening with more peace of mind. I wish you a happy game!
