In Dune: Spice Wars, players will have to unlock various Developments to get better benefits for their Faction. Players will need to invest the Knowledge they have accumulated on Arrakis in research to get advantages for their Factions through impactful Developments. This feature unlocks in the game after your Faction takes control of their first Village on Arrakis. 

The game features four primary Development trees: Intelligence Network, Survival Training, Local Dialect Studies, and Composite Materials, and all of the unlockable Developments are listed below. We played as all of the Houses during the Early Access and discovered that some of the following Developments may vary depending on the House you have selected:

Intelligence Network

  • Diplomatic ManeuversSpying LogisticsCruel Reputation (for House Harkonnen)Atreides Delegation (for House Atreides)Underworld Bribes (for House Smugglers)Sietch Network (for House Fremen)Political StanceStealth GearCounter MeasuresSand Diplomacy Spying Mastery Desert Shadow (for House Fremen)

Survival Training

  • Army LogisticsNew Homeland (for House Atreides)Support StructuresGround CommandMilitary ThreatCall to ArmsDefense SystemsGuerilla Tactics (for House Smugglers)Air Command Desert Command (for House Fremen)High Command Central Command (for House Harkonnen)

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Composite Materials

  • Structured WarehousesUnderworld Contacts (for House Smugglers)Modular Parts Arrakis Secrets (for House Fremen)Advanced EngineeringGridex Plane Spice Market (for House Fremen)Martial Economy (for House Harkonnen)Atreides Merchants (for House Atreides)Crew Training Program Spice Hegemony (for House Fremen)Economic LobbyingEnergy MarketsSpreading the Faith (for House Fremen)

  • Underworld Contacts (for House Smugglers)

  • Arrakis Secrets (for House Fremen)

  • Spice Market (for House Fremen)Martial Economy (for House Harkonnen)Atreides Merchants (for House Atreides)

  • Spice Hegemony (for House Fremen)

  • Spreading the Faith (for House Fremen)

  • Cruel Reputation (for House Harkonnen)Atreides Delegation (for House Atreides)Underworld Bribes (for House Smugglers)Sietch Network (for House Fremen)

  • Desert Shadow (for House Fremen)

Local Dialect Studies

  • Local HubsWater Sellers ContactsDune Wanderers (for House Fremen)ParacompassInstill Fear (for House Harkonnen)Underground Network (for House Smugglers)Outpost LogisticsLay of the LandWater TableDesert Mastery (for House Fremen)Spectral ImagingBorder Defense Understand the Beauty (for House Atreides)

  • Dune Wanderers (for House Fremen)

  • Instill Fear (for House Harkonnen)Underground Network (for House Smugglers)

  • Desert Mastery (for House Fremen)

  • Understand the Beauty (for House Atreides)

  • New Homeland (for House Atreides)

  • Guerilla Tactics (for House Smugglers)

  • Desert Command (for House Fremen)

  • Central Command (for House Harkonnen)