![]() House Ordos The Ordos originate from a frigid, ice covered planet unnamed in Dune 2000 but later called Sigma Draconis IV in Emperor: Battle for Dune. The Baron's Mentat, Hayt De Vries ( Robert Carin), was born from the flesh of a dead man in the Tleilaxu Flesh Vats. According to Lady Elara, the only thing human about the Harkonnen is their genetic makeup, as all humanity was abandoned long ago in favor of brutality and maliciousness, favoring pure firepower brought by Devastator Tanks and the Death Hand Missile. House Harkonnen The Harkonnens are ruled by the wicked Baron and come from the volcanic waste-planet of Giedi Prime. The Duke also wishes to develop an alliance with the Fremen, the native warriors of Dune. The House's fleets of ornithopters ensure their superior air power backed by Sonic Tanks to humanely destroy enemies. The Duke's famous Mentat, Noree Moneo ( John Rhys-Davies), advises and resides over the Duke's forces on Arrakis. House Atreides Hailing from the water-planet of Caladan, the Atreides have a strict loyalty to their Duke and follow him with zeal. There are also four non-playable subfactions: House Corrino, the Fremen, the Mercenaries and the Smugglers. According to Elara, they saw many visions of the commander dying -and only in one vision does the commander live and even rise to control massive armies and bring peace to Arrakis.Īs in Dune II, the three main playable factions are House Atreides, House Harkonnen and House Ordos. Meanwhile, Lady Elara ( Musetta Vander) of the Bene Gesserit and bound concubine to the Emperor, secretly takes the commander - the player - into one of the Heighliners, a person whose bloodline and future the Sisterhood had checked. ![]() After patch 1.06, the Harkonnen can eventually train the Sardaukar, which are soldier-fanatics loyal to the Corrino Emperor.Įmperor Corrino ( Adrian Sparks) has issued a challenge that the House which can produce the most spice will control its source, the desert planet Dune, with no rules as to how the Houses can achieve the goal. House Ordos can obtain the Missile Tank by ordering it from the Starport when it would otherwise be inaccessible. Like many games of the Westwood franchise, a player can gain access to other Houses' special units by capturing an enemy building that can manufacture the desired units. Houses Harkonnen and Atreides share the Trike, while House Ordos has an upgraded version, the Raider. However, in Dune 2000, the buildings do not deteriorate over time when built in their entirety on concrete.Īlthough each house has many common units, such as infantry, Wind Traps, and Mobile Construction Vehicles, each House also has its own set of units, such as the Atreides Sonic Tank, the Ordos Deviator and the Harkonnen Devastator. ![]() In Dune II, all buildings would deteriorate regardless, but the concrete foundations slowed the process. Like Dune II, the player may construct concrete before placing buildings. As the units explore the map, the fog is removed for the duration of the mission, allowing the player to observe activity in those regions even if they do not have any units with line of sight to them. ![]() Like most real-time strategy games, the game map initially starts with a black fog of war covering the entire map, with an exception to units' line of sight. They also have air dominance with their use of ornithopters.In-game screenshot the player's base with units is visible. The Atreides also have an alliance with Dune's native population the Fremen which occasionally aids them in battle. The Atreides have access to the formidable Sonic Tank which uses soundwaves to destroy enemy targets. A noble people who would rather solve conflicts through the use of diplomacy rather than violence.Īdvisor and Master of Assasins on Arrakis is the equally noble and intelligent Mentat Noree Moneo. The noble House Atreides come from the lush, blue planet of Caladan - The water world. Led by the noble, just and intelligent, just like the House, Duke Leto. Let me remind you that we are here to fight for the Duke! " - Mentat, Noree Moneo Filled with worms the size of a hundred men keeping you clinging to rocks like children. " Riches! Is that why you have come to this blasted sandpit? Crawling with Harkonnen who would rather drink your blood than their mothers milk.
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