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Dune: Awakeninghas a sandworm problem. This is not a problem in a negative way; it’s actually great. If you spend too much timetrekking across the sand, you’re going to have a problem, and that problem is going to involve a sandworm devouring you alive.
There are very few surefire ways to avoid this, but one way to make this particular death a little bit less likely is with a sandbike. These vehicles get you where you’re trying to go much quicker than running around on foot, and when a sandworm is wiggling toward you uncomfortably fast, every second matters.
How To Get A Sandbike
Getting a sandbike isn’t something that you’re going to be doing right off the bat, at least not if you’re following the introductory missions. You could go your own way to grab everything you need to make a sandbike very early on, andwe’ll be detailing exactly the materials that you’ll need here.
If you do plan on bypassing the quests that lead you to making a sandbike, you’ll likely want a small amount of gear upgrades before you do so. You might be fine with the first weapons that you craft, but crafting a small amount of armor could be helpful.
The Across The Gap Quest
The quest where we end up making our first sandbike is theAcross The Gap quest, in the A New Beginning questline. This is going to be a multistep quest and is going to come immediately after The Wreck Of The Alcyon quest.
How To Find Imperial Testing Station No. 2
Imperial Testing Station No. 2 islocated just to the west of the Griffin’s Reach Trading Outpost, and to the east of the Alcyon Wreck, essentially sandwiched in between them.
This quest is going tosend you underground, into an Imperial facilitywhere something has quite clearly gone very wrong. While you’re in this facility,keep an eye out for containers. These are going to be scattered throughout the location, and you’re likely going to find more materials than you’ll need related to the quest.
Specifically, you’re going to be looking for six Particle Capacitators and 13 Advanced Servoks. There will be plenty more loot in this location, though, and there is often some interesting and unique schematics in these containers, too.
Go Back To Your Base
After you’ve gathered these materials (and likely cleared the Testing Station), you’ll need tohead back to your base to use your Fabricator.
Make sureyou researchSandbike Mk1 Assembly if you haven’t already.
You’re going to need aPSU, three Treads, an Engine, a Chassis, and a Hull. The materials that you’ve gathered in the previous step will be needed here, as will37 Copper Ingotsaltogether.
It’s possible that you’ll have found some parts for your Sandbike already. If those parts are damaged, it’s likely going to be better to craft an entirely new piece and have the damaged one as a backup, than to start your new bike with a damaged piece.
Build A Small Chemical Refinery
Once you’ve fabricated all of those parts, you’re going to need tomake some fuel for your Sandbike. If you haven’t already, you’ll need toresearch the Small Chemical Refinery, and then build one in your base. (Or use one at someone else’s base.) This will be an additional17 Copper Ingots.
Interact with the Refinery, and create either asmall or medium Vehicle Fuel Cell. Without this, your Sandbike is going to look really cool, but not do you a bit of good.
You’ll need Water and Fuel Cells to craft the Vehicle Fuel Cell, but these are scattered throughout the world and fairly easy to find. A Small Vehicle Fuel Cell will take 25 Fuel Cells, while a Medium will take 45 Fuel Cells.
How To Assemble Your Sandbike
To assemble your Sandbike, you’re going to need tofabricate a Welding Torch, which will require six Copper Ingots. Once you’ve got that in hand, head wherever you’d like to assemble the Sandbike, preferably somewhereflat with easy access onto the dunes.
You’ll need to construct each part individually, and every option for each sandbike part that you have in your possession is going to be present in the menu. If you have two engines on you, you’re going to be able to choose which one to use; generally, you’ll want to use the one in better shape.
The one you just fabricated should be in prime condition.
How To Refuel Your Sandbike
Once your Sandbike is all built, you’llneed to refuel it. Walk up to it and hold the interact button. The interact wheel will appear, and you’ll want toselect the Refuel option. This should automatically use the fuel that you made, andfrom here, your Sandbike should be good to go.
When you have the sandbike parked, it’s a good idea to have it sheltered, either in your base proper or in a garage that you’ve built specifically for that purpose. Otherwise, the elements are going to damage your sandbike over time.
