Locating Buried Treasure inDune: Awakeningis beneficial, as you can get late-game resources early on, and there’s a chance of finding better gear when you do. Obtaining one won’t be easy due to how important these treasure boxes can be, but they’re always worth the try.

Additionally, it’s a dangerous task that can make you lose everything you’ve worked on, but depending on your skill level and where you are, searching for these treasures will certainly be a rewarding experience. Here’s all you need to know about it.

Player looking a treasure chest in Dune: Awakening. There is a sandbike on the left with the sandworm indicator showing its near by at the bottom.

How To Locate Buried Treasure

Spotting these chests is possible only through the use of scanners;if you have one on yoursandbikeor you’re using the Handheld Resource Scanner,those pieces of equipment will give you the same result.

The Handheld Resource Scanner is tied to thesecond Trial of Aql, and by completing the trial, you’ll earn the schematic for this tool, butyou’ll still need the crafting material to make it.As for the sandbike scanner, you can unlock it forfive Intel Points in the Research Menu.

In the Research Menu in Dune: Awakening with the sandbike scanner selected.

These chests aren’t in a fixed location, but the areas you’ll need to search in will be in the open desert; these locations can be very threatening, somake sure you’re prepared to deal with this difficult environment.Once you’re there,use the scanner to search around the area,and if you’re in the right spot,the treasure’s box-shaped icon will appear.

It’s a lot easier and more convenient to craft a scanner for the sandbike, sinceyou can scan and drive at the same time, avoiding the sandworm.

If you want some peace of mind when scanning for the treasures,you should use a Thumper soyou can distract the sandworm,allowing you more time to dig around for a chest.

How To Collect Buried Treasure

When you find a spot where the treasure is, it will still be covered in sand. To physically get to the chest,you will need a Static Compactor, which is rewarded bydoing the second Trial of Aql.

Sandworms are highly attracted to the Static Compactor, so use it sparingly.

Now that the treasure is freed from the sand, you can open the chest, butyou must do it quickly, as you’re still an easy target for the worm.However,these chests can be very lucrative thanks to the important resources you can find, so whenever you’re out in the desert, you should always send out a few scans.