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1. "Dune" was published by Virgin Games, the same company that published "Dune II", but while "Dune II" was developed by Westwood, which French company developed the first game?
2. As Paul Atreides, son of Duke Leto Atreides, your tasks at the beginning of the game are mostly leaning towards exploration of the area around your castle. What is the name of this castle, sitting close to the equator of the desert planet?
3. The Fremen, Dune's not-so-native people, live in "sietches" - communal caves, out in the desert. The game's designers had their own interpretation of what a Sietch would look like, which was unexplained in the novel. What do sietches look like in this game?
4. Some Fremen are eager to work for you right from the start - you seem to have an uncanny charisma about you. You can recruit two work groups right away to mine spice for you. There's another group you can visit in the first days of the game, but they won't work for you until later. What is the important duty they can do once you manage to recruit them?
5. Your mother, Jessica Atreides, has wonderful and mysterious powers which have been growing inside you as well. Together you can go scour the palace for any traps or secret rooms, using these special powers. What is the first room you'll discover in this method?
6. There are several discrepancies between the plot of the novel and the plot of the computer game. Which of these is NOT such a discrepancy?
7. There are several characters that can be taken along with Paul Atreides as he travels around the planet, two at a time at most. Which of the following characters will ALWAYS refuse to leave the palace if you tried taking him/her along?
8. You will often find unused equipment in sietches you visit. You can distribute this equipment as you see fit, and even buy new equipment from local smugglers. Spice-Mining troops can only use Spice Harvesters and Ornithopters, but Military troops can use a wider range of equipment. What is the third level of weaponry equipment you can get them?
9. Until such time that you gain a different mode of transport, the Ornithopter will be the vehicle that zips you across the wide expanses of planet Arakkis. While its description in the novel was rather vague, the game's designers gave it an interesting visual interpretation. Which real-world animal does this design most closely resemble?
10. The Harkonnen are the chief villains in both the novel and the computer game. They're ruthlessly evil and devious, and will stop at nothing to defeat the Atreides family, their sworn enemies. To end the game, you must defeat all Harkonnen fortresses and assault their main castle. Where is this castle located?
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