Player Uncovers Shortcut Hidden in Quicksand

Hey, so there’s this thing in Dune: Awakening—yeah, the new game that’s got everyone buzzing—that I stumbled across. A player (they go by Lisa_Mairy on Reddit) found a sneaky little trick to dodge the nasty quicksand patches around this area called the Anvil. No clue why I find this fascinating, but here we are. I mean, seriously, quicksand? It’s like something out of a cheesy adventure movie, right?

So, Dune: Awakening hits PC not too long ago, June 10 to be exact, and it’s already causing a bit of a stir. Fans of the original Dune saga, plus MMO junkies, can’t seem to get enough of it. It’s like Conan Exiles meets, well, Dune (obviously). You’ve got your typical scramble for power on this desert planet, Arrakis, where even the ground wants to eat you alive. Yeah, the sand’s not your friend here, and that’s before we even get to those giant, terrifying sandworms.

Oh, quick note—Arrakis itself is kinda stealing the spotlight. Like, it’s more than just a setting; it’s a character. I guess you could say it shapes how players move and groove through the game. Anyway, anyway—back to the quicksand thing. There’s this shortcut that the developers probably didn’t intend for us to know. Sneaky sneaky, right?

Lisa_Mairy, our brave player-du-jour, just spilled the beans on Reddit about a hidden passage through this quicksand area on the map. It’s all marked with red crosshatches—screaming “danger zone” at you—but there’s a tiny cracks-in-the-earth sort of path where you can walk or buggy through unharmed. I tried it, and let me tell you, the rush of not getting sucked into nothingness? Ten out of ten, would recommend.

Other players? They went nuts over this revelation. Praise and jokes filled the subreddit, with some even joking it was a ploy by, like, a crafty sandworm mastermind posting to lay traps. The imagination! Anyway, a few brave souls double-checked, confirmed its existence, and yeah, it’s legit—if a bit risky. You might get grazed by the quicksand, which, you know, adds to the thrill.

This path’s no massive freeway or anything, it’s basically a goat trail through a massive desert playground. And guess what? It sits just north of the Anvil. Didn’t I mention that? Maybe I forgot. Oh well. The Anvil’s where you’d want a base, a hub. Besides, with terrain being such a huge part of the game, finding tricks like this makes a world of difference—it’s like having a cheat sheet for survival or something. More paths like this could be out there, waiting for some wanderlust player to say, “Ah-ha!” It’s all about exploration, right?

So, maybe you’re laughing, maybe you’re intrigued. Or maybe you’re just here wondering how a video game’s landscape becomes as thrilling as a character in a live-action movie. Either way, Dune: Awakening’s got some mix of strategy, exploration, and outright luck. And I can’t wait to dive back in.