MrFlibble Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Here's a list of various Dune II remakes and the like - both complete and/or actively developed playable projects, or abandoned ones.Finished projectsThese are the projects that are complete and no longer updated.Arrakis by Stefan Hendriks: a Dune II-inspired game with custom graphics. The site also features various Dune II-related downloads, as well as the older version of Dune II The Maker (see below).Dune IV by Amonit: a Dune II recreation with a Starcraft-like interface and a variety of missions resembling Dune 2000.Redux 3 by Justin Anstead (neonext): a multipurpose RTS engine capable of running Dune II, Command & Conquer and Red Alert-like games. The older versions of this project, Redux 2 and Dune 2 Redux, are also available.Playable WIP projectsThese games are playable all right, but more updates and changes are expected in the future.Dune Dynasty: an enhanced port of OpenDUNE for Windows and Linux platforms that adds high resolution modes, multiple unit selection, building queues, and an improved AI.OpenDUNE by Xaroth and TrueBrain: to quote the official site, this is "an open source re-creation" of Dune II that "attempts to re-create the original game and apply modern technology to it to allow it to be run natively on most operating systems".Charge by Ferenc van den Ham: a Dune II "imitation" (as the author himself puts it) written in Java. Single player.Dune II The Maker by Stefan Hendriks: a Dune II remake with updated high-resolution graphics, currently aimed at recreating Dune II as close to the original as possible. (Old website)Dune Legacy by TonyD et al.: this project's main goal is to make Dune II playable under high resolutions and a Command & Conquer-styled interface. Dune Legacy requires the original Dune II game files to run.Dune 2: The Golden Path (previously known as Dune 2: The Sleeper Has Awakened) by Drackbolt: a Dune II remake with various improvements, originally focused on multiplayer but now also featuring the singleplayer aspect as well.WIP projectsThese games are in the stage of active development.Dune 3: Return to Arrakis by Minniatian: a Dune II remake for Amiga.OD2 by segra: a project aimed at accurate engine recreation of Dune II, based on results of disassembling and analysis of the original EXE of the game.Abandoned projectsThis section covers projects that are no longer updated despite being far from completed.Dune by falknhayn: a Dune II clone with hi-res graphics.Dune 3: Back 2 Desert by Alex Chudnovsky: an attempt at remaking Dune II. Works only under pure DOS.Dune32: Strike Back by Alex Chudnovsky: a Dune II-themed game that uses Command & Conquer: Red Alert graphics.WAR by ITM: a Dune II clone with C&C-styled interface. Separate versions for DOS and Windows available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 I've just discovered that Dune 2: The Sleeper Has Awakened is now called Dune 2: The Golden Path, and Drackbolt didn't even show up to announce that. On the other hand, he's got his own forum, so maybe he just didn't find it feasible to post the news here.Also added links to OpenDune and OD2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvdham Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 You forget the Dune2 clone "Charge" I wrote in Java.http://sites.google.com/site/fvdhamnow/Charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Added it to the list. You could have provided some more info about the game however. Is it a single- or a multiplayer game? Is there a campaign mode? Are there going to be any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvdham Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thx. The finished category is too much credit. It is "playable WIP" at most. Its single player. There is no sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 Here you go :) Moved it to playable WIP projects.Hope there will be updates ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 OpenDUNE v0.2 has been released today. Check out the list of new features here.Also, the first version of Minniatian's Amiga Dune II project is now available for download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Charge is great, since it's lightweight, and I could just put it on a flash drive and play it anywhere. Thanks for the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodic Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 http://dunerebirth.ho.ua - remake of Dune: The Battle For Arrakis for mobile phones based on j2me :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 For quite some time, Stefan Hendriks' Arrakis had been unsupported by DOSBox, but recently I've found out the game runs fine in v0.74. You just need to make sure the game speed is set to "Pentium I 166", as the default setting (in Arrakis v1.12, at least) is "Pentium II or better", which gets somewhat slow in DOSBox.Also, updated the link to the new website of Stefan's Dune II - The Maker project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Add Dune Dynasty to this already :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 On the double! ^_^(I've had quite a busy week BTW :P) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynasty Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 On a related note, I doubt OpenDune could still be described as being "in a stage of active development". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 The whole category system should be revised IMO but I don't have the time for that right now. I'll move OpenDUNE and Dune Dynasty to the "Playable WIP projects". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damrankomran Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Actually all of rts games kind if copy of dune 2. Because "rts" style just appear with dune 2 if im not wrong. Than c&c by westwood again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyerguds Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That's completely beside the point, though. This is about actual Dune II clones/remakes, and, as I understand it, only free ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnovice Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Clones and Remakes regard the theme: it's always Dune background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvester Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I am making a 3D version of Dune 2 by myself. If I have created all of the buildings and units in Dune2 in 3D and created a new program, can I sell it in stores for a low-cost commercial? Is it copyrighted? What if the title is different? If you know anyone, please let me know. (I am not good at English, so I translated and pasted it by Google translation.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanhendriks Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 On 12/13/2011 at 6:30 PM, MrFlibble said: For quite some time, Stefan Hendriks' Arrakis had been unsupported by DOSBox, but recently I've found out the game runs fine in v0.74. You just need to make sure the game speed is set to "Pentium I 166", as the default setting (in Arrakis v1.12, at least) is "Pentium II or better", which gets somewhat slow in DOSBox. Also, updated the link to the new website of Stefan's Dune II - The Maker project. funny that I read it now 7 years later. I just recently figured this out myself But awesome that it works, I thought it had to do with EMS support (or lack of somehow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 On 18.04.2018 at 7:44 AM, Harvester said: I am making a 3D version of Dune 2 by myself. If I have created all of the buildings and units in Dune2 in 3D and created a new program, can I sell it in stores for a low-cost commercial? Is it copyrighted? What if the title is different? If you know anyone, please let me know. (I am not good at English, so I translated and pasted it by Google translation.) Yes,anything Dune related is very certainly copyrighted, but I assume that if you change all names and create designs that are not similar to Dune II you might get away with it just fine. E.g. the fight over a rare resource doesn't have to happen on a desert planet, it could be a volcanic planet or an ice planet. For an example, here's a rather straightforward clone that is commercial: Battle of the Sands. At some point in development it even used modified sprites from Stefan's D2TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 There's a retro "demake" of Dune II called UnDUNE II. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caid Ivik Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 not sure if this is alive - https://www.behance.net/gallery/102033829/DUNE-II-Reimagined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X3M Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 1:55 PM, Caid Ivik said: not sure if this is alive - https://www.behance.net/gallery/102033829/DUNE-II-Reimagined I certainly hope so. It has more of the Dune atmosphere than Barkhan. It looks like a good rival. But they need to hurry up. Barkhan is still developing at an alarming rate. And will be out earliest februari 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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