Dune: Awakening patch 1.5.20 and hotfix 1.5.20.1: crash and stutter fixes, offline single-player, and Funcom’s workarounds for the issues still open

Dune: Awakening crashing, stuttering in menus, or stuck under the terrain? Funcom released patch 1.5.20.0 on all platforms on November 9, 2026, followed by hotfix 1.5.20.1 on November 10. It fixes several crashes, reduces stutter and adds a fully offline single-player mode. Here is what is fixed, how to get the hotfix, and Funcom’s official workarounds for the issues it still lists as open. Everything below comes from Funcom’s pages as read on November 11, 2026; TricknFix did not test it.

• Hotfix 1.5.20.1 requires a client-side download. If it does not appear on Steam, Funcom says to restart your Steam client.

• Patch 1.5.20.0 is live “on all platforms” (Funcom’s wording); the patch notes page says it was released November 9 and last updated November 10, 2026.

• Crash when placing or filling a hologram.

• Crash right after defeating the final boss of the Fallen Light dungeon.

• Occasional crashes while loading the friends list or searching for a player.

• Crash when removing building pieces with the Construction Tool.

• Crash when quitting to the main menu while petting the donkey in Arrakeen.

• Hotfix 1.5.20.1: crash when opening the Recycle with certain items in your inventory; inventory scrolling that could stop working.

• Performance: reduced brief stutter when opening, closing or switching tabs in menus, and on vehicle spawn and restore.

• Terrain that occasionally failed to load after respawning, connecting or returning from a cinematic; several cases where the Unstuck button failed.

• Consoles: long black screen at startup on Xbox Series X, a rare PS5 crash with party invites, and the “Can’t Retrieve Character Data” message on the main menu.

• Character transfers: Funcom says the major edge-case issue is resolved and transfers are re-enabled, with a “very rare” remaining risk; contact Funcom customer support if a transfer fails.

• Single-player now works with no internet connection at any point, including creating and deleting single-player characters. A “Go Online” button takes you back online.

• Limit: DLCs you bought (including the Digital Soundtrack and Digital Artbook in the main menu) are not available while fully offline. Funcom plans to address this in an upcoming update.

• Single-player custom server settings are now saved to the cloud, so they carry over when you continue the same save on another device.

• Single-player players who logged out in Arrakeen, Harko Village or the Overland map before 1.5.20.0 could not travel after updating; hotfix 1.5.20.1 fixes it.

• Crashes with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2: roll back to an earlier driver version.

• Crashes at startup on Intel Core 13th/14th Gen CPUs (for example i7-13700K, i9-14900K): Funcom calls it a known Intel hardware instability, not specific to the game. Update your motherboard BIOS and try launching a few more times; otherwise check Intel’s and your motherboard maker’s guidance.

• Crash with NVIDIA DLSS and the Overwolf overlay: turn off DLSS in the game, or close or disable Overwolf.

• PC (Xbox app): DLSS missing from the graphics settings: use another upscaler until a fix.

• Performance drop as a sandstorm fades out: turn off GPU super resolution in your driver (NVIDIA Image Scaling or DLDSR, AMD Radeon Super Resolution, Intel upscaling options).

• Spawning under the terrain after a cinematic or respawn: exit the game, wait at least 5 minutes, then log back in.

• Error MM3 when selecting “Continue” after playing on another device: choose “Change Server” in the Characters tab and pick your Sietch manually.

• Xbox: “Game Data Error (2V2)” at launch: hold the Xbox button about 10 seconds, unplug the power for 10 seconds, plug back in and restart. Xbox single-player autosaves may also fail to load.

• Missing or misplaced building pieces possibly linked to the Base Reconstruction Tool: Funcom recommends not relocating your base for now.

• If you turned off the Sandworm or Building Stability in single-player, avoid logging in on another device until a fix: the Known Issues page says these settings can switch back on and cause irreversible progress loss. On PC the file is %localappdata%\DuneSandbox\Local\DuneSandbox\Saved\Config\Windows\ServerCustomSettings.ini.

• Funcom gives no date for the next hotfix and no figures on how many players are affected.

• The Known Issues page is dated November 9, 2026; check it again before relying on an older workaround, as it may change after the hotfix.

• PC minimum requirements on Steam: Windows 10 64-bit or newer, Core i5-7400 or Ryzen 3 1200, 16 GB of RAM, GTX 1060 6 GB or Radeon 5600XT 6 GB, DirectX 12, 60 GB, SSD required.

• Funcom, “Dune: Awakening – 1.5.20.0 Patch Notes” (including 1.5.20.1), released November 9, 2026, last updated November 10, 2026 (https://duneawakening.com/news/dune-awakening-1-5-20-0-patch-notes/).

• Steam announcements: “Dune: Awakening – 1.5.20.0 Patch Notes”, November 9, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172710/view/1848664643355285); “Dune: Awakening - Hotfix 1.5.20.1 Patch Notes”, November 10, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172710/view/1848664643359337).

• Funcom Help Center, “Known Issues — Dune: Awakening”, last updated November 9, 2026, read November 11, 2026 (https://funcom.helpshift.com/hc/en/4-dune-awakening/faq/88-known-issues/).

• Dune: Awakening on Steam (minimum requirements) (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172710/).

• Video “Dune: Awakening - Official Console and Single-Player Launch Trailer”, IGN, September 18, 2026 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxllX9jMvA0).

• Image: official Dune: Awakening screenshot from the game’s Steam store page (1920 x 1080 original, https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172710/), © Funcom.