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Funcom Temporarily Disables Steam Family Sharing in Dune: Awakening to Combat Cheating

Hundreds of exploiters have been banned during the development of new safeguards for family sharing to return this year.

Overview

  • Steam Family Sharing has been disabled indefinitely to halt widespread exploit abuses.
  • Funcom has banned hundreds of cheaters and purged large amounts of exploited Solaris during ongoing investigations.
  • The studio issued an apology to legitimate players inconvenienced by the suspension.
  • No ETA has been given for Family Sharing’s return, which Funcom expects to enable with safety measures by year-end.
  • Since its June launch, the buy-once survival MMO has seen multiple stability and balance patches and is slated for free quarterly updates.