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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.

Dune Awakening disables Family Sharing as exploits see it "abused frequently”

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.