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*In earlier versions House Atreides could command Sandworms, but could order them only to attack units. | *In earlier versions House Atreides could command Sandworms, but could order them only to attack units. | ||
*If you attack an enemy harvester with an infantry unit the harvester will attempt to run it over. In the initial 1.0 version of Dune II the harvester would stop collecting spice once it had crushed the infantry unit, neutralizing it. This was a useful strategy as maps contained limited supply of spice and it was important to prevent the computer from harvesting it all, especially in the later levels. This bug was fixed in the 1.07 version of the game. | *If you attack an enemy harvester with an infantry unit the harvester will attempt to run it over. In the initial 1.0 version of Dune II the harvester would stop collecting spice once it had crushed the infantry unit, neutralizing it. This was a useful strategy as maps contained limited supply of spice and it was important to prevent the computer from harvesting it all, especially in the later levels. This bug was fixed in the 1.07 version of the game. | ||
* | *Sabatours explode opon reaching their destination with the move command, regardless weather it's an enemy building or a group of your own soldiers. The Mega Drive and [[Amiga]] versions fix this by making them only explode upon entering an enemy building. | ||
==Trivia == | ==Trivia == | ||
*Mercenary units (and a few accompanying sound bites) were included in the game code, but never implemented. | *Mercenary units (and a few accompanying sound bites) were included in the game code, but never implemented. | ||
*There is a hacked version of the game known as Super Dune 2, which replaces the three campaigns with new missions for the three non-player-controlled houses; Fremen, Sardaukar and Mercenaries. | *There is a hacked version of the game known as Super Dune 2, which replaces the three campaigns with new missions for the three non-player-controlled houses; Fremen, Sardaukar and Mercenaries. |