Players hosting their own Dune: Awakening servers on high-end virtual machines report irregular spikes in latency affecting gameplay. Despite powerful hardware setups—including 64 GB RAM, 6-core CPUs, and NVMe SSDs—servers experience sudden drive read activity surges reaching 70% utilization every 20-30 seconds. These spikes cause persistent high ping notifications for connected players, without increased write activity or player load. The issue suggests an underlying I/O bottleneck or software-related problem impacting server responsiveness, which is crucial for smooth multiplayer sessions.
- Latency spikes occur every 20-30 seconds with sustained NVMe read utilization around 70%.
- No corresponding increase in write activity or player count during spikes.