Players running Dune: Awakening on Linux with AMD graphics cards report a persistent issue where the game downloads a 7GB Shader Pre-Caching update every time it launches. This download includes about 5GB of shader data and 2GB of other game content, occurring even without official game updates. The repeated downloads cause significant bandwidth use and inconvenience, raising concerns about a possible technical bug affecting this player subset. The community seeks official clarification on whether this behavior is intended or a problem needing resolution.
- Download size: ~7GB per launch including shaders and game content
- Issue affects Linux users with AMD GPUs, causing repeated downloads