In Dune: Awakening, Ornithopters are flying vehicles that allow players to explore the vast and dangerous deserts of Arrakis with speed and agility. Their unique wing-flapping mechanism, combined with booster propulsion, makes them perfect for dodging sandworms, navigating storms, and transporting cargo or troops. This guide breaks down exactly how to obtain and craft Ornithopters.
Ornithopter In Dune Awakening
Ornithopters, often called thopters are one of the most iconic flying vehicles in the Dune universe, and you will definitely get to use them in Dune: Awakening. They have a sleek, lightweight body with large folding wings that flap up and down like a bird or dragonfly, rather than spinning like a helicopter. These wings generate lift, and the thopters also have rocket boosters that give them quick bursts of speed, perfect for dodging storms or gaining altitude fast.
Thopters are super versatile. You can use them for getting around, exploring, combat, and even hauling cargo. The larger models are known as carryalls and can carry heavy loads, including smaller harvesters.
These flying machines are crucial for exploring the world safely. Because you can fly at high altitudes, you’ll be able to avoid sandworms and travel across dangerous areas much more easily. There’s also a feature called “Vulture” that let your thopter dive quickly when needed.
How To Get The Ornithopter
To get the Ornithopter, you need to build it. If you want to build your ornithopter, your first step is to set up your base near the Eastern Shield Wall or at Jabal Eifrit Al-Ghrab. This area is rich in the resources you’ll need, making it the perfect location to begin your journey.
Collect Water
Once your base is up and running, your next big task is collecting a large amount of water, around 70,000 liters. You’ll need this both for crafting the facilities and the ornithopter itself. The most efficient way to do this is by extracting water from enemies using Blood Purifiers.
To speed things up, it’s a good idea to craft a Blood Extractor Mk2 and use Medium Blood Sacks. Focus on attacking enemy camps and outposts to collect blood quickly. As soon as you’ve gathered enough, head back to your base right away to start purifying, it takes time.
If you want a more passive or alternative source of water, you can also set up Windtraps or Dew Reapers. Windtraps collect water slowly but consistently, though they need more materials to build. Dew Reapers, on the other hand, can gather a decent amount of water during certain optimal weather windows.
Collect Cobalt Paste
After you’ve got water sorted out, it’s time to collect 134 Cobalt Pastes and 88 Complex Machineries. These are essential for crafting the Medium Ore Refinery and the Vehicle Fabricator, both of which are required to process materials and build ornithopter parts.
You can mine Cobalt Paste by harvesting the glowing pink Etyrite Ores at the Hagga Rift. For Complex Machinery, head to enemy or mining outposts in the Vermillius Gap and loot the machinery there. Also, make sure to gather 160 Steel Ingots, which are needed to craft both of those machines.
Refine Aluminum
With your refinery built, you will need to refine around 241 Aluminum Ingots, a mandatory step that can take a while. A great spot to collect Aluminum Ore is near the Wreck of Alecto, located in the Western Shield Wall.
Diamondine Dust and Carbide Scraps
Next, make your way to Mysa Tarill. There, you will find Diamondine Dust and Carbide Scraps inside chests scattered around ruins. You will need a total of 14 Diamondine Dusts and 7 Carbide Scraps to build your Ornithopter.
Now, you need 46 Advanced Servoks, 30 Particle Capacitors, and 8 Industrial Pumps. The Advanced Servoks and Particle Capacitors are easy to get by looting Testing Stations in the Hagga Basin. The harder part is collecting Industrial Pumps, which usually requires raiding Sentinel City or looting shipwrecks.
If some of these rare materials just aren’t dropping for you, you can farm Solari and visit The Crossroads Tradepost to buy what you need. Once you have got everything you need, it’s time to put it all together. Use a welding torch to assemble each part of your ornithopter. When it’s complete fuel it up.
Scout Ornithopters
Aluminum Product – Mk4
- Hull Mk4 requires 340 Water, 45 Aluminum Ingots, 10 Advanced Servoks, 14 Cobalt Paste, 11 Armor Plating, and 7 Diamondine Dust.
- Chassis Mk4 needs 340 Water, 45 Aluminum Ingots, 10 Advanced Servoks, 14 Cobalt Paste, and 7 Carbide Scraps.
- Engine Mk4 uses 338 Water, 35 Aluminum Ingots, 14 Particle Capacitors, 6 Cobalt Paste, and 8 Complex Machinery.
- Cockpit Mk4 requires 340 Water, 45 Aluminum Ingots, 10 Advanced Servoks, 14 Cobalt Paste, 11 Armor Plating, and 7 Diamondine Dust.
- Generator Mk4 needs 338 Water, 35 Aluminum Ingots, 16 Particle Capacitors, and 14 Cobalt Paste.
- Wing Mk4 uses 340 Water, 9 Aluminum Ingots, 4 Advanced Servoks, 3 Cobalt Paste, and 2 Industrial Pumps.
- Scan Module requires 507 Water, 55 Aluminum Ingots, 31 Particle Capacitors, 27 Cobalt Paste, and 23 Complex Machinery.
- Storage Mk4 needs 510 Water, 55 Aluminum Ingots, 30 Advanced Servoks, and 27 Cobalt Paste.
- Thruster Mk4 uses 510 Water, 60 Aluminum Ingots, 40 Particle Capacitors, 27 Cobalt Paste, and 31 Holtzman Actuators.
Duraluminum Product – Mk5
- Hull Mk5 requires 680 Water, 72 Duraluminum Ingots, 20 Advanced Servoks, 25 Cobalt Paste, 34 Armor Plating, and 10 Diamondine Dust.
- Chassis Mk5 needs 680 Water, 60 Duraluminum Ingots, 30 Advanced Servoks, 25 Cobalt Paste, and 10 Carbide Scraps.
- Engine Mk5 uses 675 Water, 48 Duraluminum Ingots, 14 Particle Capacitors, 25 Cobalt Paste, 21 Complex Machinery, and 7 Hydraulic Pistons.
- Cockpit Mk5 requires 680 Water, 72 Duraluminum Ingots, 20 Advanced Servoks, 25 Cobalt Paste, 34 Armor Plating, and 10 Diamondine Dust.
- Generator Mk5 needs 675 Water, 50 Duraluminum Ingots, 20 Particle Capacitors, 25 Cobalt Paste, and 7 Military Power Regulators.
- Wing Mk5 uses 170 Water, 12 Duraluminum Ingots, 7 Advanced Servoks, 6 Cobalt Paste, and 3 Industrial Pumps.
- Rocket Launcher Mk5 requires 1,010 Water, 70 Duraluminum Ingots, 40 Advanced Servoks, 36 Cobalt Paste, 15 Range Finders, and 10 Spice Melange.
- Thruster Mk5 needs 1,010 Water, 80 Duraluminum Ingots, 50 Particle Capacitors, and 15 Holtzman Actuators.
Plastanium Product – Mk6
- Chassis Mk6 requires 1,050 Water, 70 Plastanium Ingots, 35 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 55 Spice Melange, and 15 Carbide Scraps.
- Wing Mk6 uses 250 Water, 15 Plastanium Ingots, 9 Advanced Servoks, 12 Cobalt Paste, 14 Spice Melange, and 4 Industrial Pumps.
- Generator Mk6 needs 1,050 Water, 60 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Particle Capacitors, 45 Cobalt Paste, 55 Spice Melange, and 9 Overclocked Power Regulators.
- Engine Mk6 requires 1,050 Water, 60 Plastanium Ingots, 45 Cobalt Paste, 18 Particle Capacitors, 30 Complex Machinery, 54 Spice Melange, and 9 Tri-Forged Hydraulic Pistons.
- Cockpit Mk6 needs 1,050 Water, 85 Plastanium Ingots, 30 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 30 Plasteel Composite Armor Plating, 55 Spice Melange, and 15 Diamondine Dust.
- Hull Mk6 uses the same materials as the Cockpit Mk6.
- Rocket Launcher Mk6 requires 1,580 Water, 85 Plastanium Ingots, 54 Advanced Servoks, 67 Cobalt Paste, 13 Precision Range Finders, and 81 Spice Melange.
- Thruster Mk6 needs 1,580 Water, 95 Plastanium Ingots, 68 Particle Capacitors, 17 Improved Holtzman Actuators, and 81 Spice Melange.
Assault Ornithopters
Duraluminum Product – Mk5
- Cabin Mk5 requires 680 Water, 70 Duraluminum Ingots, 20 Advanced Servoks, 25 Cobalt Paste, 34 Armor Plating, and 10 Diamondine Dust.
- Chassis Mk5 uses the same as the Cabin Mk5 but swaps Armor Plating for 10 Carbide Scraps.
- Engine Mk5 needs 675 Water, 50 Duraluminum Ingots, 14 Particle Capacitors, 25 Cobalt Paste, 21 Complex Machinery, and 7 Hydraulic Pistons.
- Cockpit Mk5 matches the Cabin Mk5 materials.
- Generator Mk5 requires 675 Water, 50 Duraluminum Ingots, 30 Particle Capacitors, 25 Cobalt Paste, and 7 Military Power Regulators.
- Wing Mk5 uses 135 Water, 8 Duraluminum Ingots, 5 Advanced Servoks, 4 Cobalt Paste, and 2 Industrial Pumps.
- Tail Mk5 needs 675 Water, 72 Duraluminum Ingots, 20 Advanced Servoks, and 25 Cobalt Paste.
- Rocket Launcher Mk5 requires 1,010 Water, 72 Duraluminum Ingots, 40 Advanced Servoks, 35 Cobalt Paste, 15 Range Finders, and 10 Spice Melange.
- Storage Mk5 uses 1,013 Water, 72 Duraluminum Ingots, 40 Advanced Servoks, and 36 Cobalt Paste.
- Thruster Mk5 needs 1,010 Water, 80 Duraluminum Ingots, 50 Advanced Servoks, 36 Cobalt Paste, and 15 Holtzman Actuators.
Plastanium Product – Mk6
- Chassis Mk6 requires 1,050 Water, 70 Plastanium Ingots, 30 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 55 Spice Melange, and 15 Carbide Scraps.
- Generator Mk6 needs 1,050 Water, 60 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Particle Capacitors, 45 Cobalt Paste, 54 Spice Melange, and 9 Overclocked Power Regulators.
- Engine Mk6 uses 1,050 Water, 60 Plastanium Ingots, 45 Cobalt Paste, 18 Particle Capacitors, 30 Complex Machinery, 54 Spice Melange, and 9 Tri-Forged Hydraulic Pistons.
- Wing Mk6 requires 250 Water, 10 Plastanium Ingots, 6 Advanced Servoks, 8 Cobalt Paste, 9 Spice Melange, and 3 Industrial Pumps.
- Cabin Mk6 needs 1,050 Water, 85 Plastanium Ingots, 30 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 30 Plasteel Composite Armor Plating, 55 Spice Melange, and 15 Diamondine Dust.
- Cockpit Mk6 uses the same materials as the Cabin Mk6.
- Tail Mk6 also matches the materials for the Cabin Mk6.
- Rocket Launcher Mk6 requires 1,580 Water, 85 Plastanium Ingots, 54 Advanced Servoks, 67 Cobalt Paste, 13 Precision Range Finders, and 81 Spice Melange.
- Thruster Mk6 uses 1,580 Water, 95 Plastanium Ingots, 68 Particle Capacitors, 17 Improved Holtzman Actuators, and 81 Spice Melange.
Carrier Ornithopter – Mk6
- Carrier Ornithopter Main Hull Mk6 requires 1,050 Water, 100 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 28 Plasteel Composite Armor Plating, 54 Spice Melange, and 15 Diamondine Dust.
- Carrier Ornithopter Chassis Mk6 needs 1,050 Water, 85 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 54 Spice Melange, and 15 Diamondine Dust.
- Carrier Ornithopter Engine Mk6 uses 1,050 Water, 60 Plastanium Ingots, 45 Cobalt Paste, 18 Particle Capacitors, 30 Complex Machinery, 54 Spice Melange, and 9 Tri-Forged Hydraulic Pistons.
- Carrier Ornithopter Generator Mk6 requires 1,050 Water, 60 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Particle Capacitors, 45 Cobalt Paste, 54 Spice Melange, and 9 Overclocked Power Regulators.
- Carrier Ornithopter Side Hull Mk6 needs 1,050 Water, 100 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 28 Plasteel Composite Armor Plating, 54 Spice Melange, and 15 Diamond Dust.
- Carrier Ornithopter Tail Hull Mk6 requires 1,050 Water, 100 Plastanium Ingots, 36 Advanced Servoks, 45 Cobalt Paste, 30 Plasteel Composite Armor Plating, 15 Diamond Dust, and 55 Spice Melange.
- Carrier Ornithopter Wing Mk6 uses 250 Water, 8 Plastanium Ingots, 5 Advanced Servoks, 6 Cobalt Paste, 8 Spice Melange, and 2 Industrial Pumps.
- Carrier Ornithopter Thruster Mk6 needs 1,580 Water, 95 Plastanium Ingots, 68 Particle Capacitors, 17 Improved Holtzman Actuators, and 81 Spice Melange.
