Editing Dune 2000 (section)

==Gameplay==
The player commands one of three Houses and must fight for control of "mélange" (spice) on the planet Arrakis. The player harvests spice to earn "solaris", the in-game currency, by setting up spice harvesters, refineries, [[silo]]s, and power grids. They must also deploy soldiers, armed vehicles, and defensive measures to protect their operations from rival Houses, while also being mindful of vicious [[sandworm (Dune)|sandworms]] and explosive "spice blooms". ''Dune 2000'' features an interface and gameplay similar to ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert'', where unlike in ''Dune II'', the player can control more than one unit at a time.

[[Image:Dune 2000 (Game).jpg|thumb|240px|In-game screenshot; the player's base with units is visible.]]

Similar to most [[real-time strategy]] games, the game map initially starts with a black [[fog of war]] covering the entire map, with an exception to units' line of sight. As the units explore the map, the fog is removed for the duration of the mission, allowing the player to observe activity in those regions even if they do not have any units with line of sight to them. Like ''Dune II'', the player may construct concrete before placing buildings. In ''Dune II'', all buildings would deteriorate regardless, but the concrete foundations slowed the process. However, in ''Dune 2000'', the buildings do not deteriorate over time when built in their entirety on concrete.

Although each house has many common units, such as infantry, Wind Traps, and Mobile Construction Vehicles, each House also has its own set of units, such as the Atreides Sonic Tank, the Ordos Deviator and the Harkonnen Devastator. Houses Harkonnen and Atreides share the Trike, while House Ordos has an upgraded version, the Raider. Like many games of the Westwood franchise, a player can gain access to other Houses' special units by capturing their factories. House Ordos can obtain the Missile Tank by ordering it from the Starport when it would otherwise be inaccessible. After patch 1.06, the Harkonnen can eventually train the [[Sardaukar]], soldier-fanatics loyal to the Corrino Emperor with higher endurance and strength.

=== Cinematics ===
The game also features live action cinematics that play before each mission for the three different factions as well as for the introduction.