Beginner-Friendly Guide to Testing Station 89 in Dune Awakening: From Zero to Boss Slaye

If you've never played Testing Station 89 (Radiation) in Dune Awakening, or if you're a returning player who hasn't played in a long time, the densely packed skill names, the radiation-filled map, and the terrifying enemies might seem daunting.

To survive and defeat the boss here, you need to do three things: build up your key skills beforehand, choose the right weapon, and learn to lure enemies into corners and eliminate them one by one.

Next, I will explain each step in detail to help you successfully conquer Testing Station 89 (Radiation).

Choosing Equipment

To successfully complete Testing Station 89, you first need a set of equipment. I will recommend a set suitable for Dune Awakening beginners or returning players:

First, you need a Rapier. This long-bladed melee weapon can be used to quickly eliminate lone enemies. Additionally, Rapier has the longest attack range of all melee weapons, and it's even surprisingly effective against enemies with arc shields.

Second, you'll need a shotgun. It boasts the highest single-shot burst damage, making it the top choice whether you're breaking enemy shields or taking down smaller monsters at close range.

Third is Regis Tripleshot Repeating Rifle, a high-tier unique weapon that fires three poison-coated darts horizontally in a row. This is crucial for dealing with the boss. If you don't have it, you can trade it with other players using Dune Awakening Solari.

The fourth item is Rocket Launcher. In the final stages of boss battles, numerous small monsters appear on the battlefield. You can wipe them all out with just one rocket launcher.

Choosing Skills and Techniques

A key feature of Dune Awakening is that players can combine skills from different classes to create their own unique characters. To successfully conquer Testing Station 89, you should ensure you've learned and selected the following skills. I've divided the skills into three categories:

Aerial Sustain Skills

• 1. Suspensor Efficiency: In this dungeon, you'll rely entirely on Suspensor Belt to glide around. This skill allows you to fly for much longer.
• 2. Source of Power: This skill places a generator on the ground, continuously restoring energy to nearby teammates. Therefore, it significantly increases aerial combat time.

Damage and Output Skills

• 1. Center of Mass: This skill increases the damage you deal to enemies' bodies by 10% to 20%, but reduces headshot damage by 10%. No problem, in this dungeon, you won't have time to aim for the enemy's head.
• 2. Death From Above: When you're in the air, all weapon damage receives a 25% bonus.
• 3. Heavy Weapon Damage: This skill can significantly increase your damage output in the final phase of a boss fight.

Survival and Utility Skills

• 1. Reflexive Reload: Every time you throw a grenade or place a mine, your current weapon will instantly and automatically reload.
• 2. Explosive Grenade: This allows you to attack enemies by throwing grenades. This skill works very well in conjunction with Reflexive Reload.
• 3. Battle Hardened: This technique reduces the cooldown time of all skills, making it crucial.

Coping Radiation

The core mechanic of Testing Station 89 in Dune Awakening is radiation. In other words, the entire Testing Station 89 is filled with radiation, causing continuous radiation damage. If you do nothing, you will probably die within minutes.

There are three strategies to protect against radiation:

First, use Iodine Pills. These shorten the time it takes for radiation to dissipate in the body and further enhance radiation resistance when used in conjunction with a radiation suit. If you don't have Iodine Pills, you can obtain them from NPCs using Dune Awakening Solari.

Second, wear a Radiation Suit. As its name suggests, it can reduce the effects of radiation. While it doesn't completely block radiation, it's better than nothing.

Third, utilize safe rooms. In Testing Station 89, there are several small rooms without radiation. You can intentionally lure a few mobs into the safe zone, deal with them without taking damage, and then rush out.

Coping Boss

After doing all the above, you'll face Aman, the final boss of Testing Station 89 in Dune Awakening. How do you defeat this boss? There's a very effective strategy:

First, before he summons his minions, unleash a barrage of attacks with your shotgun. The best method is to use Suspensor Belt to stay airborne and attack, making yourself unreachable.

Next, cycle through Compel, Attractor Field, and Collapse Grenade. Compel can forcibly pull a distant boss to your location, Attractor Field can immobilize the boss, and Collapse Grenade can briefly stun opponents. It can also be used to gather smaller monsters together.

Secondly, in this boss fight, the boss will continuously summon smaller monsters to interfere with you. For these annoying smaller monsters, you can first kill the ranged attackers, then use Collapse Grenade to gather the remaining smaller monsters together and kill them.

Finally, in the later stages of the boss fight, you can use Collapse Grenade to pull the boss and all the smaller monsters together, then fly into the air to trigger Death From Above damage bonus, simultaneously use Rocket Launcher to clear the area, and then switch back to Regis Tripleshot Repeating Rifle to continue attacking the boss.

Using this method, you can easily defeat the boss and successfully complete Testing Station 89.

This concludes the detailed walkthrough for Testing Station 89 (Radiation) in Dune Awakening. We hope it was helpful!