Dampened Sandcrawler Treads are unique treads for Plastanium-tier vehicles in Dune: Awakening that use acoustic dampening to reduce your sandcrawler’s vibrations. The obvious question is whether that means the worm won’t come. The answer is blunt: it will. What changes is how much noise you make along the way.
Recipe
| Resource | Amount |
|---|---|
| Plastanium Ingot | 25 |
| Advanced Servos | 16 |
| Cobalt Paste | 20 |
| Spice Melange | 93 |
| Spice-infused Plastanium Dust | 8 |
| Water | 1,580 |
Crafted in the Advanced Vehicle Fabricator. Crafting time 20 seconds, output 1× Dampened Sandcrawler Treads. Requires a unique schematic.
Where to get the schematic
- Landsraad Vehicle Vendor: 39,500, two in stock, no other requirements.
- Drop in the Deep Desert: like most tier 6 (Plastanium) items, it can show up in the Deep Desert, but availability rotates. Some things drop every week, others only in certain rotations, so a week without a drop is normal, not a bug.
The vendor is the reliable route. The Deep Desert is cheaper and unpredictable, so it’s worth checking, not waiting on.
Is it worth it?
Judge it by the recipe, not the description. 93 Spice Melange and 1,580 water is a serious investment, and the item is unique: you’re spending endgame materials on noise reduction, not on speed or durability.
It makes sense when your sandcrawler actually spends time harvesting in open sand and you want a longer window before it draws attention. If it just shuttles between safe spots, the same budget does more in augments.
It also has resale value: 7,900 when sold to Zoe, so a duplicate schematic isn’t as much of a loss as it looks. Besides gearing up your sandcrawler, you can gear up yourself too – the GamersTogether shop has fan-made Dune: Awakening merch, t-shirts, posters and mugs.
What to check before crafting
- Water. 1,580 units is a task of its own on Arrakis. Expect collecting water to take longer than the other resources.
- Spice Melange. 93 units means either harvesting in open sand or dipping into a stockpile meant for other crafts.
- Unique schematic. Without it you won’t see the recipe, even if you have all the materials.
- Advanced Vehicle Fabricator. The basic version isn’t enough for this part.
Where it fits within the tier
Plastanium is the point where crafting in Dune: Awakening stops being about survival and starts being about optimization. Alongside the augment loop and the Regis component chain, the treads belong among the things you build once you already have everything you need to survive.
FAQ
No. They reduce vibrations, but the worm shows up either way. Treat them as a delay, not a solution.
The Landsraad Vehicle Vendor sells it for 39,500 with two in stock. It can also drop in the Deep Desert, but availability changes from week to week.
Tier 6, Plastanium. You need an Advanced Vehicle Fabricator and the unique schematic, otherwise you can’t craft them.
1,580, plus 93 Spice Melange. Water is the real obstacle, not the ingots.
Yes, to Zoe for 7,900. Good to know if you end up with a spare.
Information verified as of 7 September 2026. Recipes and vendor prices change with patches, and Deep Desert availability rotates by design. More guides are in the Dune: Awakening section: augments, Regis components, all 25 houses and the Chapter 2 walkthrough.