Electricity has been added to the game! I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time and finally decided to take the plunge this month and get it implemented. It’s not totally finished, but all of the heavy lifting has been done so we’ll be able to expand on it with ease in the coming months.
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The main use for this is going to be making godlike trap bases. Moving forward, I’m going to add a lot more components which will let people do things such as move inventory items around for automatic sorters or to collect loot from failed raid attempts. Factory type deployables are a must. The list goes on and on.
M39
We’ve added the M39 Rifle to the game. This rifle is the military grade counterpart to the SAR. You’ll be able to find it in the advanced crates (military/bradley/locked/airdrop) rarely, and it is, of course, uncraftable. We’re going to be doing a revamp of the way the NPC vendors work in the coming month(s) so that the available items are no longer static, and we’ll throw the M39 into the rotating loot table.
Underwear
Our third censorship option has finally arrived: underwear. This should be particularly useful for streamers, although we do not expect it to automatically solve all demonetization issues. You can enable it in the options menu.
Cargo Ship Improvements
Impact particle effects on the cargo ship have been updated to be simulated in local space, so they no longer look completely out of place and go crazy when the ship moves along. More importantly, you can now deploy ladders anywhere on the ship. This can, for example, be used to board it from different directions and surprise other players that are already on board.
Barge
One of the things I worked on in the past month was a barge that will eventually serve as a spawn point for new players. The idea is for these barges to circle around the island and allow players to jump off at any point and swim to the shore. They’re not in the game this patch, but here’s what they look like:
Oil Rig
Now that we have a lot of functional water gameplay mechanics, an oil rig seems like a natural progression for monuments in the game. The rig should play like an event. I am currently working on this with Damian, and we are on track to release at the beginning of next year. More details will follow as we progress through it.
AI
This month, the Junkpile Scientists and Military Tunnel Lab Scientists were moved onto the new AI system that has been running the Scientist brains at the Military Tunnel since August. This means that the NPCs should now be much faster at reacting to you, using junkpiles for cover, and generally put up a much-improved challenge to pesty scavengers that disturb their important research.
Military Tunnel Scientists, in general, got better at using cover tactically during gunfights and should throw grenades more often. They stay back and wait for players to push them most of the time, but can get frustrated enough that they push the player’s position as well. Scientists will now run slower sideways and backwards, much like a player would.
The Hot Air Balloon is now live! You’ll find them all around the map, mainly in fields or other areas with flat ground. Hop on and fill it with Low Grade Fuel, hit the ignition and it’s up, up and away… mostly.
SAM Site
Soon people will be able to fly over your compound in a Hot Air
Balloon and totally circumvent your defenses. But don’t worry about it,
the SAM Site has you covered.
Available at the Scientist Outpost for 500 scrap, this deployable will keep the skies clear of any slow moving air vehicles. Simply deploy it, fill it with SAM Site Ammunition and forget about it. One thing to note is that the SAM site is indiscriminate towards air targets, so make sure you take the ammo out of it if you’re planning on a balloon trip yourself.
This is the Performance Update where Rust has added lots of changes for players in their settings so the game can run more smoother. Here’s some new items Rust has added:
Smoke Grenades:
“I added a new uncraftable grenade this month, the Smoke Grenade. The new ‘nade will obscure the area they are thrown in for 45 seconds, and can only be purchased at Bandit Town for 10 Scrap.”
Farming Changes:
“I recently changed both corn and pumpkins to be stackable, which should make them less annoying. I removed their condition value as well, so no more 0.1hp pumpkins. I also changed how plants work, so you can only harvest the fruit when it is fully ripe, which now lasts 48 hours before dying.”
Bandit Town Recycler:
“In a small oversight, we forgot to add the recycler to the Bandit Town. This is now fixed.”
Repair Bench QOL:
“A long time community request was to be able to place deployables under the repair bench. You can now do this, and I enabled it on the BBQ as well.”
Cargo Ship Event:
“For the past few weeks, Vincent and I have been hard at work on a new monument. The Lazarus is a large shipping vessel owned by the Cobalt Cargo Shipping Company. It is meant to circle the Rust island and deliver goods to the scientists working there. This large ship will contain valuable loot and will be protected by the scientists that players will have to defeat in order to access it.
While all of the artwork for this monument is currently finished, we decided against releasing it this month. Currently, the ship works only as a static monument and spawns out in the ocean. However, the idea is to have it move around the island. To achieve that, some new game code will be required, and it’s not an easy task as players and scientists will have to be parented to a large moving vehicle.”
New Glove Types:
“I’ve been working on some new glove types: Burlap, Roadsign and Tactical versions based on some concepts Paul made. I was doing some final fixes when we locked down the patch, but they’re all done now so expect them in next month’s update!”
Slot Machines:
“To expand the casino, I made a slot machine. The winning conditions aren’t set yet, and so the conditions will be added at a later date to the texture on the top sign.”
The L96 Sniper Rifle:
“This is the new L96 Sniper Rifle. It’s the military counterpart to the Bolt Action Rifle currently in-game, and like the other military grade guns it’s expected to not be craftable.”
Bandit Town is finally here. When exploring the island you will come across a foggy swamp, filled with wooden shacks and populated by bandits. The area contains several huts with merchant NPCs selling their wares, heavily armed bandit NPCs, and a dredge that contains a casino. Inside of it you will find a Big Wheel mini-game that lets you gamble away your hard earned Scrap.
Visually, the area has gone through many stages, and we’ve been able to achieve a high level of polish. As you explore it you will find that it is filled with small props and details, which should add another level of immersion to it.
Below are some screenshots of the finished monument.
We’ve added a rudimentary team system. This means you can create teams and invite other players to them. This will yield the ability for all team members to differentiate each other at long distances, as well as see each other on the map. You can also see if someone is online or dead. It’s pretty straightforward:
To create a team, press tab and click the “Create Team” button. To invite another player, walk up to them and press E.
To kick a player out, you must be team leader (checkmark): hover over them in the tab menu and press “Kick”. To promote another player to leader (if you’re logging off,) hold “E” on a team member for 3 seconds. To leave a team, press the “Leave Team” button in the tab menu.
Teams have a default max size of 8 and any server can disable the team system entirely with the startup command maxteamsize 0.
The Jack Hammer
It’s uncraftable, can’t be repaired, but can be refilled with air at a workbench similar to the diving tank. You’ll find it in tool crates and it is available for sale at the compound.
