Over the past few years, there has been an explosion of online survival games. Titles such asDayZ,7 Days To Die, andRustpit players not only against each other, but against the environment as well. Speaking of the latter, Facepunch Studio’s notoriously unforgiving release is consideredone of the most influential survival gamesavailable, up there with the likes ofMinecraftandNo Man’s Sky. It may be difficult, but there are evidently fans out there who enjoy the punishing factor of it, and the developer is consistently updating the game.
The latest patch forRustrecently went gone live, rolling out a number of tweaks and quality of life changes. Perhaps the biggest update, according to a post on Steam, is the balancing of combat. Listening to player feedback, Facepunch has altered the gunplay in a number of ways to meet fan expectations. One such example is reducing the fuse time of the grenade, which is now at 2.5 seconds. A couple of the weapons, such as the M249, have been made more “aggressive,” while the slugs for the shotgun have been tweaked to make it more suitable for mid-range combat.
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Whileguns and other weapons in Rustare a key factor of the gameplay, there is more to the world. One of the other things July’s patch improves is the loading time. Anyone who’s played the game can vouch for just how long it takes to load into a game. The post on Steam says that there have been some optimizations, such as the “Asset Warmup” phase now beginning in the background. There’s also been some quality of life changes, as well as improving the process of reporting “problematic content” in the game, which involves the implementation of an Offensive Content report section.
TheRustupdate for Junealso saw alterations to the gunplay, and evidently the studio has taken onboard what players have been saying and used the feedback to make additional changes to combat for this patch. It shows that the developer is more than willing to listen to fans and to make suitable changes to keep the game in good stead with the community.
As well as being influential, and fun,Rustis also well-known for its difficulty. New players can often feel a bit out of their depth as more advanced people come sweeping in to kill off those who are ill prepared. It’s not just other players that are cause for concern, either. The gist of the game is to survive, which means foraging for food, building shelter, making clothes, and generally not succumbing to the harsh realities of the game’s environment.
The patch notes are as follows:
Rustis available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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