The light from the flame actually makes it difficult to see as you run, taking center stage of your field of view, and burning your eyes. I lit my torch to see, and the fire effect is just as gorgeous, billowing forth in an angry dance, as smoke trails off in puffs like a hookah smoker’s Thursday night. It’s a beautiful transition, as the stars poke through the veil of the night sky and wolves howl in the distance. As I collected resources the sun began to set to chirping birds, creating a twilight effect that shrouded the world in darkness. The graphics have been improved drastically, showing off the potential of Unity 5. Although you will need to smash barrels and explore Radtowns if you want to craft higher-tier weapons, such as the Bolt Action and Thompson submachinegun. You’ve woken up naked, afraid, and alone but you’ve got a Masters in Engineering Rust might as well be renamed “Engineer Royale.” It beats having to collect blueprints for every possible combination of materials. Padlocks, water catchers, and guns are all stored in your fingertips. But you’ll need the resources to create them, and for a while you’ll only have access to wood, until you come across a stone. Rust now has a huge inventory of items to craft, and the majority of them are available from the very start of the game. So I decided to try and chase a boar with my rock drawn, but the pig was much faster than my hairless legs. While crafting an item you can go about your normal routine. Collecting 300 wood from an indefatigable oak I set about crafting a wooden spear, a new weapon since I last played. If I could just find a deer and kill it I could chip away at its corpse with my rock, instantly collecting cloth. Unfulfilled by human meat, I needed to hunt, to collect cloth to make a bow and some pants. Settling down, I made a fire to cook my newly acquired human meat, seeing as how I was starving. Yup, Rust might have upgraded its wardrobe but deep down it’s the same ridiculous game. I happily obliged and went back to gathering resources. Chipping away at the bark was going well until a player ran up to me, genitals flapping in the wind, and asked me to murder him (probably looking for a respawn). So I did what I always do when I started playing Rust, I ran up to a tree and hammered away with my potato shaped rock, collecting wood. It was Rust alright, but I wasn’t used to this world.
To my left, a half-doughnut rock structure, perfect for tourist photos, and to my right a player’s ocean-view bungalow. Spawning on a beach, I looked into the distance and noticed the curvature of the island, snaking around for what seemed at least a mile and ending with snowy mountains. Dropped in an unfamiliar world, I was naked and alone (familiar enough). Scanning the server list I found a low ping, Reddit-sponsored server with 34 players-seemed like a safe bet. Procedurally generated maps - no two servers feature the same world with various environments to keep gameplay fresh.Player raiding - arm yourself with weapons and infiltrate other player bases to steal their loot, or attack them head-on to engage in an epic firefight.Extensive crafting - from wooden spears and burlap headwraps, to pistols and Thompson machine guns, create a large catalog of items.Survive by being cautious and relying on strategy over brawn. Realistic survival - players, animals, and the elements compete to kill you.Robust building utility - using a simple tool players can construct enormous forts or intricate designs with ease.Arm yourself with weapons and gear to raid player fortresses, in pursuit of loot or an epic firefight. Only a few shots from a Eoka Pistol or a few pokes from a spear are needed to render your naked body useless. Watch out for other players, who can be as friendly as they are deceiving. Protect yourself from the elements by constructing a home, using a robust building utility that makes almost any design possible. Create an extensive number of items, from hunting bows to padded locks, to arm yourself and secure your goods. Collect wood to forge a spear and hunt boars for meat and cloth. Every server features a procedurally generated map, with multiple environments to explore, from snow-capped mountains to densely wooded forests. Stranded naked and alone, players must scavenge an island in search of food and resources. Rust is an action survival game developed by Facepunch Studios.