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Devblog 163 — Rust (5 buffs, 0 nerfs) · PatchDiff

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Rust Steam ↗

ActionAdventureIndie

Facepunch Studios · Facepunch Studios·$39.99

Jun 8, 2017 · 109mo ago

Devblog 163

+5 buff 1 bug fix 3 other

✦AI summary2d

Recoil and aimcone adjustments for firearms, shotgun shell buffs, and significant server/client performance optimizations.

Images © Rust via Steam

▲Buffs5

Handmade ShellDamage increased from 7 to 9 per pellet.7→9

Shotgun SlugsShotgun Slugs are now half price, making them more accessible.→50% gold

Buckshot

Maximum effective distance increased to 40m, improving long-range viability.→40m m
Pellet grouping is now slightly weighted toward the center for more consistent hits.

GeneralAutomatic weapons now have slight center weighting for shots, improving accuracy.

✚Bug fixes1

GeneralFixed a bug where aimcone was using spherical math instead of circular math.spherical→circular

◆Other changes3

General
- Added server.woundingenabled ConVar; when false, players die instantly instead of being wounded.→Added
- Added additional DOS protection to servers and P2P flooding protection to clients.→Added
- Optimized anisotropic filtering, trilinear filtering on skins, and deferred decals using instancing.

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Handmade Shell1 Shotgun Slugs1 Buckshot2 General5

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