Gunplay balance history — Rust · PatchDiff

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Gunplay balance history — Rust · PatchDiff

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Gunplay

GeneralCombat · Weapons · Accuracy

1 patcheslast touched 109mo ago▲ +2

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Jun 1, 2017·Devblog 162+2
- ▲✨Newrecoil compensation—→Added
  Introduced Recoil Compensation to make weapon handling more manageable.
  Recoil help
- ≈🔁Reworkview shakeVariable→Standardized
  Standardized view shake across all bullet weapons for a consistent feel.
  Consistency
- ▲🔁Reworkaimcone shapeSquare→Conical
  Aimcones are now conical instead of square, increasing weapon accuracy by approximately 20%.
  20% more accurate