Rust developer Facepunch Studios announces an upcoming major visual overhaul that marks the culmination of years of development.
Rust remains one of the most popular multiplayer games available, a mainstay in Steam's list of daily most-played games. It's become such a fixture in the multiplayer landscape that it's easy to forget Rust launched in early 2018. It's over three years old now, and even by modern standards, Rust's visuals have aged quite a bit. It seems that Rust has heard the criticism, however. Developer Facepunch Studios has now confirmed that a visual upgrade is coming via Rust's May update.
According to reporting from PCGamesN, Facepunch has officially confirmed that Rust's upcoming visual update will be the game's "biggest to date." It doesn't sound like an understatement, either, as Facepunch describes the update ass the culmination of years of work, giving the game a "fresh look." Exact details regarding the visual update have yet to be confirmed, but Facepunch did say that more information will be available as part of a blog to be posted on May 6.
The visual update isn't all that will be included with the new Rust update, either. There will also be changes to how Rust's monuments spawn within each of the game's procedurally generated worlds. All that's mentioned is that they'll now offer a more seamless transition, assumedly between the world and the monuments. Lastly, the Junkyard monument setting in Rust is said to be overhauled and even has a new crane and vehicle shredder.
Facepunch has been a reliable deliverer of updates for Rust for a very long time now. In April, for example, Facepunch added an entirely new gesture system to the game, prioritizing animation quality while also minimizing player risk for using an emote at the wrong time. The month prior, Facepunch added a rail network to Rust, and the months prior to that featured a Lunar New Year Celebration, a tech tree update, and all manner of bug fixes and balance changes.
Needless to say, if Facepunch says that this is a massive update, there must be something to it. After all, Facepunch consistently provides updates month to month in Rust, but it doesn't describe those updates as big or delivering on years of work.
As exciting as a visual overhaul to Rust might be, there's something to be said about the game as it stands. Part of Rust's charm is how odd and often awkward the game's visuals seem at times. It gave Rust a lot of charm. It's going to be interesting to see if the new update retains that charm, or perhaps creates a charisma even better than what was available before.
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