Rust’s roads are actually suffering from knackered previous automobiles

Nudist tree-puncher Rust is feeling the necessity for pace. While Facepunch Studio’s large ol’ homicide sandbox has to date allow you to locomote by foot, horseback or the miracle of flight, at the moment’s replace has littered the wilderness with battered previous motorcars. They’re filthy, damaged, knackered previous lemons, however hey – there’s a purpose the devs didn’t name the factor “factory-condition”, isn’t there?

Arriving in this week’s update, Rust’s modular motors are available three sizes – from knackered previous hatchbacks to gnarly minibuses match for a wasteland highway journey.

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Scattered by the roadside, Rust’s battered jalopies will begin off in a proper state – crushed to hell, with no gas and completely busted engines. Low-tier engine components and gas may be discovered scattered across the map, with extra dependable parts obtainable on the Compound. It’s solely when you’ve kitted out your junker in working components that issues can actually begin shifting. Adding a car raise to the compound will allow you to begin tricking out your trip – further seats, cupboard space, water tanks, and bodywork kits to essentially begin displaying off.

Cars have been within the pipeline for an excellent whereas, first teased all the best way again in a devblog from 2015. Part of what’s taken them so lengthy are the map adjustments wanted to accommodate them. Today’s replace has accomplished a whole lot of work to scrub up roads, smoothing out intersections, widening them a smidge and ensuring roadside decorations don’t tread on the tarmac. Vehicle enter lag has additionally been lowered, no matter whether or not you’re driving a automotive, helicopter, horse or scorching air balloon.

Today’s replace additionally removes helicopters and microcopters from the roadside, shifting them behind a brand new NPC discovered at Bandit Town. Facepunch reckon they’ll be doing extra to develop these “RPG elements” going forwards, finally including missions and quests to the game. Rust is at present 50% off on Steam for £15.49/€16.99/$19.99.