Rust, the beloved multiplayer survival game, has just released a groundbreaking update known as The Crafting Update. This patch is designed to significantly enhance players' creative possibilities through an exciting range of new features. A standout addition is the culinary workbench, where players can now cook delicious meals such as grilled chicken legs, perfectly paired with Siberian vodka. Cooking these dishes involves following specific recipes, and consuming well-prepared food grants valuable stat boosts and gameplay-enhancing modifiers, adding a new layer of strategy to survival.
Players can now establish coops to house chickens and chicks, creating a sustainable source of food and resources. These birds require careful attention to their four key attributes: Hunger, Thirst, Love, and Sunlight. Neglecting any of these needs can lead to the unfortunate demise of the birds. The meat from chickens will spoil over time, rendering it unusable unless preserved in a functioning refrigerator. To help manage food resources, the game now displays timers on food items, indicating their expiration dates, ensuring players can plan their consumption effectively.
For those with a sweet tooth, the wilderness now hides wild beehives on trees, offering a new resource: honeycombs. These must be delicately extracted and relocated to player-crafted hives made from wooden boxes. Handling bees can be risky, requiring players to don protective suits, use water to douse themselves, or even resort to flamethrowers to avoid painful stings. Adding a twist to combat, the Bee Grenade, a new weapon resembling a jar of honey, can be shattered to unleash three swarms of aggressive bees, sending enemies scrambling for safety.
The engineering workbench has undergone a complete overhaul, introducing a new tech tree dedicated to plumbing and electricity. This update empowers players to construct sophisticated automated systems and even entire factories, revolutionizing the way bases are built and managed. Additionally, the developers have introduced premium servers, which are exclusively accessible to players with a Rust inventory valued at a minimum of $15. This strategic move aims to create a more refined gaming environment by filtering out cheaters and disruptive players, thus ensuring a smoother and more enjoyable experience for dedicated gamers.
