Hey Bumfuzzlers! Big updates coming your way! We’ve got additional backpack storage, offline door fixes, furnace changes, early raid tweaks, a new monument and a serious attempt at improving server performance – which appears to be working really well so far! Read on to get all the info!
Backpacks
A few updates ago, the ability to have extra rows presented itself, but I didn’t have time to take advantage of it until now.
Now we’ve got upgrades!
- Allegiance level [level 20] (/loyalty) backpack size goes from 2 storage rows to 3
- VIP level [level 25] (/loyalty) backpack size goes from 3 storage rows to 5
- Level 28 (/loyalty) backpack size is now 7 storage rows!
- Veteran level [level 15] remains the same with backpack size at 2 rows.
That should help you carry all that crap around 🙂
Offline Doors
Starting at Allegiance level [level 20] (/loyalty) players get the ability for doors to automatically close when they sign off. Unfortunately, this wasn’t working from levels 21 through 24.
This should now be fixed. Simply type /odf once you reach Allegiance level to toggle it on and off. Not sure why you’d want it off, but I can’t remember if it’s on by default. How many people you think this saves from easy raids per year! haha
Thanks to Whompmaster for noticing the issue.
Furnaces
I’m still trying to reduce the very early raiding, but it takes time as small adjustments need to be made over multiple wipes to ensure a good balance. This go around, I’ve reduced charcoal byproduct slightly and increased cook time slightly. I doubt you’ll even notice.
Beancan Grenades
In another effort to slow the early raiding, I’ve changed where Beancan Grenades are available as they’re an essential component of Satchel Charges.
I’ve changed the following:
- The Beancan Grenade blueprint was removed from crates, barrels and present drops
- Beancan Grenades are only available in crates now
So basically, you can find Beancan Grenades, but only in crates and you’ll have to research them.
Bumfuzzler Lodge
It’s been a couple of weeks since I put the Bumfuzzler Lodge into testing mode and certainly, there are some kinks to work out.
I think the following changes are in order:
- Reworked the building to prevent double boxes and other items
- Storage in the rooms will be reduced to two small boxes
- There will be a charge for the room using economy (If I can get that working – I had issues with it last time)
Keep in mind, the lodge was meant to be used when starting out, getting yourself together after a raid or simply if you’re homeless for one reason or another. You’re not really supposed to continue to live there forever! lol
Thanks to Non-Existant for the feedback.
Raiding Balance
Rust has its flaws. For one, too many players are compelled to leave servers with their tail between their legs when they get raided and others leave servers when there’s no one left to raid. It’s a system built with the premise that you need a crapload of fresh meat joining the server on a regular basis. That’s one reason I created Raid Sympathy. Unfortunately, that helps, but people still leave in tears when they lose their Teddy Bears.
To compensate, I’ll revisit something I tried a while back which is to add a couple of bases out there in the world that will provide raiding opportunities of varying difficulty. This will:
- give players who raid something to break into
- divert some raiding energy away from player bases
- ensure there are fewer tears on the server
Thanks for feedback Non-Existant and Viper
Performance
Lately, some of you have been complaining about lag and there have been unexpected crashes that I’ve seen firsthand. It’s likely the performance issues are caused by a combination of Rust’s horrible optimization and plugins eating up resources that Rust didn’t expect.
To counter that I’ve, made a major change that should have a giant impact on your gameplay. I’ve decided to up the slot count to 200 players. This will result in more dedicated memory and a smoother play if it works as expected.
So far I’ve heard positive feedback about the performance!
Flag Day
The next wipe brings a new month and with it a new holiday to celebrate! That means the Cinco De Mayo celebration goes bye bye and we’ll have a new special monument!
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th to commemorate the adoption of the American flag. Da dada daaa daaa daaa! 🙂 This new monument will be themed after this holiday.
I won’t tell you what it is or how it works, but keep your eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary 🙂 I’m hoping to have an extra special treat for Independence Day.
Thanks for the feedback from hur2rld about a potential skin issue with the monument.
Upcoming Wipe
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 6th, you can expect a wipe as there’s a new patch coming from Facepunch. We’ll be wiping map, blueprints, and economy so it’s a fresh slate!
As usual, their patch usually drops between 3 pm EST and 7 pm EST with some fluctuation. I’ll do my best to wipe as close to patch drop as possible and will keep everyone posted in Discord on the status.
There are some interesting changes coming our way. Below is a quick overview of what you can expect to see in the next release. I wonder if we’ll see that new digger monument!
Please keep having fun and giving me feedback! The server gets better each wipe with your help! Thanks Bumfuzzlers!
