After 4 years, the survival game Rust is finally set to release. However, the lead developer has already pointed out that it is still not finished and that expectations should be kept in check.
Do you remember Rust, the survival game that randomly generated the gender and possibly the penis size of your avatar?
It has been in Early Access for 4 years now, and it is supposed to be officially released soon. However, according to the lead developer, Rust is still not finished, and one should not get too many hopes up.
“Just don’t expect a finished game!”
According to Rust head Garry Newman, version 1.0 of Rust is set to release on February 8th. This means it will have been over 4 years in Early Access since the launch on December 11, 2013. However, Newman remains rather pessimistic in a statement.
One should not expect too much. The game is still not finished and should not be compared to a final product. But in comparison to the start of Early Access 4 years ago, significant progress has been made.
Costs are rising
So now one can confidently leave Early Access. Newman describes it as a prototype that is now transitioning into the alpha stage. The launch itself will be a quiet affair without events or frills.
Additionally, Rust is set to become more expensive, increasing from 20 to 35 euros. According to Newman, “this has always been the deal.” After all, they are not just raising the price to 60 euros.
Due to the price change, Newman felt obliged to publicly post about it in the developer blog rather than doing it quietly.
Only monthly updates, except on the PTR
To avoid accidentally “breaking” something before the launch, there will now be no weekly updates, only monthly updates for Rust. However, there will be a kind of test server called “Staging Branch” that will receive daily updates.
There, things will be tested that, if successful, will come to the regular server at the end of the month. Both versions of Rust can be played simultaneously.
