12:30pm EST -  Helk has dropped a bunch of new commits over the last few hours...

• Hemp must now be planted half a foot apart
• Sheet metal produces more resources when recycled
• Tier 2 crate now has a more even distribution of spawn chances instead of mainly gears/springs
• M249 is now repairable
• Lowered repair cost for rifles/SMG's

Not much going on this week following the large update last week.  The dev team has made a few changes to melee weapons, including improvements like a small increase in attack speed as well as a decrease in the slowdown when using a melee weapon while sprinting.

Reduced crafting cost for the salvaged sword and mace

Mace

Previous cost

• 200 Wood
• 50 Metal Fragments

Current cost

• 100 Wood
• 50 Metal Fragments

Salvaged sword

Previous cost

• 1 Metal Blade
• 25 Metal Fragments

Current cost

• 1 Metal Blade
• 15 Metal Fragments

Thrown weapons and tools

Rather than appearing to stick out straight no matter the direction thrown, weapons and tools will now stick out at the angle thrown.

Melee sprinting

The time it takes for your melee weapon to be ready for an attack has been decreased slightly.  The slowdown when using a melee weapon while sprinting has been decreased as well.

Mace damage

All damage tests include a naked with full health.

Old damage
Head shot 70
Body shot 35
Thrown head shot 45
Thrown body shot 22

New damage
Head shot Instant down
Body shot 50
Thrown head shot 45
hrown body shot 30

Rudolph's Revenge

The winners of the Rudolph's Revenge contest have been announced!  The top 3 winners will have their skins added to the game with this update!

First place

Second place

Third place

Congrats to all of the winners!

Legacy Rust

It's been a good run!  Earlier today legacy Rust was removed as a playable branch on Steam.  The dev team has made amazing progress in the last three years!  It's hard to believe that we have been naked with a rock for so long.