The RUST Hardcore game mode is an optional game mode that can be applied to RUST servers and is explicitly designed to increase the difficulty of the overall RUST experience. Officially added as to RUST on September 1st, 2022, in the Hardcore Mode update. It is the antithesis of the Softcore Game Mode, originally released in the February 4th, 2021 update.<\/p>\n
Since the inception of RUST, the game\u2019s primary goal has been to survive by any means necessary. For many players, this is one of the major strengths of RUST itself; for others, however, this can be a real detractor. This game mode takes what was perceived as a challenging experience and turns that difficulty up to 11 by making a series of small changes to the standard gameplay. This is done primarily by removing advanced features that have been made to the game over the years and those that have made it easier to navigate the game world, communicate with and form teams, removing safe zones, and more.<\/p>\n
The list below details all of the changes RUST Hardcore game mode introduces.<\/p>\n
RUST Hardcore game mode changes:
\nDisabled Rust+ Companion App and forcing complete anonymity and map information restriction on third-party player resources (encrypted maps)
\nRemoved the crawling feature from the Wounded system, reverting to players downed becoming completely prone and vulnerable
\nRemoved the Contact system entirely
\nRemoved the Team system entirely
\nRemoved the MLRS system entirely
\nRemoved the Mission system and removed NPCs
\nRemoved Drone Marketplaces from Outpost and Bandit Camp monuments
\nAdds a limit of 5 sleeping bags or beds per character, per server \u2013 players may still give bags to others, but 1 bag slot will always be reserved to be placed by a player
\nRemoved navigational features such as the in-game map and compass
\nRemoved safe zone status \u2014 enter at your own risk.
\nRemoved safe zone hostility and the indicator icon located in the top right window corner
\nDeath screens transparency altered
\nRedacted seed information from the F1 Info panel
\nDisabled console commands: printpos, printrot, printhead, printeyes & printinput
\nThe Hardcore server tag has been made searchable in the server browser.
\nGlobal chat was replaced with Local chat, visible to players within a 100-meter limit.
\nPlayer blueprints are force wiped every first Thursday of the month.
\nThe scrap cost to unlock blueprints in the Tech Tree is increased.
\nHow to enable the RUST Hardcore game mode
\nTo enable RUST\u2019s Hardcore game mode, you must first have administrative access to the server in question and then modify the start-up configuration to include the gamemode.set hardcore variable. We\u2019ll be putting together more information on this soon in a guide to the gamemode.set command.<\/p>\n
This particular game mode, while relatively new, is still very much experimental.\u00a0Alistair McFarlane, a producer for Facepunch Studios, has clarified that these changes are the foundation of this game mode, and everything is subject to change.<\/p>\n
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List of RUST Game Modes
\nIn addition to this game mode, there are a few other game modes that RUST admins can set; however, official support is not yet in the game as of this post. Below is a list of all RUST game modes, both what\u2019s known and what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n
Hardcore
\nKing of the Hill Solo
\nKing of the Hill Team
\nOne Death
\nSoftcore
\nTeam Deathmatch
\nVanilla<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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