Rust's staging branch has seen some curious new items appear over the past week. There's a full space suit costume you can wear, and for maximum comfort, what looks like an officially-branded gaming chair from Secretlab.
Rust YouTuber ShadowFrax has a helpful rundown of all the latest topline changes that have appeared on the staging branch, which is where Rust tests out upcoming patches. It's a reasonably certain indication of what will be showing up in the main game branch in the next patch, so all Rust players can probably expect to see these in October's update.
First, the space suit. Like everything in Rust, it's a bit on the shabby side, but it works exactly like a standard hazmat suit - mainly because it is a standard hazmat suit. The astronaut appearance is a skin, and the design looks to be based on American space suits of the 1960s Apollo program. Admins and owners can try it on by using the command 'give spacesuit', which is nice and straightforward.
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But not to worry, as this is where the Rust building community can help. A crack team of security experts, these individuals are obsessed with finding the best ways to lock down and defend your base. They draw on game exploits as well as careful planning to outwit and outmanoeuvre any potential thieves, and share what they learn in the form of useful tips.
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As posted on the FFBF site, the merchandise design contest gives the multiplayer game's fans the opportunity to submit designs based on Rust through the site's Fan Forge area. The designs will then be judged by the Facepunch team, and selected designs will be turned into official merch, such as t-shirts, pillow cases, art prints, and more. Plus, the announcement says, "all selected designs will receive commission on all sales". Sweet.
For the three best designs submitted, the companies are also giving away some nifty prizes. The grand prize winner will get a framed print from Facepunch, a copy of the dev's 'Complete Bundle' on Steam, a copy of their winning merch, plus $50 (approximately £38) to spend on FFBF merch.
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