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Rust: Day Z Like game by the maker of Garry's Mod.

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ab.aeterno

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antonz said:
A big issue right now is we cant keep servers hidden so we are getting invaded by a ton of non gaffers. On top of it I am pretty sure we got someone who is using hacks.
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Ah, makes sense. Could also be lurkers (members who don't post) here stirring the pot as well. I'll probably end up checking in every so often to see if anyone finds my camp and murders me.

KojiKnight said:
Not sure the minimum, I've been running it on a dual core 3.6ghz A6 processor and a 5770 video card as my weaker machine.

My main rig runs it on a hex 4.2ghz proc and a 7870. Both machines play it fine, grass disabled more for gameplay issues than speed issues (even though I haven't hunted chickens in ages, it's easier to spot people this way)
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I have to disable grass due to flickering. It basically strobes like mad, which hurts my eyes terribly.

I also get this weird issue, not sure what it is. The game will freeze for a second or two, no matter what I'm doing, every minute or so. Drives me bonkers.

antonz said:
Great Jay.

And yeah Koji we have an issue now on the server since there is that rampaging group. We might have 10-12 gaffers on the server and 20+ others who more or less just roam the map pillaging and killing. I have had secure crates in the middle of my base emptied with no one getting in. May just sit out for awhile and pester gary to add the option to not have all servers listed publically
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Can anyone set up their own server? If so, it definitely needs some permissions, password protection, hidden status, etc. I'd love to set up a private server for friends if/when I can ever get them to buy the game.
 
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KojiKnight

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ab.aeterno said:
Can anyone set up their own server? If so, it definitely needs some permissions, password protection, hidden status, etc. I'd love to set up a private server for friends if/when I can ever get them to buy the game.
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Nope. The server code is closed and only a few companies are being handed the server software due to it's early alpha state (they are trying to control the testing environment as best they can, trying to keep everyone up to the latest version for testing purposes, etc)
 
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dave is ok

aztek is ok
The GAF server is small enough that every raider is known by name pretty much.

This game is a lot of fun, seen some pretty impressive/impenetrable fortresses
 
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DizzyCaffeine

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Dizzy reporting in!

I played for about an hour last night on a random server and had a blast. I stumbled on the server admin (who looked like Robin Hood, complete with bow and arrow) and he dropped a bunch of food for me before telling me to bugger off. So I stalked him back to his base, which was a friggin fortress. He finally noticed me and started shooting arrows at me until I ran off. And then night came and I ran out of flint (?) so I couldn't start a fire.

I will be on the GAF server tonight.
 
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kubus

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Got the go ahead to make the OT for this game so I'll start working on that asap.

Any suggestions for the title? I was thinking something like

Rust |OT| Rock Throwing Naked Cavemen Simulator
or,
Rust |OT| It's Like DayZ, But With More Balls

But I don't know if it's funny enough :p. Also post anything else you feel should be included in the OP. A google spreadsheet for GAF members would come in handy too.
 
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Jay Fray

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antonz said:
Great Jay.

And yeah Koji we have an issue now on the server since there is that rampaging group. We might have 10-12 gaffers on the server and 20+ others who more or less just roam the map pillaging and killing. I have had secure crates in the middle of my base emptied with no one getting in. May just sit out for awhile and pester gary to add the option to not have all servers listed publically
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There is a very large GAF raiding group who does not discriminate. I know they were looking to find a way to denote a GAF dwelling, but they got distracted by more raiding before solving that issue.
 
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JohnJJ

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I'm in two minds, should I get Rust or DayZ standalone (never played DayZ mod before either). tbh I want the least 'alpha frustrations'

What's the general consensus?
 
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Kade

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Some 12 year old punk just threatened me on the GAF server. Are you a Gaffer, kid? Are you reading this? Going to blow you off the map unless you respond here and come to my base offering an apology.

You have tonight.
 
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DizzyCaffeine

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JohnJJ said:
I'm in two minds, should I get Rust or DayZ standalone (never played DayZ mod before either). tbh I want the least 'alpha frustrations'

What's the general consensus?
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They actually compliment each other nicely, but if you have to pick one, Rust. It just has so much more potential.
 
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educator

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This game looks like great fun, but will there be any problems I play this game solo? What I mean is, will I make it even if I don't have 3 friends watching my back at night?
 
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Stasis

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JohnJJ said:
I'm in two minds, should I get Rust or DayZ standalone (never played DayZ mod before either). tbh I want the least 'alpha frustrations'

What's the general consensus?
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Rust now, by far. It's not as fleshed out in some areas, but it's about 40 times smoother. The engine it's built on is so much better, which provides a much more pleasant experience overall.

DayZ has the potential to be something amazing, but it's going to take a long long time to get there and it's basically still working on a crappy, janky, clunky engine that's hard to deal with.
 
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MaritalWheat

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JohnJJ said:
I'm in two minds, should I get Rust or DayZ standalone (never played DayZ mod before either). tbh I want the least 'alpha frustrations'

What's the general consensus?
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You can already do a ton more in Rust, every life is much easier to have an interesting story in, the interactions you have with those you run into seem much more varied, and personally a game-time versus real-time day/night cycle is much more appealing to me as an evening player.

Get both though if you can! DayZ is its own brand of awesome.

educator said:
This game looks like great fun, but will there be any problems I play this game solo? What I mean is, will I make it even if I don't have 3 friends watching my back at night?
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I've had a blast diving in by myself. The nice part about Rust is that there are many who will be helpful and have peaceful interactions with you. A lot can be accomplished through cooperation so there's plenty of it. I've met lots of interesting (and weird) folks playing, that's for sure. And you can fare quite well solo as well!

Unrelatedly, I'm thinking about starting a tumblr or something to collect all the hilarious rust stories in this thread and elsewhere, a collection of legends of more primitive times..
 
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Chucker

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Kade said:
Some 12 year old punk just threatened me on the GAF server. Are you a Gaffer, kid? Are you reading this? Going to blow you off the map unless you respond here and come to my base offering an apology.

You have tonight.
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You sound mad. In my experience, Gaffers haven't been blowing eachother away. You're talking to the wind.
 
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KojiKnight

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I had to take a break tonight... got real jumpy after dying twice (once to a PC issue, the second because I wasn't paying close enough attention to my surroundings). Nearly killed someone by accident who was being all friendly like... Sorry, first instinct when I turn a corner and there is a man in what looks to be a bandit mask is to shoot first and ask questions later.

This is definitely a game that I can either play in very large chunks, or in only a few minute intervals... The first 10 minutes pretty much decide that for me.

Jay Fray said:
There is a very large GAF raiding group who does not discriminate. I know they were looking to find a way to denote a GAF dwelling, but they got distracted by more raiding before solving that issue.
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The ones who wrecked my trading post because I was offering free armor and food to newbies were not likely Gaf raiders. If they were, they sure weren't a very talkative bunch... very unlike gaffers, we're all opinionated a-holes in one way shape or form.
 
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voodooray

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educator said:
This game looks like great fun, but will there be any problems I play this game solo? What I mean is, will I make it even if I don't have 3 friends watching my back at night?
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I have been going solo for a few days now, and as long as you can find a spot that's low profile, and near some resources (especially a rad town) you'll thrive nicely.

Having said that, someone created a house next to my failed multi-floor ziggurat, so I guess I will need to find out if they are going to be asking for sugar or be hostile when I next see them.
 
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KojiKnight

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voodooray said:
I have been going solo for a few days now, and as long as you can find a spot that's low profile, and near some resources (especially a rad town) you'll thrive nicely.

Having said that, someone created a house next to my failed multi-floor ziggurat, so I guess I will need to find out if they are going to be asking for sugar or be hostile when I next see them.
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Yeah it's completely possible to go solo, at least on small servers (gaf server included). You will run into problems on occasion, but it's part of the game. Even the bigger gangs can run into problems, and even a single person can take them down if he happened to luck into certain supplies.
 
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JambiBum

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I keep getting Authentication failures when I try to join a server. Anyone know of a fix? My friends can connect fine.
 
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Chucker

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Hay, anybody on the server have a metal pillar? We've been farming for a few days and haven't gotten it yet.

kthx.
 
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Jay Fray

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Airdrops should be fixed now.

Debating mucking with loot tables, but we'll see. It would probably involve a wipe which I'm sure no one wants.
 
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Tenck

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How do we connect to the Gaf server?

Edit: I know it's on first post, but not sure what to write exactly in the console.
 
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antonz

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Tenck said:
How do we connect to the Gaf server?

Edit: I know it's on first post, but not sure what to write exactly in the console.
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ress F1 to open console then net.connect IP.

Jay Fray said:
Airdrops should be fixed now.

Debating mucking with loot tables, but we'll see. It would probably involve a wipe which I'm sure no one wants.
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Depending on how you want to tweak loot tables and such it could be good to wipe and start over or otherwise. What I would really love is Gary and crew to get the whole map functioning. Be so much nicer if we could spread out over the whole place instead of needing to concentrate in a small area because that's the only places stuff spawns
 
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Riedinizzo

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gah logged in after my buddy and I had been building up for almost 8 hours of play time. almost everything gone. sucks...but oh well, nature of the beast.

I wish there was in an in game mechanic to put a bounty on those fuckers heads.
 
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DTKT

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I build my first real home with a few randoms and got promptly raided which left us with nothing. Not sure if I have the patience to start all over again. It's definitely something I wasn't quite prepared for. The "construction" gameplay is something DayZ has always been missing but I can see why they never added a similar system. The balance between the "building" metagame and the PVP is going to be quite challenging to tune.

If it's too easy to tear down buildings then there is no point in building settlements. At the same time, you should feel rewarded when you start raiding buildings. Though, I do think that's it's something that should be left for some-kind of "end-game".

I does have the same issues as DayZ. The biggest threat is other players and never the game itself. There is no actual progression since it goes from "rock" -> "9mm pistol" which nullifies any threat from the AI.

Anyway, I actually really enjoy the basic ideas but most of the systems are barely developed. I can only recommend buying the game if you have a group to play with. It would be insane to play alone.
 
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antonz

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animlboogy said:
So it isn't common for servers to wipe every few days in this game? Interesting.
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At this point major patches can force wipes but otherwise its more or less up to the admins and when the community gets bored of being maxed out and just beating their heads against the wall.

Once a group gets C4 and if they are a sizable group the servers are more or less ruined as far as long term potential because it just becomes giant group going around killing everything and stealing everything
 
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