Rust's latest update is a big one: 'softcore' mode has arrived. No, that doesn't mean a soft-focus camera and a jazzy saxophone. It means that players won't have to contend with quite so many of the sharp edges present in vanilla Rust's opening hours - those edges primarily being "getting horribly murdered" and "losing all your gear."
Enter softcore mode. Facepunch says it's aimed at "more casual players" and it takes some of the sting out of dying in the notoriously brutal multiplayer game. "We're aware that some players want a less brutal experience (sometimes, anyway)," Facepunch says. "Don't worry, the majority of our servers will still be regular vanilla Rust (hardcore)."
Softcore mode is launching on 10 servers, and in this initial version, you'll find several key changes. First off, you'll be able to reclaim half your inventory after being killed, either by returning to the spot where you died, or by using a reclaim terminal found in the Bandit Town or Outpost safe zones. You'll have 24 hours to do this before the items despawn.
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