Q 01/05

Which feature did Rust's developers find made players less likely to kill each other on sight?

A) Killer outfits

B) Voice chat

C) Player ratings

D) Friend lists

Answer · why

B) Voice chat

Voice chat changed behaviour more than any rule could, because strangers who were able to talk often stopped shooting first out of fear. The team had ...

Q 02/05

Which enemies did Facepunch remove from Rust in early 2014 in favour of mutant bears and wolves?

A) Zombies

B) Aliens

C) Robots

D) Dinosaurs

Answer · why

A) Zombies

Zombies were only ever a temporary threat, and the studio's founder said the team was sick of fighting them. Wildlife took over, though other players ...

Q 03/05

Every newly spawned Rust player starts with a torch and which other item for gathering and fighting?

A) A hatchet

B) A spear

C) A knife

D) A rock

Answer · why

D) A rock

A rock is all a fresh spawn gets besides the torch, and it has to gather materials and fend off attackers alike. Dying sends a player straight back to...

Q 04/05

Rust began life as a clone of which hugely popular survival mod for the PC game ARMA 2?

A) Dota

B) Exile

C) DayZ

D) Epoch

Answer · why

C) DayZ

DayZ inspired the first version, but the team soon decided it could not compete with the towns and landmarks of ARMA's island. Instead it gave players...

Q 05/05

Which trait of a Rust character is fixed by the player's Steam ID and can never be changed?

A) Skin colour

B) Running speed

C) Body height

D) Lung capacity

Answer · why

A) Skin colour

Skin colour was tied to each account in early 2015 so that players would stay recognisable over time. A character's sex was later assigned in the same...