The Sunburn DLC is our second premium DLC for Rust, including 15 new summer themed items for you to enjoy with your team. Gear up in some swimwear, take to the seas, relax by the pool, get into a water fight and take some photos to remember the summer!



Just like the Instruments DLC everything included in this pack (except for the custom underwear) can be used by anyone, even if they haven't purchased the DLC. Make sure to craft some tubes for your friends!





We've added the ability for you to change your underwear as part of this update so you can swap out those grungy undies with some bright summer styles. You'll notice a new icon next to your player avatar in the Inventory where you can select from the available options. This works a little differently from normal items as it's not something you have to equip or craft, and your choice of underwear will be remembered when you die.

There are 4 different styles to choose from with Male and Female versions of each.






The Boogie Board and Inner Tube are two new deployable vehicles that let you take to the ocean in style. Pop one down in any body of water and you can paddle around to your heart's content.

The Inner Tube is a bit slower but can turn easily, while the Boogie Board is built for speed but can't turn as well. You can also equip items while on an Inner Tube, so feel free to shoot your team mates with a water gun while catching some waves. The Boogie Board has 7 visual styles while the Inner Tube has 8 styles.





Once filled up, the Paddling Pool acts as a water source for your Boogie Board and Inner Tubes. Includes 5 different styles.





The Above Ground Pool is a massive pool with plenty of space for aquatic activities. As well as including a large pool, it also includes a deck area where you can deploy other props like chairs, instruments and turrets.






The Beach Towel is a new item that acts as a respawn point. While it works really well on the beach and by the pool, it will work anywhere you can use a Sleeping Bag. Comes in 8 styles so you can stand out on the beach.







This furniture set includes three separate props to style your above ground pool. The Recliner is a large chair where you can kick back and relax, the Parasol is a large umbrella that reduces the temperature for any players underneath it, and the Table is a small surface that goes well with the rest of the furniture. The Parasol and Recliner have 8 different colour schemes to pick from.





Shield your eyes from the hot sun with the new equippable Sunglasses. Provides no protection, but they look really cool. Includes 9 different styles so you can really express yourself.





Snap photos of your summer fun with the Ontara Pro instant camera. You can write messages onto the photos and share them with others like notes. Each camera can take up to 30 photos.

The camera has a zoom feature which can be adjusted by dragging with the right mouse button pressed. It can also switch between infinite, auto, or manual focus using the reload button. Manual focus can be adjusted with shift+right mouse drag.






You can place your photos into these new deployable photo frames to show them off to the world. Hold E on them to access its inventory and swap the photos out. You can also paint over the frame like signs!







Water fights - to the death!

Grab a water gun, fill it up from a water source and go on a splashing spree!

Soak your mates or enemies (as long as they have a water gun equipped, too) enough and they'll start to take water damage.

The water pistol has a low output and range, but doesn't require pumping. The larger water gun has increased range and output but will need pumping to maintain its extended range. The large gun comes in 5 colours for easy friend and foe identification.

The sun is shining, Closers! Come relax by the beach and kick some sandy butts!

Clear the beach to collect Summer Island materials and craft stylish Summer rewards! What better way to spend your designated seasonal UNION downtime? It’s mandatory so you have no choice...

Now get packing! Oh, and also check out the Patch Notes.



WHAT? You’re bringing that old swimsuit?! Hmm... it’s sorta cute, but still...
Get yourself a new Summer Island Swimsuit already! Each new look has three variants, with a special character illustration when you’ve equipped a full set.

Visit Bitna’s Washing Machine July 6 and September 1 to see for yourself! And don’t forget to check out the awesome Summer Island WM Packages in the EMP Store.

… A new capsule machine?! O_O

Seha’s been spending all day at the Beach Arcade. This new Hot Summer Capsule Machine is pretty sweet. Hmm... maybe he’s on to something!

Take a break from all the fun-under-the-sun and craft some Draw Coins for the Hot Summer Capsule Machine. Draw Coins go in—good stuff comes out! You could get costumes, Elite vouchers, buff vouchers, consumables, and more!

Remember to fill up the machine with Empty Capsules to switch up the loot table. They drop from clearing dungeons, plus you’ll get a bundle of Empty Capsules this coming Closers Day (see below)!

The Beach Arcade is in business from July 6 to August 3. After that, the Hot Summer Capsule Machine AND unused Empty Capsules will evaporate like an ice cream sandwich! Wait, those just melt...



Those extra 2 and 3-star costumes you’re hanging on to are still useful. Combine them! Zenith Synchro Fibers return to the EMP Store for a limited time in singles and bundles.

Available from July 6 to August 3.

There’s a special chest appearing too! Limited edition Splendid Zenith Random Chests will be in the Special Products tab, containing Zenith cosmetics or other useful items.

They’re only available for TWO WEEKS, from July 6 to July 20.



Ahh yes... live a life of sweet tropical paradise! New Hot Summer Packages arrive in the EMP Store July 6! Each package has a massive discount on components, treatments, and other materials to boost your gear.

Available from July 6 to August 4.



Huh, who told you July 16 was Nata’s birthday? Right, I guess I just did. Damn, whatever.
Don’t make a big thing of it, alright? Living another year is just another chance to become stronger. If you want to do something useful, check your login rewards for a Birthday Celebration Box.

Just remember, even Nata’s birthday is only 24 hours long. Don’t go cryin’ to him if you screw up and miss it!

Event runs July 16 (06:00 UTC) to July 17 (05:59 UTC).

More than any other day, August 1 is when we should all come together and celebrate being a Closer. It’s Closers Day!



Every player that logs in and says hi will get a special login reward. Then if you play over 100 mins throughout Closers Day, you’ll be gifted 30 Empty Capsules. Take those babies to the Beach Arcade and feed them to the new Hot Summer Capsule Machine!

Closers Day lasts from August 1 (06:00 UTC) to August 2 (05:59 UTC).

Hey everyone! 👋
I hope you all are doing well and staying healthy during these crazy times. We have just issued out patch 1.01 today on Steam.

Here are the highlights.

Highlights: 👇
This patch for Steam includes bug fixes and optimizations that the team has been working on over the past few weeks. We have a lot more planned in the near future and we continue to listen to feedback from the community. We will be sharing more information regarding that as soon as it is available!

Bug Fixes
Stability:
- Stability optimization in multiplayer: Fixed some crashes involving Gravcycle deaths.
- Performance optimizations in increasing the overall performance of the map Lesney Bay.
- Stability optimization for Windows 7: Fixed a crash that prevented Windows 7 users from launching the title.

Text/UI:
- Multiple Localization fixes: Updated text strings as well as UI layout adjustments.
- We fixed an issue that caused some medals to become distorted when acquired.
- We fixed an issue that blocked currency rewards from showing in the challenge’s menu.
- We fixed an issue that caused inverted cameras to return to default settings in the Garage.

Gameplay​:
- We fixed an issue that associated an incorrect challenge with Tech Noir. (Defeat 5 enemy Gravcycles within a timed window has been replaced with needing to defeat 5 enemy Gravcycles without respawning)
- We fixed an issue that caused the Cinematic V banner to unlock in place of Cinematic 1’s banner.
- We fixed an issue that caused players to be removed from gameplay during Steam maintenance.

Please keep in mind that we are continuing to work on addressing other bugs that are being reported from the community, we really do value the feedback that you all have given us. 🙏

A usual day in the city. That is, if you don’t pay attention to the cars at high speed chasing a taxi cab!
In Follow that Cab, your mission is to beat a vehicle that crosses the streets in an unbridled rhythm. Will you be able to win this challenge?

• A crazy chase across the streets
  
• Speeds that break all limits

Earn your place in the leaderboards and earn an exclusive skin for Minuano! Are you willing to face this whacky race?

Teshin has a new challenge only the most worthy Tenno can accept. Greater difficulty and greater rewards await. Can you reclaim the Origin System and walk the Steel Path?



The Steel Path flips the Origin System on its head, increasing the difficulty of every node on the Star Chart. Put your skills to the test against enemies that are 100 levels tougher. Persevere, and your strength will be rewarded.

You’ll earn more Resources, Mastery, and have a higher chance of finding Resources and Mods than in any other Mission! As you progress and reclaim nodes throughout the Origin System, Teshin will bestow you with exclusive Emotes and Trophies that prove your fortitude. You’ll also earn Steel Essence from Eximus enemies you face along The Steel Path to trade with Teshin for Kuva, Relics, or Blueprints for the Bishamo Armor.

To accept this challenge, you’ll need to have completed the Star Chart; then you can visit Teshin in any Relay to begin your journey.



Bishamo Armor

Uphold the elite warrior tradition of Teshin and the Dax with the Bishamo Armor for your Operator. This Orokin-designed collection includes a helmet, cuirass, pauldrons, greaves, and apparel.

The Steel Path arrives with Khora’s stunning new Urushu Deluxe Skin! Embody the galaxy’s most dangerous flora with the Khora Urushu Collection, which includes the Khora Urushu Skin, the Veratria Blade and Whip Skin, the Maculatia Skin for Venari or your other favorite Kavat, along with new Agile and Noble Animation Sets. Find this jaw-dropping Collection in the in-game Market!



Khora Urushu SkinPersonify the avenging spirit of the forest in Armor flowering with deadly blooms.

Veratria Blade and Whip Skin
Tangle your target in a thorny vine with this deceptively floral weapon skin.

Maculatia Kavat Skin
Nature at its most brutal comes alive in this deluxe skin for your pet.

Maculatia Venari Skin
Venari becomes the dark and dangerous woods in this deluxe pet skin.

The Steel Path is waiting, Tenno. Do you have what it takes?

I've worked on a lot over the last week, so I'll break it down into categories and touch on each one briefly.
While there are several new enemy types I want to add in the future, right now I'm working on perfecting the simplest enemy type, the Cyber Freak. This is one of the most common, and weakest enemies. Their strategy is simply to move to your position and melee attack you. This kind of simple behavior is fine for this type of enemy, but I want to introduce a little more complexity in the hopes that fighting them will be more dynamic and fun. To that end, I started working on a behavior for the CF that gives them a chance to attempt to dodge out of the way of the player's crosshairs. It's going to take some fine tuning so make sure it's fun and not annoying though.

I've also been working on the way CF actually inflicts damage on the player, previously it was pretty janky and not exactly clear when the player was being attacked, and what exactly inflicted damage on them. I've worked out how to make sure damage is actually synced with an attack animation, which not only provides a more consistent experience, but actually gives you an opportunity to dodge an enemy's melee attack.

I like the overall aesthetic of the game, the color palette, etc. But I've been wanting to push it a little further stylistically. Now that I'm more experienced with 3D modeling and texturing, I think I'll be able to get more visual interest out of the environments, while keeping the same overall color scheme and feel. Previously the game used a solid color skybox, which was the same for most of the levels. I've been working on a few simple color-band skyboxes which I think look a lot more interesting.

I've also been adding computer circuitry themed elements to the environments, which I'm hoping will tie in with the cheesy vintage digital theme of the game.

Right now, the gas station level is the only level being redone, once it is complete, and most of the game features have been brought up to spec, I'll begin remaking some of the older levels and making entirely new ones.

I've done a lot to improve performance over the last week, such as re-making models and including proper Level-Of-Detail (LOD) models for enemies and other props on each level. For those not familiar with the concept, LOD models are lower detailed models that replace higher detailed ones as you move further away, saving on performance. Better use of the Unity materials system and more efficient use of resources in general has lead to major performance increases all around. The game should no longer struggle when several enemies are on screen at once, which was really annoying before.

I've been writing up a story to give context to your actions in the game, and better inform the design of the world of the game. I don't want to give much away right now, but I want to experiment with unlocking levels sequentially and give a story context to each of them, like a campaign mode. It's also a fun opportunity to introduce some characters into the game and give it some more personality.

I haven't touched on everything here, I've also been working on a new main menu and improved options menu, improved audio, and a total re-balance of the gameplay, but I'll go more in depth to each of those areas in a later update. While the version of the game I've been working on is not really playable right now, I will probably release it into an experimental beta branch of the game in a few weeks when it is closer to the current version of the game in terms of content. This way people can see first hand what I've been working on and how it's coming together.

Thanks for reading this devblog and for supporting the game. If you haven't already, please share your thoughts, questions, suggestions, etc. on our community discord channel

Hi everyone. We hope everyone is having a nice summer so far despite all the craziness shaping up this year. BETA 5 development is well under way, but will be taking longer than BETA 4, so we're putting together this news post.

Here's what's being worked on:

One of the core game elements of Space Impossible is combat. We have already come a long way from Prototype's single laser, but there is still more room to grow. BETA 5 will see the addition of:

A beam weapon that will reflect off its target tile, bouncing up to four times



A weapon that shoots projectiles that does energy damage and does not require ammo like existing torpedoes



A close range anti missile defense weapon, when activated it will detect and auto fire on the closest projectile.



An energy weapon that actively pulls the target towards the firing vessel. It is different from the Tractor Beam as the Tractor Beam's range between shooter and target is fixed length once attached.



Often asked for by you the players, the Rail Gun is a heavy damage, fixed angle weapon that has no moveable arc, and no activation angle either.



This projectile when it detonates creates a localized field that slows all movement through it. Great for preventing a target's escape or allowing your escape from pursuers.



A heavy duty, full sized version of the space suit's repair weapon.

Additionally, we are adding in a new faction, Madd's Marauders. Madd's will be a mercenary faction, incapable of owning and possessing star systems, but showing up based on events in game, as we continue to build and expand our spawning algorithms. It will also feature the first unique spawn, Madd himself, who can only appear once per universe at any given time. He will have some distinct inventory that will be unique to him. He is the first of what will be several "boss" like unique spawns that will be expanded on in the future.

Once these are done, we will take a week or two to update the AI to be able to equip and use these new systems and elements. As usual, the Pre-Release will come during that time, and the release build shortly after. Stay cool out there!

Hey all,

We're very excited to present a new Causa Update, which includes Duplicate Protection for Legendary Cards, new types of cosmetic items in the Market, and significant game balance changes. Find out all the details on the Patch Notes below!



PATCH NOTES 1.0.5

• We implemented Duplicate Protection for Legendary Cards, which means that, when opening Card Packs, you will only get your third copy of a Legendary Card if you have already completed your collection of 2 copies of every Legendary Cards available in the game.
  
  
• We updated the Market section with new types of Charms, so now it’s possible to purchase Avatars and Banners. We also modified the amount of Charms available in the store, and revealed 4 new Card Back designs. The Charms available for purchase will rotate approximately every 3 weeks.
  
  
• We added a confirmation pop-up to Create and Consume Cards in the Card Crafting Section.
  
  
• We redesigned the Level 6 Leader Decision of Danu:
  
  Before: Sum Awakens, and Heal.
  
  Now: Summon (Invoke a Sumkala Disciple, a Sumkala Pilgrim and a Sumkala Telepath), and Obtain (Invoke a Pure Sum - Support, Level 6, “at the end of each turn, you Heal 2. You have +1 Play”).
  
  
• The following cards were buffed:
  
  - Rovalian Aristocrat (Lvl 4 instead of 5, but 2/3 instead of 2/4);
  
  - Grain Silo (Lvl 4 instead of 6); Inheritance (Gather 3 instead of 2);
  
  - Criminal Plans (Lvl 3 instead of 4);
  
  - Imperial Diplomat (Attack 2 instead of 1);
  
  - Metamorphosize (Lvl 6 instead of 7);
  
  - Sacrifice (only your Leader takes 1 Damage instead of all Allies);
  
  - Festival Mask (Lvl 5 instead of 6);
  
  -Deadly Poison (Lvl 3 instead of 4);
  
  - Poisoned Shiv (Lvl 4 instead of 5).
  
  
• The following cards were nerfed:
  
  - Donate to the Rabble (Lvl 3 instead Lvl 2);
  
  - Panacea (2 Uses instead of 3);
  
  - Prana (2 Uses instead of 3).
  
  
• The following cards were redesigned:
  
  - Heroic Speech, from Lvl 8, “Give +2/+2,Vigilant and Aggressive to your Characters”, to Lvl 6, “Give +1/+1 to your Characters, then gain +1 Play for the turn”;
  
  - Grotty Tavern, from Lvl 6, “When you Use Goods, give Aggressive to your Mercenaries”, to “At the start of your turn, Heal 1 to your Mercenaries and give them +1 Attack”;
  
  - Guard Service, from Lvl 5, “Use: Give +1/+2 and Protection to a friendly Character”, to Lvl 4, “Use: Give +1/+1 and Protection to a friendly Character”;
  
  - Ciadelian Parliament, from Lvl 4, “When you play a Schemer, give it Protection”, to Lvl 5, “Your Schemers have +1 Attack. You have +1 Play”;
  
  - Blood Handler, from Lvl 3, 1/3, “When it takes Damage, add an Apparition to your Hand”, to Lvl 3, 1/2, “Initiative: You take 1 Damage, then Invoke an Apparition”;
  
  - Cannon Fire, from Lvl 5, "Use: Deal 4 Damage to any Target, then Expend 1”, to Lvl 4, "Deal 4 Damage to any Character, then Expend 1”.

Note: Due to a technical issue, some of the balanced cards won’t have their corresponding visual effects on this update, but we’ll fix it for next time.

Next week we'll start discussing the design of the upcoming Ranked Mode on our Discord Community. Make sure to join us to stay tuned and share your feedback with us. Let's keep creating Causa together!

We're proud to announce that Soda Dungeon 2 is now available for Steam (WIN+OSX) and mobile! We want to give a heartfelt thanks to all the users that have helped us during our testing phases, as well as those of you that have just been patiently waiting for news. We have a ton of updates planned for the game and will be looking to start on new content as soon as possible. Please leave us a review or comment with your thoughts on the game, we'd love to hear it!



We're also excited that we're able to launch the game in six different languages: English, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese. Localization is no small task but luckily we learned some lessons from Soda Dungeon 1 that made this process easier. The big one was to make sure we avoided placing any text into images, because then you need to export unique translated copies of each image for as many languages as you support. This was a pretty big headache in Soda Dungeon 1 when we decided to retrofit the game with additional language support.

That being said, localization always carries challenges with it no matter how much prep work you do. We ended up needing just under 3000 lines of text localized. Text adds up quick when you need to translate the same words in different contexts. We work with an outside team to handle this, and part of the process is being able to preserve the meaning of names, expressions, and unique language constructs. Sometimes a joke in English just doesn't make any sense in another language, so the translator must find a way to convey it as best as they can. Sometimes it's as simple as a word in English functioning as both a verb and an adjective. In the game we have a quests menu that has two tabs: Active and Complete. Here the word "complete" means "quests that have been completed" but when viewed as a word by itself in a text file, it's easy to assume the verb form was intended, such as "you need to complete this task." The localization team sends us back a list of notes so we can clarify issues like this. My favorite exchange was probably a line of dialogue in which a character refers to progress in the game as "big juicy numbers." The translator was a little puzzled by this and just asked "...what does this mean?"

Anyway, If you'd like to join the conversation or just say hello, please stop by our Discord server or Reddit!

https://discord.gg/sodadungeon
https://www.reddit.com/r/sodadungeon/
https://twitter.com/SodaDungeon

As a small side project, I've decided to launch an experiment by introducing the Hog coin: an Ymir community token that can be interacted with through a Discord Bot i created called "The Hogbank".

Every Discord user will be able to own and transfer Hogs through the Hogbank, but not only. For those who know what Ethereum is, the Hog coin is actually an ERC20 token that can be withdrawn or deposited to the Hogbank at any time.
This means Hogs actually exist on an independent and decentralized network outside the Ymir Discord and that players can also store the coins and exchange them at their own discretion independently of the Hogbank and benefit from all the existing tools of the Ethereum ecosystem. Yes, it is gloriously useless and nerdy!
If you don't know what Ethereum is you you'll be able to simply use the Hogbank without having to worry about any of this.

Absolutely nothing, at least for now.
Hogs will just be an item to measure your game achievements and your participation in the Ymir community.
However the introduction of Hogs is an experimental first step for a long term plan i have in mind that will aim toward multiple important goals:
- incentivizing players to stay active until the endgame and to win the servers.
- incentivizing players to be more committed to their spawns to reduce server hopping and players giving up as soon as they don't get optimal starting conditions.
- further incentivizing players to join ongoing servers in need of new players.
- giving players meta-game objectives and progression by unlocking new cosmetic content.

For now Hogs will only be distributed manually by myself.
The principal way to earn Hogs will be to win Official Server games.
- From now on, the Nation leader of the winning nation of any Official Server will be manually awarded 50 hogs upon claiming his prize on this Discord and confirming his ingame identity.
The redistribution of this loot will be left at his entire discretion, so you better join a Nation with a Leader you can trust! Polish your daggers and get ready for some fun backstabbing :)...
- Hogs will also be given to reward general participation in the Ymir Discord community.
- Hogs can be earned as a bounty for reporting any new game-breaking exploit or cheats in multiplayer games.
- Hogs being an Ethereum token, they may also be stored, traded, and exchanged outside the Hogbank at the own discretion of its owners.

So the way to interact with Hogs will be through the Hogbank, a bot i made that will be introduced in the Ymir Discord.
By talking to this bot, you can do 4 operations: get your current Hog balance, transfer it to other Discord users, withdraw it outside of the discord to an Ethereum wallet, and deposit it back from an Ethereum wallet.

Like everything in this game, this is highly experimental and motivated mostly by curiosity to see what happens.
Because i had to learn a lot of new things for this small side project, its potentially (probably) going to be buggy and the Hog rewards will start low until the system is more tested.
If this is successful then it can later on be integrated more with the game itself, and developed with more features. As of now its just the bare minimum and manually managed for simplicity.
Also, in case it needs saying: don't take Hogs too seriously! Remember these are totally useless vanity tokens, and that in the end its all just a game.