One thing to note about the gunplay in Legacy is that bullet paths were a lot more predictable. However, Rust Experimental seems to focus more on the make-shift style by introducing weapons with more rustic looking designs. There were also some make-shift weapons (such as the Revolver, Pipe Shotgun, Hunting Bow, etc), that were generally frowned upon by the community. Rust Legacy featured some interesting weapons based on real life army grade rifles and pistols (such as the M4, MP5A4, 9mm Pistol, Shotgun, etc).

Because the game was hosted externally this meant that players could no longer play the game officially after it was removed. Rust Legacy was eventually removed from Steam in Devblog 139 on 8th December 2016, citing lack of player populatity.

Initially, some players were satisfied with the choice to continue playing Legacy because the new version of the game would not run well on some computers, and some players preferred the simplicity of the original version of the game. However, the game was no longer receiving regular updates as the developers were primarily focused on improving the newer version of Rust. The game was in some aspects outdated which lead to the creation of what was then called Rust Experimental, which became the current version of the game.Įven after creating Rust Experimental in 2014, the developers left the option to go back to Legacy by selecting either version in the steam game menu. Rust Legacy was the original version of Rust built on the Unity 4.5 engine and was released on December 11th, 2013 by Facepunch Studios.

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