Rust February update adds backpacks, metal detectors, and more

Popular multiplayer survival game Rust continues its consistent updates with a February update titled Bags to Riches. The update brings one of the most highly requested additions of backpacks to the competitive shooter. The backpacks come in two sizes, small and large, with different increases to inventory size. You can read the full patch notes here.

Carry more

The Small Backpack has 12 inventory slots and can be crafted at a T1 Workbench for 50 Cloth and five Sewing Kits. The Large Backpack is military grade and can only be found in military loot. It has 28 storage slots. Characters now have a new backpack slot where you equip your backpack. However, on death, they drop off your character and can be looted on the ground or from inside your inventory. There are no negative effects of using backpacks.

With the addition of backpacks comes a change to player remains on death. The new visual models for backpacks will change based on if the bag has been searched by someone before or not. That way, you can quickly tell if a backpack has already been searched through or not. The visual for backpacks will also show debris if there are more than three items still inside.

Metal Detector detected

A new item, the Metal Detector, has also been added to Rust. Players can search for metal objects hidden under the ground, just as you’d expect from a Metal Detector. Green lights on the Metal Detector when used will indicate the general area of an object, at which time you can hold the right mouse button to sweep the area. If all the lights shine yellow, a flag is placed indicating the location of an item. You can then dig it up with any melee weapon.

According to the developers, different areas on the map will yield different types of loot, meaning you will find something different on the beach from say the roadside.

Shovels have also been added in this update, but don’t have a purpose yet. Something tells me it might end up being related to the Metal Detector and finding loot?

I like to jump back into Rust every now and then. It’s still a fun game to jump into with friends and build up a base and do some raiding. Rust has really come a long way over the years, and I love that it still gets frequent updates.

The February update for Rust goes live today.