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Technology Weapons Cheat Tweak Graphics Other Crafting Cosmetics Utility Clothing

Author:

SalemStyles

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Both

Created:

Feb 15th at 10:13 AM

Last modified:

Feb 15th at 10:46 AM

Downloads:

136

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Latest release (for Vintage Story 1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6, potentially outdated):
zzz_rustwalkermail_4.0.1.zip  1-click install

RustWalkerMail — v4.0.0

ok so this is my RustWalker armor set — like… apocalypse scavenger vibes, built from salvaged parts and pure stubbornness. it’s meant to feel like you cobbled it together out of wreckage + hope and then just kept walking anyway 😅

important: this armor is built off the vanilla Black Guard setup (same “find/repair/condition tier” kind of life), but reskinned + reworked into my own RustWalker theme. it should follow the same “broken → damaged → pristine” repair flow (i’m still testing the lore/loot flow long-term, but the tier behavior/perks are fully set). (side note there is a schematic for those that want to skip the lore part)

also i prefix it with zzz because it needs to load late due to shaders / effects / perk overrides doing their thing.

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keybinds

• N = toggle RustVision

• , (comma) = manual Ferrous Echo scan

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the set + perks

RustWalker Cowl — RustVision

this perk lets you see into the “realm of rust” (aka night vision but with extra flavor). good for caves, night runs, and general “why is it so dark and why is something breathing near me” situations.

• it’s light adaptive (it chills out in daylight so your sky doesn’t turn into a tangerine techno rave lol)

• ground fog particles that trail behind you and dance around your feet

• the world looks more decayed/withering when you’re in rustvision

• entity aura system so you can actually spot creatures at night without squinting irl

toggle with N

(big inspiration + renderer base came from Dark Vision — it’s a dynamic darkness adaptation shader mod and the source is GPLv3, which is why i’m shipping source properly in my download.)

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RustWalker Mail (body) — Ferrous Echo

this is the “metal sense” perk. it can scan underneath you and ping when it finds metals. super nice when you’re exploring and don’t want to play “guess where the ore is” for 3 hours.

• comma = manual scan

• passive scanning while roaming (when it finds something it does a little charm sound)

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RustWalker Greaves (legs) — tiered speed + tiered fall reduction

these are your “brace the fall / run for your life” legs.

broken

• +10% move speed

• 25% fall damage reduction

damaged

• +18% move speed

• 50% fall damage reduction

pristine

• +25% move speed

• 100% fall damage reduction (yep… full negation)

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RustWalker Mask — pacify predators unless provoked

this one’s my favorite because it feels evil in a polite way 😌
predators won’t start it while you’re wearing the mask…
but if you hit them / mess with them, they’ll still absolutely clap back.

so basically: passive intimidation, not godmode.

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RustWalker Scarf — Shroud

this is a detection reduction perk (stealth-ish).
there’s two versions because i wanted options:

• a clothing scarf version for the body

• a reinforced scarf that drapes over armor

(i might swap this perk later since the mask already does some “leave me alone” energy — but for now it’s staying, and i’m open to ideas)

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RustWalker Boots — Springheel Jack

jump like the dickens. really good for spelunking and panic parkour.

watch out below 😅
(and yes, if you’re thinking “wow fall damage could suck with this”… that’s why the greaves exist lol)

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RustWalker Gauntlets — Mining Momentum

every stone you break with a pickaxe makes the next one faster, stacking up to 5.
it’s simple and it feels so good once you get rolling.

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dependency

• OverhaulLib is required.

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special thanks (short + sweet)

huge thank you to these legends:

• Cheeki — Dark Vision (renderer base + light adaptation guidance + general “don’t blow up your shaders” wisdom) source @ https://codeberg.org/Luigi-delle-Bicocche/darkvision

• Spoonail — basically spoon-fed me particle FX until my fog stopped being cursed (seriously, thank you)

• XyrVexus — Real Smoke (letting me study how smoke behaves so i could understand ground fog behavior)

• SaltyWater — Eden Instinct (help with the entity aura system that makes night actually playable)

• Various other Community members I bothered while I learned like a frantic racoon trying to learn how to drive a jet plane.

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source / license note

because RustVision’s renderer started from learning/starting base that came from Dark Vision (GPLv3), i’m shipping the source with the mod download to keep everything respectful + correct. Dark Vision explicitly provides source under GPLv3.

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support / donate

if you enjoy the mod and want to support me (no pressure at all), i’ll have the usual links on the mod page like other modders do (patreon / buymeacoffee etc).

CLICK ME ^_^