Rustler (Grand Theft Horse) news & patch notes

Howdy Partners!

We are excited to announce an upcoming spin-off of Rustler - The Wild West Rustler! Hold your horses, and get ready to conquer the wild west. Rob the banks, cheat in poker and became a ruler with Gatling Gun! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/053153af05dcc31cd6802f5fe604312dac62b1c5.png

Captivating Story

A unique friendship between a man and a horse – Dive deep into a story-rich novel settled in a top-down action game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/560e8e4dbd9ab2a1fa86a6441d1207b8b5d6e3a6.png

Do your job!

Have fun in plenty of wild west classic activities. Duel with cowboys, rob the banks and trains, steal the horses, and rule the wild west! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/00778fc3d6b4d19c25bb9d26f46c4bf8d19be238.png

Not as wild, more a new West

Feel the vibe of old-time classic westerns and surroundings mixed hilariously with modern times and pop culture references.

Wishlist now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303530

Hello Rustlers!

2022 is slowly coming to an end. So far, we have prepared annual events in the game for Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. You can find more information about each of them here:

• Easter event in Rustler,
• Halloween event in Rustler,
• Christmas event in Rustler.

We also keep checking out your reviews and discussion each week. It makes us content and joyous to see your engagement in the game. We also value each note that we can use for our future productions. Many of the ones we've taken from Rustler's feedback are already being implemented in other games we're working on. Therefore, thank you for your continuous support!

Labor of Love award

As you all probably know, The Steam Awards 2022 has started. Although Rustler is a 2021 game, there is that one category of "Labor of Love". It's dedicated to games that were published before 2022 but are still updated and cared for by their devs. Hoping that you see our engagement, we would like to encourage you to nominate Rustler in this category if you appreciate our efforts. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/755675c502d0b8aab71c11d9cd485a8de4b1a717.jpg

The film is not over yet...

In July 2022, we also announced a Fantasy Rustler spinoff called Yet Another Fantasy Title. Your interest in the game exceeded our wildest expectations. We're working hard on the game together with Atomic Wolf studio. You know, we're kinda having "the time of our lives" with that fantasy setting and all pop-culture references there. I believe you will enjoy it greatly as well! If you haven't done it yet, add Yet Another Fantasy Title to your wishlist and stay on top of the development process. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993450/Yet_Another_Fantasy_Title_YAFT/ May the horse be with you, Rustlers, Rustler team

Dear Rustlers,

It seems that Guy spilled the tea somewhere lately because we have received a lot of questions about further updates. Well, be careful what you wish for... or rather be happy that you get what you wish for because we have a little something for you. However, before we introduce you to the July update, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continuous support and hundreds of hours of conversations when you've shared your feedback with us. We're thankful for each review because without them - both positive and negative - we wouldn't know which features need improvement. And even though we're not able to change many things at this stage of Rustler's development, we can promise you that we will take this experience with us and use it in the development of our other games. So once again - thank you! Rustler wouldn't exist if it weren't for you and your participation in different surveys. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/48b394c87e6b4ecb012db1a494c0d276c4ce5aa8.jpg

Steam Deck verified!

Yes, you see that right, in April Rustler has been marked as Steam Deck Verified. Since then many of you have played it there and thanks to your engagement, we were able to optimize Rustler for Steam Deck a bit more. Thank you! Enjoy Guy's adventures on the newest Valve's gaming hardware and let us know your opinion! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/a49fa6a4b471859a28835304a88cadf4554b333c.jpg

Changelog & new fixes:

The list contains only the most often reported bugs, we've fixed many minor ones as well:

• We've added some extra time to the mace murderfest so it would be a bit easier to complete.
• If you quit the game right after watching the intro and then load the save, you should be able to continue the game without any problems.
• The Taxi Guy fail report won't show up on the game's screen while playing other minigames.
• If you've killed Sleazy in your previous gameplay, don't worry, you'll meet him again on the next run.
• Winning MMA fights will no longer block you from launching minigames with the "E" key while sitting on a horse's back.
• You shouldn't experience any problems with the "condemned" scenes anymore.
• If you try to repeat the "His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" quest while doing the "Take Sleazy Home" quest, Sleazy should now show up in the return point anyway and follow Guy.
• In the side quest "By a Long Shot", Guy shouldn't be seen floating anymore.
• You're not able to buy a safe house while riding on a taxi horse.
• If the 3rd debtor hits Guy while he's sitting on a horse, Guy shouldn't get blocked from performing other actions.
• Exploding red barrels and TNT will kill you without locking you in place. No chance of surviving the hit or getting stuck now.
• Guy shouldn't have the chance to spin around in place now after jumping off the med cart.
• We've tried to fix all language issues. Let us know if we've taken proper care of that.
• You won't fail the Stayin' Alive minigame by hitting a passer-by anymore.
• If you have both: psycho fan and mercenary following you on the map, you don't have to worry anymore that they will keep throwing each other off the horse. The psycho fan will keep following you even if the place on the horse's back is taken.
• If you buy the bard's services and then fire him, and hire him once again, the bard won't throw a tantrum anymore - earlier, he had some trouble with his pride and didn't want to sing after being rehired. And you know, we've had "a talk" and now he'll be singing more beautifully than ever, whenever you decide to give him a job :)
• Any quest markers on the map will now point in the one and only right direction. Thanks to them, you will be able to, f.ex., localize stakes in the quarry sooner.

Steam Deck fixes:

• We've improved the game's performance on Steam Deck.
• The problem with two Guys showing up at once on your screen has been solved. You won't see a duplicated Guy again. At least not in our game.

DLCs await you

Remember that both Rustler DLCs: Murder Madness and Vinci await you! We've also prepared a special art book, as well as the soundtrack that you enjoy so much in the game! And if you want to get a full package, you can do that by buying a bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/19063/Rustler__Complete_Edition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570170/Rustler__Digital_Art_Book/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512150/Rustlers_Soundtrack/

Hop on a unicorn and check Yet Another Fantasy Title!

If you like Rustler, hop on your unicorn and ride straight into Yet Another Fantasy Title. Become a rogue in an open-world fantasy action RPG and slay the dragon. Drink with ogres, steal the Ring from nasty goblins and bring mayhem to all and everyone around. Win a hand of a kingdom and a half of a princess... Wait, is there even any princess in this story? Add to the wishlist to find this and many more out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993450 Watch the trailer here. And at the end of this announcement, let us use this moment to wish you a wonderful, colorful, and relaxing summertime! Rustler team hopes that you will enjoy these couple of months as much as possible.

May the horse be with you, Team Rustler

Howdie Rustlers!

When the last announcement appeared here just three weeks ago, welcoming spring and Easter event, we haven't expected to get pranked on April Fools so easily. Mother Nature had her plans, though, and decided to let it snow. In April, you see it right. However, we wanted to let you know we're happy that you enjoy the in-game Easter event and our little April Fools' Day surprise! We've decided to bring you one more patch before Easter, though! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/faab7a08dde03452dbe6513fa0756bf3f77570f5.jpg

We've come bearing gifts... and fixes

The last update brought you new encounters that make the game's world feel more alive. Horse kicking random NPCs, cows falling from the sky, a psycho fan following Guy around, and many more. This time, we have NPCs randomly jumping on Taxi horse's back and taking a quick ride into the unknown. At least, it will remain unknown until you decide to chase them and check where they decide to get off.

Here come some fixes as well

Since the March update, you've reported some new and recurring bugs. We've made sure that this time all the most critical bugs are fixed and the game's balance is improved. We've also added some new checkpoints. If you want to know more, you can find details below:

• We've added new checkpoints in the quests: High Season, The Great Battle of Registration, and Meat Muffins.
• Jousting and horse racing should be now working properly.
• Easter event has an easier-to-fulfill condition of completion. You don't have to collect all the eggs on the map anymore to complete the event.
• Controllers' bug is fixed and using gamepads shouldn't cause you troubles anymore.
• MMA progress is counted correctly now. Due to that, the game's progress should be counted correctly.
• NPCs won't steal the horse that Guy has just rode.
• Bishop's guards will now properly react if you try to shoot them from a distance.
• Guy shouldn't get stuck next to the tombstone anymore.
• There shouldn't be any places left with a visible connection of textures.
• Enemies' shields should be well visible now.
• You should not be losing Guy's outfit that we wore when saving the game after loading this save.

DLCs await you

If you haven't heard about Rustler DLCs - Murder Madness and Vinci - yet, then go on and grab them for just 4,99 now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/ And if you want to get a full package, you can do that by buying a bundle with a soundtrack: Rustler: Complete Edition with a 10% discount. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/19063/Rustler__Complete_Edition/

Check out other games!

If you haven't heard about Infection Free Zone yet, you must check it out now. You've dealt with guards and crooks as Guy in Rustler. Now it's time to fight the Infected... and survive. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465460/Infection_Free_Zone/ Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on ANY CITY IN THE WORLD, using real geographical data!

May the horse be with you,

Team Rustler

Dear Rustlers,

Easter is coming, so we have some easter eggs for you. Like literally. However, that's just a tiny bit of what we have prepared for you.

Easter event

In April (starting April 1, 2022), you will be able to enjoy the Easter event focused on - you have no idea, right? - collecting Easter eggs in Rustler's world. An egg-cellent idea, isn't it? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/45873f9d4630fb525d5cb04e9bfcaae439f5e560.jpg

New encounters and more!

Many of you wanted a more lively world. There you have it! We've prepared some new encounters for you to enjoy in the game, including:

• Random NPC will try to steal other NPC's horses (doesn't apply to Guy, though, 'cause they know he's badass).
• It's raining cows! Yes, you can encounter a cow falling straight on some NPCs' heads now!
• Keep an eye on your cows! And on those not yours too. Because... UFO is coming to make their world amooooosing.
• You can now meet your no. 1 fan! Or well, more like a psycho fan. He will follow you around and cheer for you when you fight! A pity they didn't have a camera in middle-ages, right? He could be a paparazzi!
• Spanish Inquisition will be even more unexpected than ever. Play Rustler a couple of times and discover all of the locations where inquisitors can catch up with you!
• You can encounter certain groups of NPCs fighting each other. However, mind that if you decide to join in on the fun, the only person happy about it will (probably) be Guy.
• Some parked horses know what boredom is... and may kick random NPCs who are walking behind them!

Vinci + Madness = DLCs awaiting your attention

Remember that both Rustler DLCs: Murder Madness and Vinci await you! Experience new adventures with Guy and get access to new weapons, horses, rides, and functionalities. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/

April Fools'

Today we have something special to share with you. A never before published video of a dark tank (prepared for DLC Vinci) with the Knight Rider theme! Enjoy this totally unexpected turn of events and come with us into the future... or more like the past. Medieval ages kind of past. No matter who it may take us up against or where.

Dear Rustlers,

List of fixes:

• You shouldn't have any problems with horse despawning after finishing certain quests.
• Problems with MMA progress and due to that with the whole game progress % count have been fixed. One fight was missing.
• Buddy's HP is increased so he wouldn't die that easily. At last, what friends are for in this cruel world, right?
• You shouldn't have any problems with throwing a holy grenade now.
• The game shouldn't crash during longer chases.
• There should be 5 Murder Fests available in the base game.
• If a horse stands between you and Vin during dialogue before the first Vin's quest, there should not be any problems with Guy's pathfinding anymore.
• You can't use an auto crossbow in MMA anymore.
• You can't enter any of the houses in the first village.
• Death costume won't be available to use at any point of the game without finishing
• Pokehorse side-quest gives the correct horse as a reward now.
• Killing the courier after getting the objective to go to the cemetery won't be considered a failure anymore.
• Tables placed in Vinci's workshop should have proper colliders now.
• Any z-fighting issues were fixed.
• There shouldn't be any sharp texture seams visible.
• Any misspelling issues should be fixed.

Steam Deck

If you're a lucky owner of the Steam Deck, you can now play Rustler without any problems, major bugs, and crashes. Have fun with Valve's newest invention, and let us know about your experience! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/42074ed5c88046c2b6c8f2ecf653178b3f58da70.png

May the horse be with you, Rustlers!

Team Rustler

Hello Rustlers,

We're happy to welcome you into 2022! Due to this occasion, we have some bug fixes for you. And when I say "some", I mean quite a lot! You've provided us with a lot of priceless feedback since the last update. Thank you for supporting us all the way! It means a lot to us that you want to take your time and share your thoughts on the game with us. Here's a list of fixes that you'll find in today's update:

• The automatic crossbow should work properly now :)
• Quest A Hero This City Deserves should be easier to complete now due to correcting information about the wanted level and Capitain Middle Age's behavior.
• Guy shouldn't be able to leave the playable area.
• You shouldn't be able to get on high stones on a horse now. Many object colliders were fixed.
• You cannot get blocked behind the stables in the second city's Army Camp.
• Water shouldn't disappear from the sea anymore.
• Texts in quest Witch, please should be set in the correct order.
• Guy won't be able to shoot Vinci's assistant with arquebus, before getting an objective.
• After getting into the tank, Guy shouldn't be seen running next to it.
• There shouldn't be any more problems with audio disappearing after mounting a horse.
• The Taxi mini-game was updated, and now you won't fail it due to knocking NPC down or getting chased by guards.
• During dialogue with Vin Guy cannot run around anymore.
• Minor changes of names used do describe specific game settings.
• There is an improved Japanese translation.
• There are also minor fixes to other translations that you've reported recently.
• You should be able to get a rematch at MMA. The activation circle should also work well.
• If you run the barrels over with your horse in the Science, peach quests, you will now fail the quest (there was a problem with progress blocking because of destroying barrels this way).
• You won't have trouble with losing the arquebus after failing the MurderFest with an arquebus as a mandatory weapon.

DLCs await you

Remember that both Rustler DLCs: Murder Madness and Vinci await you! And if you want to get a full package, you can do that by buying a bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/

May the horse be with you

Team Rustler

Dear Rustlers,

2021 is ending, and we have to say that we've come a long way this year. Rustler launched in Early Access in February and premiered in full version at the end of August. During this time, we've managed to fix numerous bugs reported via the in-game bug reporter. Thank you for using our tool! It helped us with finding the cause of reported problems much faster. We've also prepared special events (Halloween and Christmas) and delivered two DLCs.

And you know what? We're proud!

Because you like Rustler and share our love for this project. Because you believed in it! Because your support helped us fix many different problems that have appeared since the game's launch in Early Access. Because you are the best rustlers around! Thank you for being with us and supporting the game through all this time!

What's next for Rustler?

Somewhere in our heads, there is this thought about continuing our journey with Rustler. Should we do it? What would it be about? What world setting should we choose? There are so many questions! So we've decided to ask you about your expectations. Help us get some insight into players' preferences by completing this super short survey! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/ace4fe0c1a5a64db5098e85af1c54ef53c3374b0.png Oh! And know that those who provide us with the most valuable feedback will win a free Steam key to one of our selected games! You will find all the details in the last question of the survey.

Happy New Year, Rustlers! May the horse be with you!

Rustler team

Rustlers,

We're coming to you with a minor update (and lots of snow in Warsaw!). We have added some visual improvements and minor fixes. As always, your feedback plays a great role there. Thank you for supporting Rustler and sending your notes and suggestions via private message, Discord, Steam discussion, or the in-game bug reporter! We're pleased to have such a dedicated community.

Get your 40% discount now!

If you don't have Rustler yet, use the 40% discount available right now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/844260/Rustler_Grand_Theft_Horse/ Doesn't it seem like a perfect Christmas gift? Especially that there's a Santa event going on! You can deliver gifts to the nicer fellas... or attack the bad ones who dare to impersonate Santa! With snowballs, of course!

Murder Madness & Vinci await you!

Treat yourself with two great DLCs! Hire mercenaries, bring chaos to the medieval folks with a Flamethrower, ride a Chariot and help Vinci with his inventions! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/ Here's a quick changelog:

• Taunting is in da house! If you have a sword and a shield, you can taunt and provoke your enemies by hitting your own shield with your sword.
• Tank's image will change according to how damaged it is.
• You can see the damage done to the tank more clearly now thanks to the smoke and splinters coming from it after each hit. You can also hear a "boom" when it breaks down.

And here are some minor bugfixes:

• You can't push the priest into the church anymore in the A-men side quest.
• Mercenaries shouldn't disappear from the map anymore.
• Fixed a bug when the player is given a screen where it is monotone and a tutorial prompt is shown, if the player returns back to the main menu and selects a new game, the game will play very slowly.

May the horse be with you,

Rustler team

Ho ho ho Rustlers,

Merry Chri-... Well, it's not THAT time of the year yet. However, we have a special Christmas event for you! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/b69bb53a48515ca8c47fca01124385e1fde6984d.jpg

Silent Night… Yeah Right!

Please, welcome our Santa Guy, who is here to give gifts to those who've been nice! His mighty red-nosed reindeers (who: 1 -> are not named Rudolph, because, come on, Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer is one and only, 2 -> are not reindeers, but horses, because the real Santa didn't want to borrow Guy his ones) are awaiting your orders! If you've been naughty (be naughty and save Guy the trip), take a look at the snow around you and prepare for a snowball fight!

When?

Christmas Event starts on December 1 and lasts until the end of the month! You have plenty of time to give it a try! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/441cc4da8b39ae4988ee82aec3e347a1edb5a2a2.jpg

How to start the event?

Take a look around and find a Santa cart (the one with gifts on it!). It should be waiting for you in one of the carts' parking lots. Just hop right in and bring happiness and joy - or mayhem and despair, it's up to you - to the world And now: look in the Rustler's game window and sing with us: Baby, it's Guy outside! Oh, and we have some new fixes for you!

• You can now run your enemies - or any NPCs - over with a tank!
• Tank leaves a bit more dust behind.
• Now you can find a horse at Vinci's location to spare you some time :)
• The Flamethrower shouldn't keep firing during cutscenes.
• When buying a new weapon, you will now see information in the right top corner of the screen about what will be replaced with it.
• While riding a horse together with a hired bard, you will now be able to shoot him and fire him this way.
• We've also looked into any crash logs you've provided us with and fixed them.

Ho ho ho,

Team Rustler

Rustlers,

We have a new mission for you! Are you ready to face a challenge?

Steam Awards 2021: Best Soundtrack Award nomination

As you may already know, the Steam Awards 2021 nominations are up! Rustler joined the run for the Best Soundtrack Award and needs your votes! You can cast your vote above by checking the box or you can click below and choose your nominations for other categories as well. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/daee2e684241eb4a8df0aa2f25a82d002c06277a.jpg

DLCs are awaiting you!

Remember that there are already 2 DLCs that will enrich your Rustler experience. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/ May the horse be with you, Team Rustler

Hello Rustlers!

We're happy to announce that Rustler DLC: Vinci is out now on Steam! https://youtu.be/A8AvcX-xeNE

What is the Vinci DLC about?

• Meet famous Leonardo da Vinci and help him test his newest - and deadliest - inventions!
• Blow off some steam with a Flamethrower!
• Use an Arquebus to make your enemies run away in fear!
• Take a tank for a test drive and ride around and over anyone who dares to cross your path!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/

The launch discount!

The DLC is available now with a special 15% launch discount. There is also Steam Autumn Stale launching today in which you'll be able to buy Rustler with a 40% discount! Celebrate Black Friday and get yourself a set of a base game and its two DLCs! Artbook and soundtrack also await you!

Steam Awards 2021

If you think Rustler deserves to get a chance in the Steam Awards, the nominee section is yours! We'd be extremely grateful if you could nominate Rustler and vote for our game! Thank you for your continuous support! We have something special coming for you in December. Await more details next week! Best regards, Rustler team

Hello Rustlers,

Just a moment before Vinci DLC launch, we have a little update for you! Take a look at some of the bug fixes:

• Guy can no longer get on the top of the roof in the French camp.
• Guy can no longer ride a horse cart on top of the buildings or different objects.
• Pony Express shouldn't launch during Medieval Martial Arts.
• Improved animation of Guy aiming the crossbow to the back while riding on a horse.

Vinci DLC is coming!

Get ready for the Vinci DLC release this Wednesday! We can't wait to share some new challenges for Guy with you :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/

What's next?

We have something special prepared for you to celebrate Christmas together! Keep an eye on the upcoming announcements... or try to guess what we've come up with :) The comment section is yours! Best regards, Rustler team

Rustlers,

we're glad to see that the first Rustler's DLC: Murder Madness made you enjoy the game even more! Mercenaries really change a lot, right? Today you should be even more pleased because we're here to announce that the second Rustler DLC: Vinci is coming to you later this year - on November 24! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/d8db96fd4ba2e236037b6c43f1aa48e32d26a944.jpg

Meet famous Leonardo da Vinci and his killer inventions!

Blow off some steam with a Flamethrower, bring mayhem with an Arquebus and ride over anyone who dares to cross your path with your brand new Tank! Add Rustler DLC: Vinci to your Steam wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628880/Rustler__Vinci/ Best regards, Team Rustler

One, two, pick-a-boo, Guy is coming for you!

Rustlers we've prepared a little something for you to celebrate Halloween! I know, I know, Guy doesn't need much more to scare people. Still, we've decided to up his game a little with a new time-limited mini-game. It will start around 6 PM CET on October 29 and last until November 12. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/268c2218ad67183a79e02300982783ae37c9d32b.jpg Every killed NPC will drop a candy. Be careful though, as each collected candy has a different effect! Get ready for a little trick or threat game! Oh, and don't forget to collect your prize! It will await you somewhere near Guy's house. You will also be able to gain an extra achievement "Double, double toil and trouble" (even though Guy probably doesn't know Shakespeare's writings or Harry Potter) for successful participation in the Halloween event!

QoL improvements

We hope you didn't miss the latest DLC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ We have fixed some minor bugs and improved the game's efficiency. F.ex., the bow will now take less time to load and while buying a bow, you will get a set of arrows with it. Boo to you from our crew, Team Rustler

Hello Rustlers!

The wait is over, and the Murder Madness DLC is out now on Steam!

What comes with the first Rustler's DLC?

• Hire mercenaries!
• Smash your enemies with a brutal mace or a fast-reloading agile bow!
• Ride a chariot or a new horse with bonus ammo!
• Complete new Murder Fest challenges!

The launch discount!

The DLC is available now with a special 15% launch discount. At 7 PM CET we're also starting the first sale for Rustler after it's coming out of Early Access in August - it's a great chance to get yourself a base game together with its first DLC and soundtrack! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870 Remember to report any bugs via the in-game bug reporter (located in the ESC menu) to help us fix them quicker. We're awaiting your opinions and reviews! Let the Murder Madness begin! Team Rustler

Hello Rustlers, We know a lot of you have been waiting for it and we are so glad to finally be able to share the good news with you! The first Rustler's DLC - Murder Madness - is coming to you on October 21! Prepare your weapons and your horses 'cause it's gonna get bloody messy!

• Hire mercenaries to fight in your name!
• Get new weapons - fast shooting, agile Bow and armor-piercing Mace
• ride a chariot or a new horse with bonus ammo!
• Complete new Murder Fest challenges!

https://youtu.be/HDPwbkOqiX8 Become the Murder Man nobody wants, but so many deserve, and add Rustler: Murder Madness DLC to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628870/Rustler__Murder_Madness/ Best regards, Team Rustler

Hello Rustlers, It's been over four weeks since Rustler's official launch and coming out of Early Access. We've been working hard all this time to fix bugs and issues that you've reported. Thank you once again for your help and for taking the time to leave your feedback.  But that's not all! We've also added some new stuff to the base game and fixed a couple of issues. Here's a changelog:

• There is a new mini-game called MurderFest, available in various parts of the game's world. Find them all!
• The pitchfork is now available as a new weapon. Many peasants use them too!
• Special horses needed to complete one of the side quests are now a bit easier to find!
• The time of the day will change from day to night, and from night to day every time you use a save house.
• If your save file got corrupted somehow, and it's not possible to recover it, you will see short information about it before the game launches. This mechanic also helps if you couldn't see any of the existing save files on the list.
• During specific mini-games, the stamina level will reset after each stage of the mini-game.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/8f7d1a7bb954a4e0371b80fc6d38828b7d5fc4da.jpg Here's a list of bugfixes:

• The Crown achievement should work correctly now! A lot of you have asked about it and we’ve finally found the reason for its failure and fixed it! 
• Fixed bug where a player couldn't continue the mission "Witch, please" after destroying the cart.
• Fixed a piece of dialogue flow in the "By a Long Shot" quest.
• In the "A Very, Very Big Cow" quest prisoner's pickaxe won't disappear anymore.
• Fixed bug in "By a Long Shot" quest where a player couldn't put the Round-Earther's body on the cart.
• The lute doesn't become stuck to the chest anymore and is held in the correct position when swapping weapon modes. 
• Fixed a bug where the lute couldn't be used as a weapon.
• In the "High Stakes" quest you won't be able to continue the cutscene if one of the Inquisition members dies. 
• Aiming animation won't switch between front and back repeatedly while aiming the Crossbow/Auto Crossbow backward when a player is on a horse. 
• Fixed bug where the list of saved games didn't follow the selection when player toggles slots using a gamepad.
• Fixed bug in which skipping dialogue caused the nearby bard to get hired or fired. 
• You can't force the priest to attend the mass in Church Herding activity anymore.
• Fixed bug in which hiring bard during Church Herding mini-game caused the disappearance of quest name and people counter.
• Horses should spawn normally after finishing the This Neigh Land side-quest.
• A player won't get locked in a blocking stance with a shield anymore.
• After destroying the cart with a witch and reloading the checkpoint because of failing the quest, the destroyed cart won't appear on the checkpoint mark. 
• During the task 'Defend the forger's house for one minute. Don't leave the area' in 'A Brave New World' quest when the player mounts on a horse and takes a U-turn within the confined area, it is no longer observed that the title perceives the player is out of bounds.
• The black screen won't appear after a successfully completed quest with the knights of the Holy Grail.
• Fixed money exploit from save houses.
• You won't get stuck in the MMA Arena after dying.
• Salazar won't be attacking dead sailors anymore (we know, he wants to be gangsta TOO badly). 
• Crossbow NPCs will no longer remain idle in MMA Arena on the 2nd island after Guy moves closer to attack them with fists.
• Pressing the right mouse button won't hide the weapon sight.
• Dead bodies for the Body Collecting activity will no longer spawn in unavailable places.
• Fixed the bug where the collision failed to change when the player proceeded to any horse cart and killed the horse.
• All of the Kickstarter backers are present in the game.
• Guy should no longer get stuck after collecting a horseshoe.
• Guy shouldn't become invisible anymore.
• The Taxi Guy activity should work properly - fixed bug where the timer continued counting for a couple of seconds more after NPC walked on the quest mark.
• Dead horses shouldn't move around the map any longer.
• Horses shouldn't tremble anymore.
• Water should be visible in the game.
• All untranslated lines should be translated now.
• You can't buy armor when you're in the Death's costume.
• Guy won't get stuck under any roofs anymore.

By-The-Way: another Jutsu Games team (the guys from the 911 / 112 Operators) is working on another title, a city survival, re-builder game with REAL MAPS! Check it out, as they just launched a Kickstarter! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/893a2add5c953762424404003d1ec86f85c25235.jpg Sincerely, Team Rustler

Dear Rustlers! First of all, we apologize for any and all issues you might encounter while playing our new game. We do our best to fix them as soon as possible. Almost three days have passed since Rustler left Early Access. We are grateful for your feedback, it's the best source of motivation for us. All the bug reports you Guys are sending are greatly appreciated! Here's a list of hotfixes, first of many to come: Additional horses will no longer spawn when you kill Buddy at the start of the "High Season" quest and load a checkpoint. Barrels stored under the wooden roof in Holy Grail Knights' distillery will no longer drop loot The name "Roach" in German is now correct. Dead NPC will no longer talk if killed before interaction during the "By a Long Shot" quest. Dead NPC will no longer talk when you kill them during the task 'Catch the thug' of the "Drug Problem" quest. The game will now autosave after each round of MMA. Lil' Sleazy and the red Horspeed will not longer get cloned if you lose the race and load a checkpoint in the "Great Boots of Fire" quest. Fixed an exploit where it was possible to heal Guy if the player would reset and reassign the Reguyneration skill in gameplay. Fixed Lil' Sleazy's dialogue during the race in the "Great Boots of Fire" quest. Fixed an issue where players could immediately control Guy during the final dialogue in the "Great Boots of Fire" quest. SPOILER: Fixed the last fight in the "All Eyes on Me" quest where Herb appeared twice in a cutscene. SPOILER: NPCs will no longer leave if Guy loses to Herb in the "All Eyes on Me" quest. Please, review Rustler on Steam if you enjoy it! Your feedback is invaluable to us! May the horse be with you! Team Rustler 🐴

Hey, Rustlers, We know you have a lot of questions regarding Rustler. The game comes out of Early Access on August 31 at 6 PM CET. Therefore, we're gonna have a live stream with the developer and the publisher of the game. Prepare your questions and join us on Steam this Saturday, September 4, at 8 PM (CET) to ask about everything and anything you want to know about Rustler and its development. We're excited and can't wait to see you all there! Sincerely, Team Rustler

Dear Rustlers! After staying in Early Access for six months, we can finally give you the full version of Rustler on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. It's been quite the journey for us, with both ups and downs, but we're are happy with the final product. Your feedback helped us create a better gaming experience, and we're eternally grateful to all of you for your support! You can find all of the recent changes here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/844260/view/5214592093918480718 We want to thank all of our players who took their time to spread the word and supported us along the way. Thank you for not giving up on us during all of these years of Rustler's development. It is a true blessing to have such a dedicated community. Don't worry, though! We will still be supporting Rustler. Therefore, we want to remind you that if you notice any technical issue we may have missed, please, report it via the in-game bug reporter. You can also send an email to [email protected], and we will try our best to fix it. Just remember to describe the problem as precisely as possible. What's more, we already have some plans for post-Early-Access updates. We can't spill the tea yet, but you can expect more announcements on the matter soon enough. Thank you once again! We wish you a lot of fun with Rustler! https://store.steampowered.com/app/844260/Rustler/ Trailer May the horse be with you! Team Rustler 🐴

Dear Rustlers, The final release date is August 31 and due to that, we would like to share the pre-release update with you NOW! What you will see in this pre-release update:

• New sub-quests! Witch and Rapper storylines!
• Buyable safehouse;
• Added enemy knight on a horse with a lance (which can be seen when a player reaches 5 stars);
• Animals;
• Updated quest dialogues;
• Bug fixes;

1.0 update is waiting for you on the beta branch. If you don't know how to activate the beta, you can find the instruction below.: Follow the red mark :D

Find the game in the library and press right-click on the game; {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/4de1c662c5f398f673738dd5da25aa5fcffe866a.png

Press "Properties"; {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/37263072ef01ee5d581e8fa2adc7e3e304c1ccf1.png

Click on the "Beta"; {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/9db2b0cd8e9d9dd171ef909ba55821b59e27e15c.png

Select "open_fresh_build" from the list; {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/1f38716013bc3208f83adbb7e240e2770fecf53e.png

Close the window, update the game and have fun :D Below you can find a list of fixed bugs!

• Fixed bug where during “Staying Alive” mini-game NPC could spawn inside the walls;
• Fixed bug in quest “Ba(l)d Guy Blues” where Guy could start running in circles during the cutscene;
• Fixed bug in quest “Always Pay Your Debts” where the quest was failing after Guy would ride the horse of the second debtor;
• Fixed bug where during jousting tutorial game was ignoring Guy’s victory;
• Fixed bug in quest “Eye of the Horse” where during jousting screen was not fading out;
• Fixed bug where bards were blocking the exit of Pimp-A-Horse;
• Fixed bug in quest “Horsin’ Around” where the player could block exiting the game;
• Fixed bug in quest “A Brave New World” where Buddy could block himself during cutscene;
• Fixed bug in quest “Meat Muffins” where cart could be destroyed after collecting body and quest wouldn’t fail;
• Fixed bug in quest “Always Pay Your Debts” where Guy could block the second debtor by placing horse or cart between him and his horse;
• Fixed bug in quest “A Very, Very Big Cow” where the Guy could kill Buddy with a cart and block the quest with it;
• Fixed bug in quest “By a Long Shot” where Round-earthers could fall into walls, buildings, and mountains;
• Fixed bug in quest “You Spin Me Round” where one of the quest markers could disappear;
• Fixed bug where during any quest MMA on the second island could be started;
• Fixed bug in quest “What Seems to Be the Officer, Problem?” where the parked horse could block entering quest cart during the cutscene;
• Fixed bug in quest “In Vino Veritas” where after killing quest NPC with the wrong weapon, the quest was not failing but was blocked instead;
• Fixed bug in quest “Eye of the Horse” Sensei could despawn and block the quest;
• Updated description of skill “Zero Waste”;
• Fixed bug with unreadable symbols in the Korean language during steering control selection;
• Fixed bug where horse’s stamina could stop regenerating after using all of it;
• Fixed bug where Guy wasn’t able to take weapons in a suit of death;
• Fixed bug where “tutorial screens” could block gameplay progress;
• Fixed bug in quest “Guards! Guards!” where NPC could kill Guy during dialogue;
• Fixed bug where after fast weapon scrolling, weapon change could be blocked for few seconds;
• Fixed bug in quest “Guards! Guards!” where horse riding was changing steering model;
• Fixed bug in quest “Meat Muffins” where Herb could attack Guy after both fights;
• Fixed bug in quest “Healing Spree” where NPC were unarmed after loading checkpoint;
• Fixed bug in quest “Holy Cow!” where NPC owner of the cow could start speaking after being killed;
• Fixed bug where water in rivers could disappear;
• Fixed bug where the map could be blocked;
• Fixed bug where during “Taxi Guy” mini-game NPC could overlap horse’s body;
• Fixed bug where during courier mini-game death of the sender was not failing mini-game
• Fixed bug where cart’s stamina was not regenerating after stamina is 0;
• Fixed bug in quest “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” where after killing horse that must be stolen, the quest was not failing;
• Fixed bug where Captain Middle-Age could stuck in the water;
• Fixed bug in quest “In Vino Veritas” where Guy could kill quest giver and quest won’t fail;
• Fixed bug where Guy dismount a horse into a wall and block the movement;
• Fixed bug with missing translations in quests;
• Fixed bug where values in statistics could be displayed incorrectly;
• Fixed bug where the angle of the camera was changing after dismounting horse during Pimp-A-Horse painting;
• Fixed bug where save points were hidden after canceling a failed quest;
• Fixed bug in quest “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” where Guy was teleported to the butchery in the first town after stealing quest horse, failing quest and reloading checkpoint;
• Fixed bug in quest “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” where enemy NPC where lose weapons after loading checkpoint in the specific moment;
• Fixed bug where dialogues couldn’t be muted;
• Fixed major FPS drops in the quest “Ba(l)d Guy Blues” after crossing a bridge;
• Fixed bug where some races were not counting in the statistics;
• Fixed bug where the player could change horse during “Taxi Guy” mini-game;
• Fixed bug in quest “Holy Cow!” where NPC in the city could attack Guy before he steals cow;
• Fixed bug where horses tails were naked;
• Fixed bug where the player could start both “Taxi Guy” mini-game and racing at the same time;
• Fixed bug where debug console was opening during the game;
• Fixed bug where racing mini-games were unnamed;
• Fixed bug in quest “Guards! Guards!” where quest NPC could be killed and would respond to Guy’s quotes;
• Fixed bug where text “Taxi Guy Failed” during transportation mini-game appeared;
• Fixed bug where NPC near bridges could start walking in circles;
• Fixed bug where the wrong weapon was displayed in the HUD after loading a checkpoint;
• Fixed bug in quest “Horsin’ Around” where Guy could drink torch instead of drink;
• Updated quest objective descriptions to inform where torch can be found;
• Fixed bug in quest “Skeleton Crew” where the blood of quest NPC could flow after quest fail;
• Fixed bug in quest “All Eyes on Me” where Guy could turn away from Herb;
• Fixed bug where the player could sprint endlessly on carts with screen-oriented mode;
• Fixed bug where Guy could fall into the not constructed bridge and could block himself;
• Fixed bug where Guy could whistle during scaring other NPC;
• Fixed bug where after certain Bard’s song switch, Bard was standing on the horse;
• Updated descriptions of skills in Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified;
• Fixed bug with an invisible mountain at the second island;
• Fixed bug where the player could block the game by opening a map while pause menu is opened, only while using a gamepad;
• Fixed bug in quest “A-Men” where Guy could block the last NPC from entering the church;
• Fixed bug in quest “A Hero This City Deserves” where quest objectives were wrong;
• Added checkpoint in the quest “A Hero This City Deserves”;
• Fixed bug where Player could skip dialogue during submitting bug via bug-reporter;
• Fixed bug where NPCs at the field could stop working;
• Fixed bug where food in the world was not despawning after loading a checkpoint;
• Fixed bug in quest “Horsin’ Around” where dialogue with Buddy could appear while a save is being loaded;
• Fixed bug in quest “Meat Muffins” where NPC was seen in quest cart after loading checkpoint and before collecting his body;
• Added additional information which appears where Guy is not able to buy food;
• Fixed bug where Guy was holding some weapons with the wrong animation;
• Fixed bug in quest “Meat Muffins” where Herb could get stuck before entering his house after the fight;
• Fixed typos in quest “Saturday Knight Fever”;

P.s.

CountryBalls Heroes: a game made by our friends is also releasing soon! If you liked Rustler, we recommend you to wishlist CountryBalls Heroes! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1083870

Dear Rustlers!

We're proud to announce that Rustler is a part of Steam's Summer Sale event! Starting right now, Rustler is available with -27% discount. It's the best time to join us on this crazy adventure! Act quickly! Summer Sale will run for 2 weeks (starting June 24 at 10 a.m. PT) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/e4fd0c00b9ed6d5f0ddd0e9002616e66c3f4cc6a.png https://store.steampowered.com/app/844260/Rustler_Grand_Theft_Horse/ Best regards, Team Rustler 🐴

Dear Rustlers! After a month of hard work, we want to share with you a MAJOR UPDATE! This update includes:

• New sub-quests - Dealer storyline;
• New main story quest where you meet Guy's Father;
• Aim assistance on gamepads;
• New horse steering mode (mouse oriented);
• Shops where you buy useful things (food, weapons);
• 4 new skills (Health Regeneration; Horse Summoning; Crossbow reloading on the move; Shops discounts);
• New fast travel point;
• New "Ambulance" mini-game;
• Second MMA Tournament added;
• Updated quests dialogues;
• Feature where you can throw money into the fountain;

Rustler will have a -25% discount during the "Open World" Sale! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/d818d96ea29c62910282de2ffec0048bfcd83489.png Below, you can find a list of fixed bugs!

• Guy should be able to plow the field properly now;
• We have fixed all checkpoints so they wouldn’t cause problems with sudden black screens and so there would be no more problems with triggering them;
• There shouldn’t be any more problems with black screens appearing after completing quests;
• The first cutscene doesn’t freeze anymore;
• All hideouts should appear in-game and be available to buy now;
• Fixed bug where text during entering second island cutscene was not displayed properly;
• Fixed bug where NPCs stayed in place after the start of the first race after launching the game;
• Captain Middle Age gets his clothes back after Guy dies during the mission and the player loads the last checkpoint;
• Characters no longer become invisible after getting hit;
• Horse doesn’t disappear anymore after reaching Iron Maid;
• Guy is no longer naked after dying in armor;
• Every contestant in the Grand Tournament looks different now;
• Fixed bug where after failing and reloading the quest just before signing up for the tournament, you were losing your buddy as he didn’t follow you to the sign-up;
• Weapon Master achievement successfully unlocks after collecting all 15/15 weapons;
• NPCs don’t leave the tribunes after Guy fails the tournament;
• Fixed bug in the first round of jousting where the enemy didn’t seem to use his weapon;
• Round-Eartheaters don’t fall into any pieces of his surroundings after being hit;
• Horse and character don’t freeze in movement in case of the character falling off the horse;
• During plowing the arrow won’t point you to the shed anymore;
• There shouldn’t be any freezes between going from one stage of the quest to another;
• Texts in cutscenes appear a bit slower and there is a bit more time to read them;
• You should be able to see different tips on the loading screen while using the gamepad;
• Fixed bug where the player received the money he didn’t first return, causing him to get 10000 gold at once;
• While using the gamepad, you should see the highlight on the chosen element of the menu;
• Fixed buy in the Mear Muffins quest where Guy wasn’t able to attack Herb;
• Attack should work properly now; There should be no situations where a player suddenly can’t attack others anymore;
• Breaking enemy blocks with a strong sword works properly now;
• Guy doesn’t get stuck after a quick load;
• You can no longer summon a horse while in prison;
• Fixed bug where you couldn’t proceed with the quest No Horse Zone after stealing the horse;
• Skipping dialogues doesn’t affect any missions;
• Getting too far away from the bard causes his discharge so Guy can buy another one;
• Shooting with your eyes covered should be a bit easier now while playing on a gamepad;
• Fixed bug where God’s Favorite Guy ability collided with Zero Waste ability;
• Fixed bug where game advised to use a mouse while the player uses gamepad;
• NPCs shouldn’t disappear during dialogues;
• Fixed bug in Skeleton Crew quest where a guard became stuck after being thrown off the horse;
• NPCs react to every successful attack with every kind of weapon;
• Fixed bug in Ah Shit, Here We Go Again quest where quest continued after killing the gang leader before talking to him;
• Quitting the taxi mini-game while a client is getting on the cart doesn’t block the mini-game anymore;
• Fixed bug where Guy couldn’t use any weapons after taking part in a race;
• The Horspeed Horse spawns after buying the safehouse next to the bridge;
• Guy doesn’t get stuck anymore while riding into the sea near the castle;
• Fixed bug with a text about failing the Taxi Guy mission appeared on the screen after defeating an enemy in the MMA arena;
• Round-Earthers don’t become fully red after defeating them;
• Fixed bug in the quest with plowing the field for treasure where in case of failing and loading from the checkpoint, the cart already had the treasure chest in it;
• Fishing NPCs can no longer go underwater and survive;
• NPC that Guy talks to in Paper, Please mission should be visible now;
• Fixed bug where the knight comes to life after death, talks about the squire, but does not fight;
• Fixed bug where a player lost collected notes after the new patch was uploaded and couldn’t collect them once again;
• Text in Russian shouldn’t be outlined anymore and the letters shouldn’t overlap one another;
• Fixed bug in control remapping settings where a player wasn’t able to go from the “restore to defaults” option to remapping controls while using a gamepad;
• There should be a tip on the gamepad controls in the main menu of the game;
• NPCs stop fishing when the chase ends;
• You should see brothel’s emissive in the nights;
• Fixed bug where a player couldn’t continue the taxi mini-game after getting too far away from the client;
• Fixed bug in the taxi minigame where getting to a client while not being on horse failed the quest;
• Fixed bug in the taxi minigame where a timer started after quitting the game;
• The NPC that Guy’s supposed to catch first in the Drug Problem quest doesn’t get stuck on passing carts and horses;
• Fixed bug where Guy could walk into some pieces of the painter's house;
• The courier on the cemetery should be displayed properly;
• You are no longer able to endlessly buy food without any cool down in between;
• Tips on the login screen no longer have parts written in code (while using a gamepad);
• There is an extra checkpoint after jousting in the Grand Tournament;
• The camera follows the shooted cow now;
• Barrels explode after loading the last checkpoint in Ba(l)d Guy Blues;
• There are more checkpoints during jousting, one after each fight;
• Sir Gavin gets his weapon back after loading the last checkpoint;
• Killing horses pulling the hay cart after shooting the cow from trebuchet fails the quest;
• Location trigger field in In Vino Veritas gets activated by riding into it with a wine cart;
• The animation of enemies attacking with lance after loading the last checkpoint during jousting should be working properly now;
• Loading the last checkpoint in the tournament, after Guy died in a fight, doesn’t keep him locked in the arena anymore;
• Enemy NPCs don’t freeze in place during jousting anymore;
• Pressing space to change loading screen tips doesn’t cause the loading to restart;
• Rap cutscene doesn’t freeze anymore at the beginning if the player presses space to skip it;
• Guy doesn’t lose his money if he dies during the Papers, Please mission;
• Guy doesn’t get stuck in Pimp My Horse while repainting his horse;
• There are no more problems with Guy being unable to ride on horse or get off horse;
• You don’t get a black screen if you hit your enemy too late in Ba(l)d Guy Blues;
• Guy doesn’t sink in or under the road while riding a horse or walking; Horse doesn’t sink in there either;
• Screen doesn’t stay black after finishing a quest;
• Fast loading (F9) works fine now;
• There is an in-game instruction on how to get a torch and how to light it;
• Fixed bug where the character becomes invisible;
• FPSs don’t drop anymore on the MMA arena;
• Fixed bug where after getting the knights drunk Guy doesn’t get drunk as well;
• Body of the gang member shows on the cart after being picked up;
• The quest marker disappears after starting the next stage of Paper’s, Please;
• The game shouldn’t randomly crash while entering or loading any mission;
• Quest marker in the Meat Muffin quest doesn’t disappear after starting the next stage of the quest;
• All texts should be translated properly;
• All races should start without delay;
• Destroying the cart with paper after returning the paper doesn’t fail the quest anymore;
• Guard on the trebuchet doesn’t get stuck in place in By A Long Shot quest;
• Incredible Bulk spawns correctly in the MMA arena;
• Guy shouldn’t be able to get stuck between the elements of his surroundings anymore, including standing close to carts, horses, barrels, and others;
• The Captain Middle Age’s quest should run properly now;
• The player can decide whether he wants to fight with fists or weapons while defending the bard;
• Fixed bug in The Great Battle of Registration mission where Guy couldn’t continue the quest after killing the people in the queue;
• Control options are properly connected to their names in the menu;
• You can no longer pass through the wall of the castle;
• Fixed bug in the High Season quest where multiple bodies on the cart appeared after picking up only one body;
• Fixed bug where the player couldn’t load a save after Guy’s death;
• Traces of blood should appear properly now;
• Korean translation should have every numerical value in settings translated as well; There should be no empty untranslated slots;
• Clothes received during the story should not disappear in the middle of the related quests;
• There should be no more strange shaders in the game that covered any bigger part of the screen;
• Fixed bug in the starting quest where the horse only loads occasionally, especially if respawning;
• The mini-map and the big map should show the correct view and placement of different objectives;
• Armor shouldn’t disappear after loading the game;
• All NPCs in the intro should have their animations running smoothly;
• Guy should be able to get back on a horse after he was thrown off;
• The current quests should always be visible;
• If a player hires a bard, the bard gets fired before the bridge crossing cutscene so that Buddy could get on the horse with Guy;
• NPCs react to the violence taking place in their surroundings;
• NPCs react to every successful attack with every kind of weapon;
• The NPC that Guy’s supposed to catch first in the Drug Problem quest doesn’t get stuck on passing carts and horses;
• Checkpoints in races got bigger;
• Fixed bug in the Skeleton Crew quest where if Guy held a spear at the end of the fight, it caused him to be able to sit properly on the cart and made steering the cart impossible;
• Fixed bug where after loading game the horse had moving animation but didn’t move;
• You can find a few tips on loading screens;
• There are no more problems with an empty map after loading the last save point;
• Fixed bug in An Offer You Can’t Refuse where one of the noble goons was not visible which made completing the quest impossible;
• You can’t reset the skill tree if you don’t have any skills bought yet;
• There is a new parking for horses on the beach;
• Gamepad icons in the game got a makeover;
• You can’t kill other competitors during a race;
• Changing weapons and summoning horses are now mapped on different buttons on the gamepad;
• Fixed bug in Always Pay Your Debts quest where Guy kills the first NPC before talking to him and then launches the dialogue with a dead body which causes the quest to fail;
• Fixed bug where while riding a horse, shooting in the opposite direction than the driving direction was impossible;
• Fixed bug in A-Men quest where hiring a bard caused the church music to turn into the bard’s music;
• Fixed bug in quest Always Pay Your Debts where the second debtor had to be caught twice;
• Screen oriented horse riding now has the slow ride option (ALT);
• Guards with halberds should attack Guy while he’s riding on horse;
• Dodging should happen in the right direction;
• All quests visible on the map should be visible in the game;
• Bug fixed where MMA didn’t start because of the black screen;
• Fixed bug in An Offer You Can’t Refuse where after getting on the quest cart there was no arrow pointing to the destination;
• Destroying the wine cart may make the quest impossible to complete;
• You can’t complete In Vino Veritas quest without having a hired bard;
• When Guy fails the Pony Express quest while riding on a courier’s horse, there is the right text visible;
• Fixed bug where Guy’s head was visible above the pigsty’s roof;
• Arrow in the Horsin' Around and Rock Solid Adventure quest should point only in one direction;
• There is a dancing courtesan in a brothel on the second island;
• Fixed bug in a quest A Very, Very Big Cow where the arrow pointed on the stone instead of the cart;
• Fixed bug in a quest No Horse Zone where guards didn’t chase Guy if he reached the horse from the other side (not through the main entrance);
• You can enter the pause menu during pause in the tutorial;
• Roy BBC has a stick during a fight at the MMA arena;
• You can’t open Pause Menu while the loading screen is on;
• Guards are now visible on the mini-map;
• Fixed bug in By A Long Shot quest where if Guy failed the quest after killing any Round-Earther and collecting his body with a cart, and loaded the last checkpoint, one body of a Round-Earther was already on the cart;
• In the A-Men quest there is an arrow pointing Guy to the priest;
• Cart wheels turn proportionately fast;
• Guards’ horses cannot turn during pause;
• Guy faces the direction in which he plans to throw shit;
• Wanted stars no longer overlap the stamina rate;
• The mini-map works properly after finishing the final quest and watching credits;
• After loading the last checkpoint all the money and weapons spawned from killed NPCs should disappear from the game’s world;
• Guy has a movement animation while moving with a pickaxe in his hands;
• You can’t get inside the French camp without a proper quest;
• You can’t see the “press E to skip” option after the credits;
• Fixed bug in a quest In Vino Veritas where after hiring bard there wasn’t any information on the map on where he should be delivered;
• Fixed bug where a character was standing after he had been killed;
• Fixed bug where after failing the first stage of A-Men quest the timer was still on;
• Dialogues don’t stop in the middle;
• UI doesn’t suddenly disappear;
• Player doesn’t lose control over Guy’s movement;
• The amount of health points received from different kinds of foods was rebalanced;
• There are no more doubled dialogues in the game;
• Characters don’t disappear in the middle of a dialogue;
• Horses’ movement animation changes when they are blocked by the wall or other obstruction;
• Fixed bug where holding two direction buttons at once caused horses of a two-horse cart to “vibrate”;
• Fixed bug where horses were able to move very slowly without movement animation when having their route blocked by another horse or cart;
• Guy can collide with the sign board now;
• All wanted posters should be visible in the game now;
• Fixed bug where Guy fails to knock out a round earther NPC using a stick and instead kills him;
• You can’t walk on the bushes in the residence’s garden anymore;
• Fixed bug with desynchronization of getting off the horse in An Offer You Can’t Refuse quest;
• Fixed bug where there was no animation of getting off the horse if Guy attempted to do this while turning the horse to any side;
• No random NPCs have a quest trigger mark anymore;
• Changing horse riding controls during the game doesn’t cause additional bugs;
• All collected weapons should be available to use and change;
• Fixed bug in a quest A Hero This City Deserves where Captain Middle Age didn’t show up if Guy went into the location trigger with wanted stars, lost the chase and then got back into the location trigger;
• If a guard gets killed on the trebuchet, it doesn’t get blocked anymore;
• Map should load properly after using fast travel;
• Fixed bug in A Brave New World where loading last checkpoint and entering the district that Guy is not supposed to leave before defeating the guards caused guards to despawn there;
• Statistics of body collecting show the right number now;
• Fixed bug where there was another car standing in the spawning place of the quest cart which caused the quest cart to overlap the first one;
• NPCs don’t run away from Guy anymore if he rides into the vineyard through the cemetery;
• Fixed bug where Guy wasn’t able to move the cart he was riding;
• Fixed bug where there was a stone visible under the stairs in the wall in the northern part of the first city;
• Skill “Zero Waste” has a new description;

Sincerely, Team Rustler 🐴

Dear Rustlers! We have an incredible announcement for you today! We are very excited to announce that Rustler will be leaving Early Access and releasing on the consoles on August 31st of 2021! The community has grown over the months and we're proud of how the game was improved thanks to your feedback and reports! We are still going to improve the game and add extra content! What will you see in the full release:

• New sub-quests! Dealer, Witch and Musician storylines in particular, plus Father quest (10 extra quests in total)
• New horse contol modes for all those that find the default one confusing (Screen Oriented and Mouse Oriented)
• Aim assistance (autoaim) on gamepads;
• Shops where you will be able to buy weapons, food, and armor;
• Buyable safehouses
• New skills: Health Regeneration; Horse Summoning; Crossbow reload while moving; Shops discounts
• Updated quests dialogues with loads of new references, jokes, and less swearing.
• Fast travel from city to city, available in between quests. A few more, surprise features :)

Sincerely, Team Rustler 🐴

Dear Rustlers! After many hours of horse riding, we prepared a new horse steering system for keyboard masters! The new version of horse steering can be found in the Demo version and on the "open_fresh_build" beta. You will be able to choose new Screen Oriented Horse Steering for the keyboard during the first quest when you will ride the horse. After trying out the new steering system, we would like to ask you to fill this questionnaire:

• https://forms.gle/byDdbsSRNkFL2GU1A

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Dear Rustlers! Coming in front of your frequent question this week, we would like to finally introduce you to our plan for upcoming updates! (besides bug fixing :D) What shall be added in the final release:

• New sub-quests - Dealer, Witch and Musician storylines in particular (9 quests total)
• Aim assistance on gamepads;
• Shops where you will be able to buy weapons, food, and armor;
• New skills: Health Regeneration; Horse Summoning; Crossbow reload while moving; Discounts
• Updated quests dialogues with loads of new references, jokes, and less swearing.
• Fast travel from city to city

In the meantime, we have prepared an update on the beta branch which called "open_fresh_build" There you can already find:

• Screen oriented horse steering that so many of you requested (available through in-game settings and first quest);
• Updated dialogues;

Following the instructions from the video below, you will be able to open a beta version of the game. Please mind that the "open_fresh_build" sometimes might be unstable! Stay tuned for future updates!

Dear Rustlers!

Are you craving for some new stuff? We are updating the game to version 0.16.02! Here we are, with a lot of good things going on. Check it out below: What's new:

• Added mid-quest checkpoints;
• Added purchasable save points in the form of real estate scattered around the map;
• Added loading screen tips to give you some interesting info;
• Added changeable clothes as an in-game item. Some of those clothes give you some bonuses;
• Improved horse steering (like a lot). Horses will try to avoid hitting obstacles if possible;
• Increased game FPS, drastically (thanks console porting team!);
• Some quests give more cash now to help you reach the goal easier;
• Improved game stability;
• Improved game balance;
• Improved translations;

Some screenshots: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/adbce7de3601a91ad23c294f00bab46f406a53e8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32672277/339d552eeeacc702d664a6d0d84c0db4785de034.jpg Happy Rustling ;)

Rustler, the old-school medieval sandbox game currently in Early Access on Steam, will be making its way to consoles later this year. Steal horses, rob peasants, and get up to all kinds of Middle Age shenanigans on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Check out the brand new gameplay trailer here: In Rustler you’ll play as anti-hero Guy, a brigand determined to win The Grand Tournament for its grand prize of the princess’ hand in marriage, at all costs with the help of a tagalong ally Buddy. Might you have to steal a horse or two, or maybe perform a murder here and there? Maybe so. You will certainly be blowing things up while walking away in slow motion all the time, though. Complete quests to win The Grand Tournament, terrorize the townspeople, shoot cows into the sky, and cause absolute mayhem as a medieval thug. Want to start wreaking havoc across the Kingdom now? Try out Rustler in Steam Early Access now! 🐴

Your game should now update to v0.15.04 – make sure this number matches the one in the bottom right of your menu screen. Check out what’s new: Balancing: - Displaying map now pauses the game. - Guy does not lose all momentum after a roll - Horse HP increased - Spear guards antihorse bonus decreased - Number of guards lowered for normal and easy mode - Further balancing of the guard spawning system dependant to the difficulty level - Bleeding skill and fire effect won’t do final hit to prevent some quest from failing - Bard’s quest now causes wanted level 1 instead of 2 Bugfixes: - Vsync now works as intended - Horses should never be immortal now - (loads of other minor stuff and bugs) The roadmap of further changes is still under preparation, but we can already assure you that the checkpoints will be added by the end of this month 😊 Stay tuned for future updates!