Multiplayer survival game Rust will soon stop shipping its Linux client and offer refunds to those who have played using it. They’ve penned a blog post explaining that it had become a “cheater’s sanctuary,” and that a September update addressing performance and security not being supported on the OS was the final straw, despite believing that supporting Linux is still “the right thing to do.” Last week, developers Facepunch Studios said that they’d be secluding the Linux build to its own server, keeping it on maintenance patches, but not giving it any new features. However, they’ve since decided to nix the client entirely. “After listening to the Linux community over the past week we now realise how shit [a separate build] would be. So we’ve decided that it would be better if we stop shipping a Linux client altogether and offer refunds,” says founder and programmer Garry Newman. It turns out that getting people refunds like this is a little tricky, so don’t go sprinting to Steam just yet. “Valve need to do some work on their back end to test for refund eligibility,” Newman writes. “I’ll make another post when it’s available but they’re optimistic that it will be ready by the time we pull the plug (September 5th).” He also recommends that if you’re thinking of asking for one, you run the game “on Linux at least once right now,” to ensure you definitely show up as someone who’s eligible for their cash back, since “Steam has a… [Read full story]