Rusty Weapons and Tools (Server Side) is mainly worth checking through weapon, armor, ammo, and tool access, damage, recoil, reload, durability, and mods, ammo economy and loot pressure, recipe unlocks and required books, workstation chain and production steps, and resource cost and output timing. Do that in a copied save or test server before changing a main world.
Use Nexus Mods listing to confirm exact file names, branches, screenshots, and update notes; then judge the MOD by the in-game parts above, not only by whether the game launches.
- Check recipes, loot, trader stock, quest rewards, and repair materials.
- Fight common zombies, armored targets, and a small POI before trusting the balance.
- Check whether the new gear changes ammo use, repair cost, and early-game difficulty.
- Check which recipes are learned by perk, schematic, magazine, workstation, or quest reward.