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World Revamp
A Whole New World This month Rust has received a huge visual update, the biggest to date! From new terrain, trees, rocks, cliffs, decor, grass, monument reworks and so much more. This is the culmination of work by sever…
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Rust comes to Dying Light! Check out the crossover event and a free DLC!
The combination everybody needed! See what happens when two worlds of survival are brought together and meet in the midst of a zombie apocalypse! Don’t worry, though, we won’t leave you without proper equipment. Grab th…
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Gestures Update
Gestures You can now express yourself with a new selection of gestures, available to everyone in a simple popup menu during gameplay. Just press B (by default) to open the menu and look at your options. These new gestur…
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Freight Transit Line
This month we've added an underground transit system, slot machines, a new round of Twitch drops and more improvements and fixes. Rail Network You'll now find train entrances scattered across the world, typically you'll…
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Lunar New Year
Happy Lunar new year to everyone! To help everyone celebrate we have added some new and old items to the Steam item store. First off, throughout the Lunar New Year celebration, everyone will be able to craft a set of th…
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Softcore Update
This month we launch the Softcore Gamemode to soften the Rust experience for those that want it, a new automated drone delivery service for your vending needs, work on the Hapis revamp as well as the usual fixes and imp…
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January Update
Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. We're getting back to work after a couple of weeks off which is why this is a light blog and we are looking forward to the journey…
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Season's Beatings
From everyone at Facepunch, we'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The Christmas Event is once again live! If you haven't been around for this before, here's what you can expect: Every once in a…
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Tech Tree Update
This month we have added the tech tree which will give you the choice of how you unlock your blueprints, this has also led to a huge update on item crafting recipes, tiers and the loot you will find in airdrops and heli…
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Twitch Drops!
Until the 19th November, watching your favourite Twitch Streamers playing Rust will earn you 3 exclusive in game items. Join them through the highs and the lows, cheer on the kills or laugh when they step on a bear trap…
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Stables Update
This month's update brings horse stables to purchase your trusty steeds, a new telephone system you can add to your base or find public phones along the roads and at monuments, a Taxi module for vehicles along with chan…
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Happy Halloween 2020
Once roughly every two in-game days, a candy hunt event will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as many candies as you can. The top 3 players are given special loot bags as a reward. These candies and loot bags can…
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Elevator Update
This Update brings an elevator for easy travel between floors of your base, A real life Rust chair that gives you an exclusive in game chair too, The Spacesuit skin for the Hazmat outfit, changes to roads and added trai…
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Merchandise News
The winners of the Merchandise contest are announced and the store is officially OPEN! Up until the 1st October there is a 20% discount across the Rust store by using the code RUST20 at the checkout. Click the link to v…
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Boat Vendor Update
Long gone are the days of having to roam the shores of the Rust island in hopes of finding a seaworthy vessel. You'll now be able to acquire a Rowboat or a RHIB at one of the three new fishing villages we've added to th…
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Mixing Table Update
We've added a mixing table to create teas which provide time limited boosts as well as other items to craft, conditional roof tiles, a wooden barricade and an armoured passenger module for the vehicles along with variou…
