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HARDER CORE
HARDCORE REFRESH Hardcore mode is making a comeback this month, bringing with it some community requested changes and a few new tweaks we've been planning for a while. Our goal with game modes, such as Primitive and Har…
Event62 changesFixGameplay - Rust
COMMUNITY UPDATE 266
GLOBAL WARFARE IS BACK! FancyOrb's Global Warfare 3 starts right now on Twitch! All your favorite creators, big and small, will have Twitch Drops enabled if they're streaming Rust during the event! There will be one sto…
Event9 changesStoreUI/audio - Rust
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
RUST 2025: MID-YEAR RECAP & SNEAK PEEK PARTY SYSTEM As part of one of our long term goals of reducing friction for new players, we bring the party system to make it easier to connect to a server as your friends! To invi…
Store45 changesFixServer - Rust
NERFED, BUFFED, BALANCED?
JUNGLE POLISH One of the loudest bits of feedback we heard after last month's Jungle update: “I can’t find anything!” Fair. The jungle was a bit too good at being a jungle. Wild hemp has been reworked with taller stalks…
Security136 changes2 numericFix - Rust
COMMUNITY UPDATE 265
FANCYORB'S GLOBAL WARFARE As some of you may know, these masterpieces take some time. In case you missed it here's the absolute cinema of the Global Warfare 2 event. We draw attention to this also because Global Warfare…
Event6 changesServerGameplay - Rust
Warhammer 40,000 is coming to Rust!
Facepunch Studios is very excited to announce a landmark collaboration in the form of a new crossover: Warhammer 40,000 is officially coming to Rust! In this alliance with Warhammer, Facepunch will bring the grimdark fu…
Event3 changesGameplayStore - Rust
JUNGLE UPDATE
JUNGLE BIOME We've added the first new biome to the game since the original introduction of the procedural world generation: Jungle! The jungle biome covers part of the temperate coastal (tier 0) area where new players…
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EASTER 2025
EASTER HUNT April 10th - April 24th, 2025 Starting today, every 24-38 in-game hours an Easter egg hunt will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as many eggs as you can. The top 3 players are given special eggs as a…
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SOFT REFRESH
DEPLOYABLE DEBRIS [SOFTCORE] A selection of deployable objects in your base will now leave behind a destroyed version when killed in the softcore game mode, allowing you to repair them to quickly get your base back up a…
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PREMIUM SERVERS
Today at 19:00 UTC, we're issuing a mandatory update - We are rolling out Premium Servers, an experimental way to filter out cheat users and create a better experience for legit players. To access Premium Servers, your…
- Rust
The Crafting Update
COOKING WORKBENCH The cooking workbench is a new deployable that allows you to cook up some new food recipes. Mixing table recipes can also be crafted here. Many of the new items unlocked by the cooking workbench offer…
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COMMUNITY UPDATE 264
TETRIS IN RUST Few months ago you may have seen a teaser for a giant GameBoy within Rust that you can actually play Tetris on. Philieve Rust has done it again! This is an electrical masterpiece and a must-see. He did a…
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PRIMITIVE
PRIMITIVE GAMEMODE The early game of Rust can be the most exciting, unfortunately players rush to fully automatic rifles as fast as possible to get an edge over their enemies. What if the early game could last forever..…
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LUNAR NEW YEAR 2025
LUNAR NEW YEAR Happy Lunar New Year to everyone! This year, we celebrate the Year of the Snake. In Chinese culture, the snake symbolises wisdom, intuition, and transformation —qualities that everyone playing can appreci…
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11 YEARS STRONG
11 YEARS Servers are now wiped and Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, but we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. We're getting back to work after a couple of weeks off, which is why this blog is lighter t…
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SEASON'S BEATINGS
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! From everyone at Facepunch, we'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Christmas Event is once again live! If you're new to the island, here's what you can expect: As you play, you…
