Rust News

This month we're introducing a new addition to Rust's permanent store, the Lumberjack Pack. The Lumberjack Pack contains five items, four tools and one hazmat reskin.

[h3]Lumberjack suit[/h3]

The Lumberjack suit is a hazmat replacement skin that can be applied while crafting the hazmat or skinned using the repair table. The Lumberjack suit offers no in-game bonuses.



[h3]Tools[/h3]

The Lumberjack additionally comes with four craftable tools. The concrete tools are reskinned versions of the stone tools, and the prototype tools share the same stats as the metal tools.



The Lumberjack pack is available now from the Steam store and in-game store.




Following feedback from last month's Furnace UI revamp, I made the following changes:

• All slots now cook at the same time.
  
• Added progress bar when smelting items
  
• New burning icon for items
  

I also fixed a number of issues relating to ores dropping out of furnaces when overfilling.

Splitting ores stacks between input slots will still not increase production rates.




As a part of a large long term menu UI revamp I have made several improvements to the server listing UI this month. Here are the most note worthy changes:

• Added regions server tags.
  
• Update tag search behavior to find servers with all of the selected tags instead of any of them.
  
• Add a button to clear filters to the server browser.
  

Additionally, I reimplemented dropdown menus in the options menu. This should make life easier than clicking endlessly to find certain options such as screen resolution.







The campfire is one of Rust's oldest models, dating back to pre-2015. It was time for an update to reflect Rust 2022. Issac has worked his magic and updated the model which can be seen below.



Along with the new model comes new visual effects courtesy of Petur.



Petur has updated the effects on the campfire, large furnace, furnace and cauldron. These updated effects not only look better but also offer better performance.




[h3]Train Offloading LGF[/h3]
Train fuel wagons now contain more low grade fuel

[h3]Debris Building Blocker[/h3]
Debris building blocker now immune to explosive damage

[h3]Not focused FPS Limit[/h3]
Added an option to cap framerate to 15FPS when not focused

[h3]Radio Ga Ga[/h3]
Radio stations can now be updated without releasing client/server updates

[h3]Train Bell[/h3]
Hitting the bell on the train now goes "ding ding"




We received a lot of feedback surrounding the Workbench Techtree on hardcore since its launch last month, many wanting it removed completely from this game mode. While weighing options we've decided to explore a tech tree tax. Unlocking items directly from the Workbench Techtree will now cost additional scrap,

• Tier 1 - 20%
  
• Tier 2 - 40%
  
• Tier 3 - 60%
  

The research cost from using the research bench remains unchanged.






Following last months storage changes we have now increased car storage module size from 18 to 48. Camper storage 12 to 18 and Saddle bags 6 to 12.




We're aware the server performance has degraded since the release of EAC EOS update on September 30th, we're actively working with EAC to remedy these issues. Server owners can expect hotfixes over the coming days and weeks.

[h3]Proton Support[/h3]

You know, we switched to EAC's new platform with the intention of providing support for the Steam Deck, and so far we haven't done that. So when is it coming?

Well, short answer is we don't know. We don't know if it is. When we discontinued linux support in 2019, one of the core reasons was how the cheating community was exploiting the Linux platform. That's not to say that cheating was super widespread on Linux, but it was safer for cheat developers. And that's not good in a game like Rust where a cheater can ruin weeks of hard work.

Enabling proton support would mean we're asking the EAC team to provide support for a whole other platform, which we fear would reduce their ability to support Windows - our main platform. We don't know whether we should enable one platform at the disadvantage of another.

The one thing we don't want to do is to enable Proton support to only discontinue it six months later. We don't want to encourage players to spend their money on a Deck to play Rust and then be in a position where we want to take that ability away.

For now, we're still weighing up the risks and will continue to explore options with EAC. Don't expect to see Proton support in the near future, but we hope to have it enabled someday.




Starting from today till Oct 12th 23:59UTC Agustabell and several of the biggest names in the Spanish streamer community will be participating in a 7-day event! Twitch drops are enabled for selected Spanish Twitch streamers. You can earn special and unique skins simply by watching your favourite Spanish Rust Twitch streamers.



Learn more at twitch.facepunch.com.




On October 20th at 19:00 BST / 14:00 EST we'll be releasing a mandatory server and client update to enable some new spooky features!

Charitable Rust is back!

[h3]Saturday November 19th & Sunday November 20th, 2022[/h3]

For 2 days Rustafied will be hosting a charity event to raise money for World Central Kitchen. WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises all over the globe.



To kick things off we're starting with the skin contest. These very limited skins will be part of the Twitch drops & Item store purchases surrounding the event.

If you are a skin creator and want to have a shot at getting your work into the game, this contest is for you! All proceeds go towards charity!

[h3]Contest Rules[/h3]

• Use #CR2022 as official contest tag in workshop.
  
• No re-uploading old or previously submitted skins.
  
• Do not steal or use any copyrighted or otherwise trademarked content.
  
• Must be 100% original work (can work with others if all are listed on workshop page).
  
• Must follow all basic workshop submission rules and standards.
  
• If using the World Central Kitchen logo, it cannot be used on any weapon skins. Only the Charitable Rust logo may be used on weapon skins.
  
• Submissions must be high quality and Hi-Res, normals properly done/baked.
  
• Cannot contain offensive or sexual content.
  
• Don’t forget upload limit for the amount of skins you may submit.
  
• Skins must be submitted by midnight(23:59) PST September 30, 2022.
  

Please see full details here on how to enter and what to expect!

If you're a content creator/streamer and want to participate check out their info on how to sign up!

We'll post more info about the event as we get closer.





@matt.zan in TikTok does a little bit of movie magic to show us his hemp empire little 2x2 with an extension on the back.

Original vid:



Outside reveal:







This month we have a lil penguin you might know as BlizzardID!

"I got into Rust after watching a Frankieonpc video in 2013, back when the game was still on browser. At the time, I was playing a lot of the Arma2 DayZ mods so figured it was right up my alley. I played it on and off but wasn't properly hooked until early 2016. I had just dropped out of University and finally had the right amount of time to enjoy the game.

What's always made me fall back in love with this abusive relationship of a game, is the thrill of having all of your hours of effort taken away, but on the flip side being able to do it to others too. It makes everything feel so much more exhilarating and gives fights a lot more meaning than in any other game I've ever played.

After watching some Trausi and Bchillz I decided to post some of my clips and videos on Youtube, which did pretty well for that time. Sadly I was also an anxious mess having my motivation fade in and out. Youtube's income was basically a coinflip and I wanted a bit more stability. That's when I decided to take a break from things for the next 3 years and got a degree.

In that time is when I would really come to enjoy streaming, mainly due to the back and forth jokes you can get from chat. I'm happy that my caveman ass got to meet so many people through this weird game of hitting rocks with rocks."







It's it every day your base build restrictions line up with a doorcamper in your airlock, but when they do... Kira seized the opportunity.







User _Dareon_ asked his noob friend to start a compound and, well..



flyingovermyhead likes to torture his victims



Some days are good and some days are bad. Sorry Cameron0f



Rabb8 has an idea that should be protected at all costs! Turrets, cages, windows, spotlights.







hJune said he would cancel me if I put this in the blog but I don't negotiate with terrorists.



If you're wondering how hJune & CoconutB got to this point they ghosted a big group on hardcore.

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I was lucky enough to watch this stream in real time and I have to say it was one of the more entertaining ones!

Also, while we're here...







Coming soon!

[h3]October 6th-12th, 2022[/h3]

Agustabell and some of the biggest names in the Spanish streamer community will be participating in a 7 day event!

450 players, slow progression unlocks, and all out raids on the last day!



With this comes Twitch drops! Be sure to get your accounts synced so you're ready to claim. Watch our socials for more info!




If you made something cool or saw something cool, reach out! Tag me on the Twitterverse or u/ErrnieGerrn Reddit.

Covert art by Blakrown.

[h2]Hardcore Gamemode[/h2]

A major part of Rust is its brutal nature and ruthless PvP, when we added the softcore gamemode last year we saw and have continued to see feedback that many of you want a game mode which takes away the standard Vanilla comforts we've added throughout the years and gives a more ruthless, hardcore experience, so we've done just that.

Introducing Hardcore mode - a new game mode in Rust aimed towards veteran players, gone are the comforts such as safezones, team system and maps but don't worry, the vast majority of our servers will still be regular vanilla Rust.



During this first pass, you will find the following changes on Hardcore servers:

Added:

• Local chat (100m range)
  
• Limit of 5 sleeping bags & beds
  
• In-game changelog (top left of inventory)
  

Removed:

• Contact system
  
• Compass
  
• Crawling when wounded
  
• Global chat
  
• Rust+
  
• Team system
  
• Map
  
• MLRS
  
• Safe zones
  

Changed:

• Blueprints wipe monthly
  

We believe this is a good starting place for a less forgiving game mode of Rust and we will continue to iterate and improve on it moving forward. If you're a server owner and wish to enable hardcore use the following var in your server startup config "-gamemode hardcore"

10 new official servers will be launching today with this new game mode.


[h2]New Furnace UI[/h2]

Furnaces & cooking interfaces were cumbersome and not intuitive for newer players to use, requiring precise splitting of stacks to smelt efficiently, online calculators and guides to manage efficiently. We disliked this and felt we could do better, so we revamped the UI and some functionality.

They smelt and cook at the same speed & capacity (or better!) as before while being quick and easy to use.



With this update, you'll no longer be able to store non cooking/smelting-related items inside your cooking deployables (furnace/campfire), to address this see storage buff below.


[h2]Storage Buff[/h2]

Over the past couple of years, we've quadrupled the number of in-game items and switched over to the component system, all of which require large amounts of additional storage. Now with the cooking and smelting UI revamp and removing the ability to store items within these deployables (campfire, furance etc) it was overdue we took a look at storage.

Today we've increased the small wooden storage capacity to 18 from 12 and the large wooden box to 48 from 30.



In the future expect to see new types of storage solutions.


[h2]Coaling Tower V2[/h2]

I made some simple improvements to the coaling tower that aired in our last update inside the Trainyard monument.



These changes include a new way to access the tower from the top where the suspended bridge is located. This will make retreat from the building easier when the area is contested.




[h2]

Settle in, we've got a lot to cover.

Rust x Twitch Rivals 2 was a huge success! First we'll cover some of the Twitch stats surrounding the event.

Aug - 9th - Aug 13 (Rust Twitch Category)

• 386,889 peak concurrent viewers
  
• 7,500,319 chat messages sent
  
• 20,062,838 total hours watched
  
• 50,950,310 total views
  
• 2,499,030 clip views
  
• 19,037 Unique broadcasters
  

Item Skin Drops

• Drops earned: 2,997,340
  
• Drops claimed: 2,428,533
  

This is only our second event and we feel it was much better than the first. With time we'll perfect it and turn it into one of the best events on Twitch!

Full list of player awards, stats, and top 5 Twitch clips can be found here.





Been a while since we've seen a raid cam! Ser Winter brought us a massive one from one of the Reddit servers. Let him know if you want to see more!

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This month we have Albin! Somehow he got the most kills AND the most deaths in the recent Rival's event. This guy seeks out danger.

"In 2016 (I was 15 at the time), I was playing too much CSGO and was starting getting to get bored of it. Was really good timing that my friends could show me Rust as a another first person shooter game.

Fell in love with the game in my first few hours of playing and been playing ever since.

What I love about this game is that you can do sooooo many different things. Everyday is different! Of course, just the pure chaos that can occur. Its not like CSGO when you load in to a match on same map everyday. The people I was watching the most was hJune, Frost, Ramsey. But hJune was the one I watch the most I was like 'how is this guy so hecking good at this game?'. Made me wanna get as good as him."

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Pretty great Twitch clip of him being a maniac.





Reddit user u/TarikMcqueen 3D printed and painted a real-world code lock.



They want to refine it a bit more and possibly share some with the community!

More details here.





I'm always in awe at the crazy amount of talented players we have in Rust. The things they can do with in game signs warms my heart. Even the meme ones!

Here's Chigidapo with "This is fine"

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There's only one way to raid a submarine.

Taking his new gig a little too serously.





If you made something cool or saw something cool, reach out! Tag me on the Twitterverse or u/ErrnieGerrn Reddit.

Cover art by YaX!