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After a load of fresh interest from some of the biggest names on Twitch, Rust is poised for a massive 2021. (The Rust player count has already reached a new all-time peak and is continuing to grow.) The first update of the new year is a relatively small one, but it sets the stage for what to expect in the next handful of months.

First off, be aware - you're losing your blueprints. The devs are "force-wiping blueprints across all Rust servers" as a result of the recent tech tree system, to ensure everyone's once again playing on a level field. This is the first such wipe in years, and the devs say it'll be a "long, long while" before it happens again.

Rust is getting Twitch Drops now, too. Watching any Rust stream will get you three rewards: a sofa after two hours, an industrial door after four hours, and a hobo barrel after eight hours. Additionally, nine streamers now have personalised in-game items you can get by watching four hours of their respective streams: auronplay, jacksepticeye, lilypichu, ludwig, Myth, pokimane, shroud, Sykkuno, and xQc. You can see those details on the official site.

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• Fixed some clothing casting incorrect shadows
  
• Fixed respawn icons not properly merging when creating a combined respawn icon
  
• Fixed push to talk setting not being respected when talking on a phone (if this is enabled you need to hold your push to talk key to speak into a Telephone)
  
• Fixed some non English characters in player names causing display issues in the inventory
  
• Fixed being able to slide open the windows of a locked armoured cockpit module that's directly in front of a taxi module that a player is riding in
  
• Sleeping bags that are too close to another sleeping bag will now be tinted orange while placing (also affects Beds and Beach Towels)
  
• Fixed some incorrect sound effects on the Telephone
  
• Voice audio transmitted through Telephones now has some audio filters applied
  
• Car lock info tooltips wait a while before showing up again
  
• SAM sites no longer target hot air balloons that aren't inflated
  
• Reduced research cost of T2 engine parts
  
• Reduced weather event chances - more clear skies
  
• Allow players to boost voices from the options menu rather than needing to use the console
  
• Disabled Xmas event and craftable item
  

Rust is one of the most venerable names in survival games, but it seems that the best days for Facepunch's nudity simulator are still ahead. Rust has made a big resurgence on Twitch thanks to an international array of big-name streamers, and the new visibility has led to a new all-time player peak for the game on Steam.

Rust reached a new peak concurrent player count of 134,483 today, as SteamDB shows. That's not massively higher than previous records - daily peaks have tended to run from 70k to 100k throughout 2020, reaching as high as 125k back in April - but it's impressive to see a game that's been around for the better part of a decade continue to hit new records.

On Twitch, however, Rust has been hitting astronomical heights, with peaks well over 1 million viewers. Prior to the past month, those peaks tended to be well under 100k. Those new view counts are buoyed by streamers including Shroud and xQc in a new communal server, for English-speaking audiences. A number of massive Spanish-language Twitch streamers have also been bringing their audiences along.

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1. Cyberpunk 2077
2. Sea of Thieves
3. Valve Index VR Kit
4. Rust
5. Hades
6. Raft
7. Phasmophobia
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Red Dead Redemption 2
10. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang