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COMMUNITY UPDATE 268

[h2]INCOMING NAVAL UPDATE - STAGING[/h2][p][/p][p]In the event you've been living under a rock the Naval Update is coming with the February wipe![/p][p][/p][p]We're encouraging anyone with the extra time and passion for its success to go play a bit of the staging branch (beta) between now and then.  Your feedback is valuable to us and you can submit that feedback using the F7 reporting system built into the game![/p][p]To access Staging, simply download it from your Steam library![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]RUSTMAS BASE DECORATION WINNERS[/h2][p][/p][p]Over Christmas break we ran a Rustmas Base Decoration contest where players have a chance to win a bunch of cosmetic skin bundles.[/p][p][/p][p]Happy to present our two winners![/p][p][/p][h2]First place  [/h2][p]Kayli_j with a village that span across and entire mountain range.[/p][p][/p][p]Full tour on her Youtube:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h2]Second Place[/h2][p]MAK with his snow globe dome![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]There's a video tour in his X post that I'm unable to embed if you want to check it out![/p][p]Congratulations to both!  Well done![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]RUST 12 - ART OF RUST[/h2][p][/p][p]The Art of Rust community have out done themselves once a again. They have a custom server where people from the community can decorate their own plots. [/p][p]They put together a tour for us and dedicated some of it to Rust's 12th Birthday.  They had concerts, fireworks, and much more.[/p][p]This is mostly going to be a photo dump and in no way could I ever capture how beautiful and heartwarming these scenes were using still photos, but being there was absolutely magical.[/p][p]I did manage to clip some of the opening concert (thanks Oriwell!) before the tour started though.  Its not very edited sorry not sorry.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Here's a hefty photo dump.  If you're reading this on Steam go to the web blog for more![/p][p][/p][p]So much time and effort went into this tour and it shows.  Thank you Art of Rust!  Love you guys![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]FATHER SON DUO[/h2][p][/p][p]Beastmode recently started a second channel to dedicate to some quality Rust content![/p][p]His very first upload happened to be with his dad, who coincidentally is also pretty well-versed in Rust too.[/p][p]They make a great duo and this video really plays into that.  Check it out![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]SAVE THE DATE - TWITCH DROPS[/h2][p][/p][p]Ok, break's over![/p][p]February 5th-15th | Homebrew 4[/p][p][/p][p]10 Exclusives from the Twitch Roster and 4 General drops from the Youtube scene.[/p][p]Stay tuned to our socials for the full list![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]REMOTE C4[/h2][p][/p][p]Just going to leave this here...[/p][p][/p][p]Steam won't let me embed Twitch clips shakes fist[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]SHOW ME THE STUFF![/h2][p][/p][p]If you made something cool or saw something cool, reach out! Tag me on X or u/ErrnieGerrn Reddit.[/p][p][/p][p]Cover image by GreenMan from the Art of Rust community![/p][p][/p]

Rust director makes a public '25 million' offer to buy axed Amazon MMO New World, because "games should never die"

The clock on New World: Aeternum is officially ticking, with developer Amazon Games announcing that there's just one year left before its ambitious MMORPG is taken offline forever. But there's potentially a small spark of hope; Alistair McFarlane, COO and director of Rust dev Facepunch Studios, has made a public statement to Amazon Games suggesting he'd be prepared to pay '25 million' for the rights.


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After Rust's "massive" Naval update, its to-do list includes an expanded ecosystem, breeding, and maybe a battle pass

The Rust Naval update is just around the corner, but that's only the beginning for what could be quite a year for one of Steam's best survival games. 12 years on from launch, developer Facepunch Studios is celebrating its continued climb up the charts. 2025 saw it grow "bigger than ever," reaching a new peak player count of over 250,000 active players on Valve's platform, with more than 700 million hours played across 5.8 million players in the last 12 months. Impressive stuff, but it's aiming even bigger. As Facepunch looks to the future, the studio teases some of the notable features it's got in the works for 2026, including an expanded ecosystem, more load time improvements, and the possibility of a battle pass.


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