Rust News

This month, we're adding the Tin Can Alarm, a new primitive trap made from hanging tin cans.





Crossing its wire will trigger the trap and cause a loud clatter, alerting anyone nearby to your presence.

You can deploy it anywhere from your base to inside monuments. Use it strategically to cover access points and defend your positions.





This month, we are changing how the classic bush rustle sounds work. Bush sounds will now be audible to players around you. Just like with footsteps, you now need to take care of when you make noise in bushes. Going slower through a bush makes a quieter sound than when running through it.



This change will also cause the rustles made in hot air balloon tarps to be audible to players nearby, and operates in the same way as the bushes.







Dropped items that end up in bodies of water will now sink more realistically instead of just dropping like they are still falling through air. As well as slowing down and getting shifted around by currents they will also emit some bubbles as they move and when they hit the ocean floor. This should make finding these items a little bit easier.





We’ve made several changes to the powerline zipline system this month to make it a bit more pleasant to use.

• Ziplines will now pick the furthest possible destination instead of the closest
  
• We’ve increased the maximum length a zipline can run from 150m to 185m
  
• Ziplines can now terminate at a higher point on the powerline structure and will pick these higher destinations when possible, reducing the amount of climbing required to continue the zipline.
  
• You can no longer get dismounted by trees when on a zipline. We already had several systems in place to prevent trees spawning in zipline paths, but it still happened very rarely.
  

These changes should result in longer, higher ziplines that are safer to use.





After looking over the data from last months wipe, it was clear that the dynamic vendor pricing system wasn’t operating as well as it could have. It tended to drop to 50% off all items relatively quickly in the wipe. We’ve made a couple of changes this month:

• Price changes now operate in real time rather than based on in-game time. This should be more understandable and will work correctly on servers that manipulate in-game time.
  
• Price changes now take place every 5 real time hours. Last month the prices changed every 15 minutes in real time by default, so this will make the prices change much more slowly.
  

As usual we’ll keep an eye on this and make changes going forwards.





[h3]Trains break barricades[/h3]
Trains can break through barricades that are deployed too close to the tracks.

[h3]Bike fast turns[/h3]
Hold the Crouch key while driving to perform a faster turn

[h3]Sidecar bike physics[/h3]
Sidecar bikes now drive more like regular motorbikes.

[h3]Horse terrain holes[/h3]
Horses can now enter terrain holes - Train tunnels, the launch site ramp etc.

[h3]Fire mode switch[/h3]
Switching your gun firemode will now play a sound.

[h3]Storage Adaptors collision[/h3]
Can now walk through Storage Adaptors attached to boxes.

[h3]Hurt screen overlay toggle[/h3]
Can now turn off the blood on screen when getting hurt.

[h3]Saved code lock input[/h3]
The last entered code is now saved between sessions.





We're extremely excited to be partnering with Shockbyte for managed server hosting rental!



After seeing their work with the Minecraft community, and hearing great things from existing Rust users, we've decided to partner with them in an official capacity - endorsing their stability and reliability. You can enjoy full file access, full customization, and oxide support.



[h2]Promotional Offer[/h2]
As part of the promo, new customers can receive an in-game Tool Cupboard skin by renting a server of any tier! Once your new server is delivered Shockbyte will send you information about how to get your sweet freebie!



[h3]Here's Shockbyte's story so far:[/h3]
"Born from a passion for multiplayer gaming in March 2013, Shockbyte has become a leading provider of game server hosting. Over the past decade, our team of dedicated gamers has delivered reliable multiplayer servers worldwide to over 700 thousand customers. Since October 2019, we have supported the Rust community, continuously improving our services based on feedback. Our mission is to simplify game server hosting, allowing absolutely anyone to create their own multiplayer community with ease.

With a growing network of global locations, comprehensive DDOS protection, and a commitment to 100% uptime, Shockbyte has become a trusted provider for Rust communities. We understand the complexities of server hosting and are beyond thrilled to now offer our expertise in a partnered capacity with Facepunch. We believe this is the most exciting era for gaming and are proud to provide community-driven hosting opportunities.

By harnessing player feedback we’ve recently completely revamped the hosting experience and we’re extremely excited to be soon rolling out this new modern experience alongside our partnership with Rust. Our top-tier global hardware and robust DDOS protection ensure the Rust community receives only the best multiplayer support. At Shockbyte, our focus is on delivering an enjoyable online experience, committed to innovation and excellence."

We look forward to hearing about your experiences with their servers and you can get the skin by signing up to any level of hosting through this link or use the button on the in-game menu!!





Here we go again! We have worked in a group of your favorite Twitch Streamers and Youtubers that you might recognize!
[h2]August 8th - August 18th, 2024[/h2]



Be sure you get synced up at https://twitch.facepunch.com/ so you don't miss out!

[h2]Happy Birthday to us![/h2]
Facepunch officially turned 15 not too long ago and we wanted to celebrate the occasion by making all of our games 50% off - including Rust and all Rust DLCs!

You can get your discounts on all Facepunch games through the Steam store.
Rewind to 2009, when Garry, released Garry's Mod: a sandbox game with no rules, from a mod, to officially listing it on Steam. No objectives, just pure, unadulterated freedom. Want to create a giant robot out of bathtubs? Go for it. Fancy launching a thousand explosive barrels into the sky? Why not! Garry's Mod was, and still is, the ultimate playground for gamers with a wild imagination.

Fast forward to 2013, and we began work on Rust. This isn’t just any survival game; it’s a brutal, post-apocalyptic showdown where you start with nothing but a rock and a dream. Gathering resources, building shelters, forging alliances—or betraying them—Rust has taken survival gaming to a whole new level. It's a place where the only rule is: trust no one, but have fun trying.

And now, in 2024, we're working on our biggest update for Rust yet, with more Twitch events planned, and even more cool things to come to the game for all types of players. There has never been a better time to play Rust.







[h2]It's Official - You Can Now Get Licensed 3D Printed Rust Items! [/h2]
After years of watching from the side lines, we're proud to officially announce that we've partnered with Lootroom!

Lootroom are now our partner for fully licensed 3D printed guns and more. So we're now working closer with them, providing this lovely and dedicated team with in-game assets to ensure that they continue to deliver high quality products to Rust fans.

Here's Lootroom's story:

"It's mid-2018 and during an exciting Rust weekend with good friends, we kept joking about the fact that furnaces in Rust always have to be running. This gave rise to the desire to have a small real Rust furnace on the desk - as a reminder of this great wipe. It didn't take long and it became clear: a 3D printer was needed!

The test phase went well and we were so impressed with the result that we published the furnace on various platforms and received a lot of positive feedback. When the first purchase requests came in, we knew that the whole thing had potential and that there were many Rust enthusiasts around the world who shared our interest in IRL loot.

After some preparation, a first small online store was created and the perfect name with the necessary domains was also found - Lootroom. Initially, our store only consisted of the furnace in various sizes, followed by the Eoka and the P2. But after countless requests, the Rust AK default was added in May 2020 after a slight delay due to Covid-19 - a real monster compared to the smaller products we had previously offered. For us, this also involved a learning and conversion process, as our previous way of working was geared towards the smaller items. For example, we needed new shipping boxes.



Lone Design, the online store for Rust server plugins, became aware of us quite early on and we were also able to offer our products there - and thus reach even more Rust players. At the same time, we also set up a successful Etsy store and have since broken the magic mark of 1k sales and 100k turnover.

As we became better known, we received more and more requests for different skins and other irl loot. We created internal ranking lists with the most requested items, which we then gradually worked through. Over the years, we have continuously expanded our store and now stock more than 70 different Rust items.

A special milestone was achieved in September 2021: together with one of the most successful Rust content creators ever - Blooprint - we had his Blooprint SAR on offer for a limited time. The demand was overwhelming and it gave us great pleasure to see how much gamers around the world celebrated our products.



We invested in more and more modern 3D printers, a new online presence and founded the official Lootroom GmbH in September 2022, based in Nuremberg, Germany. We now operate more than 20 3D printers that print IRL loot almost continuously. Our factory is streamed live on Twitch, Kick and YouTube to give anyone interested an insight into the creation process.

Naturally, we prioritize the quality of our handmade products while also maintaining a consistent stock to ensure prompt shipping. Customer service and engagement with the Rust community are equally important to us. We have already shipped to over 45 countries around the world and look forward to every new customer that we can make happy with our IRL Loot. We put a lot of passion into our unique products.
All of this now leads to the possibility to offer our products as officially licensed Rust IRL loot. We are very hyped and incredibly excited to be working with our friends at Facepunch."



Please go and show them some love, and place an order for your favourite weapon or prop.

They look fantastic as decorative items and we have many around the office and a few of us even have them up in our homes!





[h2]FancyOrb's Global Warfare 2![/h2]
FancyOrb's Global Warfare is soon here, with all your favorite creators will be involved with Twitch drops!



Drops will be available across the entire Rust category on Twitch.

Be sure to get synced at https://twitch.facepunch.com/connect to claim your skins!





Reddit user ABRISSBIRNE27 showing off some epic Rust themed lego sets they made with rebrickable.

Wonder if we could convince Lego to do something official?







We're starting to see everyone's Youtooz figures reach their new homes and we're curious, do you keep yours in the box or do you let them out in the open?



And where in your base are you placing your in-game items?

We loved working on these with Youtooz and we can't wait to show you what else we've got cooking up with them...



The limited edition run of the Heavy Scientist and the Hazmat figures ends soon - get yours here!

And don't forget to tag @playrust and @youtooz in your pics!



SHOW ME THE STUFF!

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

Cover image by Magoo!



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