What changed in Rust in 2014

A new tool cupboard allows only authorized players to use building tools within its radius.

Players can speed up block health gain with a hammer and access a menu for block management.

Blocks gain health over time, starting with low health when placed.

A new building system has been rolled out, requiring a Building Plan to place blocks.

Buildings can now fall down if not properly supported, allowing for more creative building options.

A tool cupboard can be crafted to restrict building tools usage to authorized players.

Buildings can now fall down if not properly supported, allowing for more creative building options.

Players can now add bars to windows, allowing interaction while preventing passage.

Default map size reduced to 16km² from 64km², with server owners able to change it.

Plans to improve map design by creating a non-procedural map for better procedural generation.

Default map size reduced from 64km2 to 16km2 to improve performance.

Chickens have been implemented and can now dance in the game.

Improvements made to tree rendering and terrain shader for better frame rates.

Using a hammer can speed up the health gain of blocks and allows for upgrades.

Players can now add bars to windows for protection while allowing visibility and interaction.

Chickens have been implemented into the game, with animations still in progress.

Improvements made to tree rendering and terrain shader for better frame rates.

Plans to create a non-procedural map to enhance the design of procedural maps.

Players now need a Building Plan to place blocks, which gain health over time.

The old version of Rust will remain available as a legacy branch for players.

The default version will receive updates once a week alongside the devblog.

Players can now choose to play either the standard version of Rust or the new Experimental Version.

The default version of Rust will receive updates once a week, while the Experimental Version will get live updates.

During the transition to the Experimental Version, players may experience issues launching the game.

Players can now choose to play either the standard version of Rust or the new Experimental Version.

Currently, there is only one server for the Experimental Version to test features and stability.

During the transition to the Experimental Version, players may experience issues launching the game.

The old version of Rust will remain available as a legacy branch for players to revisit.

Currently, there is only one server for the Experimental Version to test features and stability.

The viewmodel system is being unified to simplify the rigging process and improve functionality.

A new rocket launcher model is being developed.

The network code is feature complete, including a new PVS culling system for improved performance.

Player animations have been switched to the Mechanim system, allowing for easier and more visually appealing animation adjustments.

Players now cast shadows, enhancing the sense of presence in the game.

An experimental branch is available on Steam for players interested in development updates.

Work is ongoing on procedural maps, which will allow for unique map generation for each server.

Players now cast shadows, enhancing the visual experience in-game.

Player animations have been switched to Mechanim, allowing for easier and more visually logical alterations.

The player model system has been restructured to allow for easier addition of clothing without recompiling the entire model.

Work on procedural maps is ongoing, allowing for unique map generation for each server.

The network code is now feature complete, including a new PVS culling system for improved performance.

A new rocket launcher model is being developed.

An experimental branch is available on Steam for players to test new features.

The viewmodel system is being unified to streamline the animation and rigging process.

The player model system has been restructured to allow for easier addition of new clothing without recompiling the entire model.

New world models for items have been created by Dan.

Context menus have been made universal to improve user interaction with objects in the game.

Context menus have been made universal to improve usability, allowing players to interact with objects more intuitively.

New world models for various items have been created by Dan.

The new network code is almost complete and will be tested under load in the coming weeks.

Meg has created new concepts for survival shelters.

The new network code is almost complete and will be tested under load in the coming weeks.

New concepts for survival shelters have been developed by Meg.

Artists have created new in-game models including barrels, a hammer, a bear, and a deer.

New models created by artists including barrels, a hammer, a bear, and a deer.

An experimental build will be available on Steam for community testing of the new networking implementation.

A new branch will be introduced on Steam, allowing the community to test the new networking while keeping the old branch available.

Rust is transitioning from uLink to a custom-built networking library to gain more control and improve performance.

Rust developers have decided to write their own networking library to gain more control and improve performance.

An experimental build will be available on Steam for testing the new networking implementation.

The model for the Bear Trap has been finished and animated.

Detailed explanation of the new Item Editor, allowing customization of items like Camp Fire with various modules.

The Item Editor allows customization of items, including modules for world model, container, crafting, deployable, and burnable functionalities.

Rust is now available for purchase on the Humble Store, with 10% of sales going to charity.

Exploration of dumping viewmodels to use the player's model instead.

Rust is now available for purchase on the Humble Store, with 10% of sales going to charity.

Development is underway for new rock models.

Work is being finalized on new rock models.

The model for the Bear Trap has been finished and animated.

Drastic changes to the codebase are necessary for continued development.

Work has begun on creating a more customizable player model.

Exploration of using the player's model instead of viewmodels is ongoing.

Announcement of necessary drastic changes to the codebase to improve future updates.

Development team is exploring a more customizable player model.

Significant changes to the building system are planned, though details are not yet available.

The deployables system has been re-written to allow players to pick up deployed items, improving code cleanliness and functionality.

The weapons system is being re-coded with a focus on more involved reloading mechanics, allowing players to manually load clips.

The item system has been re-coded to load items via JSON, allowing for new functionalities like size, weight, and item storage.

The deployables system has been re-written to allow players to pick up deployed items, improving code cleanliness.

The weapons system is being re-coded with a focus on more involved reloading mechanics.

The clothing system will be minimally modified to ensure timely updates, with further changes planned for later.

The clothing system will be made to work without major changes for the upcoming update, with plans for future modifications.

Significant changes to the building system are planned but details are not yet available.

The item system has been re-coded to load items via JSON, allowing for new functionalities like size, weight, and storage of items within items.

Players will now be able to queue and cancel crafting items in the new inventory system.

The old GUI system (NGUI) is being replaced with DFGUI, which is more scalable and supports future updates.

The first set of trading cards has been released to capture the current state of the game.

Text labels in the new inventory system are unicode, allowing for better support of translations.

The new inventory system will support translations through unicode text labels.

The inventory system is being completely replaced to improve maintainability and functionality.

The inventory system is being completely replaced to improve maintainability and functionality.

New inventory system allows queuing and canceling crafting items, enhancing user experience.

The old GUI system (NGUI) is being replaced with DFGUI, which is more scalable and supports better functionality.

Introduced the first set of trading cards to capture the current state of the game.

Foundations will no longer destroy immediately upon placement and other decay issues have been addressed.

Airdrops will now spawn around noon daily.

Tree billboard colors have been adjusted to better fit their mesh colors.

Anisotropic filtering for terrain, road, rocks, and building textures enabled if quality level is above 50%.

New gfx console convars added for controlling image effects such as anti-aliasing and radiation grain.

Addressed shadow flickering issues in buildings.

Smoke signals will now be influenced by lighting.

Foundations will no longer destroy immediately upon placement and other decay issues have been addressed.

New console convars added for controlling various image effects.

The first command entered into the console will now work correctly on OSX.

Broken armor will now drop if the inventory is full instead of not unequipping.

Lower quality levels will now automatically disable some image effects for better performance.

Cloud synchronization improved to reduce jumping clouds.

Broken armor will now drop if your inventory is full instead of not unequipping.

Airdrops will now spawn around noon daily.

Fade from black after respawn now starts at the correct time.

New console convar render.frames added to limit the maximum fps to render.

New console convar render.distance added to adjust draw distance.

Cloud synchronization improved to reduce jumping clouds.

Addressed extreme shadow flickering occurring in buildings.

Tree billboard colors adjusted to better fit their mesh colors.

New render.distance convar added to adjust the draw distance, currently affecting static rocks.

The fade from black after respawn now starts at the correct time.

Anisotropic filtering enabled for terrain, road, rocks, and building textures at quality levels above 50%.

Smoke signal will now be influenced by lighting.

The first command entered into the console will now work correctly on OSX.

New console convar render.frames added to limit maximum FPS.

Lower quality levels will automatically disable some image effects for better performance.

Grass rendering issues on OSX and Linux have been resolved, allowing high graphics settings.

The old sky has been replaced to improve performance and allow for refraction effects.

Items will now degrade with use and can be repaired at a workbench.

Armor will now lose condition when damaged, requiring players to manage their gear more carefully.

Water visuals have been enhanced, with options to toggle reflections for performance.

The new moon cycle means nights are no longer pitch black, enhancing gameplay experience.

Items now degrade with use and can be repaired at a workbench, adding a new layer of strategy.

Nighttime is no longer pitch black, depending on the moon cycle.

Water visuals have been enhanced, with an option to toggle reflections for performance.

Grass rendering issues on OSX and Linux have been resolved, improving graphics settings compatibility.

The old sky has been replaced to improve performance and allow for refraction effects.

Servers can now be whitelisted based on Steam Group membership.

Servers can now be whitelisted based on Steam Group membership.

Fixed a minor issue with spawning wildlife and resource nodes which could cause some console spam on the server

We made our own anti cheat called CheatPunch last week. 4,621 people have been detected and banned.

Last chunk of rock should be on the ground instead of hovering

AI figures out it can’t get to you much sooner and knows to retreat

Resources should maybe hopefully not kill you anymore while harvesting them

We made our own anti cheat called CheatPunch last week. 4,621 people have been detected and banned.

Metal window bars are thinner and easier to shoot out of

Shelters decay is active for sure and they will disappear

Fixed a minor issue with spawning wildlife and resource nodes which could cause some console spam on the server

We’re testing CheatPunch on our official servers to ensure stability before wider implementation.

Wolves should actually scare other AI when they are chasing or attacking something

Last chunk of rock should be on the ground instead of hovering

Metal window bars are thinner and easier to shoot out of

Resources should maybe hopefully not kill you anymore while harvesting them

You can’t place shelters on top of people anymore and lock them in

You can’t build barricades on top of barricades anymore

You can’t build stuff on top of large spiked walls anymore

You can’t build barricades on top of barricades anymore

Wolves should actually scare other AI when they are chasing or attacking something

Shelters decay is active for sure and they will disappear

AI figures out it can’t get to you much sooner and knows to retreat

You can’t build stuff on top of large spiked walls anymore

You can’t place shelters ontop of people anymore and lock them in

The oil tank area has been modified to include cover.

Footstep sounds will never play the same sound as the one previously played.

Zombies have been removed from the game and replaced with red bears and wolves.

Grass textures have been improved.

Introduced locked backpacks that can be bypassed with lockpicks, which are a default blueprint.

Workbenches now allow faster crafting when standing next to them.

Zombies have been removed from the game and replaced with red bears and wolves.

New models for wood and stone resources added, which change to indicate their quantity.

Wildlife now fears hostile creatures, reacts to gunshots, and retreats if it cannot find a path to the player.

New models for wood and stone resources added, with visual indicators for quantity.

The oil tank area has been modified to include cover.

Added new player animations and improved melee attack animations.

Wildlife can no longer be exploited by walking backwards.

Wildlife now fears hostile creatures, reacts to gunshots, and retreats if it cannot find a path to the player.

Players craft faster when standing next to workbenches.

Footstep sounds will no longer play the same sound as the one previously played.

Fixed bugs with the level, including rocks intersecting buildings.

Grass textures have been improved.

Introduced locked backpacks that can be bypassed with lockpicks, which are a default blueprint.

Fixed bugs with the level, such as rocks intersecting buildings.

Added new player animations and improved melee attack animations.

You can only repair something 5 seconds after it last took damage.

Added a delay to repairing objects after they have been damaged.

New tracks inspired by Rust have been added to the game.

Added vsync option for better performance.

Servers can now be added to favorites by clicking the star on the left.

Fixed exploit where reduced mouse sensitivity affected weapon sway.

Fixed random headshot sound that occurred when shooting near the top of inanimate objects.

Added HUD indication for when voice chatting.

New tracks inspired by Rust have been added to the game, with an option to turn them off.

You can now set a passcode on a door and share it with other players.

Grass should no longer flicker on ATI cards.

Beds can now be placed inside houses, functioning like the old sleeping bags.

Servers can now be added to favorites by clicking the star on the left.

Metal structures now require metal instead of wood for repairs.

Grass runs twice as fast and has improved visuals and sound effects.

Opening boxes no longer resets decay, allowing old items to disappear properly.

Metal structures now require metal for repairs instead of wood.

A delay has been added to repairing objects after they have been damaged.

Beds can now be placed inside houses and act like the old sleeping bags.

Sleeping bags now reset the use timers of all other sleeping bags in a 100m radius.

Players can set a passcode on doors and share it with others, allowing access until the passcode is changed.

You can only repair something 5 seconds after it last took damage.

Camp fire particles are no longer visible at long range to help with performance.

Fixed random headshot sound occurring when shooting near inanimate objects.

Camp fire particles are no longer visible at long range to help performance.

Grass looks significantly better and flickering on ATI cards has been addressed.

Opening boxes no longer resets decay; old items should disappear as intended.

Added HUD indication for when you are voice chatting.

RCon now receives msgid 4 containing all console output.

Grass runs twice as fast and has improved sound effects.

Fixed exploit where mouse sensitivity reduced weapon sway.

Laser/Flashlight on bolt action rifle/revolver are now fixed and point forward

Reduced lag when entering areas with lots of objects in them (big structures)

Reduced lag when entering areas with lots of objects in them (big structures)

Fall damage & suicide exploit fixed

Rubber banding/network correction is a bit smarter

Fall damage & suicide exploit fixed

Rubber banding/network correction is a bit smarter

An attempt was made to fix ghost/desync

An attempt was made to fix ghost/desync

Laser/Flashlight on bolt action rifle/revolver are now fixed and point forward

A console release is possible but not prioritized at this time.

Early talks about adding customizable player features like faces and hair.

Working on improving FPS and overall performance for players.

Early talks on adding customizable player features like faces and hair.

Implementing shared access for players to collaborate in defending their homes.

Over 1,000 players VAC banned for cheating; ongoing work to make cheats more difficult.

Exploring new defensive mechanics to complement existing offensive options.

Prioritizing performance enhancements for Linux and Mac versions of the game.

Working on opportunities to improve FPS for better gameplay experience.

Addressing lag issues on servers with high structure counts and improving overall server performance.

Implementing shared door access to enhance cooperative gameplay among friends.

Over 1,000 players VAC banned; ongoing work to prevent cheating.

Exploring new defensive mechanisms to balance the offense in the game.

Plans to remove zombies from the game to differentiate from DayZ.

Addressing lag issues on servers with high structure counts.

Working on making Linux and Mac versions perform better.

Plans to remove zombies from the game to differentiate from DayZ.

Potential future plans for a console release, but not a current focus.

A minor content patch is set to appear on the developer servers, with potential rollout to live servers later.

Clarification on server visibility in the server browser for users who opted into the developer branch.

Rolled out several security patches to address exploits and hacks in the game.