What changed in Rust in 2024

Christmas themed Twitch Drops available for viewers during the festive period.

The release of the Ice Sculpture DLC has been postponed to ensure quality and player satisfaction.

Annual contest for the best decorated base with prizes for the winner and runner-up.

The Christmas Event is live, featuring gifts, Santa hats, reindeer antlers, and the return of the lickable candy cane club.

Items from previous years are now purchasable, including a new double door garland in the festive garland pack.

A craftable deployable advent calendar allows players to claim an in-game surprise once every real-life day starting December 16.

Celebrating Rust's 11th anniversary with a 50% discount on the game and 40% off all DLCs until January 2.

New weapon unlockable near the end of the T1 tech tree, compensates for low accuracy with high volume.

Easily get a player's ID when using the Report menu.

91,676 bans applied since the last update, with detailed breakdowns of permanent and temporary bans.

Twitch event featuring drops and battles for control starting this Friday.

Upgraded official servers to new hardware for improved stability and player capacity.

Players can damage monument CCTV cameras to disable them for 5 minutes.

New gesture minigame included in the gesture pack for settling disputes.

Quality of life improvements for the mixing table including easier ingredient management.

First gesture pack added, includes 8 new gestures for player communication.

New tool for server admins to copy, paste, and save bases for easier testing and reporting.

Major AI overhaul starting with wolves, introducing new behaviors for a more engaging hunting experience.

Limited time sale of 40% off Rust and all standalone DLC this weekend.

New mid-tier rifle unlockable at the start of the T3 tech tree, offers balanced performance with good damage and accuracy.

Players can now customize their gesture wheel to access more gestures.

Increased radiation from sprinklers by 70% and splashes by 40% to enhance its effectiveness.

Corpses, Boogie Boards, and Boats now float down rivers.

Beginning rollout of server-side player culling to improve performance.

New arrows that show input/outputs when looking at IO deployables.

Players can now hear voices over CCTV when taking Oil Rig.

Three Halloween-themed items added: Frankenstein mask, Mummy mask, and Dracula cape & mask.

New portals have appeared across the island, with unknown effects.

Every two in-game days, players can participate in the Candy Hunt event for rewards.

Players can collect body parts from scarecrows and mummies to create a pet monster.

The yearly Halloween event is now enabled, running until November 7th.

Rivers have been lengthened and redesigned for a more natural flow, requiring a water system overhaul.

A new handheld dive vehicle for faster underwater travel, requiring low grade fuel.

Improved underwater visibility for better long-distance sight.

Large rock formations have been revamped, bringing back fan favorites and adding new formations for base building.

Old dive sites replaced with new options featuring unique environments and loot.

Annual charity event with Twitch drops and store items to support Direct Relief Charity.

New gameplay feature allowing players to harvest radioactive water with unique properties.

All cliffs in the game have been reworked for realism and ease of traversal, with new coastal and inland types added.

Wood piles now spawn in snow and temperate biomes, providing an early game wood source.

New store pack includes a hazmat suit, hatchet, and blunderbuss skin.

Players can now place wallpapers on building block hardsides inside their bases.

Spray Can now remembers container color through deaths and restarts.

Rust is 40% off to celebrate the release of The World Update 2.0 until October 8th.

New canyons, lakes, and oases added to maps, each offering unique gameplay opportunities.

Old rock and cliff assets will be removed next month; map makers should update their maps.

New vendor at water wells offers random teas and farming equipment, now in non-safe zones.

Repair bench now displays icons alongside text for repair costs.

A new hand-crafted revolver using 5.56 ammo, designed for precision and long-range shots.

Radtown, an iconic location from legacy Rust, has been revamped with new gameplay spaces and improved movement flow.

A purchasable pack featuring 22 extra wallpaper skins for base styling.

Public testing for the upcoming world update, featuring significant changes to the game world.

Introduction of Wellipets' Frog Boots and an exclusive in-game item for early access players.

New customizable color options for various UI elements to assist players with color blindness.

Announcement for the Base Invaders event with a $50,000 prize pool.

Error messages moved from chat to toast notifications with clearer descriptions.

Enhancements to UI for right-to-left languages and fixes for truncated texts.

A new experimental weapon attachment that boosts projectile damage and velocity at the cost of slower fire rate and increased recoil.

Feature re-enabled to improve client performance and reduce network traffic.

New wallpapers added for interior decoration, craftable with cloth and available in multiple colors.

Minimum requirements for Linux dedicated server builds updated to Debian 11 / Ubuntu 20 or later.

Breaking changes to the modding API affecting object pooling utilities.

A new craftable item that displays the current server time and allows setting up to five alarms.

Ziplines can now run longer, terminate at higher points, and avoid dismounting due to trees.

Players can now turn off the blood overlay when getting hurt.

The last entered code for locks is now saved between sessions.

Players can now walk through Storage Adaptors attached to boxes.

Twitch Drops event scheduled from August 8th to August 18th, 2024.

Bush rustle sounds are now audible to nearby players, with sound volume varying based on movement speed.

Horses can now enter terrain holes such as train tunnels and ramps.

Sidecar bikes now drive more like regular motorbikes.

Dropped items in water now sink realistically, slow down, and emit bubbles.

Announcement of partnership with Shockbyte for managed server hosting rental.

Hold the Crouch key while driving to perform a faster turn on bikes.

Dynamic vendor pricing now operates in real time and changes every 5 hours instead of every 15 minutes.

A new primitive trap made from hanging tin cans that alerts nearby players when triggered.

Switching gun fire modes now plays a sound.

Trains can now break through barricades that are too close to the tracks.

Rust items can now be purchased as licensed 3D printed products through Lootroom.

All Facepunch games, including Rust, are 50% off to celebrate the company's anniversary.

Limited edition Youtooz figures of Heavy Scientist and Hazmat are available for purchase.

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

New items allow players to take enemies captive, restricting their inventory and vision.

Prices of items sold by NPC vendors will now fluctuate based on item popularity.

Players can now place barricades on rocks and dirt roads.

Fixed low visibility issues underwater caused by shading changes.

Additional optimizations to reduce memory usage and improve loading times.

Bicycles are now available across the map, including a three-wheeled variant for a second player.

Twitch drops available during FancyOrb's Global Warfare event from July 26 to August 2.

Ceiling lights IO points are now easier to target.

Motorbikes can now be found at several monument locations, including a single-person bike and a sidecar variant.

A new event featuring a vendor that spawns on maps with ring roads, selling various items.

New tools for players to build and experiment without plugins, enabling creative gameplay.

Banned over 65,000 accounts since the last update, with ongoing efforts to improve anti-cheat measures.

Ability to see where teammates are placing items while building.

Hammer now consistently shows all options to reduce misclicks.

A new electricity-powered deployable that detects nearby explosions and sends a power signal.

Ability to see attachments on weapons for sale in vending machines.

Horse armour now has a reduced speed penalty.

Red outline around the edge of monuments to indicate building restrictions.

Bone fragments can now be composted to create fertiliser.

Adjust wire slack visually using the mouse wheel.

Improved speed for entering codes on code locks.

Modified Tech Tree menu to access lower techs from higher benches.

New cinematic entities for creators to use in projects.

Horses can now walk backwards and have improved navigation.

Twitch drops available from June 10th-17th.

Added HV Ammo & Incendiary Ammo to the mixing table.

Fixed monument prefabs appearing invisible from a distance.

Idle helicopters no longer drift down slopes.

Adjusted chainsaw hit radius for easier tree hitting.

Salvaged Hammer now deals +100% damage against deployables.

Prevent players from stashing explosives in Tool Cups.

Hold Sprint to auto plant all held seeds in a single planter.

Easier to search and set up industrial conveyors.

Window glass, shutters, and bars now craft in 15 seconds instead of 30.

See skin names and links at the Repair Bench.

Players can now place barricades on terrain around Monuments for strategic cover.

Significant memory savings achieved by consolidating renderer objects.

Various improvements to the sign painting experience.

Changes to the building blocked size for various Monuments.

Adjustments to fishing mechanics to introduce risk/reward dynamics.

Multiple improvements to electrical components and their usability.

Feedback added for turret interference limits while building.

Players recently kicked can skip the queue for 5 minutes.

Volume of F15 reduced by 50% to lessen ear strain.

Procedural maps now automatically uploaded to reduce server join times.

Upgraded to Harmony 2.3, requiring mod authors to recompile their mods.

Deployable wooden barricade size doubled for better cover in PvP.

Cycle time increased to 8 seconds and yield reduced to 80% in safezones.

Large External Gates and Walls now require players to stand still for 1.5 seconds when placing.

Cargo Ship now docks at both harbors and has improved container spawn mechanics.

Aimcone penalty for movement reduced to zero initially, increasing accuracy while dodging.

Improved visibility underwater with goggles and submarine portholes.

Various building-related quality of life improvements implemented.

Holosight edges thinned to reduce vision obstruction; reticle motion blur fixed.

Monument recyclers maintain cycle time but yield increased to 120%.

Introduced tax rates for T2 and T3 workbench tech trees to increase item unlocking costs.

Fixed various bugs with helicopter targeting and fleeing behavior.

Main building now has a dedicated respawn group guaranteeing loot crates.

Numerous changes and fixes to electrical components and their recipes.

Door controllers now unpair when TC is destroyed and are easier to set up.

All viewmodels updated to new renderer for smoother performance.

Addressed AI performance issues for better server performance.

Reduced costs and increased yields for HV Ammo, Torpedos, Incendiary Rockets, Drones, and HMLMG.

Reduced negatives for muzzle brake and boost, improving their utility.

Changes made to LR300's recoil, damage fall off, bullet velocity, and burst mode.

Scientists spawn in stages based on Bradley's health, with increased aggressiveness.

Impact effects now warm up correctly to reduce stuttering during gunfights.

Burst mod duration between bursts reduced to 2x firerate from 3x.

New flamethrower added, effective for area denial and PvP.

Logic gates and several components no longer require power, enhancing usability.

Fixed various legacy bugs affecting helicopter behavior.

Cargo Ship can now dock at harbors, triggering crane activity and loot refreshes.

Added underwater access to Oilrigs, providing a new entry point.

First-ever tool cupboard DLC skin available for crafting or purchase.

Improved alignment and deployment mechanics for electrical components.

Fixed multiple bugs related to power drain in electrical components.

Minigun introduced as a rare drop, requiring a workbench level 2 to reload.

New islands accessible via rotating bridges and cranes, providing tactical advantages.

Helicopter attack patterns and aggro mechanics revamped for more dynamic encounters.

Both Harbors received visual updates and gameplay changes to support the new Cargo Ship docking process.

Improvements made to limit information leaks exploited by cheaters.

Participate in an Easter egg hunt every 24-38 in-game hours for a chance to win special eggs and loot.

A new chicken costume can be crafted with cloth and wood, available in the Rust item store.

Improvements to the store interface for better item visibility and information.

A dedicated island for new players to learn basic controls and mechanics of Rust.

A shader that subtly illuminates a small radius around the player at night.

Attack helicopter flares now take 30 seconds to reload.

Custom maps Hapis Island and Observer Island are retired from Facepunch servers.

Updated vendor UI for clearer item display and improved user experience.

Optional update for Easter events and Chicken costume release on March 21st.

Fixed issue with metal detectors detecting loot in safe zones.

A variety of community-made Lunar New Year items are now available in the Steam store.

A new skin for the wooden spear, featuring intricate engravings.

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon with new and old items available in the Steam item store.

A reskin of the rocket launcher with unique visuals and sound effects celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

Changes implemented to reduce the number of entities on the server, improving memory usage.

Repair costs for deployables like autoturrets have been corrected.

A warning now appears when attempting to log out in a safe zone.

Increased all plants' ripe stage duration from 4 hours to 14 hours.

Reduced the intensity of on-screen hurt, cold, warm, and radioactive post-processing effects.

Doors and gates no longer cancel their animations when colliding with vehicles, reducing crush incidents.

Team markers misalignment while wearing NV Goggles has been corrected.

Death markers now appear on the compass UI.

New convar added to manage time budgeting for conveyor systems, improving performance.

Enhanced texture quality through adjustments in compression settings.

Players can now only have one shelter placed at any one time.

Modified animations for the SAP/SAR to feel less floaty and reduced additional recoil while moving.

Significant reductions in memory usage for shader assets and textures.

Players can now carry more loot with the addition of small and large backpacks.

A new metal detector allows players to find hidden metal objects underground.

Long item descriptions now scroll

Next month we'll limit the number of shelters players can have placed at any one time.

Backpacks will be a new craftable attire, allowing the player to carry more items.

Several server-side ragdolls improvements and fixes following last months changes

Pressing F now focuses the players position when the map is open