Rust Updates

Every devblog and community update Facepunch has posted, newest first. Each links out to the official post at rust.facepunch.com/news. The big monthly update lands with the force wipe on the first Thursday of the month; the Rust wipe schedule shows which servers just wiped and which wipe next.

673 updates tracked
Community Update 77 COMMUNITY
2016-02-23

How someone 3D printed a Rust AK-47, and how you can do it too.

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Devblog 98 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-02-18

The long wait is over: we've added server queues! We've also been revamping Hapis, adding right-click to the inventory, concepting rad animals, and optimising. Always optimising.

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Community Update 76 COMMUNITY
2016-02-16

Hell on Rust.

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Devblog 97 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-02-11

Lots of balance tweaks this update: external walls and masks are no longer OP, while the Code Lock takes a buff in damage dealt. There's the first look at the flamethrower in-game, though you'll have to wait a little bit longer to get your fingers burnt.

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Community Update 75 COMMUNITY
2016-02-09

The joy of small servers, what not to do in Rust, and the The Perfect Raid spawns a Youtube series.

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Devblog 96 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-02-04

Ladder hatches are in. As well as adding floor frames, this now makes the game 666% more sinister. This is a server wiping update, so we've tweaked Proc Gen a little. There's info on the upcoming XP and levelling system, and lots more.

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Community Update 74 COMMUNITY
2016-02-02

How to overengineer a base, how to take baffling screenshots of the Rust landscape, and an amazingly funny solo raid.

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Devblog 95 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-01-28

A host of changes implemented and previewed this week: there's a variety of new walls to let you build prisons, shops, and cages; a new scope with 4x magnification; optimisation, bug-fixes, and loads more. Plus there's a preview of the new levelling system. It's an exciting look at the future of Rust.

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Community Update 73 COMMUNITY
2016-01-26

The cutest Rust art, ever!

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Devblog 94 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-01-21

We've got atmospheric rain and new music to match. There's new weapon attachments, we've fixed a number of exploits and animations, there's a sneak peek at new building parts, and there's a poll about admin abuse.

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Community Update 72 COMMUNITY
2016-01-19

Willy Wonka and the Charcoal Factory.

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Devblog 93 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-01-14

Higher player counts means more servers everywhere, and we're now hosting the Battle Royale mod, too. There's also damage tweaks, player skin alterations, the first look at the new female player model in-game, and lots more.

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Community Update 71 COMMUNITY
2016-01-12

Saturday morning Rust.

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Devblog 92 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2016-01-07

The new year brings a fresh start for everyone in Rust. This update wipes the servers, including blueprints, and brings changes to aiming, world generation, stability, music, voice chat, and more.

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Community Update 70 COMMUNITY
2016-01-05

Welcome to all the new owners of Rust! Here's what your fellow players get up to when they're not chasing you down and robbing your corpse.

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Security Update DEVBLOG
2015-12-30
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2015 Review GENERAL
2015-12-23

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A year ago I posted </span><a href="http://playrust.com/devblog-40/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">this blog</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> where I reviewed what we had done that year, and layed out our plans for upcoming year. It's probably a good idea to do that again.</span>

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Devblog 91 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2015-12-17

You've all been naughty, but that hasn't stopped Santa visiting Rust.

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Devblog 90 DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2015-12-10

Lots and lots of bug fixing in the run up to the holidays. But there's also sleeping bag spawn tweaks, some sexy new rocks, music, and more.

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Community Update 69 COMMUNITY
2015-12-08

Dare you enter the... oh, you just walked right in.

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