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
Xmas - Gingerbread Mines DEVBLOG
2022-12-15

Season's beatings! It's that wonderful time of the year again. The Xmas event is now enabled, new cosmetic DLC, gingerbread houses? And Rustmas base decorating competition!

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The Big QOL Update DEVBLOG
2022-12-01

The big quality of life update, over 90 improvements and fixes. Rust is turning 9 years old, and Christmas is coming!

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Community Update 248 COMMUNITY
2022-11-16

Twitch Drops, IRL storage box, cRust, PAX Cosplay, Rust's upcoming Birthday, and more!

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Prototype 17 DEVBLOG
2022-11-03

This month we bring you a new pistol, caboose, blackjack, and Twitch drops, along with more fixes and improvements.

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Community Update 247 COMMUNITY
2022-10-27

Charity Events, Low Poly Rust, Rivals Wars, real life workbench and more!

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Halloween 2022 DEVBLOG
2022-10-20

A darkness is falling upon Rust, monsters are awakening, portals are opening, and skulls are breaking. Enter if you dare.

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The Lumberjack DEVBLOG
2022-10-06

New Lumberjack pack, furnace UI, server browser improvements, hardcore mode development and more!

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Community Update 246 COMMUNITY
2022-09-16

Charitable Rust Skin Contest, Hemp Base Empires, Rust Pro's, Penguins, and more!

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Hardcore Gamemode DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2022-08-26

This month we bring you hardcore game mode, revamped cooking and furnace UIs, storage buff along with more fixes and improvements.

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Community Update 245 COMMUNITY
2022-08-22

Rivals Recap, Raid Cams, Under water tricks, Speed painting and more!

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Trainyard Unloading DEVBLOG
2022-08-04

Trainyard unloading event, flash bang and molotov cocktail, improved cliff collision, performance, lighting improvements, Twitch Rivals and much more

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Community update 244 COMMUNITY
2022-07-21

Twitch Rivals, Real world salvage hammers, player made monuments, swanky desk mats, and more!

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July Update DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2022-07-07

Combat balance, faster load times, chat filter and much more!

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Community Update 243 COMMUNITY
2022-06-15

Custom desk mats, Mars monuments, thoughtful poetry, and more!

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The Combat Update DEVBLOG
2022-06-02

The biggest gunplay update since Rust's initial release, Hapis Island is back, Handmade LMG added, and scientists now patrol the Launch site along with a huge amount of other improvements and fixes.

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Community update 242 COMMUNITY
2022-05-24

Staging updates, 3D Art, Rust painting, hotel funnies, and more!

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Above-ground Trains Update DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2022-05-05

This month we bring you above-ground trains and tweaks to the ziplines along with more fixes and improvements.

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community update 241 COMMUNITY
2022-04-21

Charity tournaments, teaser trailer, amazing artwork, shark attacks, and more!

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Happy Easter
2022-04-14

The Easter Egg hunt has begun!

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Zipline & Rail Update DEVBLOG
2022-04-07

Above ground rail network, ziplines, achievements and more plus the usual bug fixes and improvements

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Rust's official development updates and patch notes, linking straight to Facepunch's own post for each one rather than a mirrored copy.

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