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 233 COMMUNITY
2021-05-28

Custom Map Contest, Live Action Rust, Crane fights, and more!

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World Revamp DEVBLOG
2021-05-06

This month's update brings a complete overhaul to Rust's graphics including some changes to monuments, Nvidia Reflex for reduced latency and the usual tweaks, fixes and improvements.

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Community Update 232 COMMUNITY
2021-04-26

Trust in Rust recap, Woodworking, Gmod crossovers, Hotels, and more!

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Gestures Update DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2021-04-01

This month's update brings Gestures so you can visually communicate with other players, poker tables to complete the Bandit Camp Casino, the Easter week event and the usual fixes and improvements.

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Freight Transit Line DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2021-03-04

This month we've added an underground transit system, slot machines, a new round of Twitch drops and more improvements and fixes.

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Community Update 231 COMMUNITY
2021-02-22

Salvage yards with a DJ, Sci-Fi Maps, Roller Coasters, and Crabs!

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Lunar New Year DEVBLOG
2021-02-11

Celebrate the 2021 Lunar new year, the year of the Ox with a festive Metal Ox mask, craftable firecrackers, Fireworks, Gong and more!

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Softcore Gamemode Update DEVBLOG
2021-02-04

This month we launch the Softcore Gamemode to soften the Rust experience for those that want it, a new automated drone delivery service for your vending needs, work on the Hapis revamp as well as the usual fixes and improvements.

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Community Update 230 COMMUNITY
2021-01-21

Rust RP, Rustpunk 2077, Map Tools, and ...fish?

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January Update DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2021-01-07

Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. We're getting back to work after a couple of weeks off which is why this is a light blog and we are looking forward to the journey ahead in 2021!

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Community Update 229 COMMUNITY
2020-12-31

What a weird year!

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Season's Beatings! DEVBLOG
2020-12-17

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

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Tech Tree Update DEVBLOG
2020-12-03

This month we have added the tech tree which will give you the choice of how you unlock your blueprints, this has also led to a huge update on item crafting recipes, tiers and the loot you will find in airdrops and heli/bradley crates.

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Community Update 228 COMMUNITY
2020-11-18

Twitch drops, Split rad, Elevator action, raves & more!

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Rust Twitch Drop Event DEVBLOG
2020-11-12

Twitch Drops have been enabled for all Rust Streamers! There are 3 exclusive items to be earned so what are you waiting for?

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Stables Update DEVBLOG
2020-11-05

This month's update brings horse stables to purchase your trusty steeds, a new telephone system you can add to your base or find public phones along the roads and at monuments, a Taxi module for vehicles along with changes to vehicle costs, crafting and balancing along with the usual improvements and fixes and a moustache ??

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Happy Halloween 2020 DEVBLOG
2020-10-26
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Elevator Update DEVBLOG
2020-10-01

This update brings an elevator for easy travel between floors of your base, A real life Rust chair that gives you an exclusive in game chair too, The Spacesuit skin for the Hazmat outfit, changes to roads and added trails as well as the usual balancing and optimisations

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Community Update 227 COMMUNITY
2020-09-25

New merch launch, demons, puppets, and insanity!

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Boat Vendor Update DEVBLOG OUR BREAKDOWN
2020-09-03

This month's update brings fishing villages to purchase boats including the new kayak blueprint, a storage monitor for use with the Rust+ app, some changes to electrified items and other improvements and optimisations.

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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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