Rust updates, explained
Facepunch ships a big update with every monthly force wipe (first Thursday) and smaller patches in between. Each post here is the official patch notes boiled down to a TL;DR: what changed, whether it wipes, and who should care. Summaries are generated from the full Facepunch post and reviewed against it; the complete notes are on every page. Next force wipe: Thursday 03 September.
Monthly update · 06 August 2026Power Trip
Power Plant can be fired up with Heavy Fuses to unlock a Satellite Crash event, Dome oil pumping, water pipes and more, plus high wall upkeep and Wolf Headdress nerfs.
Monthly update · 02 July 2026Common Ground
A new Apartment Complex monument rents rooms and shops to players, Softcore gains raid windows and 2x gather, and Clan Tables arrive
Monthly update · 04 June 2026Built Different
Rust's player model is rebuilt from scratch, and loot-only Ballistic Armour, the BDU and the M16A2 add a top gear tier nobody can craft
Monthly update · 07 May 2026Upgrade Hard, Raid Harder
Workbenches take nine loot-only upgrades, the Mortar brings long range raiding, and tin can alarms can now be loaded with grenades
Monthly update · 02 April 2026Spring Clean
The Armoured Ladder Hatch and Water Wheel arrive, the tech tree unlocks whole paths at once, and overfishing ends in-base fish farming
Monthly update · 05 March 2026Shipshape
Boats gain IO, wallpaper and deployable snapping, the Deep Sea is rebalanced, and days now run about 20 minutes longer
Monthly update · 05 February 2026Naval Update
Player built boats and the Deep Sea arrive, with Ghost Ships, Floating Cities, tropical islands and scientist crewed boats to fight
Community update · 22 January 2026Community Update 268
Community roundup: Naval update confirmed for the February wipe, Homebrew 4 Twitch drops from 5 February, and Rustmas base winners named
Monthly update · 01 January 2026Surviving 12 Years
A year in review blog with the January wipe: no new content, but the Naval update is confirmed for 5 February with player made boats
Update · 22 December 2025Final Round of Voting - Rust in the Steam Awards
Final round voting post for the Steam Awards Labor of Love category, with nothing that affects wipe day
Update · 18 December 2025Seasons Beatings
Christmas event returns with presents, stockings, the candy cane club and an advent calendar, plus festive wallpapers and Twitch and Kick drops
Update · 24 November 2025Vote for Rust! The Steam Awards are now live!
Voting post only: Facepunch asks players to back Rust in the Steam Awards Labor of Love category, with no gameplay changes
Monthly update · 06 November 2025Pivot Or Die
Blueprints wiped and tech tree costs slashed, monument puzzles gain reset radiation, and attack helicopters lose flare tricks and in flight repairs
Update · 23 October 2025Warhammer 40,000 X Rust Dlc Pack
Death Korps of Krieg skin pack arrives on Steam, Halloween monsters and rifts return, and clocks go back on 26 October
Monthly update · 02 October 2025Meta Shift
Workbench 2 and 3 now need blueprint fragments from monuments, loot has moved almost everywhere, and Nuclear Missile Silo goes red card
Community update · 25 September 2025Community Update 267
Rust Mobile closed beta starts in early November, plus Kingdoms 3 drops, Twitch Rivals on 8 October and a freshly wiped staging branch
Monthly update · 04 September 2025Maintenance
A lighter bug fix month: gunshots audible to 600 m, team bag labels, volumetric clouds on by default and the Exhibit Decor Pack
Monthly update · 07 August 2025Harder Core
Hardcore returns with fog of war, no firearm crafting and double upkeep, plus a rebuilt main menu and loading up to 65% faster
Community update · 24 July 2025Community Update 266
Global Warfare 3 is live on Twitch with drops and a Hope for the Day charity skin, and Home Brewed 3.0 starts on 7 August
Monthly update · 03 July 2025Friends With Benefits
Party system lets friends join a server together, deployables snap with Left Shift, and Patrol Helicopter now flees one grid at most
Monthly update · 05 June 2025Nerfed, Buffed, Balanced?
Silencers split into cheap craftable versions and a loot only Military Silencer, jungle gets more ore, and monument counts per map rise
Community update · 29 May 2025Community Update 265
Warhammer 40,000 skins announced for Rust, Bellum Twitch drops run 25 June to 2 July, plus murals, trailer parks and life size replicas
Update · 22 May 2025Warhammer 40,000 is coming to Rust!
Facepunch announces a Warhammer 40,000 crossover: cosmetic skins for player, base and weapons, including a Death Korps of Krieg pack
Monthly update · 01 May 2025Jungle Update
The jungle biome lands with vine swinging, tigers, crocodiles and snakes, plus the blowpipe, boomerang and wider rivers in every biome
Update · 10 April 2025Easter 2025
Easter egg hunts run 10 to 24 April with loot up to an M249, plus egg vision gear and a new horse costume
Monthly update · 03 April 2025Soft Refresh
Softcore gets repairable deployable debris, automatic 50% respawns and steep door upkeep, plus bee balance and area of effect volumes for everyone
Update · 13 March 2025Premium Servers
Premium Servers go live: a $15 Rust inventory is needed to join, with fresh official premium servers and a server.premium opt in for owners
Monthly update · 06 March 2025The Crafting Update
Cooking workbench, spoiling meat, chicken coops, bees and armour inserts, plus train tunnels moved closer to the surface
Community update · 20 February 2025Community Update 264
Community Update 264: a playable Tetris machine built in Rust, a $9,000 pet rescue fundraiser and a Global Warfare 2 film teaser
Monthly update · 06 February 2025Primitive
Primitive mode strips out guns, metal grades and C4, while siege weapons, shields and overhauled horses land in vanilla too
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