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by Errn

FANCYORB'S GLOBAL WARFARE As some of you may know, these masterpieces take some time. In case you missed it here's the absolute cinema of the Global Warfare 2 event. We draw attention to this also because Global Warfare 3 is coming this summer! Keep an eye out on FancyOrb's Socials for info and exact dates and how to sign up! RUST BATTLE MURAL PAINTING Monstera brings us another incredible painting. This time, it is a giant mural that spans across 2 walls. We present: The BattleMural https://files.facepunch.com/Errn/1b2011b1/BattleMural_MonsteraRust.png Here's the progress video. Enjoy! RUST TRAILER PARK If you haven't heard of Benjamin Plays Rust yet I encourage you to subscribe! You will not be disappointed. He and his brother make these wild trailer parks and junk towns, usually on pure vanilla servers. The level of creativity used here is quite impressive! SAVE THE DATE - TWITCH DROPS! https://files.facepunch.com/Errn/1b2711b1/BellumLogo_png.png June 25th - July 2nd The Bellum Span...

Warhammer 40,000 is coming to Rust!

by ashfacepunch

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5377070/d3ea270c3f20ed63be255a515b024bd929e75aba.png Facepunch Studios is very excited to announce a landmark collaboration in the form of a new crossover: Warhammer 40,000 is officially coming to Rust! In this alliance with Warhammer, Facepunch will bring the grimdark future of the 41st millennium to the most played survival game on Steam. Players will soon be able to equip iconic Warhammer 40,000-themed cosmetic skins to their character, in their base, and with their crafted weapons, providing a unique but also fitting take on the hazmat and more items with a Death Korps of Krieg Pack - showcasing a perfect synergy of Rust’s dark brutality, and the Krieg’s unrelenting fanatical nature and aesthetic. This crossover marks a first-of-its-kind partnership for Rust, blending the harsh, online sandbox-survival sensation that is Rust, with one of the most renowned sci-fi franchises in the world. The Warhammer Skulls event is back for a ninth year, with loads of news, reve...

'More darts, more farts': Rust dev makes 'fart darts' for hack week, and you can probably guess what they do

by Jonathan Bolding

Every once in a while the developers at Facepunch, developers of survival game Rust (and also Garry's Mod), have a hack week. They work on silly stuff, goofy ideas, and strange concepts that might not make it into the game. Moonshot ideas, if you will, that are kind of goofy but also kind of brilliant in their own right... Read more.

Surprise new Rust update transforms the survival game's stealth combat

by editor@pcgamesn.com

Although they're still arduous and white-knuckle, there are no other survival games, whether The Long Dark, The Forest, or Project Zomboid, that make you work like Rust does. It's an epic journey. You begin with nothing - the first few hours, you're picking through the wilderness for sticks and rocks. But after enough time and sweat, you can scavenge, research, and craft even the most elaborate modern conveniences. After the transformative Jungle update from earlier this month, Facepunch has just made a less public but still-significant change to the survival shooter's stealth combat. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Rust Jungle update introduces the survival game's deadliest animal yet The Rust Jungle update has a date, and you can test it right now Rust update makes softcore mode easier, as the survival game teases a new biome

The Rust Jungle update introduces the survival game's deadliest animal yet

by editor@pcgamesn.com

The Rust Jungle update is a testament to the team at Facepunch Studios. Over a decade since it first launched, one of the founding figures of modern survival games remains steadfastly atop the Steam charts, pulling in hundreds of thousands of players daily. Competitors such as Ark, Valheim, and Once Human certainly have their moments, but Rust remains the most consistent presence among them, and a big part of that its regular cadence of impactful updates. Now, it's introducing the game's first new biome since it originally implemented Rust's procedural world generation. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Rust Jungle update has a date, and you can test it right now Rust update makes softcore mode easier, as the survival game teases a new biome New Rust crafting update adds bee farms, new recipes, and more automation tools

JUNGLE UPDATE

by Errn

JUNGLE BIOME We've added the first new biome to the game since the original introduction of the procedural world generation: Jungle! https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/122/04/2025/6J27/jungleUpdate_biome_02.jpg The jungle biome covers part of the temperate coastal (tier 0) area where new players spawn. The terrain in this biome is flatter than other biomes, has a higher river density and thicker foliage. The jungle biome features a large variety of completely new foliage. This includes new types of bushes, such as bromeliads and monstera. New undergrowth plants like arrowroot and calathea. As well as variety of new trees like trumpet trees, jungle palms and sandbox trees. The biggest of them all are enormous kapok trees that you will be able to climb and swing from. https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/128/04/2025/0x42/jungleUpdate_biome_18.jpg https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/128/04/2025/5W47/jungleUpdate_biome_05.jpg The jungle is much denser than what you may be used to, so be...

The Rust Jungle update has a date, and you can test it right now

by editor@pcgamesn.com

It might be one of the pioneers of the survival game boom, but Rust isn't resting on its laurels. Facepunch Studios' open-world multiplayer game is still routinely found in the Steam top ten to this day, where it thrives even in the face of continued Ark and Valheim updates along with newcomers such as Enshrouded and Once Human. Now, a new chapter is about to begin. Following the recent Primitive overhaul, it's time to head to a completely fresh region, as the Rust Jungle update transports us to a land of dense forests and tropical treasures. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Rust update makes softcore mode easier, as the survival game teases a new biome New Rust crafting update adds bee farms, new recipes, and more automation tools New Rust Primitive update transforms the PC classic into a brutal medieval game

EASTER 2025

by Errn

EASTER HUNT April 10th - April 24th, 2025 Starting today, every 24-38 in-game hours an Easter egg hunt will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as many eggs as you can. The top 3 players are given special eggs as a reward. These eggs can be cracked open for various types of loot ranging from scrap all the way up to an M249 https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/04/14/269931/hunt.jpg If you don't make the podium, that's okay. The painted eggs you collect can be upgraded to Bronze eggs once you collect 10. If you collect 10 bronze eggs then you can upgrade to a silver egg, eventually all the way to gold! There are various items available to help you during your hunt. The Easter Basket will allow instant pickup of eggs and the Bunny Onesie and Ears will provide you with an advantage via Egg Vision. HORSE COSTUME This year, we've added a new costume DLC attire, the Horse costume! The Horse costume is a lower body wearable item which can be crafted with cloth and wood. https://files.facep...

In 'a bit of an experiment' Rust's latest update makes softcore mode even softer, and some changes may be brought over 'to the vanilla game in future'

by Rick Lane

Rust is, famously, an unforgiving affair, a survival game where someone murdering you and stealing everything you own is also known as 'Tuesday'. But Facepunch's open-world cruelty simulator does have at least one merciful bone in its emaciated, battle-scarred body. In 2021, Facepunch added a softcore mode, which mitigates some of the vanilla game's brutality with features like safe spawning zones and the ability to recover some of your loot upon death... Read more.

Rust update makes softcore mode easier, as the survival game teases a new biome

by editor@pcgamesn.com

Survival games can often be a brutal place, and Rust is no exception. Steam's top dog in the open-world survival crafting genre has always been a hardcore, ruthless experience - or at least it was until 2021, when developer Facepunch Studios introduced softcore Rust. The alternative, more friendly mode offers a slightly less punishing way to enjoy the multiplayer game with its roughest edges sanded down. Now, the mode is getting an overhaul, alongside some bee improvements and additional quality-of-life upgrades across the board in the Rust April update. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Rust crafting update adds bee farms, new recipes, and more automation tools New Rust Primitive update transforms the PC classic into a brutal medieval game Rust sets a new Steam record after eleven years as giant medieval update looms

SOFT REFRESH

by Errn

DEPLOYABLE DEBRIS A selection of deployable objects in your base will now leave behind a destroyed version when killed in the softcore game mode, allowing you to repair them to quickly get your base back up and running after a raid. When destroyed, these objects will drop 50% of their contents, the other 50% will be stored inside and accessible only by the player owners. https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/102/04/2025/1B08/softcore_deployablecorpses_01.jpg If the deployable is destroyed due to losing its ground, it will fall to the nearest position and won't be repairable on the spot. You can still pick it up with a hammer and repair it later at a repair bench. This new behaviour is enabled on: Large Wooden Box Storage Barrels Small Wooden Box Coffin Small Furnace Electric Furnace Locker Tool Cupboard Fridge Vending Machine All Workbenches https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/103/04/2025/6350/softcore_deployablecorpses_04.jpg https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/103/04/2025/8S61/softc...

PREMIUM SERVERS

by Errn

Today at 19:00 UTC, we're issuing a mandatory update - We are rolling out Premium Servers, an experimental way to filter out cheat users and create a better experience for legit players. To access Premium Servers, your Rust Steam inventory must be valued at $15 or more. This includes items from the Permanent Item Store, such as building skins, décor packs, and hazmat skins, as well as any other tradable Rust items with an attached value. Currently we do not include Rust's standalone DLC such as Instruments, Sunburn and Voice Props packs (this may change in future). https://files.facepunch.com/Alistair/105/03/2025/4y97/RustClient_FZFr8oSdQm.jpg We initially communicated a $20 threshold, but after analysing data from millions of accounts, we've settled on $15 as a more effective starting point. This is based on a comparison of banned accounts versus regular players, aiming to strike a balance between accessibility and cheat deterrence, although opting on the lower end. Premium Servers wi...

Rust's crafting update gives the survival sim real-time food cooking and pies to rival Monster Hunter, but the tastiest treat is the ability to make and throw 'bee grenades'

by Rick Lane

Video gaming is currently in an arms race (or should that be 'farms race') to depict the most delectable virtual food possible. It’s a race variously led by the Yakuza series, Final Fantasy, and most recently, Monster Hunter: Wilds, which features a cheese naan so mouthwatering it caused a sales surge of dairy-filled bread products in Japan... Read more.

New Rust crafting update adds bee farms, new recipes, and more automation tools

by editor@pcgamesn.com

More than a decade since it first launched in early access, the Rust crafting update has reaffirmed its status as one of the PC's most beloved survival games. Already outstripping long-time rivals such as Valheim and Ark, the new Rust update has pushed it into the top five most-played Steam games. Facepunch Studios has packed a whole slew of features, tools, and quality-of-life upgrades into the major March patch, from fresh crafting and cooking options to bees, automation improvements, and graphical tweaks. If you haven't been back in a while, or are considering starting, now is the time to play Rust. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Rust Primitive update transforms the PC classic into a brutal medieval game Rust sets a new Steam record after eleven years as giant medieval update looms The gigantic, classic survival game Rust is flying on Steam right now