1:00pm EST - Our update preview stream is live! twitch.tv/rustafied

12:00am EST - We’re at the halfway point for Rust development this month and we’re seeing new items and some big changes to procedural maps coming in the future.

Our update preview stream goes live at 1pm EST. Follow @Rustafied for news throughout the week.

Digital clock

Work continues on a new digital clock, a handy addition that's still in the testing stages. This placeable clock not only displays the server time but also allows players to set up to five alarms to pass power through when ringing, making it a practical tool for timing tasks and coordinating activities. There's also a convenient mute button to silence alarms when needed. While the clock is functional, its design is still a work in progress with temporary models and textures, indicating that the final artistic touches are yet to come.

Blow pipe

A new low-tier weapon is set to be added to the Rust arsenal—the blow pipe. This unique addition offers a fresh approach to combat, utilizing bone darts as ammunition. Currently under development on a separate branch, the blow pipe promises to add an intriguing stealth element to the game. Ideal for players looking for a silent and effective way to take down opponents, it looks like other darts including slow movement and obscure vision are in the works. We’ll post more information as it comes to light.

Wall paper

Rust is spicing up base customization with the introduction of a new wallpaper item. Crafting a wallpaper requires just 20 cloth and a brief 5 seconds of your time (default blueprint). Available in several options—yellow, red, blue, and a subway theme—this wallpaper can be applied to any interior walls to add a splash of style to your shelters (with more variants expected in the future). While it brings an aesthetic upgrade, keep in mind that the wallpaper can be destroyed with a few strikes from a hatchet, so it's as much about looks as it is about temporary privacy and customization.

World update

Rust's procedural map is undergoing a sizable transformation with a substantial update currently merged into the Aux2 branch—though it's not yet available for players. This update enriches the game's landscape with a mix of nostalgic and new features, including the legacy rad town, serene lakes, canyons, oasis’s, a jungle biome, revamped cliffs, lush new foliage, and seaweed. The addition of dive sites and ocean wreck buoys brings new exploratory possibilities to the watery depths. Legacy wood piles also make a comeback, enhancing resource gathering.

Also, a fresh element of radioactive water has been introduced; found in barrels and the like, this hazardous liquid can contaminate other water sources, turning them radioactive as well. No word on exactly when all this will go live, but these changes promise to significantly enhance the environmental complexity of Rust.

No visuals yet, but here’s a sneak peek at the in game map via Shelby:

Hack week continues

If you're unfamiliar, a hack week is when developers get the chance to freely explore and work on any project they desire. Not all projects from hack week make it into the final game, but these periods of unrestricted creativity have often led to some of the most exciting features. Below is a rundown of some of the projects currently in the works during this creative spree.

Bandit king race - A NPC started car race at Bandit Camp
Box sorting - Allow for various types of auto sorting on storage boxes
Color blind accessibility - New options menu for selecting color of various elements
Scrap plane - First fixed wing aircraft vehicle
FP Rust Edit - Improved tools for custom map making
Arabic language support - Adding support for Arabic
Car radio - Radio support for cars
Derp clean - Code clean up and optimizations
New lights - Fairy lights, industrial fluorescent, and maybe a spot light
Meals - A previous hack week project maybe coming back to life, meal cooking

Other stuff

More work on the AI wolf iteration (coordinated attacks, reaction to torches, etc.)
Frontier Hazmat DLC progress including a high caliber revolver and hatchet
More updates to animal ragdolls
More work on the jungle ruins
Fixed map markers getting deleted when right clicking pings on the map screen
Various map performance fixes
More work on new explosives
More progress on the Blunder Buster weapon
Traveling vendor no longer marks sleepers as hostile should they sleep near the road long enough
Improvements to server analytics
More improvements to the building errors system
Improved train uncoupling behavior
Improvements to horse physics