2019: Year in Review
Happy new year! It has been an incredible 12 months for Rust! Not only have incredible strives forward been made this year, but the development team for Rust has grown massively, setting the stage for some amazing updates in the future. A huge thank you to the whole team at Facepunch for continually and tirelessly working on improving this awesome game!
This post summarizes additions to the game, month by month, in picture form. Keep in mind, much more happened throughout the year, this is just a highlight reel so to speak. Enjoy!
January
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Radio Frequency Items
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Performance improvements
February
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Minicopter added
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New palm trees
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New hemp models
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New lights
March
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Oil Rig added
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Heavy Scientists
April
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Grenade Launcher added
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Combat Knife added
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Large Oil Rig added
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New Scientist NPC models
May
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New Bow model
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Sewer and cave lighting
June
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Horseback riding added
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UI Overhaul
July
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Hitch and Trough added
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Minicopter fuel gauge
August
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Giant Excavator Pit added
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More monuments on Barren
September
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Scrap Transport Helicopter
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Auto Turret shifts
October
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Horse breeds and equipment
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Tesla Coil added
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Electric wire directions
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New death screen
November
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Battery information added
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Tree mini-game fixed
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Group chat + improvements
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Hover quick loot added
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Charitable Rust raised ~$150,000!
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Rust for Consoles announced
December
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Instruments DLC
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First person feet