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

12:00am EST - Another week in Rust development and the team is trucking on new features and various fixes.

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

Frontier building skin

The first glimpse of another upcoming skin is available. Not officially on the staging branch for players to test yet, but here is a little preview. As with anything still in development, this is all subject to change. No word on when this will go live, but we’ll keep you posted.

Gingerbread building skin

Another little preview, an upcoming Xmas building skin: Gingerbread. This will be a seasonal item available during the Rust Xmas event in December (it will not be an all year round thing).

Rail network link

It seems as though above and below ground rail networks will soon be linked as part of the aptly named ‘rail network link’ branch. Based on commits, it looks like maps will feature several of these links, potentially varying in size and slope, which will allow players to smoothly transition between these two levels of the map on any rail based vehicle (trains and workcarts). No visuals yet as it's all happening on a separate branch, but we’ll post information as it becomes available. 

Base decor DLC

A new DLC appears to be in the works. Unlike other base-related DLC’s in the recent past, this is not a new skin for your buildings. Instead, it seems like this DLC will be a selection of items to decorate your base with. No word on specifically what decorations will be added and what, if any, functionality they will have. We’ll keep you posted as more comes to light.

Homing Missile Launcher ADS

The latesting blowy-up weapon in the game, Homing Missile Launchers, are getting some tweaks and additions. Most notably, the aim down sight (ADS) mechanic is being worked on. Although no specific visuals yet, it does appear as though this ADS will feature a screen similar to that of the Attack Helicopter gunner (not confirmed). More on this once it’s merged with staging.

Halloween content

With spooky festivities kicking off next month for the Halloween event, the team is prepping some new haunted items. Specifically, it appears as though a Dragula cape / costume is in the works. 

Other stuff

• A wood building skin (Frontier) and a Xmas building skin (Gingerbread) are both in the works

• Checks to make sure a RHIB never drifts onto a cargo ship

• Weapon racks will soon have support for instruments

• Optimization pass on traps

• Improvements to DOF system

• Better checks for parachutes deploys

• Fixed minicopter push behaviour regression from last month

Charitable Rust 2023 Trailer

With our yearly charity event, Charitable Rust, less than a month away, we’ve released a trailer teasing some of the action you’ll be able to take part in on the weekend of October 14th and 15th. This year we’re supporting charity: water to help bring fresh water to thousands around the world who currently don’t have access. 

The event itself will feature some mainstays like the Art Contest, parkour, and Talent shows, along with a weekend wipe of 2x accelerated vanilla gameplay, all for this great cause. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information!