Happy Lunar new year to everyone! To help everyone celebrate we have added some new and old items to the Steam item store.
First off, throughout the Lunar New Year celebration, everyone will be able to craft a set of throw-able firecrackers to make a racket. Traditionally set off to scare away evil spirits, many people would set them off when opening the front door before they went out. We somehow doubt these will scare off a dedicated door camper but you can try!
Server update is required to enable craftable firecrackers - experience on community servers may vary.
Ox Mask
To celebrate the year of the Ox we have created a beautiful Metal Ox Mask with jiggling tassles. Similar to last years Rat Mask, it replaces the wolf headdress.
The Ox mask can be purchased on the Rust item store.
New Year Items
In addition to this year's Ox mask, we’ve added items back from prior years sale to the item store, the Dragon Door Knocker, Gong, Fireworks Packs and the Chinese Lantern.
Also, Don't forget Rust is currently 33% off in the Steam Lunar New Year Sale until the 15th February, now is the perfect time to get your friends involved!
Softcore Update
This month we launch the Softcore Gamemode to soften the Rust experience for those that want it, a new automated drone delivery service for your vending needs, work on the Hapis revamp as well as the usual fixes and improvements.
Now catching disk I/O exceptions when e.g. trying to take a screenshot with a full hard drive
Death screen now displays death by poison correctly
Fixed water jug filling sound not using positional audio
Fixed items losing their skin when a stack is split (satchel charges)
Fixed instrument midi playback still working when wounded
Fixed not being able to buy/sell spacesuits in vending machines (is treated as a distinct item)
Fixed couch and chair dismount issues
Fixed deploying items on top of auto turrets
Fixed keylock floating
Fixed building plan conflicting phrases and inconsistencies
Fixed finger clipping on admire Thompson
Fixed thumb clipping through glove meshes with bow equipped
Fixed metal shopfront preventing construction placement in certain builds
Multiple anticheat improvements
Can now wield items while sitting on the sofa deployable
Improved padding and removed dead space when scrolling through skins (crafting/repair bench)
Skin picker will now sort by recently used
Stricter Vending machine placement
Can now deploy items inside deployable watch towers
Jackhammer skinnable
Returned blue barrel
Shotgun trap now has more accurate colliders
Wooden shopfront default BP
Reduced wooden shopfront cost
Lowered high end weapons drop rate from APC crate
Removed wooden shopfront from the loot table
Change lock position on tool cupboard to not clip with cupboard handle
Fixed being able to play instruments when wounded
Keylocks now auto-lock on deploy
Large wooden box can no longer be clipped into world layer
Monument loot container size reduced
Stricter shotgun trap placement
January Update
Santa is packing up and clearing out the bodies, we hope you enjoyed the Holiday Season. We're getting back to work after a couple of weeks off which is why this is a light blog and we are looking forward to the journey ahead in 2021!
We're happy to announce Twitch Drops are now enabled for all Rust Twitch streamers. You can earn special and unique skins simply by watching your favourite Rust Twitch streamers.
Additionally, we've teamed up with Auronplay, Jacksepticeye, lilypichu, ludwig, Myth, pokimane, shroud, Sykkuno and xQc to bring you special unique drops which can only be earned by watching their channels - Learn more by clicking the Link
Changelist
Fixed some clothing casting incorrect shadows
Fixed respawn icons not properly merging when creating a combined respawn icon
Fixed push to talk setting not being respected when talking on a phone (if this is enabled you need to hold your push to talk key to speak into a Telephone)
Fixed some non English characters in player names causing display issues in the inventory
Fixed being able to slide open the windows of a locked armoured cockpit module that's directly in front of a taxi module that a player is riding in
Sleeping bags that are too close to another sleeping bag will now be tinted orange while placing (also affects Beds and Beach Towels)
Fixed some incorrect sound effects on the Telephone
Voice audio transmitted through Telephones now has some audio filters applied
Car lock info tooltips wait a while before showing up again
SAM sites no longer target hot air balloons that aren't inflated
Reduced research cost of T2 engine parts
Reduced weather event chances - more clear skies
Allow players to boost voices from the options menu rather than needing to use the console
Disabled Xmas event and craftable item
Season's Beatings
From everyone at Facepunch, we'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The Christmas Event is once again live! If you haven't been around for this before, here's what you can expect:
Every once in a while you will hear the sound of jingle bells. Run outside and look for a gift! Two gifts are spawned per player, in a radius of about 40m from where you are standing. Run up and bash it open to receive your Christmas presents. They come in three sizes: small, medium, and large. If you have enough small presents stashed, you can "trade up" to a medium or large. The contents of each present vary, but you'll find a mix of resources, weapons, and candy. We've also added wrapping paper allowing you to wrap up items as gifts to other players, perhaps sold in your vending machine...
Once again, you will be able to find Santa hats and reindeer antlers, both of which can be worn and provide a decent amount of protection. There’s also a lickable candy cane club, and two types of stockings. If you hang a stocking inside your base when the jingle bells ring the stocking will fill up with loot. The larger stocking has a higher chance for better items and both last around 5-10 refills.
More details on the new items can be found on the link
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Tech Tree Update
This month we have added the tech tree which will give you the choice of how you unlock your blueprints, this has also led to a huge update on item crafting recipes, tiers and the loot you will find in airdrops and heli/bradley crates.
For more details follow the link to veiw the blog post!
Changelist
Added Workbench Tech Tree
Fixed Stables safezone overlapping other monuments
Reduced Stables safezone slightly
Fixed top gap when placing vending machine inside a doorway
Fixed unable to plant next to Pumpkin in phases mature, fruiting and dying while planted in a planter
Fixed modular car chassis allowing repair with a hammer (had no useful effect, only modules should allow for repair)
Fixed some spacing issues on sleeping bag buttons on death screen
Fixed some issues with Skull Spike skins
Fixed gib issues on Skull Spikes and crate_basic
Fixed camera clipping on vm chainsaw when wearing jacket
Kayak Paddle model and animation update
AND Switch Stackable
Audio Alarm Stackable
Binoculars no longer require a workbench
Blocker Stackable
Boats and rideable horses now spawn procedurally again
Button Stackable
Can now pick up Kayak with hammer, loses 25% condition each time it's picked up
Chainlink Fence Stackable
Chair Stackable
Counter Stackable
Diving Fins can be recycled
Diving Mask can be recycled
Diving Tank can be recycled
Door Controller Stackable
Double shotgun now requires two pipes and an additional 25metal fragments
DropBox Stackable
Electric Fuse Stackable
Electric Heater Stackable
Electrical Branch Stackable
Elevator Stackable
Flasher Light Stackable
Floor grill Stackable
Floor triangle grill Stackable
Fluid Combiner Stackable
Fluid Splitter Stackable
Greatly reduced the amount of dehydration when consuming anti-radiation pills
Hazmat suit can now be repaired
Hazmat suit now uses condition
Hide Vest protection rebalance
Hide Vest reduced crafting cost
Holosight workbench Tier 2
Hoodie crafting cost reduced
Hoodie protection rebalance
Igniter Stackable
Increased Long Sword condition
Increased Mace condition
Increased Machete condition
Increased Prison Cell Gate health
Increased Prison Cell Wall health
Increased rocket launcher deploy delay
Increased Salvaged axe crafting time
Increased Salvaged Cleaver condition
Increased Salvaged Sword condition
Large medkit now provides small amount of instant health
Large Solar Panel Stackable
Laser Detector Stackable
Launch site floodlight towers now have radiation
Long sleeve T-Shirt protection rebalance
Memory Cell Stackable
Nail gun reload time now matches animation (reloads slightly quicker)
OR Switch Stackable
Paddle no longer requires a workbench to be crafted
Prison Cell Wall Stackable
RAND Switch Stackable
Reduced 8x weapon attachment crafting time
Reduced Advanced ore tea yield to 35%
Reduced AND Switch crafting cost
Reduced Assault Rifle crafting time
Reduced Audio Alarm crafting cost
Reduced Auto Turret crafting time
Reduced Bass crafting time
Reduced Beancan crafting time
Reduced bear rug crafting cost
Reduced Bed crafting time
Reduced Binoculars crafting cost
Reduced Blocker crafting cost
Reduced Bolt Action Rifle crafting time
Reduced Bone armour crafting cost
Reduced Bone Armor crafting time
Reduced Bone Helmet crafting cost
Reduced Bone Helmet crafting time
Reduced Bucket Helmet crafting time
Reduced building planner crafting time
Reduced Burlap Gloves crafting time
Reduced Burlap Headwrap crafting time
Reduced Burlap Shirt crafting time
Reduced Burlap Shoes crafting time
Reduced Burlap Trousers crafting time
Reduced Button crafting cost
Reduced Clatter Helmet crafting time
Reduced Coffee Can Helmet crafting time
Reduced Computer Station crafting cost
Reduced Counter crafting cost
Reduced Cowbell crafting time
Reduced Custom SMG crafting time
Reduced Door Controller crafting cost
Reduced double armoured door crafting cost
Reduced Double Barrel Shotgun crafting time
Reduced double metal door crafting cost
Reduced Double Sign Post crafting cost
Reduced Double wooden door crafting cost
Reduced Electrical Branch crafting cost
Reduced Elevator crafting cost
Reduced F1 Grenade crafting time
Reduced Flame Thrower crafting time
Reduced Flame turret crafting time
Reduced Flame turret crafting time
Reduced Flasher Light crafting cost
Reduced Fluid Combiner crafting cost
Reduced Fluid Splitter crafting cost
Reduced Fluid Switch & Pump crafting cost
Reduced Flute crafting time
Reduced Gate external high stone crafting time
Reduced Gate external high wood-crafting time
Reduced Guitar crafting time
Reduced gunpowder crafting cost of landmine
Reduced HBHF Sensor crafting cost
Reduced HE grenade radius and damage
Reduced Heavy Plate Helmet crafting time
Reduced Heavy Plate Jacket crafting time
Reduced Heavy Plate Pants crafting time
Reduced Hide Vest crafting cost
Reduced Hitch and Trough crafting cost
Reduced Hitch and Trough crafting time
Reduced Holo sight attachment crafting time
Reduced Hoodie crafting cost
Reduced Hose Tool crafting cost
Reduced Huge Wooden Sign crafting time
Reduced Icepick crafting time
Reduced Igniter crafting cost
Reduced Incendiary 5.56 rifle ammo crafting time
Reduced Incendiary Pistol Bullet crafting time
Reduced Jerry Can Guitar crafting time
Reduced Kayak crafting cost
Reduced Key lock crafting cost
Reduced Key lock crafting time
Reduced Landmine crafting time
Reduced Landscape Photo Frame crafting time
Reduced Landscape Picture Frame crafting time
Reduced Lantern crafting time
Reduced Large Banner Hanging crafting time
Reduced Large Banner on pole crafting time
Reduced Large Furnace crafting time
Reduced Large furnace crafting time
Reduced Large medkit crafting cost
Reduced Large medkit crafting time
Reduced Large Photo Frame crafting time
Reduced Large Rechargeable Battery crafting cost
Reduced Large Solar Panel crafting cost
Reduced Large Wooden Sign crafting time
Reduced Large wooden storage box crafting time
Reduced Laser Detector crafting cost
Reduced Laser sight attachment crafting time
Reduced Longsword crafting cost
Reduced Longsword crafting time
Reduced Mace crafting time
Reduced Medical Syringe crafting time
Reduced Medium Rechargeable Battery crafting cost
Reduced Medium Wooden Sign crafting time
Reduced Memory Cell crafting cost
Reduced Metal Chest Plate crafting time
Reduced Metal Facemask crafting time
Reduced metal Pickaxe crafting time
Reduced MP5 crafting time
Reduced Muzzle booster attachment crafting time
Reduced Muzzle break attachment crafting time
Reduced Oil Refinery crafting time
Reduced One Sided Town Sign Post crafting time
Reduced OR Switch crafting cost
Reduced Portrait Photo Frame crafting time
Reduced Portrait Picture Frame crafting time
Reduced Powered Water Purifier crafting cost
Reduced Prison Cell Gate crafting time
Reduced Prison Cell Wall crafting time
Reduced Prison Cell Wall reduced crafting cost
Reduced Prison Gate reduced crafting cost
Reduced Pump Shotgun crafting time
Reduced Pure ore tea yield to 50%
Reduced Python Revolver crafting time
Reduced RAND Switch crafting cost
Reduced reinforced glass window health (350)
Reduced Repair Bench crafting time
Reduced Research Table crafting cost
Reduced Research Table crafting time
Reduced Revolver crafting time
Reduced RF Broadcaster crafting cost
Reduced RF Pager crafting cost
Reduced Riot Helmet crafting time
Reduced Road sign jacket crafting cost
Reduced Road sign jacket crafting time
Reduced Road sign kilt crafting cost
Reduced Road sign kilt crafting time
Reduced Root Combiner crafting cost
Reduced Salvaged Cleaver crafting time
Reduced Salvaged Sword crafting time
Reduced Satchel crafting time
Reduced Search light crafting time
Reduced Sign Hanging crafting time
Reduced Silencer attachment crafting time
Reduced Simple sight attachment crafting time
Reduced Siren Light crafting cost
Reduced small furnace crafting time
Reduced Small Generator crafting cost
Reduced Small Rechargeable Battery crafting cost
Reduced Small Wooden Sign crafting time
Reduced Spinning Wheel crafting time
Reduced Splitter crafting cost
Reduced Sprinkler crafting cost
Reduced Stash crafting time
Reduced Stone spear crafting time
Reduced Stone Stone spear crafting cost
Reduced Stone tools craft time
Reduced Switch crafting cost
Reduced Tall Picture Frame crafting time
Reduced Tambourine crafting time
Reduced Tank Top crafting time
Reduced Tesla Coil crafting cost
Reduced Thompson crafting time
Reduced Tier 1 Workbench crafting time
Reduced Tier 2 Workbench crafting time
Reduced Tool Cupboard crafting time
Reduced Trumpet crafting time
Reduced Tuba crafting time
Reduced Tuba crafting time
Reduced Wall external high stone crafting time
Reduced Wall external high wood crafting time
Reduced Watchtower crafting cost
Reduced Watchtower crafting time
Reduced Water Barrel crafting time
Reduced Water catcher large crafting time
Reduced Water catcher small crafting time
Reduced Water pipe shotgun crafting cost
Reduced Water Pump crafting cost
Reduced Wind Turbine crafting cost
Reduced Wire Tool crafting cost
Reduced Wood Armor Pants crafting time
Reduced Wood Chestplate crafting time
Reduced Wood Storage Box crafting time
Reduced Wooden floor spikes crafting time
Reduced XL Picture Frame crafting time
Reduced XOR Switch crafting cost
Reduced XXL Picture Frame crafting time
Reinforced Glass Window renamed to Strengthened Glass window
Reinforced window bars health reduced (500)
Reinforced window bars now have glass
Reinforced window bars renamed to Reinforced Glass Window
Relaxed rug placement to allow deployment on ceilings again
Ripe potato plants yield more potatoes
Root Combiner Stackable
Scarecrow Stackable
Secret Lab Chair Stackable
Shirt collared requires cloth instead of leather
Shirt protection rebalance
Siren Light Stackable
Small oil refinery now uses similar deployment behaviour as the Large furnace
Small Stash Stackable
Smart Alarm Stackable
Smart Switch Stackable
Smoke grenade craftable and researchable (T2)
Smoke grenade now stacks to 3
Snap Trap Stackable
Snowman Stackable
Splitter Stackable
Sprinkler Stackable
Survival Fish Trap Stackable
Switch Stackable
T-shirt protection rebalance
Tank Top no longer requires workbench
Tank Top now requires cloth instead of leather
Tank Top protection rebalance
Tesla Coil Stackable
Timer Stackable
Wetsuit can be recycled
Wooden barricade cover no longer requires workbench
XOR Switch Stackable
Can now use Delete or Backspace in Code Lock UI
Planters will now slowly fill up with water when exposed to rain
Can now equip sunglasses with more face and head attire (including moustaches)
Added Phone Booths to Harbor, Supermarkets and Gas Stations
Added maxconnectionsperip server convar to limit the number of connections from the same IP (default=5)
Added build_terraincheck server convar to protect against exploits to build inside terrain (default=true)
Monument markers fall back to root game object name when phrase is not set
Added assets/bundled/prefabs/modding/monument_marker.prefab for custom map monument markers (displayed name is taken from the PrefabData "category" string)
Added support for maxreceivetime to Steam Networking (client perf)
Fixed async disconnect callback race condition in Steam Networking (could result in corrupt connection)
Optimized Steam Networking packet processing server overhead
Metal Embrasures now Workbench level 2
Glass Window now Workbench level 2
Garage door now Workbench level 2
RF Detonator now Workbench level 2
Rand Switch now Workbench level 2
Memory Cell now Workbench level 2
Laser Detector now Workbench level 2
Storage Monitor now Workbench level 2
Smart Switch now Workbench level 2
Smart Alarm now Workbench level 2
Tesla coil now Workbench level 2
Advanced Horse Shoes now Workbench level 2
Roadsign Horse armour now Workbench level 2
High External Gate now Workbench level 2
Saddle price reduced to 75 scrap
Boat cost reduced to 125 scrap
Rhib cost reduced to 300 scrap
Revamped Air supply crate
Updated APC event crate
Updated Attack helicopter event crate
Chainsaw never takes more than 3 attempts to start
Chainsaw uses 75% less fuel
Removed blueprint drops from barrels and crates
Twitch Drops!
Until the 19th November, watching your favourite Twitch Streamers playing Rust will earn you 3 exclusive in game items. Join them through the highs and the lows, cheer on the kills or laugh when they step on a bear trap while earning your Twitch themed sunglasses, underwear and headset as you watch.
This month's update brings horse stables to purchase your trusty steeds, a new telephone system you can add to your base or find public phones along the roads and at monuments, a Taxi module for vehicles along with changes to vehicle costs, crafting and balancing along with the usual improvements and fixes and a moustache ??
Added "printallphones" server console command - prints all phone names and locations.
Horses should no longer kill the rider near uneven terrain and rocks
Horses should no longer snap to the floor / terrain underneath causes the horse to become stuck
Horses now regain their health when fed.
Disabled Halloween event
Removed horseshoe and horse armour sales from the compound - now sold at stables
Removed workbench rotate
Happy Halloween 2020
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Once roughly every two in-game days, a candy hunt event will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as many candies as you can. The top 3 players are given special loot bags as a reward. These candies and loot bags can be opened for various types of loot ranging from scrap all the way up to an M249!
If you don't make the podium, that's okay. The Candies you collect can be upgraded for better loot.
There are various items available to help you during your hunt. The Pumpkin Bucket will allow instant pickup of candies and the Scarecrow Wrap and will provide you with an advantage via Candy Vision.
We've also updated the Halloween loot tables from last years event and added a new item "Ghost Costume" (see above image), you'll be able to find these as rare drops from killing Scarecrow NPCs.
The Halloween event will run until November 5th. More Details can be found on the blog
Replace your default underwear with some new spooky underwear. No crafting required!
Elevator Update
This Update brings an elevator for easy travel between floors of your base, A real life Rust chair that gives you an exclusive in game chair too, The Spacesuit skin for the Hazmat outfit, changes to roads and added trails as well as the usual balancing and optimisations.
Added Steam Networking (requires server to be launched with -swnet and -queryport)
Added server demo recording
Added desire trails to small monuments
Added additional side road connections to monuments (larger overall road network)
Fixed recycling stacks yield fewer resources than individuals
Fixed cargo ship lights not turning off during the day
Fixed invisible barrier across airfield rear door
Fixed glitchy interior door at airfield
Fixed not being able to place water items (boogie boards, tubes) after the servers water level was changed
Fixed search text appearing on crafting UI incorrectly
Fixed barrel gibs appearing in the wrong colour
Fixed not being able to download some textures from the Workshop Submission UI
Fixed vehicle parenting exploit
Fixed projectile velocity change exploit
Fixed projectile penetration exploit
Fixed several RPC exploits and DOS attack vectors
Fixed roof conditional model flyhack false positive
Fixed spawning on beach too close to fishing village
Fixed fishing villages sometimes spawning on islands
Fixed that the first monument that was placed (usually a harbor) would nearly never be connected to the road network
Fixed ORSwitch sparks
Fixed Sphere/Dome monument barrel spawners inside each other
Fixed allowing deployment through reinforced glass window
Fixed placing furnace on construction when placed at max-height
Fixed green card respawn at swamp_c
Fixed inside terrain antihack false positives at the water treatment plant (instant death spots)
Fixed unable to plant next to sapling or higher stage berry bush in a planter
Fixed engine stats not appearing when inspecting an engine on a car
Fixed some inconsistency shooting through glass (one way)
Fixed Autoturret targeting shotgun trap
Fixed windmill not rotating to the wind direction
Fixed Unable to break down multiple Steam items in inventory
Fixed the point of interest and death map markers using the center of the image as the origin, should have been bottom center
Fixed being unable to power storage monitors directly from batteries
Fixed minicopter being able to penetrate windows
Player collider now resizes correctly versus projectiles like rockets when the player is crouched or lying down (wounded, sleeping)
No longer showing "1ft" on wire or hose items, since they're unlimited
Boats now decay at an increased rate when in deep water
Kayaks will now be slightly slower when when two players are paddling (still faster than just one paddler)
Disabled mip maps on terrain splat maps so they look less awful in the distance and on low graphics qualities
Disabled mip maps on terrain normal map to preserve terrain detail in the distance
Power lines can end at ring road (massively speeds up power line layout generation on large maps)
Allow 1 out of the 4 corners of a monument to slightly reach into a neighboring tier when finding spawn locations for them
Berry Bushes can now be cloned at earlier growth stages
Reduced building block around swamp_c
Reduced range of bandit sentry turret (Fishing Villages)
Reactive target now requires a hammer to pickup
Tweaked Powerplant radiation volumes, no longer result in high levels of radiation moving around the sides
Updated some old and incorrect/out dated item descriptions
Reduced chance of finding T1 car parts at road and water junkpiles
Moved garage door lock position higher
Push Button now sends a small burst of electricity when pushed even with no input
Refreshed player map color scheme
Update scope overlays to scale the color with the time of day (so no more bright scope at night)
Added server.censorplayerlist (default false) to streamer mode the player list returned by A2S_PLAYER server queries (will not apply to already connected players so set it at startup)
Added world.rendermap to render a high res PNG of the map
Updated tea icons
Healing Tea - Advanced and Pure versions now provide a small amount of instant health, As well as greater healing over time
Wood Tea - Basic +50%, Advanced +100%, Pure +200%.
Scrap Tea - Basic +50%, Advanced +100%, Pure +200%.
Max Health Tea - Duration increased to 20mins.
NPC vendors now refill their stock slowly instead of having an infinite amount always available
Improved picking up deployables by holding E with a hammer equipped
Merchandise News
The winners of the Merchandise contest are announced and the store is officially OPEN!
Up until the 1st October there is a 20% discount across the Rust store by using the code RUST20 at the checkout.