Rust Breach and Clear Update: Monument Blockers and More
Monument Blockers
In the latest Rust update, Monument Blockers have been introduced to monuments with red keycard puzzle rooms. These blockers are designed to slow down early access to loot, requiring significant damage to destroy. Once destroyed, they won't respawn. Some weaker blockers can be destroyed by melee attacks. If not destroyed within the first 24 hours, they will start to decay.
Upkeep Group Scaling
The update also introduces a new upkeep tax system for Tool Cupboards, based on the number of players in a base. The tax is tiered: no tax for the first 4 players, a 2% tax per player for the next 6 players, and a 4% tax per player thereafter, with a maximum tax of 300%. This aims to balance gameplay for large groups without penalizing smaller groups or solo players.
HQM Node and Collectable
High quality metal ore nodes and collectables are now available across the island, with a higher chance of finding them in the Jungle.
Marketplace Power
The Drone marketplace now requires power from the Power Plant system to operate. The marketplace's power level increases with active fuses in the Power Plant. Purchases can be made once the battery reaches 50%, and it will not decrease as long as at least one fuse is inserted.
Medical Honey Bandage
A new healing item, the Medical Honey Bandage, is available at Workbench Level 1. It offers a new use for honey reserves, sitting between the regular Bandage and Medical Syringe in effectiveness.
Attack Heli/HAB Conditional Armour
The Attack Helicopter's cockpit armour now falls off in stages as it takes damage, exposing the pilot and gunner. The armoured HABs also have conditional armour with varying health points for each panel.
Modular Car Handling Improvements
Modular cars have received handling improvements, including better steering and suspension. A handbrake mechanic has been added, allowing for tighter turns and drifting.
Radwater Sprinkler Buff
Radwater used in Sprinklers has been buffed to penetrate more armour types, causing significant radiation to those with lower protection gear.
SAM Site Buffed vs. Drones
SAM sites now more effectively destroy hostile drones, with faster missiles and a larger detonation fuse area.
Notable Changes
Several balance changes have been made:
- Heavy Plate Helmet: Suppresses noise, increased crafting costs.
- Heavy Plate Armour: Audible movement noise.
- Swamp Trees: Increased wood harvest.
- Semi-Pistol: Increased damage falloff and crafting cost.
- Pies: Extended durations and adjusted recipes.
- Grenades: Reduced stack sizes.
- Homing Launcher: Reduced lock-on duration.
- SMG & Rifle Bodies: Adjusted commonality.
- Large Medkit: Now removes radiation.
- Composter: Improved fertilizer conversion visibility.
Flashlight Remake
The flashlight has been updated with a new model, textures, and animations. It now functions similarly to torches with a turn on/off feature.
Arrow Remake
Wooden arrows have been visually updated to align with the Rust aesthetic, including new fletching.
New Workshop Skinnable: Wood Armor
All four pieces of Wood Armor are now skinnable in the workshop, inviting the community to create new designs.
Crystal Assault Rifle DLC
The Crystal Assault Rifle skin is now available, featuring unique color variations and visible ammunition in the magazine.
New World Models
Over 70 new world models have been introduced, replacing the burlap sack for dropped items.
Network Range Audit
A network range audit has been conducted, optimizing the networking of entities to reduce overhead.
Random Skin Crafting
A new "random" skin option allows players to apply a random unlocked skin to crafted items.
New Navmesh
An improved navmesh is being tested on some servers, with the goal of becoming the default if successful.
Improved Server Event Saving
Server event saving has been improved, ensuring continuity for major events like oil rigs and cargo ships after server restarts.
Paint Brush Visualizer
A new option in the painting UI projects the paintbrush onto the object, aiding in precise painting.
Water Treatment Plant Mini Rework
The water treatment plant's pressurized tank and gearboxes have been simplified, with increased water production and IO output.
Performance - Physics Improvements
Further customization of the physics engine has been made, improving performance by optimizing how colliders are handled.
Performance - Scripting Multithreading
A new method allows for multithreading in Unity, potentially speeding up code execution by tricking Unity into recognizing any thread as the main thread.
Improving Parallel Server Occlusion Generation
Server Occlusion generation has been optimized, reducing processing time significantly through parallelization.
Mutex Pool Deprecation
The original Mutex pool is being deprecated, with a new Pool implementation taking its place.
Salvaged Hammer Refresh
The Salvaged Hammer has been updated with a new model, textures, and animations.
Performance - Memory Improvements
Memory usage has been reduced across the game, leading to significant savings without compromising visual quality.
Performance - Vehicle Pooling
Vehicle pooling has been implemented, reducing stutters by reusing vehicles instead of destroying and recreating them.
Demo Improvements
The demo UI has received numerous improvements, including a new curve editor for animating keyframes and enhancements to the sandbox panel.
Facepunch Servers
Several servers are being retired, and map sizes reduced on others to consolidate players.
- EU Primitive 2
- CAN Primitive 1
- US West Primitive 1
Map size reduction:
- EU Hardcore 1
- US East Hardcore 1
Impact on Server Owners and Players
This update brings a host of changes that server owners and players need to be aware of. Monument Blockers will change early-game strategies, while the new upkeep tax system will affect base management for larger groups. The introduction of new resources, items, and balance changes will also impact gameplay dynamics. Server owners can adjust settings using the provided ConVars to tailor the experience to their community's preferences.
