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• The May Rust update is here, delivering on developer Facepunch's promise of mortars to put rooftop campers in their place. There's far more on offer here, with nine rare workbench upgrades headlining the new Rust patch notes. Steam's most beloved survival game also now boasts a refreshed vending mac

✨ New Features

• Read the full story on PCGamesN: May's big Rust update adds new, rare workbench upgrades, if you can find them
• Rust's new boats just got a lot more customizable, with longer days to build them

⚖️ Balance Changes

• Rust's Spring Clean update nerfs the shield meta and boosts early game energy

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• /p][p]The new administration page comes with a few features: being able to quickly setup vending orders via its in built inventory, selling skins individually, and being able to reorder your existing sell orders without deleting and recreating them.[/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/ianhen
• However, Scientist boats will also have less guns overall.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]WINDOWS SERVER 2016 EOL ANNOUNCEMENT[/h2][p][/p][p]We are currently in the process of upgrading to Unity 6. This means Windows Server 2016 / Windows 8 and older will no longer be supported. The minimum required ve

✨ New Features

• h2]WORKBENCH UPGRADES[/h2][p][/p][p]Workbenches have received a whole new upgrade system - along with nine upgrades to find and customise your benches with!
• Open the workbench's inventory to add your upgrades. They each have their own visual, which will alter the way the workbench looks.[/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/ashcoook/1b0511b1/may2026_workbenchupgrades_02.jpg"][/img][/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/ashcoook/1b0511b1/may
• We've totally redesigned the administration page and given the purchase page a new lick of paint.
• We’re actually only the second game to do this (shoutout to the Marvel Rivals team for going first), and the goal is pretty simple: making it easier to grab the skins and DLC you want, while you’re already hanging out with your team, browsing the goods right where you coordinate your raids.[/p][p][i

⚖️ Balance Changes

• This has been applied to all grenade types, as well as the bandage and medical syringe, and will be applied to the other held items over time.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]SERVER BROWSER UPDATE[/h2][p][/p][p]We've made some changes to the server browser.
• It was possible in the past for server owners to be able to spoof ping information through various means. This would make servers show lower in ping that were actually higher in ping to you, possibly picking a server which would end up feeling laggy when your intention was to pick a local server.[/p
• For the above system to work we also need to estimate where you are located (in order to show your servers nearby). This is located at the top left of the play menu and can be overridden by you. This override is saved between sessions if you'd rather have it done manually.[/p][p][img src="https://fi

✨ New Features

• May's big Rust update adds new, rare workbench upgrades, if you can find them
• Rust's new boats just got a lot more customizable, with longer days to build them

⚖️ Balance Changes

• Rust's Spring Clean update nerfs the shield meta and boosts early game energy

✨ New Features

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✨ New Features

• h2]NEW ITEM: ARMOURED LADDER HATCH[/h2][p][/p][p]The Armoured Ladder Hatch is a new top-tier construction. A direct upgrade from the Metal Ladder Hatch, the Armoured Ladder Hatch is built for players who want maximum durability on their vertical access points.[/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch
• There's potential to expand this feature into a more generic "item state toggle" feature  in the future, that could also toggle things such as weapon fire mode.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]OVERFISHING & FISHING IN THE DEEP SEA[/h2][p][/p][p]Fishing inside your base or botting the fishing minigame do
• The Bunny Costume is only available for a limited time on the [url="https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/252490/browse/?filter=Limited"]Rust Steam item store[/url][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]EXCAVATOR RUSTIGE EGG[/h2][p][/p][p]Bringing in a little decorum this Easter, we have the latest Rustigé
• Once you've recorded a shot you can now open a new editing interface that will allow you to selectively modify elements of the shot.[/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/ashcoook/1b3111b1/apr2026_demo_shot_overdubber_2_1080.jpg"][/img][/p][p]This includes the position/rotation of the camera,
• This allows you to layer your work instead of having to get everything correct in a single take. Got a complex shot with camera positioning and zooming? Just do the camera movement and then apply the zoom afterwards.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]RUST PACKET RELAY[/h2][p][/p][p]We've started exploring

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• The Rust Shipshape update is here, and as you might expect, developer Facepunch Studios is focused on further upgrading its new boats this month, although there are some other welcome changes to dig through in the full patch notes. In case you missed the announcement, daytime in Rust has now been ex

✨ New Features

• The Rust Naval update is just the start of an exciting year, as Facepunch promises to keep "evolving" with a new roadmap
• Rust director makes a public '25 million' offer to buy axed Amazon MMO New World, because "games should never die"

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Rust is evolving throughout 2026, with new challenges and changes on the horizon. Here's a current snapshot of this year's roadmap. [/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/ashcoook/1b0411b1/image%20%283%29.png"][/img][/p][p]It's also viewable here where it will be updated as we progress through
• Get yours [url="https://www.darkhorse.com/books/3009-843/art-of-rust-hc/"]here[/url]. [/p][p]
• /p][h3][url="https://rust.facepunch.com/news/shipshape" buttoncolor="#b93131"]FULL DEVBLOG AND CHANGELIST HERE[/url][/h3]

⚖️ Balance Changes

• /p][p]There's been a bug in Rust since the very beginnings where the hazmat would give [b]no protection[/b] against scientists or turrets. Turned out a lot of other armors actually performed worse than expected.[/p][p]We updated the formula but only for naval scientists for now, as rebalancing turre
• Unlike regular scientists naval scientists did not have [b]flashlight and lasersights[/b]. We gave them some so it'll be easier to fight them at night.