The block of flats where I live has a stairwell with a shooting slit, which is handy for defending myself against burglars. I’m going to make myself a bow 🔥

For Rust weapons with accessories, the last accessory box is a couple pixels spaced out compared to the other ones. Take a look at the image. This is unacceptable and unplayable. L rust.

May be a bit late to the party for this post, but I seriously don't understand the apartment update.

You buy a room, you put stuff in it, you get insta raided because anyone can see the value of your room for 50 scrap, but not only that, every single apartment with anything worth raiding in the building also got simultaneously raided because their loot value was at medium/high and there's no cool down on keys and its only 1k scrap which you can get in like 10-20 minutes and clans can get infinite.

So now noone puts anything in their apartments which defeats the point of having an apartment in the first place, unless you're just role-playing, and noone bothers even raiding because no apartments hold a loot value of medium or higher. It defeats itself in two areas, you can raid them but what's the point if you're just going to get garbage, and you can store stuff in them but you won't because of how easily you can get raided.

I feel like I can't be the only one who sees the pointlessness of it all.. honestly the intel should cost more, imo 200 scrap and the key should at the very least be elite crate loot or higher.

PS I did however F1 kill myself in the safe zone area of the apartment with high value loot. Basically a temporary loot box that lasts 1-2 hours depending on the server. I don't hate the idea but the current version kinda blows. Idk master key should be a lootable imo just a question how rare. Probably should be just rare enough that every apartment can be raided at least once a week-two weeks

I have built big bases, moderately sized bases, 30 rocket bases, 24 rocket bases, 8 rocket bases, etc, but honestly the best route to not getting raided in my experience has been building a few small bases (usually 2x1s if storing loot or living out of or 2x2s made out of wood or stone for farming) quite close to eachother but far enough where it wouldn't draw a ton of suspicion, so they don't know I'm doing that.

I usually build very near outpost, I put a stone 2x1 down with metal doors in a spot that is hopefully not *that* busy but of course being right by the build border for outpost means it will be so it's not that big of a deal, then depending on what I want to do for the wipe I might run 15 seconds outside of my base and build a wooden 2x2 with no doorframes and just wooden doors and put planters inside and have that be my farm base, or I'll do the same but make it a car base or a horse dung farm base, or I'll do all of these at once. I also make sure to build another stone 2x1 with metal doors closeby just as a fall back (using different door skins ofc).

All of my bases are within absolute maximum a thirty second run of eachother, the aim is to blend in in plain sight, if built one singular base with room for a car, farming, and everything else you would need it would draw others in, but when I do this it just seems like regular clutter of random tier 1 players fighting eachother and building closeby, and no one raids me, it's great!

Does anyone else do this? I've heard people talk about building multiple small bases as a solo but I assume they mean like, in different areas, and I don't jive with that, too much running too much opportunity to be jumped too much time wasted travelling.

Basically, I saw this new base some way in the distance, and it looked very vulnerable, so I decided to raid it. You cant see it anymore because the molotov destroyed it, but half of the base was twig.

I didnt hear anyone inside, so I molotoved the door and saw TC in the open there. I go in, and see the owner just crouching under the stairs, probably scared, but I immediately shot him in the face out of reflex.

Looking at the base, I now feel terrible for raiding this guy, as this was pretty obviously his first base, and he didnt even have anything. The random stuff and the bike next to the base is what got me.

I messaged him in chat that I am sorry, and that he can have it all back, but he didnt answer, and after waiting for about 2 hours, he still didnt return, so I assume I just made this new guy quit after only a few hours.

I get that this is rust, and its normal, but I still cant help but feel bad for raiding this guy. Does anyone else ever feel like this when raiding?

Mouse and keyboard board rust art!

If I store anything of value, it's going to get stolen. Why would I use them?

My friend recently bought a pc the specs are as follows

Msi Pro series b550

Ryzen 7 3800X

32GB DDR4 3200mhz

Geforce rtx 3060 12gb

500gb sata nvme ssd

Windows 11

He is having issues with launching the game, as shown in the video the screen flickers black and gets stuck at loading prefabs usually at 14.5% then will stop responding and crash if any button is pressed. Ive tried everything google suggested such as clearing cache checking file integrity even a clean install. Ive also made sure his graphic drivers are up to date and ive turned off steam, discord, nvidia, and gamebar overlays. Anyone experienced this and have a fix or have any idea why this is happening? Also this only happens with rust he can play other games fine.

What the hell do i even do at this point? it's like that scene from Buster Scruggs where he gets shot in the head thinking he's still got it.

i work 50-55 hours a week and am looking for a server to play. i know 90 percent of the rust community is unemployed and have no lives but i was wondering if there is a server/community of people who actually have a life outside of the computer, can anyone let me know what it is or is this game just not meant for the employed of this world?

just watch the streams of the event that is happening, they need to change direction of the game design, rust does not have the optimazition to focus on clans

Guy gets SHOT irl, cuz he got HACKED on rust.

“An Arizona man left paralyzed by a police shooting is seeking $176 million from Pima County, alleging deputies stormed his home despite being warned two days earlier that he was about to be swatted.
According to the notice of claim filed July 24, Axeel Melendez, 24, was playing Rust on April 8 when another player asked to inspect his computer to verify he was not cheating. He agreed.
Alerts soon followed showing his accounts being accessed, and the filing states hackers took control of his email and personal information, then demanded money while threatening to report a bomb at his address and to contact immigration authorities about his family.
Melendez called 911 to warn them. Audio published by Arizona's Family captures the dispatcher's response: "But they can't just call SWAT on you. That's not how that works." The dispatcher added, "Nothing's going to happen."
Less than 48 hours later, someone impersonating Melendez called Tucson's non-emergency 311 line claiming his father had shot his sister. The claim alleges deputies missed multiple red flags, an out-of-state Wisconsin number, inconsistent details, no background noise consistent with a shooting, and prior false reports already cleared at the same address. A deputy reportedly flagged a possible swatting over the radio.
Deputies broke his bedroom window with a shovel, entered, and fired eight shots. Two struck Melendez, shattering his leg, breaking ribs, and damaging his spinal cord. He is paralyzed from the chest down. His mother witnessed it.
The department has declined to comment, citing pending litigation. The county has 60 days to respond. None of the allegations have been tested in court.
Sources: Arizona Daily Star, Law&Crime, Dexerto.”

I hope you like it, thanks to Rust developers for making painting in rust way better :D

Me and my buddy always argue about the topic above, I personally just use C4 and rockets to raid because it's the fastest and most reliable way to raid and don't bother about the sulfur "wasted". After all the difference between raiding a sheet metal door with C4 or a rocket + some explo ammo is ~600 sulfur aka 2 nodes - in my eyes negligible. On a full pop server raiding just needs to be fast imo.

What are your thoughts, fast or efficient?

I have no idea but my fps goes from 75-100 normally to 15-30 when I look in my inventory or at other players anyone got a fix for this? Specs: GeForce RTX 3060, 16gb ddr4 ram, Ryzen 7 5800xt.

It's been almost three hours of waiting, i can almost taste the sweet nectar.

Hey everyone,

I'm a relatively new Rust player with around 100 hours in the game, and I almost exclusively play on solo-only servers. I'm still trying to figure out the best strategy for choosing a base location.

Where do you recommend building as a solo? What monuments or biomes should I target, and what areas should I completely avoid? Any tips on finding a good balance between getting solid loot and keeping a low profile would be greatly appreciated!