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Rust Raiding and Base Defense Guide: How to Break In, and How to Stop Them

A complete Rust guide to both sides of the wall. How raiding actually works, which explosives are cheapest per wall, how to find the soft side of any base, and then the defensive playbook: honeycomb, airlocks, loot-room placement, and stopping the raid before it starts.

#rust#raiding#base defense

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Culture•2 months ago

The Mod That Ate the Genre: How Survival Games Were Built by Amateurs

Some of the biggest games on the planet did not start as products. They started as mods, hacked together by hobbyists on top of somebody else's engine. The survival and battle-royale booms in particular were invented by amateurs, and the studios only showed up once the idea was already proven. Here is how the pipeline works and why it still matters.

#survival games#culture#mods

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Culture•3 months ago

Wipe Day: Why Survival Players Keep Deleting Everything They Built On Purpose

In Rust and a dozen other survival games, players spend weeks building empires, then cheer when the server erases them. Wipe day looks insane from the outside. Here is why the reset is the actual game, why the fresh start beats the finished base, and what other genres could learn from it.

#survival games#rust#wipe day

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Guides•3 months ago

Rust Apartment Complex and Clan System Guide: Renting, Raiding, and Running a Clan

A complete guide to Rust's Apartment Complex monument and Clan System from the Common Ground update: how to rent a room, avoid eviction, run a shop, craft a clan table, and use the new raid windows to your advantage.

#rust#apartment complex#clan system

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News•3 months ago

Rust Common Ground Update Is Live: Apartment Complex, Clan System, and Raid Windows

Facepunch's July 2026 Common Ground update adds the rentable Apartment Complex monument, a full Clan System with its own table and UI, and raid windows that limit base defense to a set daily window. Here is everything that changed.

#rust#common ground#apartment complex

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Guides•3 months ago

Rust Beginner's Guide: How to Survive Your First Wipe in 2026

New to Rust? Learn how to survive your first wipe — early gathering, building a raid-proof starter base, the workbench tech tree, and the guns and tools that matter.

#rust#survival#beginner

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News•3 months ago

Rust's 'Built Different' Wipe: New Player Models, the M16A2, and a Unity 6 Jump

Facepunch's June forced wipe rebuilds Rust's player characters from the ground up, upgrades the engine to Unity 6, and adds the burst-fire M16A2 and a Ballistic Armor set. Here is the breakdown.

#rust#update#wipe

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Guides•7 months ago

Cheapest Rust Server Hosting in 2026: Prices Compared

Looking for affordable Rust server hosting? We compare the cheapest Rust hosting providers, plans, and features to help you find the best deal.

#rust#comparison#pricing

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Guides•7 months ago

Rust Naval Update: Complete Guide to Ships, Deep Sea & Modular Boats

Everything you need to know about the Rust Naval Update. Covers modular boat building, the Deep Sea biome, Ghost Ships, the Floating City, and updated naval combat.

#rust#naval update#guide

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