Rust

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Key Points

Missing native gamepad support from the console version.

General information

Official forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Linux version is no longer available.^[3]

Monetization

Type	Notes
Cross-game bonus	Having Garry's Mod on your Steam account and played it for at least 30 minutes will unlock the Tool Gun from the game.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\cfg\client.cfg^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/cfg/client.cfg
Linux	<path-to-game>/cfg/client.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/252490/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Unity configuration window.

Graphical options.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		HUD is spanned.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	70-90° in `Gameplay` options or custom with `graphics.fov 90` command in console (press F1 in-game to open console).
Windowed	Cannot select full monitor resolution in windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x, but filtering is not applied to some textures. Force through driver to apply to all textures.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA, SMAA and TSSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Control options.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Slider in `Input` options (0.1 increments), or `Input.sensitivity` command in console (Press F1 in-game to open).
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Use unoffical script in GlovePie
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, voices, and game sounds.
Surround sound		Dolby Pro Logic, 4 speaker surround, 5 speaker surround, 5.1 surround, 7.1 surround
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

An up-to date page of all supported languages can be found here

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		300

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Via console command `client.connect ip:port`

VR support

Devices	State	Notes
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch, X, Y, Z.

Issues fixed

Trouble entering the game

Add launch option^[4]

Right-click on the game in your Steam library and select Properties.
Select Set Launch Options and enter: -force-d3d11.

Notes

This applies to those using Windows 8.1.

Artifacts on textures

Execute console command^[5]
Open the console (`F1` by default) Enter `gfx.all false` and press `↵ Enter`

Server browser and crafting menus are invisible (Linux)

Run the game in windowed mode^[6]
Start the game from Steam and choose Play Rust to bring up the configuration window In the Graphics tab activate the Windowed tickbox

Game crashes when joining a server on NVIDIA 396 driver (Linux)

Disable OpenGL's Collapsed Arrays for Rust^[7]

Open Preferences → Set Launch Options... and add the following line

__GL_GlslUseCollapsedArrays=0 %command%

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[8]

Disable censorship

Remove censorship (genitals will no longer be pixelated)^{[citation needed]}
Open the console (`F1` by default). Enter `censor.nudity false` and press `↵ Enter`.

Play music on the guitar

The Rustissimo app is available for free on Steam, but only works with Windows. An alternative named Rust Guitar is available for Linux. Both apps support basic MIDI files.

Though not a cheat and designed to be transparent to the game, could potentially trigger Easy Anti-Cheat. Use at your own risk!

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590	Intel Core i7-4690K AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 Fury DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590	Intel Core i7-4690K AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 Fury

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590	Intel Core i7-4690K AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 Fury

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.21f1^[1]
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/252490/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (252490) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Cciacona on 2023-06-04
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Leaving Early Access - Rust - last accessed on 2018-01-23
↑ Updated Linux Plans - last accessed on 2020-01-25
↑ Some information « Rust - last accessed on May 2023
↑ gfx.all false in console - last accessed on May 2023
↑ No menu in experimental (current stable) - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Rust (video Game) crashes with 396.18 drivers - NVIDIA Developer Forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Unity engine build: 2021.3.21f1^[1]

[gamedir-5] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/252490/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (252490) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Cciacona on 2023-06-04

[EAEnd-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Leaving Early Access - Rust - last accessed on 2018-01-23

[4] Updated Linux Plans - last accessed on 2020-01-25

[7] Some information « Rust - last accessed on May 2023

[8] x.all false in console - last accessed on May 2023

[9] No menu in experimental (current stable) - last accessed on May 2023

[10] Rust (video Game) crashes with 396.18 drivers - NVIDIA Developer Forums - last accessed on May 2023

[11] Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Facepunch Studios
Engines
	Unity 2021^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	February 8, 2018^[2]
macOS (OS X)	February 8, 2018^[2]
Linux	February 8, 2018^[2]
Reception
Metacritic	69
OpenCritic	67
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Cross-game bonus, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Player trading
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Persistent
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Survival
Art styles	Realistic