Next Rust Update
Facepunch ships the monthly update and forced map wipe together, on the first Thursday of the month at 19:00 UTC. Full schedule on the wipe timer.
Nothing is confirmed for the next update yet — pre-release details usually start appearing a week or two before wipe day. The countdown above is always accurate; check back closer to the date, or see what shipped last time below.
Livestock
1 October 2026 — Turns farming into ranching: cows and sheep can be caught in the wild, penned behind new animal fences and gates, bred for better genes like plants, and milked, sheared or butchered. Milk can be chilled and skimmed into Cream for stronger teas, grown animals and wool sell to a new bartering vendor at the Stables, and a Biofuel Generator finally turns raw or spoiled meat into low grade. Last month's Power Plant grid now unlocks loot rooms at many more monuments, the Air Wolf vendor at Bandit Camp won't sell aircraft until players repair its helipad, and Sandbag Barricades stack into a four-stage pillbox.
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