Rust Waves Of Change
Makes the Cargo Ship dock at the first harbour it passes, once per run, opening new boarding routes and container hiding spots. It also adds two rare heavy weapons and significantly reworks Patrol Helicopter behaviour.
What's new in Waves Of Change
Release date
Waves Of Change released on 4 April 2024. Named Rust updates ship on the first Thursday of the month and land alongside a force wipe, so this is also the day every server's map reset. If you're working out when the next one lands, the wipe timer tracks it.
Read the original devblog
Everything on this page came from Facepunch's own Waves Of Change devblog. It has the screenshots, the full changelist and the developer commentary — worth reading if you want the detail behind the summary.
Sourced from the official Waves Of Change devblog. This page records what the update shipped on release day. Facepunch rebalances after launch, so any figure quoted above is a launch-day value rather than current game state — for live numbers use our raid calculator and item data.
Related guides
What a Rust wipe is, force wipe vs weekly vs blueprint wipe, the schedule, what actually resets, and how to find fresh servers. PC and console.
A wipe-day-to-endgame Rust progression roadmap: scrap first, WB1 to WB3, first gun to AK, then C4 raids. Do it in this order.
New to Rust? Here's exactly what to do on your first wipe — gathering, your first base, tools, scrap and staying alive. Real numbers, no fluff.