RICK LANE × RUST

Every piece Rick Lane has written about Rust.

11 articles spanning Rust's coverage, newest first.

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10 MAY
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·10 May
Rust's latest update adds mortars but 'no visual guide to help you land shells,' so get ready for some chaos
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3 APR
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·3 Apr
Rust is getting hydro power through water wheels that can also be powered by humans: 'Before you ask, yes, you can force handcuffed players into them'
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7 FEB
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·7 Feb
Rust player says goodbye to his server neighbours by constructing a giant, illuminated middle finger: 'Making one of these is often how I like to end a successful wipe'
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6 DEC 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·6 Dec 2025
Rust's hotly anticipated naval update is delayed into 2026: 'We took on too much'
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9 NOV 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·9 Nov 2025
Rust doubles down on its 'controversial' meta changes by wiping everyone's crafting blueprints to 'bring back that sense of discovery', and it might become a regular thing
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7 SEPT 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·7 Sept 2025
Bigger guns are louder and therefore riskier as of Rust's latest update, with other players able to hear you from 'much further away'
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10 AUG 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·10 Aug 2025
'You'll now be at the mercy of what loot you can find': Rust's latest update brings back hardcore mode tougher than ever, removing the ability to craft guns entirely
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6 JUL 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·6 Jul 2025
Rust's developer is overhauling the survival sim's mission system so it can create in-game quests faster and more easily: 'The process to create new missions internally is quite cumbersome and error prone'
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8 JUN 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·8 Jun 2025
Rust's recently added rainforest is so dense the developers changed how resources spawn because players couldn't find them: 'The jungle was a bit too good at being a jungle'
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6 APR 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·6 Apr 2025
In 'a bit of an experiment' Rust's latest update makes softcore mode even softer, and some changes may be brought over 'to the vanilla game in future'
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9 MAR 2025
1 piece
RL
PC Gamer·9 Mar 2025
Rust's crafting update gives the survival sim real-time food cooking and pies to rival Monster Hunter, but the tastiest treat is the ability to make and throw 'bee grenades'
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