As a Rust player with over 1,000 hours, I’m always excited to see what developer Facepunch is cooking up behind the scenes. In this case, it’s a massive content update that feels larger than anything in recent memory. The Rust Naval Update introduces the Deep Sea, buildable player-made boats, Ghost Ships, improved AI, performance updates, and so much more!
Rust Naval Update Overview
Did you check out the trailer above? It’s well worth a watch. But for now, let us dive into an overview of the Rust Naval Update, and if you want more, check out the official blog post!
Buildable Boats
First and foremost, no more tugboats for you! You can now build a boat to roam the seas, including the new Deep Sea.
To start, plop down a Boat Building Station deployable in the water, ideally near or within your base, and use the Boat Building Plan to begin constructing your dream vessel.
You can add a steering wheel, anchor, sails, engines, planks, ramps, and even cannons to defend your ship!
Boat Deployables
As mentioned above, there are new deployables to help you construct your boat, including:
- Boat Building Station: Used to build and edit your player-made boat.
- Boat Building Plan: Similar to the base building plan, but exclusively for boats.
- Sails: Toughened fabric rigged to catch the wind.
- Helm: Used to steer and control the direction of your ship, with a built-in lock to secure your property.
- Engine: A powerful motor that utilizes Low Grade Fuel to coarse speed out of your vessel.
- Anchor: A heavy anchor to stop your vessel from drifting.
- Cannon: A powerful naval cannon loaded with cannon balls to sink other players.
- Small Ramp: A small ramp for a quick access point, such as when boarding other ships.
- Plank: Force other players to walk the plank, of course!
The Deep Sea
Yep, that’s terrifying! Rust now features the Deep Sea, an offshore region only available when using boats. It’s a high-risk, high-reward zone accessible by sailing to the edge of the map with a player-made boat, RHIB, or PT Boat.
Out in the Deep Sea, you’ll find tropical islands, floating cities, ghost ships, and boats controlled by scientists.
Ghost Ships
Speaking of Ghost Ships out in the Deep Sea, they’re brand-new and filled with loot.
Unfortunately, Ghost Ships are also protected by scientists, both on the ship and via nearby patrols. But once aboard, you’ll find locked crates to hack, and of course, other loot to score.
More From the Rust Naval Update
Of course, this is just a small taste of what’s to come. We highly recommend checking out the full blog post, linked above, for all the details about the massive Naval Update. Here’s a taste:
- Deep Sea Floating Cities
- Deep Sea Islands
- Scientist Boats
- RHIB Refresh
- New Scientist AI on Oilrigs and at Sea
- Building Planner Viewmodel
- New Missions
- Large Oilrig Boats
- Artist Pack DLC
- New Workshop Skinnable: SKS
- Server Performance Improvements
- Cooking/Oven Performance Improvements
- Industrial Performance Improvements
- Relationship System
- Player Collider Sizes
- Parenting Volumes
- Procedural Spawning Spikes
- Autoturret Performance Improvements
- Buoyancy Performance Improvements