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this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.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
- 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
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Video
Unity configuration window.
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, voices, and game sounds. |
Surround sound |
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Dolby Pro Logic, 4 speaker surround, 5 speaker surround, 5.1 surround, 7.1 surround |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
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Simplified Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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- An up-to date page of all supported languages can be found here
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
Devices |
State |
Notes |
TrackIR |
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Supports: Yaw, Pitch, X, Y, Z. |
Issues fixed
Trouble entering the game
Add launch option[4]
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- 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.
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Artifacts on textures
Execute console command[5]
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- Open the console (F1 by default)
- Enter
gfx.all false and press ↵ Enter
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Server browser and crafting menus are invisible (Linux)
Run the game in windowed mode[6]
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- Start the game from Steam and choose Play Rust to bring up the configuration window
- In the Graphics tab activate the Windowed tickbox
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Game crashes when joining a server on NVIDIA 396 driver (Linux)
Disable OpenGL's Collapsed Arrays for Rust[7]
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Open Preferences → Set Launch Options... and add the following line
__GL_GlslUseCollapsedArrays=0 %command%
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
Disable censorship
Remove censorship (genitals will no longer be pixelated)[citation needed]
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- Open the console (F1 by default).
- Enter
censor.nudity false and press ↵ Enter.
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
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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
References