Rust Overhaul: Cooking and Farming Revamped

Rust's highly anticipated Crafting Update is here, dramatically expanding creative options for survival enthusiasts. A culinary workbench allows players to grill chicken legs and even pair them with Siberian vodka! Recipes are key to culinary success, with well-prepared meals granting valuable stat boosts and gameplay modifiers.

Domesticating poultry is now possible with the introduction of chicken coops. These feathered friends—chickens and chicks—require attentive care, needing balanced diets (hunger and thirst) and affection (love) alongside sufficient sunlight. Neglecting any of these vital needs will lead to their demise. Remember, chicken meat spoils, requiring refrigeration for preservation. Food timers clearly display expiration dates.

Adding a touch of sweetness to the survival experience, wild beehives now hang from trees. Harvesting honeycombs requires careful extraction and relocation to player-built hives crafted from wooden boxes. Beware! Bees are aggressive, demanding protective suits, water doused clothing, or flamethrowers to avoid painful stings. A new weapon, the Bee Grenade—a deceptively honey-filled jar—releases three aggressive bee swarms upon impact, creating chaos and forcing players to retreat.

The engineering workbench has undergone a complete overhaul, featuring a dedicated tech tree for plumbing and electricity. This allows for the creation of automated systems and even entire factories. Furthermore, premium servers are now available, exclusively for players whose Rust inventory is valued at a minimum of $15. This measure aims to curb cheating and disruptive behavior, providing a more enjoyable experience for dedicated players.