Rust Rolls Out Major Update, Adds Farming & Cooking

The Crafting Update Expands Survival Possibilities

Facepunch Studios has unleashed Rust's most ambitious content patch yet - The Crafting Update. This transformative expansion revolutionizes survival mechanics with deep crafting systems and domestic possibilities.

Culinary Innovation Comes to the Wasteland

The new Culinary Workbench introduces proper cooking mechanics where players can grill chicken legs and complement meals with Siberian vodka. Mastering specific recipes yields dishes that provide temporary stat boosts and beneficial modifiers during gameplay.

Advanced Livestock Management

Players can now construct chicken coops to raise poultry flocks. Each chick requires careful monitoring of four vital needs:

• Hunger
• Thirst
• Affection
• Sunlight exposure

Neglect leads to livestock fatalities. Properly storing chicken meat in refrigerators prevents spoilage, with visible timers tracking food expiration dates.

Sweet New Hazards

The wilderness now features wild beehives clinging to trees. Resourceful survivors can relocate honeycombs to player-built wooden hives - though extracting them requires:

• Protective bee suits
• Water dousing
• Flamethrower defense

The deadly Bee Grenade weapon unleashes three swarms of angry bees upon impact, forcing targets into panicked retreats.

Industrial Revolution

The Engineering Workbench receives a complete overhaul, now featuring dedicated tech trees for:

• Advanced plumbing systems
• Electrical infrastructure
• Factory automation

Premium Server Protection

New premium servers implement a $15 minimum inventory value requirement, creating cheat-resistant environments for dedicated players through economic gatekeeping.