|US EAST|JamesGaming|3X|PvE|RaidableBases|NPC|
Meta Shift Update
|US EAST|JamesGaming|3X|PvE|RaidableBases|NPC| October 2, 2025
📣 October 2025 Rust Update — Meta Shift Hey folks 👋 This month’s update is a game-changer — introducing the Blueprint Fragment system to shake up progression, along with puzzle reworks, loot shuffles, and tons of quality-of-life changes. There’s a lot to unpack, so here’s what’s new this wipe on |US EAST|JamesGaming|3X|PvE|RaidableBases|NPC|: 🧩 Blueprint Fragment Progression (Experimental Phase 1) Rust’s progression has gotten too fast. This change slows things down and brings players back to contesting monuments — even in PvE, this adds a sense of pacing and value to monument loot. Workbench 1: No change Workbench 2: Requires 5x Basic Blueprint Fragments Workbench 3: Requires 5x Advanced Blueprint Fragments 🔍 Where to find fragments: Basic Fragments: Green puzzle rooms (1x) Blue card puzzles near red card (2x) Mid/Large Monuments Airdrops Advanced Fragments: Hackable crates (guaranteed) Elite crates (10% chance) Top-tier Monuments: Launch, Tunnels, Silo, Oilrigs, Labs Events: Cargo & Chinook Convert 20 Basic → 1 Advanced Scrap cost for WBs is reduced to compensate. Clans may build economies from extra fragments; solos must work for theirs. 🗺️ Monument Reworks ✅ New green puzzles: Dome, Ferry Terminal, Radtown 🛠️ Dome now has a recycler 🔀 Monument Loot Shuffle: Loot crates moved/rebalanced across nearly every monument 🎯 Hackable/Elite Crates: Better loot, less junk 🔥 New Features Crosshair Customization: Style, color, spacing, outline, and even share codes! Spike Trap: Slows and damages players — craftable for 80 wood Drone Storage: Can now carry & drop a stack of any item (including live explosives 👀) Shore Crates: Random beach loot for fresh spawns Bed Skins: Workshop support added! Rotatable Paintings & Signs before placement Bunnyhopping Bikes! Right-click for a small jump — stamina based 🎯 Combat & Meta Changes Nuclear Missile Silo: Now requires RED card. 3 elite crates added. Advanced BPFs spawn here. Chainsaw: Always starts first try now Projectile Invalids: Major fixes to reduce false negatives PvP Barricade Nerf: Stack size: 3 (was 10 → 5 → now 3) Health reduced by 20% 💰 Mission Buffs Mission rewards significantly increased — more loot, more reason to give them a shot! 🧪 Modding & Optimization We’re modded, and Facepunch is finally showing us love: 🧰 Added modding support for: max health, melee throws, vitals, icons, drone tax, and more 🛠️ Workshop UI and painting menu cleaned up 🎨 VRAM usage optimized — lower memory usage, better skin streaming 🔊 Event notifications (Oil Rig, Cargo, etc.) now play environmental sound instead of pop-ups (can be reverted with ui.monumentnotificationtoasts) 🎃 Halloween Incoming 🗓️ October 23rd – Mandatory Update Expect spooky wallpapers and themed content. 🧸 Charity Plushies: 100% of proceeds (after fees) go to Ronald McDonald House Charities UK Cancer Research UK Available until October 30th! 🧢 Twitch Rivals & Drops 🗓️ October 8th – Twitch Rivals: Base Invaders! Exclusive backpack Twitch Drop during broadcast only General category drops until October 12th 🔗 https://twitch.facepunch.com/ 🕒 Clocks Roll Back Soon EU servers: October 26 → GMT US servers: November 2 → EST We should sync up just fine for wipes, but be alert. That’s it for this month — massive thanks to all of you for keeping the JamesGaming community thriving. As always, no P2W, no cash shop, just quality modded Rust the way it should be. Drop by Discord and let me know what you think of the new progression system — part 2 lands in December! - James