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Rust
Power Trip
Aug 6, 2026 · Developer update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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Official note“The Bar Games Pack can be purchased in-game or from the Rust Steam item store.”
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Official note“The Stone Sculpture can be purchased in-game or from the Rust Steam item store.”
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Power Trip - News - Rust menu news companion mobile Merch Store Redeem Careers Buy Rust Your browser does not support the video tag. This month's update brings you Player Maintained Monuments in the form of a new Satellite Crash, Dome Pumping, restorable Power Plant, plus more. As well as plenty of balances, bug fixes, optimisations, upgrades, and more improvements!
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- 06 August 2026 DEVBLOG ⠀ thumb_up 121 thumb_down 32 Player Maintained Monuments This month we're releasing a set of features we call Player Maintained Monuments - tying together our existing monuments in new and interesting ways while pushing players to interact with each other in the process. thumb_up 162 thumb_down 120 Powering up the power plant Martyn Chapman Using new Heavy Fuses, the power plant can be fired back up to unlock several new gameplay features for everyone around the island.
- Heavy Fuses can be found as loot and must be inserted into the new special fuse boxes located at the power plant. Not everything will be unlocked all at once - some things connected to the power plant require more fuses than others to become functional. Once the power plant has started providing power, the powerline poles with transformers (the white cylinder-looking things) which appear alongside roads can now provide power for electrical circuits.
- These powerlines can also now be climbed - no need for a ladder, just approach the powerline and jump. 5s once the power plant is at maximum power. Yellow recyclers (inside safezones) remain unchanged from their previous behaviour. We have a
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Power Trip - News - Rust menu news companion mobile Merch Store Redeem Careers Buy Rust Your browser does not support the video tag. This month's update brings you Player Maintained Monuments in the form of a new Satellite Crash, Dome Pumping, restorable Power Plant, plus more. As well as plenty of balances, bug fixes, optimisations, upgrades, and more improvements!
06 August 2026 DEVBLOG ⠀ thumb_up 121 thumb_down 32 Player Maintained Monuments This month we're releasing a set of features we call Player Maintained Monuments - tying together our existing monuments in new and interesting ways while pushing players to interact with each other in the process. thumb_up 162 thumb_down 120 Powering up the power plant Martyn Chapman Using new Heavy Fuses, the power plant can be fired back up to unlock several new gameplay features for everyone around the island.
Heavy Fuses can be found as loot and must be inserted into the new special fuse boxes located at the power plant. Not everything will be unlocked all at once - some things connected to the power plant require more fuses than others to become functional. Once the power plant has started providing power, the powerline poles with transformers (the white cylinder-looking things) which appear alongside roads can now provide power for electrical circuits.
These powerlines can also now be climbed - no need for a ladder, just approach the powerline and jump. 5s once the power plant is at maximum power. Yellow recyclers (inside safezones) remain unchanged from their previous behaviour. We have a
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