Rust
Guides & Settings
Base designs, PvP mechanics, and monument guides to survive the wipe.
Base Building: Starter 2x1 & Honeycomb
Essential base designs from your first 2x1 starter to fully honeycombed compounds. Covers airlock placement, TC positioning, roof access, and upgrade priority order.
Recoil Patterns: AK & MP5
Master the AK-47 and MP5 spray patterns with visual guides. Covers the S-pattern for AK, MP5 pull-down technique, and practice routines on aim train servers.
Monument Puzzle Guides
Step-by-step puzzle solutions for Launch Site, Military Tunnel, Water Treatment, and Oil Rig. Required keycards, fuse locations, and loot room contents for each.
Electricity Basics
Understand power sources, wiring, splitters, and switches. Build auto turret circuits, smart alarm systems, and automatic door controllers with minimal components.
Raid Cost Calculator Tips
Explosive costs for every wall type and door. Optimal raiding paths (doors vs walls), eco-raiding with satchels, and when C4 vs rockets are more efficient.
Resource Farming Strategies
Efficient farming routes for sulfur, metal, and stone. Covers jackhammer vs pickaxe efficiency, optimal node respawn timing, and team farming coordination.
Quick Tips
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Always place an airlock — a double-door entry prevents door campers from rushing into your base. Never have a single door between outside and your loot.
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Upgrade to metal before expanding — a small stone base gets raided with 2 C4. Upgrade your core (TC room, loot room) to sheet metal before building more rooms.
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Research the DB shotgun first — cheap to craft, devastating in close range, and can snowball you into better weapons by winning early PvP fights on wipe day.
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Split your loot across multiple bases — never put all your sulfur and guns in one location. Small hidden stashes survive even if your main base gets raided.
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Learn one monument route perfectly — running the same puzzle consistently gives reliable scrap income. Sewer Branch and Harbor are safest for solo players.
Raid Cost Reference
| Target | C4 | Rockets | Satchels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Wall | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Stone Wall | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Sheet Metal Wall | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| Armored Wall | 8 | 15 | 46 |
| Sheet Metal Door | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Garage Door | 2 | 3 | 9 |