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Rust November 2026 Force Wipe Recap: Blueprints, Uzi and Major Optimisations
Rust’s 5 November 2026 force wipe replaces scrap-based tech-tree progression, adds the Uzi 9mm and delivers broad performance, farming, building and quality-of-life changes.

Rust November 2026 Force Wipe Preview: Livestock Changes, Uzi Rumors and Wipe-Day Priorities
The November 5 Rust force wipe has promising livestock, survival and performance changes in development, but almost nothing is officially locked in. Here is what is confirmed, likely and still speculative.

Rust October 2026 Force Wipe Recap: Livestock, Biofuel and Powergrid Loot Rooms
The 1 October 2026 force wipe adds breedable cows and sheep, milk and wool economies, biofuel production, stacked sandbags, delayed Air Wolf access and new Powergrid-powered loot rooms.

Rust October 2026 Force Wipe Preview: Livestock, Biofuel and Airwolf Rumors
Rust wipes on 1 October 2026. Facepunch has not confirmed the patch features, but its public commits strongly signal livestock, biofuel, a repairable Airwolf helipad and skinnable ladder hatches.

Rust September 2026 Force Wipe Recap: Blockers, Group Upkeep and Breakable Heli Armour
The 3 September Rust force wipe added monument blockers, group-scaled upkeep, scarce HQM nodes, breakable helicopter armour and major fresh-server balance changes.

Rust September 2026 Force Wipe Preview: Monument Gates, Clan Upkeep and Heli Armor Rumors
Rust wipes on September 3, but Facepunch has not confirmed the update’s features. Recent commits point toward monument blockers, destructible helicopter armor, event-saving fixes and performance work.

Rust August 2026 Force Wipe Recap: Power Grids, Satellite Crashes and a New Wipe Meta
The 6 August 2026 force wipe introduced player-maintained monuments, satellite crashes, oil pumping, recycler changes and progression nerfs. Here is what matters on fresh servers.

Rust August 2026 Force Wipe Preview: Satellites, Power Grids and What Is Actually Confirmed
The August 6 Rust force wipe has several major features in development, but only one August change is officially confirmed. Here is what players should expect—and what remains rumor.