Rust patch notes (February 6, 2025): Primitive game mode, New siege weapons, improvements, and more

The Rust patch notes for February are here. With the latest update, Facepunch Studios has introduced a range of new items in the game. From a unique new crossbow and a variety of siege weapons to primitive fighting and progression, the title is set to see a massive overhaul.

This article lists all the changes in the Rust patch notes for February 2025.

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Rust patch notes for February 6, 2025

Here's a look at all the additions and improvements in the latest Rust patch notes:

Features introduced with Rust patch notes

• Added Primitive game mode
• Added Shields
• Added Catapult
• Added Siege Tower
• Added Ballista
• Added Battering Ram
• Added 4 Shot Mini Crossbow
• Added DLAA option to the graphics menu
• Arrow_circle_up

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Improvements made with Rust patch notes

• Overhauled horses
• Horses now increase comfort from a fire when in proximity
• Improved the client performance of industrial lights, ceiling lights, search lights and electric heaters
• Improved the client performance of moving vehicles
• Various client optimisation when opening/closing the main menu, inventory and other UI screens
• Players can now pick up any sleeping bag as long they are in TC range
• Can now reskin IO deployables with the spray can without disconnecting it entirely
• Static payphones now have more accurate grid numbers in their phone directory
• Phones can now have names up to 30 characters long
• Added a breaking server rules option to the F7 report window (will not be enforced on Facepunch servers)
• Added squeeze, barrel and current bone parent readouts to the debug cam info readout
• Industrial lights have been merged into a single item, red and green versions are now skins (so they can be changed with the spraycan)
• Added teleportteam2me command, will use the local players team or the provided team id
• Added a toggle to the Admin F1 UGC panel to hide wanted posters
• Can now use multiple commands with a midi bind via the ‘;’ symbol (same as binds)
• Reduced the chance of a player getting killed at the end of a zipline, particularly if the zipline was arriving at an extreme angle
• Fixed wording of vending machine dynamic price multiplier when looking at vending machine on a map
• Added “debug.deleteentitybyid” convar
• Fixed ClearUGCByPlayer convar requiring the player to be online
• Admin ESP features can now be used in first person when spectating
• Can now loop the entire timeline (Demo Editor)
• Allow spaces in shot and folder names (Demo Editor)
• Automatically switch control to the camera when a shot recording starts (Demo Editor)
• Added accessibility.disableMovementInInventory convar to block player input when the inventory screen is open.
• Backpacks and shields can now be used with weapon racks.
• Improved performance in the workshop menu. Both when open and after the window is closed with Rust patch notes.
• Admin: Added authradius_radius <playerRadius> <entRadius> to authorise everyone within playerRadius of the command user on all entities within entRadius of the player.
• Admin: Added deauthradius_radius <playerRadius> <entRadius> to deauthorise everyone within playerRadius of the command user on all entities within entRadius of the player.
• Admin: Added authradius_multi <radius> <player> <player> <...> to auth multiple players on all entities within radius of the command user.
• Admin: Added deauthradius_multi<radius> <player> <player> <...> to deauth multiple players on all entities within radius of the command user.
• Admin: Added a "Stack" button to F1 menu item icons to give a full stack of item.
• Admin: Added clear_trees_radius to clear all trees in a radius form the player
• Creative mode: Added Creative.bypassHoldToPlaceDuration convar to bypass the hold to place time of deployables such as High External Walls.
• Improved TAA implementation by reducing blurring and artifacting.
• ServerProfiler: added linux binary
• ServerProfiler: reduced capture overhead
• Horses now use anisotropic materials for more realistic hair shading
• Admin :'chat.mutelist' now exposes SteamID's
• Handyman

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That's all there is to know about the latest Rust patch notes for Februrary 2025. For more related news, stay tuned to Sportskeeda's MMO section.