Rust May 4th Update Patch Notes Introduces New Event, Monument, and More

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Facepunch Studios has just dropped the May 4th update for Rust, and here are the detailed patch notes mentioning the changes. The game’s latest patch brings new features, such as a new monument, adobe building skin, event, and more. We highly recommend the update for the recent changes. Keep reading the article for Rust May 4th update patch notes.

Patch Notes for the Rust May 4th Update

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Features

•Adobe building skin
•New monument: Missile silo
•New event: Wipe day
•Flashbangs now work against Scientists

Improvements

•Added “UnderNonScaled” and “OverlayNonScaled” panels to community UI; content in these panels won’t get scaled by screen resolution
•Added RF transmitter viewmodel admire the animation
•Added recycler animation
•Improved internal error logging via sentry.io
•Only show steam nicknames when in team or the player is friendly on the contact system
•Added menu option to toggle steam nicknames
•Added ‘server_allow_steam_nicknames’ replicated convar to allow modded servers to disable steam nicknames
•Add a menu option to use the radial menu in toggle mode (trackpads)
•Increased egg suit durability 25 -> 80
•Phrases – removed a number of derogatory strings

Fixed

Fixed decal.clear console command not working on glass decals
Fixed two vehicle lifts placed right next to each other, sometimes causing unusual vehicle issues
Fixed errors caused by cassette player recordings that were less than 200ms long
Cassette player recordings now record right from the exact start time (previously, the first 200ms was skipped)
Fix high pop servers spawning loot slower as servers are up for longer
Fix being kicked from the server when dragging water out of the container
Fix right-clicking pumpkins from inventory, putting them on your head (you must drag them)
Fix lag when opening sleeping bag “give friend” UI
Fixed stashes disappearing on deployment
Fixed Cargoship front clipping exploit
Fixed elevator clipping into the world layer
Fixed a number of keycard puzzle bypasses
Fixed map not able to be opened while spectating
Fixed missing team leader map markers on death