This year, you’ll still be able to find Santa hats and reindeer antlers, both of which can be worn and provide a decent amount of protection. And the lickable candy cane club is back! As well as two types of stockings.
If you’re new to the island, here’s what you can expect:
As you play, you will hear the distinct sound of jingle bells. As soon as you do, leave the warm comfort of your base and start looking for your gifts!
- Two gifts are spawned per player, in a radius of about 40m from you.
- Run up and bash open your present to receive your Christmas gift.
- They come in three sizes: small, medium, and large. But if you have enough small presents stashed, you can ‘trade up’ to a medium or large gift.
- The contents of each present varies, but you’ll find a mix of resources, weapons, and Christmas candy.
If you hang a stocking inside your base when the jingle bells ring, the stocking will fill up with loot whether you’ve been good or not – no coal here! The larger stocking has a higher chance for better items and both last around 5-10 refills.
The advent calendar also returns and is a craftable deployable, available to everyone during the Christmas event. Once placed, you can claim an in-game surprise once every in-real-life day from the 16th of December.
The Christmas event ends on January 2nd @ 19:00GMT / 14:00EST. Make it a December to remember! RUSTMAS STORE. We have brought some items from previous years that are now purchasable from the Rust Item Store. Since last year, the festive garland pack has included a double door garland. If you’ve already purchased this pack, you can now craft this item. RUSTMAS BASE DECORATION CONTEST
We are excited to announce that the annual Rustmas Base Decorating Competition is back for 2024’s festive period ! We’re looking for the best Christmassy base that Rust has ever seen! Winner div £120 worth of skins of their choosing, and two Rust DLC / Items . Runner up £75 worth of skins of their choosing , and one Rust DLC / Item. How To Submit Once you’ve completed decorating your base, be sure to take 3 -4 screenshots or a video walkthrough ( MTV Cribs style ) and upload them to X/Twitter , using the hashtag #Rustmas2024
Evaluation
Submissions will be judged based on:
- Creativity
- Design
Judging will be performed by Facepunch Staff.(Bonus points if you remove the UI and set graphics higher than one!)
Terms
This competition is run by Facepunch Studios LTD. The competition ends on January 2nd 2025 at 23:59 UTC. No more than three entries per person. The winner must claim prizes within one month…
RUSTMAS TWITCH DROPS
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been naughty or nice this year , as part of our ongoing commitment … just check out anyone streaming Rust during this festive period … get yourself some sweet Christmas-themed Twitch Drops… make sure you’re looking jubilant this December…
Patching Up Ice Sculptures!
Listen folks; we were ready for these ice sculptures, our hearts were set on carving out some winter magic, but alas! The team decided it wasn’t quite right yet… quality over quantity after all.
These beauties need more time in development so they don’t end up being another half-baked idea that leaves players feeling cheated.
And hey, there’s always next year!
Don’t forget; celebrating an anniversary isn’t just cake, it’s about community too! This month marks Rust’s 11th birthday, and they’re throwing discounts around like confetti until January 2nd! So gather your crew; tell them about these deals: 50% off Rust, along with 40% off all DLC! You’ll want that loot before exploring back into creating chaos. So there ya have it, folks. A little bit of merry mayhem awaits us all under falling snowflakes in *Rust*. What planning will you try? Until next time, see ya around! Angel out.
