RUSTWAKE

Changelog

Every update to RUSTWAKE, newest first. Updates also post to the Discord.

v0.2.6 · 2026-11-07

Real terrain

  • The Kessler Valley is no longer flat. The ground is now built from a real eroded-landscape heightmap from ambientCG.
  • Kessler Ridge rises up to 760 m with cliffs and rocky faces. The wastes and forests roll with hills and gullies.
  • Towns sit on gentle ground that blends into the hills, and highways climb over the rises.
  • Settlements now level to the average height of their ground, so none sit in pits or on stilts.
v0.2.5 · 2026-11-07

Online co-op

  • Up to 4 survivors can play together. On the title screen, open Co-op and pick Host Game, or Join and type the host's IP.
  • Everyone plays their own character. Loot is instanced, so every player gets their own drops.
  • XP and quest kills are shared with players fighting nearby. There is no friendly fire.
  • You can see other players' characters, guns, shots, explosions and name tags. Enemies and time of day stay in sync.
  • Over the internet, the host forwards UDP port 7777, or everyone uses Tailscale or Radmin VPN.
  • The Terms of Service and Privacy Policy now cover co-op.
v0.2.4 · 2026-11-07

Discord server and new website address

  • The official RUSTWAKE Discord is open, with patch notes, LFG for co-op squads, bug reports and suggestions.
  • The Discord bot can look up any legendary, perk, trait, faction or quest with /codex.
  • The website moved to rustwake.pages.dev. Old links redirect automatically.
  • Added this changelog. New updates also post to the Discord automatically.
v0.2.3 · 2026-11-07

World fixes

  • Fixed house, barn and church roofs that were upside down.
  • Fixed highways that looked broken into floating pieces on hills.
  • Settlement gates now line up with the road that leads out of town.
  • Sidewalks are now concrete.
  • Fixed a lighting warning about competing sun and moon lights.
v0.2.2 · 2026-11-07

NPCs, character creator and guns

  • New character creator: name, body and look, with a live preview. Change it any time from Pause, then Appearance.
  • NPCs no longer float, turn their heads to look at you, and hold their guns the right way up.
  • Fixed grey, untextured characters.
  • Scopes no longer get blocked by your own gun, and iron sights line up properly.
  • Fixed a crash after throwing a grenade.
v0.2.1 · 2026-11-06

Bigger world update

  • Added the Meridian nuclear plant and the company town of Halcyon, with a Ferris wheel.
  • Bigger, more detailed buildings, with downtown towers up to 38 floors.
  • Added trees, bushes, rocks and wildlife (crows, songbirds and rats), plus birdsong.
  • New materials on every surface from ambientCG.
  • New main menu, pause menu and loading screens. Menus work with the mouse.
  • Discord Rich Presence shows what you are doing in game.
  • Fixed guns that kept firing after you let go of the trigger, and teleports that dropped you under the map.