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Rust Launches Naval Update With Buildable Boats and High-Risk Deep Sea

Facepunch pairs the release with a flexible 2026 roadmap it labels a direction of travel.

Overview

  • Players can assemble modular boats at deployable stations and outfit them with engines, cannons, anchors, and even a walk-the-plank attachment.
  • The Deep Sea opens and closes like a world event, forbids building and respawns, and is reached at the map edge for first-come, first-served loot runs.
  • Hostile scientist vessels now patrol the waters, including turret-equipped PT boats guarding ghost ships alongside tropical islands with rare rewards.
  • Five naval missions accompany the update, with floating cities offering restock stops and a Deep Deck casino for downtime between sorties.
  • Facepunch published a 2026 roadmap outlining Q1 server browser and anti-cheat work, midyear weapons and player model updates, Q3 clans and an apartment monument, and late-year animals, full character creation, procedural caves, and a grappling hook, with all plans subject to change.