4:20pm EST - The update is live and devblog is out!

2:00pm EST - Our update stream is live!

12:00pm EST - Water just got more important with the changes to hydration today:

Food gives very little to no water (fish and chicken still provide some)

Bota bag is cheaper again

Drink option is more easily visible when aiming at streams and lakes

Water catchers catch way more water (from fog)

Water purifier costs 10 cloth (instead of 15)

2:05am EST - It’s update day and there are a bunch of balance changes, bug fixes, and new skins making their way in. Charitable Rust is happening this Sunday! We’ve also got a Christmas skin contest to announce (more on all that at the bottom of this post).

No wipe will be forced when the update hits, however, all the bi-weekly and weekly servers will be wiping today (Rustafied EU Main and Medium will wipe at 5pm GMT, while our US servers will wipe shortly after the patch goes live).

Our update stream goes live at 2pm EST, follow @Rustafied for news throughout the day. Let’s get into it...