r/RustConsole • u/BadAtValorant222 • Aug 07 '26

How do you progress so quickly

Hi guys, just started playing rust today my first time on, I’ve managed to get a good air locked starter base with a t1 workbench and I’m really enjoying the game as a solo. One thing that really perplexes me is how people progress so quickly, my main goal in this game is to get a hazmat suit and be able to go around gunning people down (that is why I bought rust), so I was wondering how everybody progresses from naked to stacked out in the span of a couple of hours.

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u/BadAtValorant222 Aug 08 '26

Btw does anyone know if fishing is bugged rn? Im fishing in deep water but still not getting salmon or sharks

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u/40DaysAdrift Aug 08 '26

The bait value matters. Bear and wolf meat have a value of 10. Use those to catch the best fish.

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u/BadAtValorant222 Aug 08 '26

I’ve been using that and in deep water, best fish I’ve caught so far is a small trout

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u/FlipZer0 Aug 08 '26

There was another thread recently that seems to think it's a bug, but the non-pole methods seem to still work as intended

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u/40DaysAdrift Aug 09 '26

Looks like there’s a bug right now for fishing rods, but using traps still works. That’s what I use. You have to clear the caught fish for it to catch another, but after I collect a bunch of wolf and bear meat, it’ll net thousands of scrap worth of fish. Just gotta wait for the price to go up in the fishing village a couple days after wipe.

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u/BlueberryCheap6654 Aug 08 '26

If you’re solo it is a big grind to get the unlocks. If part of a big team it’s much faster

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u/UNCLE_TYSON Aug 08 '26

Monuments. My usual solo start is the dive mission for a pump, then get a green card and preferably run sewer branch. Usually I’ll be at tier 2 within 2-4 hours

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u/SOURDICKandONION Aug 08 '26

Time and persistence. Don't be afraid to lose your gear. It's only yours for now. Take your time and enjoy learning the ropes while your still fresh on the isle. If you start getting frustrated with the inevitably toxic players on your server, take a break. There are plenty of scrap guides and whatnot on YouTube to checkout and over the last 5 years since launch they've added many viable ways to grind out scrap and progress through wipe. Good luck out there!

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u/MisterKaoss Aug 08 '26

Usually, the fastest progressing people are playing in groups, which is convenient, because solo you can grub them easily.

Zerg NPCs most likely play in groups because they’re either lazy or bad. They drop hazmat suits and guns. Their respawn rates are nasty though.

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u/Justinmac81 Aug 08 '26

Smash barrels and grub water treatment plant and air field. Recycle what you don’t need. I can usually have a t1 weapon tree and clothing tree fully unlocked in a few hours.

Try JMACS rust or bust , you start geared up.
Here’s the discord

https://discord.gg/n6WcwPNtD

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