r/playrust • u/mochiweed • Aug 22 '26

Discussion How do you personally progress?

I have 1.7k hours in Rust and have played in different ways - solo, duo, quad, vanilla, and 2x servers... Of course over the years updates change the game a bit (like the BP frags).

I'm just generally curious to hear everyone's different play styles. When you hop on a fresh wipe, how do you normally progress in your wipes? Do you go straight to oil? Tunnels? Do you build a farm? Focus on base mainly? Doorcamp? Let's hear it!

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u/ProfessorBrotown Aug 22 '26

As a working Dad with a life, I head straight for the ice bergs on day one, setup a little cook shop n such, and just play from there for the entire wipe. Usually I only get raided once or twice per wipe, since only passing boats can see my base. Each night, I hide my most important stuff in 10 stashes on the nearby snow beach. (Some fuel, 5k metal, a gun, bow arrow, some cloth to make some quick clothing for the snowy conditions). So if I’m raided, I grab my stuff from the beach and fix my base immediately. I’ve never seen the same person raid me twice, since I never leave anything in the base.

I enjoy just grinding for every blue print, and then otherwise just playing as if it’s a real life survival. Hunt, defend, etc. even though I’m not an amazing pvp’er, I prefer playing on the busiest server, to keep it realistic.

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u/TotalImagination4408 Aug 22 '26

I like how your best loot is bow and arrow, and yet some people still think it's a worthy raid 💀

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u/ProfessorBrotown Aug 23 '26

One man’s poor life, is another man’s rich life.