12:00am EST - After a great quality of life update last week, the team is trucking forward on new features along with a couple hotfixes post patch.

Fixes

As is common after a monthly update, there were a couple hotfixes to go live since last Thursday. Here is a rundown of what was fixed:

Always show icon and text when looking at dropped item, regardless of the crosshair mode setting,
Increase Patrol Helicopter ride height by 10 meters so it doesn't clip into jungle trees,
Updated spoiled produce consume sound,
Fixed being able to pick up fridges with locks on them,
Restore horse population convar on primitive gamemode,
Fixed wallpaper line of sight issues for doorway, window, half and low walls,
Hura crepitans Jungle tree sapling billboard fix,
Stop bicycle showing fuel interaction prompt,
Fixed wallpaper clipping on legacy wood floor, triangle floor, foundation and triangle foundation,
Fixed beam sticking out of wallpaper for stone and wood roofs,
Misc exploit and error fixes
Disabling graphics jobs on Mac builds, better performance,
Fixed crafting ingredients falling to floor when player dies,
Fixed jungle floor shadow proxy,
Fixed the ambient lighting when painting on signs at night,
Fixed delivery drones sometimes not making it to their destination,
Fixed an issue where the climate post process volumes. This should fix visual issues with dying underground and reconnecting underground causing washed out colours.,

Scientist AI Overhaul

A big rework to Scientist AI is underway, aimed at making these NPCs feel smarter and more dynamic in combat. The improvements include audio cues when they’re surprised, more thoughtful repositioning instead of just hiding, better reactions to player sounds, and fixes to things like shooting while surprised or seeing through cover. Scientists are also being tuned to reduce repetitive peeking and overly aggressive charges, while their loadouts and pathfinding logic are being cleaned up. No word yet on when this overhaul will hit live servers, but it’s shaping up to be a meaningful upgrade to PvE encounters.

Naval Progress

Work sails forward on the upcoming Naval Update, currently aiming for a November release. This massive content drop is set to introduce floating cities and boat building, expanding Rust’s water-based gameplay in a big way. This week, developers are cranking away on models and textures, including floating city components, security towers with spotlights, ship-mounted searchlights, and even some decorative touches like hanging fish. We’ll keep you posted as more details surface on this hefty update.

New Menu

A full revamp of Rust’s in-game menu system is underway, and it’s been getting a bunch of developer attention this week. This update completely overhauls the escape (ESC) menus, giving them a fresh new look and layout. If you haven’t seen it yet, Shadowfrax has a video with a sneak peek at what’s coming.

Other stuff

Spanish-speaking Twitch drops: June 25 – July 2
Can now bind mousewheeldown and mousewheelup from the settings and fixed mouse wheel key combos not being bindable
Progress and tweaks to the upcoming campfire respawn dynamic
Fixed mixing table sometimes deleting ingrendients when they cannot be stacked due to spoiling
More work on the party system coming in July
Abyss storage barrels with seaweed coming to Abyss pack
Pilot hazmat DLC in the works - includes a M15 pistol
The game’s benchmarking system is being reworked to improve performance testing and comparisons
Work on a mannequin to store / style clothing
F1 console no longer saves the `quit` command after it's entered. Prevents you loading the game up again and accidentally quitting because it was your last-used command
Increase Patrol Helicopter ride height by 10 meters so it doesn't clip into jungle trees
Some various fixes to monument lighting