[h1]FACEPUNCH'S 15TH BIRTHDAY![/h1] [img]https://files.facepunch.com/ashcook/1b1211b1/fp_15%20-%2050OFF%20-16x9.png[/img] [h2]Happy Birthday to us![/h2] Facepunch officially turned 15 not too long ago and we wanted to celebrate the occasion by making all of our games 50% off - including Rust and all Rust DLCs! You can get your discounts on all Facepunch games through the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/developer/facepunch]Steam store[/url]. Rewind to 2009, when Garry, released Garry's Mod: a sandbox game with no rules, from a mod, to officially listing it on Steam. No objectives, just pure, unadulterated freedom. Want to create a giant robot out of bathtubs? Go for it. Fancy launching a thousand explosive barrels into the sky? Why not! Garry's Mod was, and still is, the ultimate playground for gamers with a wild imagination. Fast forward to 2013, and we began work on Rust. This isn’t just any survival game; it’s a brutal, post-apocalyptic showdown where you start with nothing but a rock and a dream. Gathering resources, building shelters, forging alliances—or betraying them—Rust has taken survival gaming to a whole new level. It's a place where the only rule is: trust no one, but have fun trying. And now, in 2024, we're working on our biggest update for Rust yet, with more Twitch events planned, and even more cool things to come to the game for all types of players. There has never been a better time to play Rust. [h1]LOOTROOM 3D PRINTS[/h1] [url=https://lootroom.com/collections/rust-general][img]https://files.facepunch.com/ashcook/1b1511b1/rust_x_lootroom_announcement-compressed.jpg[/img][/url] [h2]It's Official - You Can Now Get Licensed 3D Printed Rust Items! [/h2] After years of watching from the side lines, we're proud to officially announce that we've partnered with [url=https://lootroom.com/collections/all]Lootroom[/url]! Lootroom are now our partner for fully licensed 3D printed guns and more. So we're now working closer with them, providing this lovely and dedicated team with in-game assets to ensure that they continue to deliver high quality products to Rust fans. [u][b]Here's Lootroom's story:[/b][/u] [i]"It's mid-2018 and during an exciting Rust weekend with good friends, we kept joking about the fact that furnaces in Rust always have to be running. This gave rise to the desire to have a small real Rust furnace on the desk - as a reminder of this great wipe. It didn't take long and it became clear: a 3D printer was needed! The test phase went well and we were so impressed with the result that we published the furnace on various platforms and received a lot of positive feedback. When the first purchase requests came in, we knew that the whole thing had potential and that there were many Rust enthusiasts around the world who shared our interest in IRL loot. After some preparation, a first small online store was created and the perfect name with the necessary domains was also found - Lootroom. Initially, our store only consisted of the furnace in various sizes, followed by the Eoka and the P2. But after countless requests, the Rust AK default was added in May 2020 after a slight delay due to Covid-19 - a real monster compared to the smaller products we had previously offered. For us, this also involved a learning and conversion process, as our previous way of working was geared towards the smaller items. For example, we needed new shipping boxes.[/i] [img]https://files.facepunch.com/ashcook/1b1511b1/2.jpg[/img] [i]Lone Design, the online store for Rust server plugins, became aware of us quite early on and we were also able to offer our products there - and thus reach even more Rust players. At the same time, we also set up a successful Etsy store and have since broken the magic mark of 1k sales and 100k turnover. As we became better known, we received more and more requests for different skins and other irl loot. We created internal ranking lists with the most requested items, which we then gradually worked through. Over the years, we have continuously expanded our store and now stock more than 70 different Rust items. A special milestone was achieved in September 2021: together with one of the most successful Rust content creators ever - Blooprint - we had his Blooprint SAR on offer for a limited time. The demand was overwhelming and it gave us great pleasure to see how much gamers around the world celebrated our products. [img]https://files.facepunch.com/Errn/1b1511b1/PXL_20230106_191127996.PORTRAIT.jpg[/img] We invested in more and more modern 3D printers, a new online presence and founded the official Lootroom GmbH in September 2022, based in Nuremberg, Germany. We now operate more than 20 3D printers that print IRL loot almost continuously. Our factory is streamed live on Twitch, Kick and YouTube to give anyone interested an insight into the creation process. Naturally, we prioritize the quality of our handmade products while also maintaining a consistent stock to ensure prompt shipping. Customer service and engagement with the Rust community are equally important to us. We have already shipped to over 45 countries around the world and look forward to every new customer that we can make happy with our IRL Loot. We put a lot of passion into our unique products. All of this now leads to the possibility to offer our products as officially licensed Rust IRL loot. We are very hyped and incredibly excited to be working with our friends at Facepunch."[/i] [img]https://files.facepunch.com/ashcook/1b1511b1/28.jpg[/img] Please go and show them some love, and place an order for your favourite weapon or prop. They look fantastic as decorative items and we have many around the office and a few of us even have them up in our homes! [h1]TWITCH DROPS[/h1] [h2]FancyOrb's Global Warfare 2![/h2] [url=https://x.com/FancyOrb_/status/1805286214238384618]FancyOrb's[/url] Global Warfare is soon here, with all your favorite creators will be involved with [url=https://twitch.facepunch.com/]Twitch drops[/url]! [url=https://twitch.facepunch.com/#drops][img]https://files.facepunch.com/Errn/1b0411b1/td_33-blog-image%20-rvsd.jpg[/img][/url] Drops will be available across the [url=https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/rust]entire Rust category on Twitch[/url]. Be sure to get synced at [url=https://twitch.facepunch.com/connect]https://twitch.facepunch.com/connect[/url] to claim your skins! [h1]LEGO RUST[/h1] [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/playrust/comments/1dnejt6/i_made_3_rust_lego_sets_as_presents_for_my/]Reddit user ABRISSBIRNE27[/url] showing off some epic Rust themed lego sets they made with rebrickable. Wonder if we could convince Lego to do something official? [img]https://files.facepunch.com/Errn/1b1511b1/b6jd16oo2j8d1.jpg[/img] [img]https://files.facepunch.com/Errn/1b1511b1/gzzxp6bm2j8d1.jpg[/img] [h1]YOUTOOZ[/h1] We're starting to see everyone's [url=https://youtooz.com/collections/rust]Youtooz[/url] figures reach their new homes and we're curious, do you keep yours in the box or do you let them out in the open? [img]https://files.facepunch.com/ashcook/1b1511b1/IMG_8282.jpg[/img] And where in your base are you placing your in-game items? We loved working on these with Youtooz and we can't wait to show you what else we've got cooking up with them... [img]https://files.facepunch.com/ashcook/1b1511b1/20240715_101744.jpg[/img] The limited edition run of the Heavy Scientist and the Hazmat figures ends soon - [url=https://youtooz.com/collections/rust]get yours here![/url] And don't forget to tag [url=https://x.com/playrust]@playrust[/url] and [url=https://x.com/youtooz]@youtooz[/url] in your pics! SHOW ME THE STUFF! If you made something cool or saw something cool, reach out! Tag me on [url=https://twitter.com/ErrnieGerrn]X[/url] or u/ErrnieGerrn [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/playrust/]Reddit[/url]. Cover image by [url=https://www.instagram.com/magoos_rust_art/]Magoo[/url]! [url=https://rust.facepunch.com/news/community-update-262]FULL BLOG HERE[/url]