Forced wipes happen on the first Thursday of every month. Server owners can also do weekly or bi-weekly wipes. Check your server info for the wipe schedule.

What should I do on wipe day in Rust?

Join early, rush to a good base location, build a starter base, secure it with a code lock, and start running monuments for scrap and components. Speed is everything on wipe day.

How long does it take to get a gun on wipe day?

Experienced players can get a workbench 2 and a basic gun like the Thompson or Semi-Auto Rifle within 2-4 hours of a fresh wipe.

Rust Wipe Day Checklist

Track your progress through wipe day. Check off each task as you complete it — your progress is saved automatically.

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🏖️ First 5 Minutes — Beach Sprint

Spawn and immediately pick up stones and hemp along the beach Craft a stone pickaxe (200 wood, 100 stone) Craft a stone hatchet (200 wood, 100 stone) Head inland toward your target area Collect hemp for cloth (need 30 for sleeping bag) Avoid PvP — your time is more valuable than a kill

🏠 Minutes 5–15 — Base Down

Find a flat spot near a road/small monument Gather 3,000 wood quickly Craft building plan (20 wood) and hammer (100 wood) Place a 2×1 twig base with airlock Place sleeping bag inside immediately Upgrade everything to wood ASAP Place tool cupboard and authorize Craft and place a wooden door with key lock

⛏️ Minutes 15–30 — Resource Run

Farm 1,000 stone and 300 metal ore Start a small furnace inside your base (200 stone, 100 wood, 100 low grade) Smelt metal fragments for code lock Upgrade base to stone (walls, foundations, ceiling) Craft code lock (100 metal fragments) and replace key lock Destroy the key — never carry it

🛣️ Minutes 30–60 — Monument Run

Craft a hunting bow (200 wood, 50 cloth) Craft wooden arrows (25 wood, 10 stone each) Run to nearest monument — hit every barrel on the way Collect components: gears, springs, pipes, semi body Use the recycler to get scrap and materials Pick up any crates (food, weapon, tools) Watch for other players — stay alert near recyclers

🔧 Hour 1–2 — Workbench 1

Craft Workbench Level 1 (50 scrap, 500 wood, 100 metal frags, 50 scrap) Research essentials: code lock, crossbow, bone armor Craft a crossbow for better PvP capability Research building materials: metal door, sheet metal door Craft sheet metal door (150 metal frags) to replace wooden door Continue monument runs for more scrap Start accumulating gears, springs, and SMG bodies

🔬 Hour 2–4 — Workbench 2

Gather 500 scrap total for Workbench Level 2 Craft WB2 (500 scrap, 1000 metal frags, 500 wood, 20 HQM) Research Thompson or Semi-Auto Rifle Research coffee can helmet and road sign armor Craft your first gun and armor set Expand base — add triangle airlock, honeycomb Place large wood boxes for organized storage

🏰 Hour 4+ — Securing & Expanding

Continue upgrading base to sheet metal or armored Research garage door (150 scrap at WB2) Set up a compound with high external walls Start running green card then blue card monuments Look for red keycard for military tunnels or launch site Build a 2×2 or 2×3 main base if not done already Set up auto turrets if you have the tech trash Consider building a secondary base as backup

FAQ

When does Rust wipe?: Forced wipes happen on the first Thursday of every month. Server owners can also do weekly or bi-weekly wipes. Check your server info for the wipe schedule.
What should I do on wipe day in Rust?: Join early, rush to a good base location, build a starter base, secure it with a code lock, and start running monuments for scrap and components. Speed is everything on wipe day.
How long does it take to get a gun on wipe day?: Experienced players can get a workbench 2 and a basic gun like the Thompson or Semi-Auto Rifle within 2-4 hours of a fresh wipe.

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