Rust gets ziplines and railways in April update — full patch notes

Rust is always getting new content — there are 12 million copies to keep updated, after all. We just got a rundown of the multiplayer survival game’s April update, and it has two very ‘zippy’ highlights.

The first is the addition of ziplines, meaning you can now glide along power lines to quickly move from station to station. You can control your speed as you go, but collision of any sort — especially with other players — will knock you off. The second highlight is a new railway feature, which adds a train track loop to “any map size 4250 or larger,” according to the patch notes. The new rail system feature “is just a tech test / proof of concept for now,” and there aren’t even any trains running along the tracks. Still, it’s a neat addition that shows what developer Facepunch has planned.

Other changes in the April update include better lighting for monuments and several quality-of-life improvements. You can get a glimpse of all that in the Zipline & Rail Update trailer below, then check out the full patch notes.

Zipline & Rail Update Patch Notes Features Power line ziplines18 new achievementsServer analytics on official serversAdded dog tags (for event use only)Improvements Generic snowmobile model updated to include visible lightsUpdated landmine modelMagnet crane pedals now animate and have IK for the driver’s feetAdded a blue light to the Magnet Crane cockpit. When the magnet crane cabin is within 10 degrees of facing straight forward, it lights upHolding the crouch key while in the Magnet Crane now automatically rotates the cabin back to zeroDebug camera controls while spectating or in demos now uses the players movement bindings instead of WASDMade lighting improvements to Airfield, Arctic Research Base, Read more on gamepur.com