Rust Patch Notes | August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update
Rust's Power Trip update adds Heavy Fuse-powered monuments, a satellite crash event, and a tougher turret meta. The complete Heavy Fuse Update changelog.
When is the next update?
Rust rolls to its next season on September 3, 2026.
Power Trip — August 6, 20268 changes
The Rust Power Trip patch notes cover August’s monthly force-wipe update, turning the Power Plant into the hub of an island-wide electrical grid powered by a new Heavy Fuse item. Track the live Rust wipe countdown to the next force wipe.
TL;DR — 8 changes: 0 buffs, 2 nerfs. Biggest addition: the Power Plant’s restorable, Heavy Fuse-powered grid. Biggest nerf: Auto Turret cost more than doubles to 25 High Quality Metal. Meta impact: Turret-heavy early defenses get pricier while the new Power Plant grid gives geared groups a fresh objective to fight over at the satellite crash site.
Base Building
- Auto Turret — cost increased from 10 to 25 High Quality Metal nerf
- Catapult — reload time doubled from 3 seconds to 6 seconds nerf
- High external walls — now contribute a static 20% to building upkeep active
Monuments
- Power Plant — restorable power grid; inserting Heavy Fuses into the new fuse boxes unlocks monument-wide perks across the island the more fuses are installed active
- Launch Site — new control panel lets a crew target a satellite, manage a roughly ten-minute thruster burn, then fight over the wreckage after it crashes event
- Powerline poles — climbable without a ladder once the network is powered active
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Rust+ camera not updating when controlling a turret active
- Fixed workshop item list not scrolling all the way down active
All Rust patches
| Version | Date | Season | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Trip | August 6, 2026 | August 2026: Heavy Fuse Update | 8 changes: 0 buffs, 2 nerfs. Biggest addition: the Power Plant's restorable, Heavy Fuse-powered grid. Biggest nerf: Auto Turret cost more t… |