The next Rust force wipe is on Thursday 5 November 2026. Facepunch releases the monthly update on the first Thursday of every month, and in winter that lands at around 19:00 UK time (GMT), which is 21:00 Romania time. Every official and community server must update, so map wipes happen everywhere at once.
Rust force wipe November 2026 at a glance
- Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
- Time: usually about 19:00 UK / 20:00 CET / 21:00 Romania / 14:00 EST (servers can take a while to come back as everyone updates)
- What wipes: the map and all bases on every server. Blueprints depend on the server: official servers do a full BP wipe on force wipe, community servers decide for themselves.
- Halloween 2026: the Halloween event (Candy Hunt, the Rift and the monsters) is scheduled to run until 5 November, so this weekend is your last chance.
Facepunch has not posted the November devblog yet, so we do not know the update's contents. We will post the patch notes on the forum as soon as they are out.
Wipe-day checklist
- Update early. Let Steam download the update as soon as it appears so you are not stuck at "Connecting" while everyone else joins.
- Plan your first base spot before the wipe. Check the new map on the server's map preview or on RustMaps once it is live.
- Sort your binds. Save them with
writecfg after setting them up. Our guide: https://veteranii.com/forum/d/103-rust-console-commands-every-player-can-use-combatlog-perf-and-more
- Have a group ready. Decide who places the Tool Cupboard and who farms.
- Use your stuff before it's gone. Anything you do not raid with or use this week disappears at wipe.
Veteranii Rust X2 Classes wipes at the same time
Our server does a full wipe on 5 November at 21:00 Romania time (19:00 UK) and from this wipe it switches to max team 3. Before that we run Last Raid Night: https://veteranii.com/forum/d/133-rust-last-raid-night-pre-wipe-event-and-full-wipe-on-5-nov-2026-max-team-3
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Source: https://rust.facepunch.com/news
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— TyGaNu