Rust Slang and Terms: A Plain Glossary for New Players

Rust players use a lot of short words. Here is what they mean.

Server words

• Wipe: when a server resets the map. Bases and loot are gone. Everyone starts fresh.
• Forced wipe: a wipe that happens because Rust got a big update, usually on the first Thursday of the month.
• PVP / PVE: players fight each other / players fight the world.
• Vanilla: a server with no mods.
• Modded: a server with plugins or changes.

Building words

• TC: Tool Cupboard. It stops others building near you and holds your upkeep.
• Upkeep: the resources your TC uses to keep your base from decaying.
• Decay: your base falling apart when upkeep runs out.
• Honeycomb: a base with many small rooms to make it hard to raid.
• Sleeping bag: where you respawn.

Resources and items

• HQM: High Quality Metal. A strong metal for good gear.
• Frags: metal fragments.
• Scrap: a currency used at the Bandit Camp and Outpost, and for research.
• Sulfur: used for explosives and ammo.
• Nodes: ore rocks that you hit to gather metal, stone or sulfur.
• Recycler: a machine that breaks items into parts.

Playing words

• Roam: to travel around looking for loot or fights.
• Monument: a big landmark with loot and danger, such as the Power Plant.
• Raid: break into someone's base.
• Offline raid: raiding a base while its owners are not online.
• Kit: a pack of gear you get on some servers.
• Heli: the attack helicopter.
• Clan: a group of players on the same team.

Missing a word? Ask in chat. Everyone was new once.

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