Rust – POWER TRIP

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PLAYER MAINTAINED MONUMENTS

This month we're releasing a set of features we call Player Maintained Monuments - tying together our existing monuments in new and interesting ways while pushing players to interact with each other in the process.

POWERING UP THE POWER PLANT

Using new Heavy Fuses, the power plant can be fired back up to unlock several new gameplay features for everyone around the island.

Heavy Fuses can be found as loot and must be inserted into the new special fuse boxes located at the power plant. Not everything will be unlocked all at once - some things connected to the power plant require more fuses than others to become functional.

Once the power plant has started providing power, the powerline poles with transformers (the white cylinder-looking things) which appear alongside roads can now provide power for electrical circuits. These powerlines can also now be climbed - no need for a ladder, just approach the powerline and jump.
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