QUICK START
Jump straight in
Just got KOS'd at Outpost? Lost the loot run? Hour 2 raid? Pick your pain.
Wipe Day Playbook
Spawn beach to AK in 24 hours. Hour-by-hour playbook for the actual progression that works.
MOST USED
Cheatsheets
The numbers. C4 
per wall, sulfur 
per breach, rW per turret 
, scrap 
per tech trash 
. Bookmark this one.
per wall, sulfur per breach, rW per turret , scrap per tech trash . Bookmark this one.Combat & PvP
Every weapon, recoil patterns, armor protection, peeking and positioning, group tactics.
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Raiding
Active raid strategy. Scouting, soft-side path, C4 placement, online vs offline.
placement, online vs offline.14_Raiding_OffenseMD
HTML
Industrial Visual Guide
Stop sorting loot like a noob. Four working automation networks, wired and labeled. Dump backpack, walk away.
Veteran Onboarding
First wipe? Read this first. What is Rust, why you keep dying, your first hour goals, server selection.
Monuments Guide
Every monument: loot, recyclers, scientists, cards, PvP rating. Know before you rotate.
FOUNDATION
Walls, doors, defense
Walls that don't fold to 4 rockets 
. TC 
placement that doesn't get popped hour 2. Honeycomb math that makes raiders cry.
Building
Tiers, HP, raid math, soft/hard side rule, honeycombing, TC placement, decay rates, mortar patch implications.
placement, decay rates, mortar patch implications.01_BuildingMD
Base Designs
Solo, duo, trio, and clan base layouts with full material costs, raid-cost estimates, and weakness analysis.
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Survival Mechanics
Temperature, food, water, animals, healing, fall damage. The mechanics keeping you alive.
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SYSTEMS
Power, automation, growing
Power your turret . Sort your loot. Grow your tea. Automate the grind so you can actually PvP.
Electricity
Every power source, every component, wiring rules, battery math, branch vs splitter, full rW reference.
vs splitter, full rW reference.03_ElectricityMD
Industrial
Conveyors , crafters , filters, the 16-adapter cap, default tick rates, network recipe patterns.
, crafters , filters, the 16-adapter cap, default tick rates, network recipe patterns.04_IndustrialMD
Industrial Visual Guide
Wiki icons + working flowcharts. Four full automation recipes with item-flow narratives.
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Horticulture
Gene math, crossbreeding stages, optimal gene strings, fertilizer 
ratios, water plumbing, greenhouse setup.
ratios, water plumbing, greenhouse setup.05_HorticultureMD
Automation Circuits
15 text-diagram recipes — auto-turret pods, smart lights, trap corridors, Rust+ phone alerts.
pods, smart lights, trap corridors, Rust+ phone alerts.06_Automation_CircuitsMD
Vehicles
Horses 
, minicopter, scrap heli, modular cars, boats 
, submarines. Stats, costs, when to use.
, minicopter, scrap heli, modular cars, boats , submarines. Stats, costs, when to use.13_VehiclesMD
Tea Recipes
Every tea: Scrap , Health, Anti-Rad, and more. Berry 
combos, effects, stacking.
, Health, Anti-Rad, and more. Berry combos, effects, stacking.16_Tea_RecipesMD
Base Optimization
Tune any base size for maximum production. Solo, duo, trio, clan layouts with floor plans.
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ECONOMY
Scrap and loot routes
Where the scrap actually comes from. Tea-boosted, recycler-stacked, scope-arbitraged. Stop hoarding, start spending.
STRATEGY
How to spend your time
First Thursday hits different. Be ready. Hour-by-hour playbook and the cheatsheets you ALT-TAB to mid-fight.
REFERENCE
Patch notes & sources
The April mortar patch breakdown and every source backing the math. Verify in-game, trust nothing.
Patch Meta 2026
April 30 "Upgrade Hard, Raid Harder" mortar update, WB2 
upgrade modules, and the meta shifts that followed.
upgrade modules, and the meta shifts that followed.11_Patch_Meta_2026MD
Console & QoL
F1 console commands, FPS tweaks, useful keybinds, Rust+ companion app setup.
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Sources
URL list for every cited claim — Rustafied, CorrosionHour, Facepunch wiki, Rustlabs, RustMods.
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README
Original markdown index. Same library outline as this page, in plain text form for CLI/terminal use.
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