Rust Patch Notes | October 2026: Livestock Update
Rust's Livestock Update adds tameable cows and sheep, a Biofuel Generator and Powergrid loot rooms. The complete October 2026 changelog.
When is the next update?
Rust rolls to its next season on November 5, 2026.
Livestock Update: October 1, 20266 changes
The Rust Livestock Update patch notes cover October’s monthly force-wipe update, a major farming overhaul that adds tameable cows and sheep, a Biofuel Generator and new Powergrid loot rooms. Track the live Rust wipe countdown to the next force wipe.
TL;DR, 6 changes: 1 buff, 0 nerfs. Biggest addition: breedable livestock with a full milk, wool and meat food chain. Biggest buff: sandbags are cheaper to craft and now stack up to a pillbox. Meta impact: farming and food become a longer-term investment while Powergrid loot rooms and sturdier sandbag cover add new contested monument gear.
Resources
- Livestock, cows, bulls, calves, sheep and lambs that can be bred with genetics and harvested for meat, milk, wool, bones and leather active
- Food and crafting items, new Milk, Skimmed Milk, Cream, Wool, Beef and Mutton, plus Beef Pie, Shepherd’s Pie and Creamy and Milky tea variants active
- Biofuel Generator, turns raw or spoiled meat into low grade fuel active
Base Building
- Sandbag Barricades, reworked into four stackable stages ending in a pillbox, with a reduced crafting cost and a larger stack size of 20 buff
Map
- Powergrid loot rooms, new locked rooms across many monuments that unlock as Heavy Fuses power the Powerplant, spread over three power phases active
- Ranch vendor, sells young animals (Calf 300 Scrap, Lamb 150 Scrap) and buys grown ones active
All Rust patches
| Version | Date | Season | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livestock Update | October 1, 2026 | October 2026: Livestock Update | , 6 changes: 1 buff, 0 nerfs. Biggest addition: breedable livestock with a full milk, wool and meat food chain. Biggest buff: sandbags are … |
| Breach and Clear | Sep 3, 2026 | September 2026 Update | 6 changes: 0 buffs, 1 nerf. Biggest addition: group-scaled Tool Cupboard upkeep that taxes large clans. Biggest nerf: bases sharing a Tool Cu… |
| Power Trip | Aug 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 th… |