A new Rust update 1.70 is available on PS4 and Xbox One. According to the official Rust Console 1.70 patch notes, the latest update adds Farming 2.0, Terrain Revamp and more. Apart from this, Rust patch 1.70 also includes various gameplay changes and fixes.
Previously, a major Rust Halloween update 1.64 added a new event, changes and improvements. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are experiencing several issues while playing the game. Today’s Rust version 1.70 will fix a few of these issues.
Read more details below.
Rust Console Update 1.70 Patch Notes – May 26, 2023
Added
- Farming 2.0 has been added to Rust Console Edition. This is a major overhaul of how farming and plants work. All the various conditions of a plant are now important. The better the conditions, the better the rewards.
- Terrain Revamp has been added to enhance the visual fidelity of the game. It makes the game look much better while improving the performance with new optimized assets.
- Horse Dung can now be found at spawn points in the wild, in barrels, and can be looted from horses.
Gameplay
- Auto-sprint functionality while swimming has been improved.
- A bug that blocked attachable deployables from being placed has been fixed.
- A bug that caused the Barbeque to become invisible when placed has been fixed.
- A bug that blocked players from jumping if another player logs off/sleeps when they are standing on the first player has been fixed.
- A bug that blocked players from using headlook while reversing a boat has been fixed.
- A bug that caused a weapon or tool to despawn when thrown at Ceiling Lights has been fixed.
- A bug that caused the Research Table to consume scrap stacks if the available amount in “Scrap To Use” is less than a 1000 has been fixed.
- A bug that could stop player structures from decaying has been fixed.
- A bug that meant the Compound Bow couldn’t perform jumpshots has been fixed.
- A bug that triggered the Hostile status when hitting a loot crate or the Recycler has been fixed.
- A bug with the Vending Machine that let players attempt to buy an item that is ‘Out of stock’ has been fixed.
- A place where players could get killed walking at the edge of some rock formations has been fixed.
- An exploit that let players loot boxes through player-built roofs has been fixed.
- An issue with the Assault Rifle that caused erratic movement when aiming down sights and firing has been fixed.
- The blood splatter visual effect when being shot by APC Bradley and Helicopter has been removed.
Monuments
- Collision and graphics issues at various monuments have been fixed.
- The cold spot in the Blue Keycard building at the Water Treatment Plant has been removed.
- Various fixes for rubber banding that could occur in several monument locations have been made.
- Various fixes for Z-fighting at different monument locations have been made.
World
- Animal AI has been changed so they no longer venture underwater.
- Lighting in interiors and underground areas has been improved to brighten them up and remove blue screen effects.
- A bug that could cause players to glitch and fall through the map has been fixed.
- A bug that made rivers on map appear brown or grey has been fixed.
- A bug that made the Train Yard not a valid location for Code Locked Crates to be dropped has been fixed.
- The bad hair day plaguing the players has been fixed.
- The ability for ladder hatches to push players through floors of player-built structures has been removed.
- Various graphic updates have been made to improve low resolution on certain items and world artefacts.
Items
- The craft times for Vertical and Horizontal Embrasure have been changed to match Steam.
- Various bug fixes for Auto Turret including laser visibility, reloading, building and placement have been made.
- A bug that blocked the ‘Silent’ setting for the RF Pager in the Inventory has been fixed.
- A bug with the Multiple Grenade Launcher that displayed ammunition types even if the player doesn’t have access to them has been fixed.
- Various graphical bugs and collision issues with building components including Armored Foundation and Floor, Wooden Door, Stone & Wood Floor Triangle pieces have been fixed.
- The Electric Heater no longer lights up while not powered up during nighttime.
- The RF Broadcaster’s sound effect has been fixed to be less loud.
- Various bugs with electrical components have been fixed.
- Various issues with Arrow items have been fixed.
UI
- A message has been added to explain why players can’t invite a team member if they already have a different invite.
- The missing “Killed With” reason when killed with a thrown weapon has been added.
- A bug that blocked quick transfer on Research Table if input is spammed has been fixed.
- A bug that blocked the Gesture/Quick Chat radial menu when Text/Voice communication is blocked in console settings has been fixed.
- A bug that could cause resources from cancelled crafting orders to fall on the floor ignoring empty hotbar spaces has been fixed.
- A bug that meant fully repaired items can swap durability with un–repaired, full durability items has been fixed.
- Various map
Download free Rust version 1.70 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
