Rust Update 1.40 Patch Notes for PS4 & Xbox

Rust update 1.40 patch notes released for PS4 and Xbox One players. According to the official Rust Console 1.40 patch notes, the latest update added new monument, new transport, a new weapon, and much more. Apart from this, Rust patch 1.40 also includes a long list of bug fixes and changes.

Previously, a big update added new changes, fixes, and quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are experiencing several issues while playing the game. Today’s Rust PS4 update 1.40 will fix a few of these issues.

Rust Console Update 1.40 Patch Notes – May 26, 2022

NEW FEATURES

New monument: Fishing Village
New transport: Kayak
New weapon: Paddle
New look for the motor rowboat
New item: Handmade Fishing Rod
Added catchable fish to the ocean, rivers, and swamps

PLAYER

Made it easier for players to jump out of deep water
Damage taken from wooden floor spikes now matches screen shake and controller vibration
Addressed players taking damage when falling onto climbing nets
Addressed the quick drop setting not working with the building plan
Addressed player shadow always showing an M39 rifle equipped if there is one in their inventory
Addressed controller vibration sometimes being triggered even if turned off in the settings menu
Addressed being unable to loot another player’s inventory one item at a time
Addressed swimming effect being displayed when players are not fully underwater
Addressed rubberbanding caused by standing up underneath low ceilings

BOATS

Kayak and Paddle added to Workbench Level 1 Tech Tree
Made it easier to access boat storage after the boat has sunk
Stopped water clipping through boats
Addressed being able to flip boats upside down by throwing melee weapons at them
Addressed rubberbanding when driving rowboats

MONUMENTS

Players inside safe zones no longer take damage from other players who are either inside or outside the safe zone
Updated the hostile indicator and timer that appears after equipping a weapon inside a safezone
Removed duplicated blue container box at the Oil Rig
Added some boxes so that players can reach a platform above the red keycard room at the Large Oil Rig
Addressed Heavy Scientists sometimes spawning in without holding a weapon
Addressed missing vent doors on the Large Oil Rig
Addressed lights flashing on and off at the Oil Rig
Made it easier to climb through pipes at the Launch Site
Addressed being able to place items inside the Launch Site
Addressed fuse box at the Train Yard lighting up when there is no fuse equipped
Addressed light from the searchlights at the Sewer being visible through walls
Addressed texture issues on ladders at the Harbor
Addressed texture issues at the Bandit Camp
Addressed spots where players could get stuck at several monuments
Restored missing barricades at the Sewer Branch
Addressed missing shadows at the Harbor
Addressed collision issues on the sunken tugboats near the Harbor
Addressed Harbor lamps not giving light when looked at from a distance
Addressed level of detail issues on wooden boards at several monuments
Addressed collision on top of metal beams at the Water Treatment Plant
Addressed texture issues at the Airfield and the Water Treatment Plant
Addressed invisible generator at the Water Treatment Plant

WEAPONS

Addressed broken reload animation on the Pump Shotgun, Spas-12 Shotgun, and Bolt Action Rifle
Addressed an issue that could cause the Custom SMG become invisible
Addressed some weapons not having a glowing outline when dropped on the ground
Addressed being unable to use the Hunting Bow immediately after crafting
Addressed being able to fire weapons before the equip animation finishes
Addressed fire arrows not being extinguished when switching weapons
Addressed repeating reload animation on the crossbow
Addressed missing reload animation on the pump shotgun
Addressed Multiple Grenade Launcher and ammo missing from the vending machine UI
Addressed white smoke coming out of Flame Turrets, Flamethrowers, and Fire Arrows
Addressed texture issues on the Assault Rifle when viewed from a distance
Addressed thrown melee weapons falling through the map when they destroy a building block
Addressed being unable to pick up thrown melee weapons from the sides of doors
Addressed arrows disappearing if they hit a thrown melee weapon

ITEMS

Lightened the texture on fire barrels
Stone pickaxe can now be used to harvest flesh
Reduced the cooldown time after using a large medkit
Made it easier to see out of heavy plate helmets
Reduced health points of the watchtower
Increased capacity of water jug
The torch will go out more quickly if submerged in water
Increased the range of light produced from the torch
Softened the light produced from tuna can lamps and miners hats
Addressed water bucket losing texture when dropped from inventory
Addressed flickering texture on bucket helmet
Addressed being able to hang shotgun traps off the edge of foundations
Addressed the diving mask screen effect still being displayed when viewing the map
Addressed display of the oxygen timer when using the diving tank
Addressed the barbed wire on High External Wooden Gates dealing no damage
Addressed graphical issues when using the 4x zoom weapon attachment
Addressed being unable to use CCTV cameras as cost items on vending machines
Addressed being unable to place a bear skin rug on walls
Addressed being able to cancel the torch extinguish animation
Addressed idle autoturret audio missing when players wake up next to them
Addressed planting spots in planters being blocked by big pumpkins
Addressed being unable to destroy foundations that are placed underwater
Addressed collision on the small water catcher
Addressed the sandbag barricade having no animation when destroyed
Addressed being able to place plant clones on turrets
Plant seeds and clones can now only be planted in the ground or in planter boxes
Addressed players getting kicked after building or upgrading windows
Addressed building blocks getting destroyed immediately after being placed
Addressed shadows of the roadsign, tactical, and burlap gloves floating away from the player shadow
Addressed texture issues on the High External Wooden Gate
Addressed being unable to place items on floors above open garage doors
Addressed the Add Fuel button not working on the lantern
Addressed level of detail issues on concrete and sandbag barricades
Addressed missing texture on plastic blue barrels
Addressed missing item stats for several items in the inventory
Addressed the Candle Hat making player feet shadows look weird
Addressed incorrect time display when using the Diving Tank

WORLD

Restored missing crates and sunken ships on the ocean floor
Reduced the amount of pistol ammo that can be found in tool boxes
Addressed items zooming away when dropped on a slope
Addressed the helicopter killing players and then spawn killing them again
Addressed light sources passing through walls outside of player line of sight
Addressed texture issues on power generators
Addressed the colour of powerlines
Addressed some areas where players could get stuck
Junkpile scientists are a bit less aggressive and won’t chase players as far as they used to

UI

Addressed the attack helicopter not appearing on the map
Addressed missing textures on debris made from destroying campfires
Resized icons on the map
Using a hammer to upgrade building blocks will now give a visual indicator when you don’t have enough resources to upgrade to each material
Addressed stack splitting UI not closing if the inventory is updated
Addressed being able to research broken items
Addressed losing water when swapping fresh water and salt water between containers of different sizes
Addressed flickering icons in the inventory
Addressed position of the water bucket UI
Addressed 0 not being displayed on the UI when opening a code locked door
Addressed code lock UI not always closing after four numbers have been entered
Addressed being unable to stack scrap when moving it from a container to the inventory
Addressed swapped clothing being dropped instead of being added to empty space on the hotbar when the inventory is full
Addressed being unable to reset some options to their default values
Addressed inconsistent word spacing in some areas
Addressed Auto Turret loot panel
Accelerated turn speed of the Head Look control option by 50%

AUDIO

New Oil Rig music
Reduced the delay of echoing sound effects in the Abandoned Supermarket monument
Addressed audio delay when cycling through items on the player hotbar
Addressed loading screen music not fading out properly

CRASH FIXES

Addressed a rare audio crash when driving a boat
Addressed a crash caused by the contents of a note
Addressed a crash caused by autoturret lasers
Addressed a crash that could occur when approaching the Oil Rig
Addressed a crash that could occur when entering the Tech Tree
Addressed a crash caused by moving items up the crafting queue
Addressed a crash seen when using the vending machine UI
Addressed a crash that could occur on Xbox after signing out of a profile while in-game
Addressed a crash that could occur after equipping a weapon attachment

OTHER CHANGES

Updated credits
Updated skins
Updated localization files

Download free Rust version 1.40 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.