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GlobalJuly 13, 2026

Server Update: Raidable Bases

Hello, HWS Community. I have just updated both the HWS Rust servers, so they now have the Raidable Bases plugin. This means that NPC-controlled bases can be found around the map, in varying difficulties, which you can freely raid to get some nice loot from. These bases clearly stand out, as they have large gray spheres around them, so be careful before approaching, as there are NPCs patrolling inside. Inside the raidable base spheres, it should be PvP, so players can kill each others inside. It's a relatively big change, so I may have to adjust it a bit on the run. Beyond that, this update also improves the PvE system, so things like your animals, vehicles, personal airdrops, and so on, are all protected during the PvE periods. So when you drop a supply signal, the airdrop will be reserved for you. Server-triggered airdrops are first-come-first-serve. Also, just as a heads-up. A few things will be removed from your OCD on the full wipe on August 6th, so I recommend taking them out and using the space for something else. These items are: Ballistic helmet, Chainsaws, and Jackhammers.

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  • GlobalJuly 2, 2026

    HWS Rust Season 3

    Hello, @everyone. In a few moments, I'll be starting both servers again. With this wipe, multiple bigger changes are coming, and as mentioned previously, the seasons will now last one month each. ## Full Rework of the Quests System This is probably the update with this wipe, in my opinion at least. There have been multiple minor problems with quests here and there, and some were too difficult, and so on. Now, the quests has been completely rebuilt from scratch. The quests (now "jobs" or "contracts") will be given to you by NPCs that can be found all over the map. With this, the experience should overall be better in all ways, although it may require a little more transportation from your side. I look forward to hearing your about this change. ## PvE Week (Mon-Thu) and PvP Weekends (Fri-Sun) Hopefully this change should improve the quality of the PvP combat. It'll give everyone the opportunity to prepare "safely" until the weekend, and get their defenses up and ready. It'll be very clear in-game when the PvE and PvP periods start, so it won't catch you by surprise. ## Night Zombies During the nights, there'll now spawn zombies near you. They are absolutely capable of fighting back, so you should prepare to defend yourself. I might have to balance this during the season, depending on how it goes. If I do, I'll of course mention it in the #hws-rust-changelog channel. The zombies will not attack sleeping players, and you should be safe inside safe-zones. Beyond all the above, I have also made various smaller changes. For the full changelog, please see #hws-rust-changelog.

  • GlobalJune 9, 2026

    HWS Rust Season 2

    Hello, HWS Community. First of all, thank you all for a great first season so far. Overall, the feedback I have received has been quite good, and with your help, a lot of minor issues here and there have been improved. Please, keep it all coming! I truly appreciate it. # Rust Specialist Competition Starting with the new season, a building competition will be running for a few days, until June 22, 2026, 19:00 GMT+2. The competition is quite simple, and I would encourage everyone to join. All you have to do is to build the most epic base on one of the HWS Rust servers as you possibly can. The competition will be taking place on the normal servers, where others can still raid you. Around the time where the event ends, the base will be judged as-is, so you have to make sure to defend your base. The judgement will be done by me, based on factors such as: - The overall appearance of the base (does it look cool?). - The practicality of the base (is it usable?). - How much effort has gone into the build. The rewards will be as follows: 1st place) 1 month of the Technician tier + 5000 HWS Chips. 2nd place) 1 month of the Colonist tier + 2500 HWS Chips. 3rd place) 1 month of the Scavenger tier + 1000 HWS Chips. You can participate in the event by creating a ticket in Discord, in the #rust-help-ticket channel with a screenshot of your base and a screenshot of the location in the 'G' map. If you request it, we can share some cool pictures of your base publicly in Discord, so others can see the cool base you built. It's not a requirement to have such pictures shared in order to participate in the event. If you'd like to build it together with your friends, that's also possible. Every person who actively participated in building the base (up to four people) will get the reward for the base. So if four people built the 1st place, they will each be given 1 month of the Technician tier and 5000 HWS Chips. Every player can only be part of the submission for 1 base, and they must belong to the same clan. # HWS Skills With the full wipe, I'll also be enabling a new feature. A new seasonal skill system will be added, meaning that as you mine, chop wood, or gather plants, you'll slowly level up and earn more resources with time. The progression is balanced around an entire season (14-21 days), and limited in how much of a global bonus it can give, to prevent creating too much inequality between players. The amount you can level up each skill is dependent on your HWS Level. So the higher HWS Level, the higher your skill levels can also become. With every full wipe, your skills will reset to keep the experience fair for everyone, but your HWS Level is permanent. Initially, the feature will have four skills: Chopping, Mining, Gathering, and Building.

  • GlobalJune 3, 2026

    Welcome to a new chapter of HWS in HWS Rust!

    Hello, HWS Community @everyone. Facepunch have just released their update, which that I'll start the launch process for the HWS Rust servers momentarily. If everything goes smoothly, I expect both servers to be up within 5-10 minutes, as soon as the servers have updated and maps generated. You can connect by opening Rust and using these commands in your F1 console: HWS Nexus EU: client.connect nexus.rust-homeworld.net:28010 HWS Horizon NA: client.connect horizon.rust-homeworld.net:28010 Until June 11th, by 20:00 server time, a 25% starter discount for all subscription tiers has been enabled at https://rust-homeworld.net/support, which applies to the first month of your subscription. Supporting the servers is of course completely voluntary, but it is greatly appreciated from my side! Hopefully we can together create some awesome Rust servers that will be running for a long time. And remember to take advantage of the Cross Server Rewards! By having been in-game in HWS Empyrion within the last 14 days (and the opposite direction as well!), you will receive some cool rewards when you join the HWS Rust servers. To make things easy for you, I gathered the most important links here below. - HWS Frontier dashboard: https://rust-homeworld.net/dashboard - HWS Rust Wiki: https://rust-homeworld.net/wiki - Support Us: https://rust-homeworld.net/support If you want to receive notifications with future Rust updates, please add yourself to the "HWS Rust" role under #Channels-and-Roles in Discord. I appreciate all the feedback and ideas that have been given already, and the feedback that will come in the future as well. If you have any feedback or questions, feel free to ask in #hws-rust-chat in the Discord server. Other than that, there's not much to say other than see you all in-game on the HWS Rust servers!

  • GlobalMay 13, 2026

    HWS Rust Announcement

    Hello, HWS Community! @everyone. I've really been looking forward to making this announcement, and I really hope you'll share my excitement! ## On June 4th, HWS is expanding into Rust. We are launching two brand-new servers, built on the same principles that have made HWS Empyrion what it is today. A place where everyone can have fun, including both new players and veterans. I will personally be running and administrating these servers. You can check out the details and watch the launch countdown right now on our new website: https://rust-homeworld.net. The goal with these servers is to create a space that's actually playable. Active moderation, no cheaters, and no griefers, still while making plenty of room for high-stakes PvP. There will both be new custom-made features, as well as features that you already know, like: - Custom quests and daily events - The Orbital Cargo Drone - HWS Marketplace - A free veteran bonus for those who played on HWS in Empyrion (And the opposite as well) 😏 - And much more! I've been a part of HWS for around 9 years by now, starting out as a player in a small faction, and another 5-6 years as staff solving thousands of your tickets. Whenever Empyrion has been broken, or you made a mistake, I've been by your side. Now, I'm using everything I've learnt about what it means to play on HWS to recreate the experience in Rust, focusing on long-term progression and community. Now you may be thinking: what about Empyrion? Don't worry. @RexXxuS will continue working on the Empyrion servers. I will be running the Rust servers, while he continues working on the Empyrion servers as he has for the last 10+ years. We will be working together in order to grow HWS as a whole, ensuring that both games benefit from a larger, more active community. I hope to see as many of you as possible in-game for a legendary launch and a new chapter on HWS!