# Rust NAVAL UPDATE - Product: Rust (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rust-game) - Vendor: Facepunch Studios - Date: 2026-02-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/252490/view/529870881777778806 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rust-game/releases/2026-02-05-naval-update What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Player-made boats with a new Boat Building Station deployable for constructing custom vessels in water - **added** — Boat Building Plan for designing and constructing player boats - **added** — New boat-specific building blocks including steering wheel, anchor, sails, engines, planks, ramps, and cannons - **added** — Deploy & Edit mode for Boat Building Stations to quickly modify boats after deployment - **added** — Helm deployable with built-in lock to steer and secure boats - **added** — Engine deployable that runs on low grade fuel for boat propulsion - **added** — Anchor deployable to prevent boat drifting - **added** — Cannon deployable as naval weapon for boat combat - **added** — Small Ramp deployable to bridge gaps between boats or reach land - **added** — Plank deployable to board other boats and bridge gaps - **added** — Deep Sea as new offshore region accessible by boat with high risk and high reward - **added** — Ghost Ships scattered throughout the Deep Sea filled with loot and protected by scientists - **added** — Floating Cities in the Deep Sea serving as safe havens with docks, NPC vendors, farming barges, recyclers, workbenches, research tables, refineries, and the Deep Deck Casino - **added** — Tropical Islands biome in the Deep Sea with distinct white sands, palm trees, new natural resources, and semi-procedural generation - **added** — PT Boat found in the Deep Sea as a stronger but slower alternative to the RHIB - **added** — Scientist Boats patrolling the Deep Sea - **changed** — Sails and engines can be reversed using radial menu options for improved boat maneuvering ##### PLAYER MADE BOATS Player-made boats are here, providing a new way to explore the seas, including the Deep Sea! Place the new Boat Building Station deployable in the water and get building with your shipmates! Use the new Boat Building Plan to construct your dream boat, utilising a new set of boat-specific building blocks. Add a steering wheel, anchor, sails, engines, planks, ramps and cannons to complete your vessel and head off into the Deep Sea! Careful consideration and placement of your engines and sails is important if you want a seaworthy ship, as they will affect its handling and speed. Sails and engines can both be reversed using the radial menu options for some nifty reverse parking. Be sure to set a lock code on your steering wheel to stop unwanted access or theft of your shiny new boat. Regular deployables can be placed on your boats. If they work on the Tugboat, they'll work here too. Need to make a change after realising your boat just goes in circles? Use the Deploy & Edit mode (not available in the Deep Sea) to quickly and easily deploy a Boat Building Station around your boat. Have fun building and exploring the seas! ##### NEW BOAT DEPLOYABLES To get your vessel sea worthy, we've now got some new deployables - specifically for your boat! **Boat Building Station** The boat-building station is placeable in deep water, it's used to build and edit your boat. **Building plan** The boat-building plan is similar to the building planner you know and love, but for boats. **Sails** A sheet of toughened fabric rigged to catch the wind and help propel the boat forwards. **Helm** A must-have for any seaworthy boat. Used to steer and control your direction, with a built-in lock to keep your vessel secure when you’re not at the wheel. **Engine** A powerful motor that runs on low grade fuel and burns through it fast. Loud, thirsty, and inefficient, but invaluable when you need to escape danger, chase down other players, or muscle your way out of a bad situation. Sometimes speed is worth the cost. **Anchor** A heavy anchor used to stop your boat drifting. Drop it to hold position and keep your vessel exactly where you want it. Without it, your boat may drift to shore. **Canon** A powerful naval weapon used to sink other players’ boats. Load it with cannon balls. **Small Ramp** Bridge gaps and create quick access points. Ideal for boarding other ships or reaching land from the water. **Plank** Used to bridge gaps, board other boats, and settle minor disagreements by pushing friends into open water. ##### THE DEEP SEA The Deep Sea is a new offshore region you can travel to using boats. It’s high risk, high reward, and intentionally unforgiving. You can access it by sailing toward the edge of the map using a strong boat such as player-made boats, RHIBs or the new PT boats. This is not a place to live: you cannot build, and nothing respawns. First come, first served. The deep sea will open and close intermittently, like a world event. Inside, you can explore new content detailed below in this blog: - Tropical islands - Floating cities - Ghost ships - Boats controlled by scientists We have lots of plans to expand deep-sea and use it as a bridge between worlds. ##### GHOST SHIPS Similar to monuments, Ghost Ships are stationary ships scattered throughout the deep sea and filled with loot for people to scavenge while navigating on their boats. Each Ghost Ship is protected by scientists, both on the ship and nearby patrols who will try to keep you off the ship. Some Ghost Ships also contain locked crates, which you'll need to hack while being under pressure of other players and scientist boats. We hope that Ghost Ships, along with other loot locations such as tropical islands provide enough incentive to visit the deep sea often. ##### DEEP SEA FLOATING CITIES While exploring the deep sea, you may come across the Floating Cities. 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