Sadly, Rust Legacy did eventually lose popularity and was eventually removed in Devblog 139, 8th December 2016.[2] Because the game was hosted externally this meant that players could no longer play the game officially after it was removed.



Source: rust.fandom.com

Since I grew up with this version of rust, i really miss it. So that is why I will be starting a project for bringing rust legacy back. I will be opening a discord server for people to join who want to take part in this project. To build a legacy community again...

So feel free to join the server!

Discord Link:
https://discord.gg/dVbWR5ckds

IN ORDER TO PLAY RUST LEGACY YOU NEED TO HAVE RUST IN YOUR LIBRARY OR ELSE YOU CANT PLAY IT.


Buy and Install Rust if you haven't already.

Buy it here!

Install the Rust Legacy game files

Download Link[mega.nz]


Go to the folder where your Steam games are installed (for example: F:\Steam\steamapps\common)


Rename the folder "Rust" to anything you want (For example: "rustnew")


Open the ZIP file that you downloaded from Step 2 and drag the folder "Rust" in your "\steamapps\common" folder.

The folder structure in "\steamapps\common" should look like this:




Go to your steam library, click on rust and hit "Play"

This window should pop up:




Hit "Play!" and enjoy Rust Legacy!

If Rust releases a new update it will overwrite the Rust Legacy files with the original Rust files. To prevent that from happening you will have to disable automatic updates.


Step 1

Navigate to your Steam Library and find Rust

Step 2

Right click on Rust and hit Properties

Step 3

Navigate to Updates and change "Always keep this game up to date." to "Only update this game when I launch it."

Whenever Rust has a new update make sure to change the Rust Legacy Folder to something like "rustlegacy" and change the New Rust Folder back to "Rust". Then you can update the game.

Whenever the update is done revert the steps above.

Once you are in Rust Legacy you can already join some servers that are available in the Community/Modded Section. But you can also join our server!


Press F1 and type "net.connect hadge.xyz:28015" and wait for it to load!


Discord Link:
https://discord.gg/dVbWR5ckds

You can make your own server and host it to the public. A more detailed tutorial for making a Rust Legacy Server will be coming soon!

Rust Legacy Server Files[github.com]

If you have friends that you used to play legacy with, share this guide with them so they can play Rust Legacy aswell!

Thank you for reading this guide, lets hope to bring back Rust Legacy again!

This was my first guide and I hope it was helpful, if you have any questions feel free to ask!