Rust Console Guides

Plain, Practical Guides Written By The Team That Runs Metal Mayhem, A Network Of Rust Console Edition Servers For PlayStation And Xbox, Whether This Is Your First Night On The Beach Or Your Fiftieth Wipe, There Is Something Here To Help

Updated November 2026 · Free To Read, No Account Needed

How These Guides Work

Every Guide Is Written For The Console Version Of Rust, And Where Something Is Specific To Our Servers, Such As Kit Phrases, ZORP Offline Raid Protection Or The Weekly Wipe Schedule, We Say So, If You Are Brand New, Start With The First Three Guides In Order, If You Already Play, Jump Straight To The Topic You Want To Improve

Getting Started

How To Join Metal Mayhem On PlayStation And Xbox

Find The Servers, Link Your Account, Claim Your First Kits And Learn When The Servers Restart

Your First Hour On Rust Console

What To Gather, Craft And Build In Your First Hour, And How To Survive The First Night

The Weekly Wipe Survival Plan

A Day By Day Plan For A Seven Day Wipe, From The First Hour To The Final Raid

Skills

Rust Console Settings And Controls Guide

Controller Settings, Inventory Habits And Small Changes That Make You Faster And More Accurate

Rust Console PvP Tips For Controller Players

Positioning, Sound, Recoil And Healing Habits That Win Fights Without A Mouse

Rust Weapons And Gear Progression Guide

How To Move From A Bow To A Rifle And Armour, And What Each Stage Is Good For

Rust Farming And Resource Guide

Where Wood, Stone, Metal, Scrap And Sulfur Come From, And How To Farm Food Safely

Bases And Raiding

Rust Console Base Building Guide

Foundations, Tool Cupboards, Doors, Honeycombing And The Mistakes That Get Bases Raided

Rust Raid Defense Guide

How Raiders Think, How To Make Your Base Expensive To Open, And How Raid Alerts And ZORP Help

Community

How To Build A Strong Rust Team

Finding Teammates, Splitting Roles, Staying Safe From Betrayal And Keeping A Team Together All Wipe

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