

This can be the most rewarding, with over 300-400 logs possible in a single kill, but is the most time-intensive and risky method, as it requires you to find, stalk, and kill a player who may be more skilled, protected, or well armed than you. Worth noting is that using a Pickaxe on wood piles yields more wood from the pile than anything else.ģ) Kill a player. They will eventually disappear after harvesting.

Occasionally, you will come across piles of logs that give you 5-7 logs each harvest hit. This is the second most time-intensive method.Ģ) Search for a pile of wood. You will be told how much wood you gather in the messages box, and will have to move from tree to tree as the wood is depleted from each tree you cut. There are three methods of gathering wood:ġ) Wood can be gathered from trees using either the stone you spawn with or a Hatchet. Used to construct Campfires and more complex structures like Wood Shelters and Wood Walls, Wood will be your most valuable and quickly spent resource. Wood is the most important resource for long-term survival in Rust. Not only do certain materials gathered allow the construction of things like Campfires, which can reduce your Cold points and give you Comfort, they also unlock more advanced tools and weapons for your defense and survival. Gathering materials is paramount to your survival.
