How to lower Rust loading time and make it faster? Read on to know all the available fixes.
Rust is a survival game that has gained fame since its release due to its interesting premise and of course, the multiplayer-only feature. Before heading into a game, you may wonder why Rust takes so long to load? What makes it take forever to join a server – is it your PC, internet or something else? Find out all the different ways to fix the long loading times issue.
Rust may take a long time to load and not let you join a server fast due to various reasons:
You can lower your graphics settings to ensure that you get into the game much faster. Higher settings means there’s much more stuff to load which will make the process slower if your PC cannot handle it.
Remember to not have browsers such as Chrome or any other apps open in the background because it will surely slow down the process of joining a Rust server.
Random Access Memory plays a vital role in storing and loading Rust maps. You need to make sure you have enough “available” RAM memory, cause it will take considerably a lot more time if your RAM is full.
If you are still facing load time issues, consider moving your game files to an SSD. You will see considerably a drastic difference in performance and load times with this.
Update your GPU drivers and keep them up-to-date to get a boost while loading Rust.
If you want to use Discord while playing, make sure to get yourself loaded into a server first and only then use ALT + TAB to open Discord.
Check if the game is updated with all the latest patches which could fix some of the load time problems you are facing.
Lastly, check if your Steam Client is updated to the latest version because if not, it could be the reason why the game is slow in loading.
Here are the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Rust.
MINIMUM:
RECOMMENDED:
That’s everything you need to know about long loading times in Rust. While you are here, check out our guides on Rust Chat Commands, Server & Admin Commands.