The term “force wipe” has become commonplace within the survival genre of video games.
There are a few different reasons for a force wipe in survival games especially.
This can prevent the server from crashing.
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Knowing when a force wipe happens in Rust is one of the most important elements of the game.
A force wipe completely erases everything from the map.
This means that anything players built, acquired, stole, crafted, etc.
will be gone after a force wipe occurs.
Of course, this forces players to restart and begin the crafting process over again.
Force wipes in Rust occur once a month.
This always happens when the game is being updated.
Even if the month begins on a Thursday, the force wipe will still occur on that day.
The wipe affects every single server that’s active in Rust.
Force wipes also apply to those both on console and PC.
While a force wipe might sound like a negative aspect of Rust, the reasoning behind them is sound.
If you’re a veteran of Rust, then you know the process of force wipes all too well.
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