Ultimate Base Building & Tool Cupboard Guide | Rust Tutorial

Struggling to survive? Let's cover everything there is to know on getting started with building a base on rust. We'll also dive into some lesser-known tips and statistics, so you may learn a thing or two even if you have some experience.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Tool Cupboard: Protection
00:58 - Tool Cupboard: Radius
01:23 - Tool Cupboard: Upkeep
02:18 - Tool Cupboard: Decay
02:47 - Tool Cupboard: External TC
04:01 - Building: Tools
04:31 - Building: Building Plan
04:58 - Building: Hammer
05:18 - Building: Tiers
06:45 - Building: Doors
08:38 - Building: Locks
09:09 - Building: Airlock
09:37 - Building: Stairs & Ladders
10:40 - Building: Honeycombing
11:39 - Building: Tips & Tricks
12:41 - Building: Base Designs
13:56 - Building: Sleeping Bags
14:42 - Building: Loot Rooms
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[@coventryboy68]

Over 2000 hours in game and I still learned something..... I never said I was good!

[@JfarrYT]

Haha, that's great to hear. Even though I have played since the game was on the browser, I still learn things here and there about statistics and figures every time I make these videos.

[@goldszillagoat3951]

Same here!

[@koopaga211]

GUYS! I read the comment, and nowhere in it did he say he was good. What a truthful gentleman!

[@thedowy7684]

Over 18.000+ hours amd i still learning :)

[@donthackme2]

over 1,047,391,538,104,702 hours and im still leaning 😢

[@AlexDubois]

Few additional points: - Foundation also have a soft side (the top) - You can build bases with a bunker (path to entry is not only through doors, a wall/ceilling can be placed when you go off line

[@JfarrYT]

Thank you for posting these. Definitely should have mentioned these at some point within the video.

[@AlexDubois]

@@JfarrYT Great work, great video as always. It is hard to cover everything, and you have to put a limit to what goes in a single video. Thanks for all your posts.

[@Spuddy-zd6do]

I have over 4k hours on this game and never knew about the TC showing the percentage and building blocks attached through the tooltip, thank you very much, you learn something new everyday

[@JfarrYT]

I'm really happy to hear you still got something out of this video. Even for me, I learnt a thing or two, especially seeing the charts for upkeep percentage increase was a surprise and new information.

[@Spuddy-zd6do]

@@JfarrYT, Yeah exactly, i'd never seem that before and just assumed it was a linear increase as you built more.

[@LeMisterRai]

I had to learn my building constructions the hard way after getting looted dozens of times. If players find a way to screw with you, they WILL do it. If you place even just 1 window in your building with a wooden frame, they'll climb it. Some of the mistakes I made that killed me: - not upgrading the foundation - not upgrading the roof - not making an airlock - using a wooden door - putting a wooden window on a 3 floor base

[@LoneDesignChannel]

It is impressive how wildly comprehensible all of this is and how beneficial it is as an experience player to the game. I just finished an article on my own site about tool cupboards, and I still learned more from this than I did while researching myself. Hats off! 👌🏼

[@legit4133]

Hey Jfarr, thank you for this recap ! I started rust in Jan21 and quit the game 3 months ago after gaining 8k hrs in this time. Your tutorials helped me so much in the beginning to understand and get better, they still are the best. Unfortunatly the game has changed so much I dont find the joy i used to. Old terrain, old recoil, .step60 and no techtree, no attack heli would make the game playable for me again. Thank you for your content! Keep up the good work ! 🤝

[@alcatraz3048]

The perfect timing of this guide, I love the work you put into these videos helps people like me who have always found rust daunting since there so much to learn and understand but these videos have allowed me to go farther do things i never would have known on my own

[@JfarrYT]

Thanks mate and glad to hear about the timing. It really does make me happy to hear how these videos have helped you out and expanded the scope of your gameplay and made things a little easier.

[@AngelEstarossa]

the best rust tutorial ever seen, people think that i bought rust and im supposed to know all keybindings in one day, an easy sub from me , ill check other videos too, keep up bro

[@Iconex_666]

Thanks Jafarr, another brilliant guide! Always amazing to see how you manage to put all these accurate statistics together! Almost 3k hours here and still learn out of your work

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers Valentin and glad to hear you appreciate the work and still learning a thing or two from them :)

[@maximumnoise78]

Amazing video again. Easy to follow, love your voice - keeps me listening. Cheers.

[@drn1850]

10/10, I couldn't find something in the video to critic you for it, great work.

[@pjplayz5448]

A close friend of mine introduced me to this game, And i’ve been addicted as soon as i started playing. These guides have been really helpful with helping me learn the game. Thanks.

[@LbuddyXD]

games really fun but remember that its only a game and all the loot you have is just pixels you are bound to be raided by someone and will lose all of it just take it easy and keep in mind its all fake and have fun❤

[@tommycurley4757]

Very helpful for beginners thanks Jfarr.

[@albertthescientist]

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[@JfarrYT]

Just watched the short and it provides a great summary into building a disconnectable external TC.

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[@mij0074]

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[@JfarrYT]

Thanks Mateo and its great to hear you think so :)

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[@JfarrYT]

Thanks and always happy to help :)

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[@JfarrYT]

Thank you Omegon :)

[@RanDom-if2ee]

Thanks!

[@JfarrYT]

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[@colinmcintyre1769]

1k hours, and im still building 2x2s everywhere 😂. Thank you. I appreciate you uploading for as long as you have.

[@Mcfc2Rich]

I needed to know so much of this

[@Njoyalife]

I love every video you make man. I’d love to run into you in game but I usually play low pop

[@Pheonix12343]

been waitin for a video like this one from you cant wait to use the tips in here

[@JfarrYT]

Hope it helps you out and you can put the tips to good use :)

[@lonemichi5289]

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[@JfarrYT]

Cheers mate and will do :)

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[@JfarrYT]

I really do appreciate that Double Door. I always get a gleeful smile on my face when I hear about how these videos help out the community, and especially yourself in this case :)

[@AVMMM]

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[@TommyNaggs]

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[@JfarrYT]

Cheers Tommy and will do :)

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[@JfarrYT]

Cheers for turning on the notifications mate :)

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[@JfarrYT]

That makes me really happy to hear :)

[@davideassis87]

Best guide for new players I watched so far.

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Wow, thanks and I appreciate that :)

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Thank you mate and I appreciate the long term support :)

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[@witherpunked5567]

very well done video!

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers mate ✌️

[@Auguur]

I've been using fake doors to walls for a while now. My entrance is always on 2nd level but I always have at least 2 doors to nowhere on the first. It is definitely worthwhile.

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[@dispatcher2243]

Played my first wipe amd full server today. Doed like 30 times. Some gesrt wrenching. I didnt have enough wood whem building my first base because i built too big. My twig walls were shot down with arrows and they got all my stuff. I couldnt find anywhere good to buold so i chose to build next to another small base. I found the owner. Killed him with my bow. And took his gun. He came back yelling st me. So i felt bad and offered to be friendly nieghbors if i gave him back his gun. He was excited. Showed me how to build better. Gave me some stone to upgrade my walls. And now we have it pretty good.

[@FAchicken]

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[@s13ndr]

Ladder hatches actually get destroyed by explosives (especially rockets) through the door on the wall above it - so it usually will be destroyed for free by the raiders before they even are able to see that it’s there

[@PeterKudelin]

nice video

[@JfarrYT]

Thanks :)

[@inxics1159]

jfarr always providing the most educational, easy to understand content in rust

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers mate and glad you think so :)

[@markofallguys6227]

If it's true that the radius expans when you place foundations why do all big clan bases have many tc's and how long is the radius in height?

[@baron946]

A few other things that bear mentioning: Putting certain items in your tool cupboard will make the base automatically repair itself. For example, if you have a damaged workbench, putting scrap in your TC (in addition to other materials like frags and HQM) will gradually repair it over time. Another benefit of keeping your TC locked is that the base will "tax" 24 hours of upkeep in order to preserve itself for that period when the TC has been destroyed.

[@S1ipperyJim]

You don't need scrap in the TC and workbenches will still repair automatically in build privilege

[@baron946]

@@S1ipperyJim I've not seen that bear itself out in my wipes. If I don't put scrap in, my damaged workbenches have not repaired themselves. Not sure if there have been any changes along those lines.

[@S1ipperyJim]

its always been like that, including the current wipe@@baron946

[@golevka]

I don't feel like watching the video but I wanted to say nice thumbnail EDIT: I lied I watched it and it was great and helpful

[@blanchette01]

If you build KZbin bases place tc somewhere else then shown in video, myself I started placing it below my shooting floor making it that much harder to get to.

[@juch3l601]

Cool vid, can someone explain to me how some bases decay in a mater of hours and some tend to survive up to days IRL ? thx

[@AbsoluteZero..]

It depends on the materials and how much health its got. wood will decay fairly fast but sheet metal will take ages to decay because of its health

[@JfarrYT]

At 2:29 I show a chart for the decay rate of each building tier. As you upgrade your tiers they will survive longer without any upkeep. However, the figures shown are the hours it takes for the building to decay without any upkeep. If the tool cupboard has some materials still left in it, the decay would be delayed.

[@DunbarMG]

I support this video

[@JfarrYT]

I appreciate that :)

[@mikewilliams-jw8jd]

I have a question if I make an armored bunker does the foundations also need to be armored or can they stay sheet metal. I think they can stay sheet cause even if a raider breaks one the attached walls don’t break and I place them low so they can’t get under but maybe I’m wrong. Just trying to save on some hq cause all my bases use a lot of it.

[@JfarrYT]

Yeah, if they are low enough they can't get through. Also need to consider that the top of foundations are soft side. So if you leave the outside foundation stone, they could pick through and blow up the inside foundation and if it's high enough, they can crawl through. However, if you have a tool cupboard or crates on the foundation, upgrade it. Otherwise, the bags will drop and they will likely be able to loot it.

[@mikewilliams-jw8jd]

@@JfarrYT ok thanks, that’s a good point about the box on the foundations falling if broken. I usually use 3 layers of metal honeycomb on the ground floor of my bases and only have entry on the top so I don’t think they will softsided me but now I’m worried that the loot will fall if foundation is broke so maybe I hqm them. I built a god bunker (the offset kind with stability added by twig door to seal) and the bunker bricked when I upgraded the upstairs walls to shipping container. There was a loud crash sound after I upgraded and my ceiling light disappeared and the bunker was bricked. I’ve used the same base before no problem do u know what happened. Thanks for replying

[@christophingame]

Facepunch should put a link to this vid on the main menu for new players lol - gg

[@JfarrYT]

Haha, now that would be epic :)

[@saminkal]

Who remembers Rust alpha ep 1 "hello guys Jfarr Here and today we are on Rust"

[@GamingStepByStep]

Aha! I know your super secret codelock code now!

[@ImAussiee]

Note: double wood doors take a singular molotov cocktail to break, while a single wooden door takes 2 molotov’s. Keep this in mind when you are making a starter base with wood doors

[@Auguur]

Yeah, wtf is up with that? Many things don't "stack up" in this game. stacking for instance, you can only carry one keycard per slot, but 20 metal pipes. Makes no sense. One shirt, but 1000 cloth. But hey, Backpacks! Problem solved.

[@raventherenagade1222]

Can we get barrels on consoles?

[@botchman5947]

I only have one question. What if u leave the external tc connected. Will the help with upkeep?

[@JfarrYT]

There isn't a way for the two TC's to be connected. If you keep the foundations connected before placing the TC, the primary TC's range will expand to cover the foundations. Therefore, it won't let you place down the external TC. If you place down the external TC before connecting the foundations, the building planner will go red and it won't let you link up the foundations back to the main base.

[@botchman5947]

@@JfarrYT thank you.

[@2deum980]

If u just started playing rust i recommend watching jfarr tutoriel really helpful and will make ur learn the game by just watching

[@fieldie]

What about frames, as players can get through wood frames faster too

[@slimeprivilege]

really surprised this doesn't go over how decay behaves when your tc is destroyed

[@H00F]

who are those guys you are playing with at 13:27 ? That Hoof guy seems really attractive and cool id love to see him in more videos!

[@JfarrYT]

Actually he looks like Shrek and should not be included in future videos

[@H00F]

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[@Tuxforever123]

Personally i was highly disturbed by that man

[@JfarrYT]

@@Tuxforever123 I agree

[@darrengreen7906]

8:20 Pookie S-Tier loot.

[@JfarrYT]

Likely the most valuable loot you can get

[@k1dby479]

Pancake layers! They do so much for raid protection, essentially tripling the cost to raid top-down. You could even hide some loot in one or two of the sections

[@the_scrompy]

thangyou

[@JfarrYT]

Always happy to help :)

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jfarr is THE GOAT

[@jessejenkins5526]

Just got raided on my modded server while tryna vibe. I will be returning to build an absolute behemoth that’s not worth the raid, so I’m absorbing all possible teams

[@TeamMine79]

I got 300-400 hours in rust and most the time I build base after base and every wipe is different cause I free hand my base and learn from them

[@mrnoblemonkey8401]

Build multiple little bases

[@Tom4sio]

i can't open my building weel

[@alienplayerboy]

I WANT YOU TO GET MORE VIEWS SO YOU WONT LEAVE

[@simonbannow3905]

Great guide!

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers 👍

[@SnowflakeHaze]

"Ultimate" guide with no pixel gaps, floor stacking or other shenanigans? Okay... It is a really good beginner's guide though.