Necesse Rust & Romance: v1.3.3 Server Guide
Rust & Romance is the v1.3 release line. It adds settlement relationships and personalities, larger biomes, and the Scrapyard Incursion. The current official server download checked for this guide is v1.3.3, build 24926468, which Steam's server app 1169370 has carried since 25 August 2026; apply the latest compatible server and client build rather than an older 1.3.x one.
What 1.3.3 changed (25 August 2026): the official notes call it small tweaks and bug fixes, and say the patch requires servers and hosts to update, so update the server when your players update. Settlers rewarded from incursions now barely take damage on hits and are immune to damage over time, pathfinding gets out of tight spots between objects and in corners more reliably, the Mutant Hydra is slightly more resistant to area attacks, the Fallen Landscaping Station gains a Factory Floor recipe, and a list of settler, item and world bugs is fixed. Older builds stay selectable in Steam under Game Versions & Betas.
Safe update checklist
- Read the latest official Necesse announcement.
- Stop the server cleanly and back up the active save path.
- Update the dedicated-server package or SteamCMD app
1169370. - Start a staging copy first if the world is important or modded.
- Check the settlement, joins, saves, and logs before inviting the group.
What Rust & Romance changes
- Settlements: settlers gain new personality and relationship systems.
- Exploration: larger biomes change travel, building, and resource planning.
- Incursion: the Scrapyard activity adds new content for prepared groups.
- Compatibility: the dedicated server and clients need compatible builds; a server update alone does not fix a client mismatch.
What is not confirmed
Do not present “World Gen 2.0,” a celestial biome, a 64-player limit, or custom WorldThreads settings as shipped features unless an official release note documents them. This URL originally described a roadmap; the useful answer is the build that players can download now.
World and server checks after updating
- Confirm the process uses the intended
-datadir/-localdirand world name. - Confirm the default network remains UDP
14159unless you intentionally changed-port. - Verify the world loads, settlers behave normally, and a test player can reconnect.
- Keep the pre-update backup until the group has completed a real session.
Use the Necesse setup guide for installation, paths, and backups, and the launch-flag reference for supported server options.
Official sources
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