Rust Arid Biome
What spawns in the Arid, the desert biome, on a 4,000 m map: 3 animals, 4 ore nodes, 5 trees, 6 things cut like trees and 7 pickups and plants.
Ore nodes
on a 4,000 m map| Name | In all |
|---|---|
| Metal Ore Node, Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore NodeAlso in Temperate, Tundra, Arctic and Jungle. They share one count that covers the Arid only. | 814 |
| 24 |
Pickups and plants
on a 4,000 m map| Name | In all |
|---|---|
| Scattered Metal Rock, Scattered Sulfur Rock and Scattered Stone RockAlso in Temperate, Tundra and Jungle. They and other pickups share one count that covers Arid, Temperate, Tundra and Jungle. | 2,560 |
| 160 | |
| 160 | |
| 160 | |
| 64 |
Trees
on a 4,000 m map| Name | In all |
|---|---|
| Medium Palm Tree, Short Palm Tree and Large Palm TreeOnly in the Arid. They share one count. | 1,487 |
| Short Palm Tree and Small Palm TreeIn fields and beside beaches, forests, rivers and lakes. Only in the Arid. They share one count. | 255 |
| 125 | |
| Short Palm Tree and Small Palm TreeBeside beaches, rivers and lakes. Only in the Arid. They share one count. | 80 |
Cut like trees
on a 4,000 m map| Name | In all |
|---|---|
| Large Cactus, Medium Cactus and Small CactusOnly in the Arid. They and other cacti share one count. | 1,846 |
| Small pile of Driftwood, Medium pile of Driftwood and Large pile of DriftwoodOnly on beaches. They share one count that covers every biome. | 358 |
Animals
on a 4,000 m map| Name | In all |
|---|---|
| 80 | |
| HorseAlso in Temperate. The count covers Arid and Temperate. | 32 |
| 32 |
Each count is for the whole map. Every 60 seconds the game adds back part of what is missing from each population, up to 100 of them, at new random spots in its biomes.
Other biomes
Methodology
Tested in game on our own server: the biomes each population may spawn in and the number the game aims for on a 4,000 m map. A spot counts as the biome that covers most of it. A server can change the settings. Tested on the current version of Rust.
Rust Arid biome: common questions
- What animals live in the Arid in Rust?
- Boar, Horse and Wolf.
- Which ore nodes spawn in the Arid?
- On a 4,000 m map: Metal Ore Node, Stone Ore Node and Sulfur Ore Node, 814 for the Arid alone; HQM Ore Node, 24 across Arid, Temperate, Tundra and Arctic together.
- What trees grow in the Arid in Rust?
- Large Palm Tree, Medium Palm Tree, Short Palm Tree and Small Palm Tree. They grow in no other biome. Swamp Tree grows on swamps, in any biome.
- Can you use a metal detector in the Arid?
- Yes. Detector signals spawn in Arid, Temperate, Tundra and Jungle areas.