Rust post of Sep 3, 2026 described an upkeep tax by player count, capped at 300%

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A post titled BREACH AND CLEAR appeared in the Steam announcements of Rust on Sep 3, 2026, describing monument blockers and an upkeep tax based on the number of players in a base. The post laid out the tax in tiers: no tax for the first 4 players, 2% for each of the next 6 and 4% for each player after that, to a maximum of 300%. The post described monument blockers as a new obstacle at monuments with red keycard puzzle rooms, and said they would start to decay if they were not destroyed within the first 24 hours. The full notes are in the post, dated Sep 3, 2026, in the Steam announcements of Rust.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7^,8^,9