Alistair McFarlane has announced his retirement from Facepunch – today was his last working day. He joined the studio almost 11 years ago, starting as a tester, and has grown to be the chief operating officer and executive producer of Rust. Key moments of his [farewell message] (https://x.com/Alistair McF/status/2082903283270615319): He discovered Rust almost 13 years ago, before he even started working there. Proud of the development team - more than 10 years of monthly updates without disruption. The game now has some of the best performances in its 13-year history across multiple platforms. Rust Mobile development continues in full swing The game is nothing without a community: players, server owners, moderators, content creators and modelers. Until he moves to another company and announces new projects, he says he wants to return the time that took years at Rust to other areas of life. He stressed that he remains in touch with the community from where he once began.