How to Fix Blurry Graphics After the Rust Update
After the August 2025 patch, many Rust players encountered an unexpected issue: the game suddenly started to look like it was from 2013. Blurry textures, as if someone smeared Vaseline on the screen — even on high-end PCs.
But don’t rush to reinstall the game or dig into your drivers — the issue can be fixed with just one simple console command.
What’s the issue?
With the update, developers introduced a new asset loading system that significantly improved game startup times by up to 65% and reduced memory usage. However, along with these improvements, a bug emerged: for some players, the game began loading textures at the lowest quality, even if all graphics settings were set to high.
The root of the problem lies in the parameter texture.memory_budget_factor, which controls how much memory is allocated for textures. In certain cases, this setting resets to “0”, making everything in the game look blurry.
How to fix it?
The fix is simple:
- Launch the game and press F1 to open the console.
- Enter one of the following commands:
texture.memory_budget_factor 1
or
texture.memory_budget_factor 2
- Press Enter and (optionally) restart the game.
Textures should now look clear and sharp as intended. You can experiment with values between 1 and 2 to find the best balance between quality and performance for your system.
Why hasn’t this been patched yet?
The developers will likely address this soon, but for now, many players are still experiencing the issue, and this manual fix remains the best option.
If your favorite Rust suddenly started to look like it’s running on potato settings after the update — don’t panic. In most cases, this is caused by a single broken parameter, and you can easily fix it with a quick console command.
Share this guide with your teammates and friends if they’re seeing blurry walls and muddy graphics too.
No more blurry bases — let’s bring back the gritty, sharp beauty of Rust!