Getting Around
Vehicles are rented with Cash — the server's paper currency. Every major vehicle type is available: cars, helicopters, boats, and submarines. Pick what your route demands.
On foot, the map is large and dangerous. A vehicle means faster monument runs, a safer escape after a heist, and the ability to push fights on your terms. Cars are the everyday workhorse. Minicopters cut across terrain and let you reach high-tier spots quickly. Boats and submarines open up the coastal and underwater routes that most players skip entirely.
Renting a Vehicle
Every vehicle on Original is rent-only — there's no permanent purchase. You rent from the in-game Vehicle Store, either through your phone or from a dealer NPC at an outpost. Both draw from the same rental list and the same prices.
The Rental Store
Open your phone with /phone, then tap the Vehicle Store app. This is the fastest way to spawn a vehicle next to you. You pay the rental Cash upfront and the vehicle is yours until you're done with it.
Rental Prices
| Vehicle | Category | Rent (Cash) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Hot Hatch | Car | $450 | Fast, light, no storage |
| Mini Van | Car | $375 | Moderate speed, some storage |
| Medium Station Wagon | Car | $1,125 | Tougher hull, no storage |
| Van | Car | $1,750 | Highest car storage capacity |
| Minicopter | Helicopter | $5,000 | Fast, crosses any terrain |
| Scrap Transport Helicopter | Helicopter | $10,000 | Heavy heli, more hull |
| Attack Helicopter | Helicopter | $50,000 | Armed & armored |
| Row Boat | Boat | $1,000 | Basic coastal travel, some storage |
| RHIB | Boat | $1,750 | Fast rigid inflatable, more hull |
| Solo Submarine | Submarine | $2,750 | Underwater solo runs |
| Duo Submarine | Submarine | $3,500 | Underwater, two passengers |
Outpost Vehicle Dealers
Outpost vendors also rent vehicles in person — a car dealer, a helicopter dealer, and a boat dealer each cover their own category. Walk up, pay the rental Cash, and the vehicle spawns for you. They draw from the same rental list and prices as the Vehicle Store phone app, so it's purely a matter of whichever is closer when you need a ride.
Fuel & Care
Vehicles run on low-grade fuel. Every rental spawns with a partial tank, but you'll need to refuel on longer runs. To top up, hold low-grade fuel in your active slot and press Reload while looking at the vehicle — this is standard Rust refuelling behavior.
Where to Get Fuel
Low-grade fuel is sold at the Vehicle Parts vendor at outposts, as well as at Equipment Stores and the Fishing Store. It's one of the cheapest items on the server — stock a stack before you set off.
Vehicle Parts Vendor
The Vehicle Parts vendor at the outpost covers everything your car needs to keep moving. It sells:
- Low-grade fuel — the primary fuel for all land vehicles.
- Vehicle modules and parts — replacement and upgrade components for modular vehicles.
Two Vehicle Parts vendors are mapped to outpost locations. If one is busy or picked clean, the other is nearby. See Outpost Vendors for the full vendor list and locations.
Upkeep & Decay
Vehicles left in the open decay over time, and another player can claim or destroy one you leave unattended. There is no vehicle-storage command — if you want to keep a rental, park it somewhere defensible next to or inside your base, and don't leave it sitting out for long. Abandoned vehicles eventually despawn.
Kits
Kits are free or donor loadout packages you claim with /kit. They give you a head-start without having to scavenge every item from scratch.
Type /kit in chat to open the kit menu. Each kit has a cooldown — after claiming it you'll need to wait before you can claim it again. The cooldown resets each wipe for kits that are weekly.
Free Starter Kits
Two kits are available to everyone on the server with no donor rank required:
| Kit | Cooldown | Who Can Claim | What It's For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 7 days | All players | Basic gear to start the wipe — tools, resources, survival items |
| Lazarus | 7 days | All players | A second weekly kit with progression-friendly supplies |
Donor Kits
Donor ranks unlock additional daily kits with stronger loadouts. These are only available to players who hold an active donor rank — VIP, VIP+, or Infected. Each refreshes every 24 hours, so active donors get a meaningful daily advantage:
| Kit | Required Rank | Cooldown | What It Contains |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIP | VIP or higher | 24 hours | Daily VIP loadout — weapons, gear, survival supplies |
| VIP+ | VIP+ | 24 hours | Upgraded VIP loadout with stronger items |
| Infected | Infected | 24 hours | Top-tier daily loadout for Infected rank holders |
Donor ranks also come with additional perks beyond kits — extra ATM capacity, increased RP cap, and more. The full breakdown is on the Perks & Donor Ranks page.
Event Kits
A handful of kits are distributed as event rewards or through the Lazarus Pass rather than claimed via /kit. These include themed loadouts like the Supply Drop kit, which requires the kits.supply permission and has a 24-hour cooldown. Check your Lazarus Pass reward track and server events for when these are handed out.