"Listen to the Rust soundtrack from a Boom Box" ... How?

[SirGuySW]

The achievement "I should buy this Soundtrack" states, "Listen to the Rust soundtrack from a Boom Box for 30 seconds" however the Boom box UI doesn't appear to give any option for 'Rust Soundtrack'. Listening to the station titled, "Rust Radio" for > 30 seconds doesn't proc the achievement.

How do we get boom boxes to play the Rust soundtrack?

[Leaf]

hi, were you playing the boombox in official server? Its the blue boom box got to connect up and play the first track from the list. If you dont have the music DLC see if someone can craft you the blue boom box :D

[SirGuySW]

As far as I can tell: Yes.

Server console reports: server.official: "True" (and I've managed to trigger almost every other achievement on it). I'm using "boombox" aka "Boom Box" ID -1113501606 (looks like it's made out of crates, blue tarp over the front, screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/zbt2f3e ). The selected station is the first one which is titled "Rust Radio".

Are you saying Rust Radio on Boom Box is the correct method to trigger the achievement? :(

[Leaf]

Yea, it appears to be the correct blue boom box. I'm not familiar with console Rust but on PC Rust it triggered like this. There is a discord console edition community that can be found through the Rust discord. Good luck hope you get all 90/90 soon

[SirGuySW]

I'm running the PC version (by 'server console' I meant the cmd window in which the server is running and in-which the server can be queried to output variables like 'server.official'). It's strange this isn't triggering for me. Thanks for the feedback. I suppose I should shift my thought process from "How do I do this." to "It's bugged." :|

[doublejesus]

Try and get some other achievements if you can't it's the server. Trust me I know I got 100%.

[SirGuySW]

I got every achievement I could get solo (and then some: Scientists sometimes count as players). The soundtrack one was the only one that didn't work as advertised (and didn't trigger).

I've also attempted this with every boombox I've encountered 'in the wild' (ie: underwater lab, etc). Turn it on -> Ensure it's on "Rust Radio" -> Wait > 30 seconds -> muster the strength to measure my disappointment and improve my day.

[BaptismByFire]

I was having the same problem you had the last few days trying to trigger this damn thing. Every day i log into rust i would listen for a minute or so and it just wouldn't trigger. I did a search and came across this post from google so thought i would search for it on steam to let you know how i got it to trigger. Maybe you still have problem with it or maybe you moved on to other games your last post was a long time ago.

Its coming up to force wipe so i have been on a build server but the pop was soo high the server was lagging like crazy. I got sick of the lag so decided to load up my own server which is basically like build server when you have admin.
I set server.official to true in server box and wrote config.
after building my new base design in peace for a few hours, I decided to see if i could get it to trigger. It would not, as usual. That must have been my 50th attempt I'm not kidding.
Anyway, i had the boom box sat on a T2 workbench playing the rust soundtrack and i decided to try the portable boom box. I crafted one and set it to rust soundtrack and stood in front of the normal boom box so had 2 playing at once. I thought 30 seconds had passed and was just about to disconnect and quit for night and it triggered.

I'm guessing it was the portable boom box that did it as the normal one was running for over 3 mins I'd guess. I don't think running a private server helped but maybe.

Anyway maybe this will help the next person that has to search to find out what the hell is up with that achievement.

[NF]

Нужен тот, который держится в руках. На нем слушаем радио Rust и ГОТОВО! Ready!

[baben]

Originally posted by BaptismByFire:

I was having the same problem you had the last few days trying to trigger this damn thing. Every day i log into rust i would listen for a minute or so and it just wouldn't trigger. I did a search and came across this post from google so thought i would search for it on steam to let you know how i got it to trigger. Maybe you still have problem with it or maybe you moved on to other games your last post was a long time ago.

Its coming up to force wipe so i have been on a build server but the pop was soo high the server was lagging like crazy. I got sick of the lag so decided to load up my own server which is basically like build server when you have admin.
I set server.official to true in server box and wrote config.
after building my new base design in peace for a few hours, I decided to see if i could get it to trigger. It would not, as usual. That must have been my 50th attempt I'm not kidding.
Anyway, i had the boom box sat on a T2 workbench playing the rust soundtrack and i decided to try the portable boom box. I crafted one and set it to rust soundtrack and stood in front of the normal boom box so had 2 playing at once. I thought 30 seconds had passed and was just about to disconnect and quit for night and it triggered.

I'm guessing it was the portable boom box that did it as the normal one was running for over 3 mins I'd guess. I don't think running a private server helped but maybe.

Anyway maybe this will help the next person that has to search to find out what the hell is up with that achievement.

So wait, is it possible to do the achievements on a private server just as long as I set server.official to true?

[Kverm]

To unlock the "I Should Buy This Soundtrack" achievement in Rust, you need to listen to the Rust soundtrack specifically from a Boom Box for at least 30 seconds. However, as you’ve noticed, the Boom Box UI doesn’t allow you to directly select the Rust soundtrack via the default radio stations.

Here’s how to make it work:

Ensure You Have the Soundtrack: First, make sure you own the official Rust Soundtrack. You can get it either by purchasing it through Steam or by having it available in your library if you’ve already bought it as part of a bundle or pack.

Use a Boom Box:

Place a Boom Box in your world (either craft it or find it in a loot drop).
After placing the Boom Box, interact with it and open its UI.
Select the Soundtrack:

The key step is to ensure that the Rust Soundtrack is available in the Boom Box.
The Boom Box should show the option to play the Rust Soundtrack if you own it. It won’t show up as a standard radio station, but the soundtrack will appear as a playable option if you have it.
Play the Soundtrack for 30 Seconds:

Once the Rust Soundtrack is playing, wait for at least 30 seconds.
The achievement should trigger once the time has passed.
If the Rust Soundtrack doesn't appear as an option in the Boom Box after following these steps, it's possible there may be a bug or an issue with your Steam account and its recognition of the soundtrack. In that case, you might want to try:

Restarting Rust to refresh your inventory and soundtrack access.
Ensuring that your Steam account is properly linked to the soundtrack purchase.
Checking any community forums or Rust's support for known issues with this achievement.
Let me know how it goes or if you need more assistance!

[SirGuySW]

Originally posted by baben:

So wait, is it possible to do the achievements on a private server just as long as I set server.official to true?

Yes. Most/all can be achieved in a private server.

Originally posted by polski chłopak:

Ensure You Have the Soundtrack: First, make sure you own the official Rust Soundtrack. You can get it either by purchasing it through Steam or by having it available in your library if you’ve already bought it as part of a bundle or pack.

Thank you very much for pointing this out. This does seem to be the issue. I don't know why I didn't connect the dots that 'rust soundtrack' was a reference to the official soundtrack *DLC*. I'll mark this achievement as another one locked behind paid DLC. :|