Rusty's Retirement - Gameplay FAQ

Answers for frequently asked gameplay questions from players. For technical questions/bugs, please refer to the Discussions section in the Community Hub.

Gameplay FAQs

How do I scroll so I can see more of my farm?

• Hold down the right mouse button to scroll back and forth

What does the gold cog on Rusty's barn do?

• Click on it multiple times to earn Spare Parts currency!

How do I move a building once it's placed?

• The move button is located in the "Buildings" tab, next to the bulldozer icon
  
• Select the building/plot you want to move, then select and click the new location
  
• Moving is not instantaneous and takes a little time - Rusty or Haiku (if unlocked) will relocate boxes from the old location to the new location
  
• Note: Houses you build can be moved, but not demolished

Can I rotate buildings/bot stations?

• The game does not currently have a "rotate" option at this time (Build 1.0.7)

How do I unlock more land to expand my farm?

• The grayed out tiles on either side of your farm are areas that can be unlocked for building
  
• The bulldozer icon in the center of each gray area shows the Spare Parts cost to unlock
  
• Once unlocked, Rusty or Haiku will take a minute or two to clear out the junk, which will give you some Spare Parts back
  
• Once the area is cleared it will become green grass that you can build on

What do I do with giant crops?

• Giant crops have a random chance of spawning and can be harvested by clicking on them multiple times
  
• Note: You can keep giant crops as decorations, but if you move the crop patch it will delete any crops planted on that patch

How do I get bulblets to visit my berry bushes?

• Build a Bulb Hive and make sure berry bushes are planted within it's radius
  
• You should soon begin to see bulblets hovering around any berry bushes in radius of the hive
  
• Note: You'll see butterflies and bulblets flittering around your farm without building a cage/hive, but these appear to be just for aesthetic purposes and will not actually affect the growth of your berry bushes.

How do I harvest berries?

• You'll need to build a Berry Bot in order to pick berries and carry them to storage units, Harvest Bots will not harvest berry bushes
  
• Note: Berry Bots can be upgraded like Harvest Bots and also consume biofuel to function

NOTE: This FAQ is a work-in-progress and will be expanded upon as more questions come up. Feel free to comment with additional helpful tips so they can be added. Thank you!

[Rainbow Cage]

do all plants have a chance to become giant or is it a select few? is there a list any where?

[TheBigChun]

@criticalsass i think you can right click by clicking with 2 fingers at once on the touch pad

[criticalsass]

I'm playing on a MacBook without an external mouse and I don't have a right click—I've tried control-click, command-click (usually does the trick), option-click, shift-click, but nothing works. Please advise!

[leukenlekker]

How do I get Rusty to sit on the bench?

[FourFingerFogel]

How to get more farms?

[Weave]

Can you change your farm orientation once you select it?

[1062512423]

I got a golden giant pumpkin, it looks like the normal giant pumpkin, but it's golden and metallic, when you click on it, it sounds like metal, and it can not be destroyed. any tip on that stuff?

[Barna]

can't keep the game on top. win11

[bbypika34]

hello, i am using macbook, and it wont go out of fullscreen mode unless i QUIT the game. i couldnt see my other applications if open this game. please help. i thought i can use them while open other apps

[ArbyOfLight]

@Estelle by default he picks one of the last 8 seeds you've unlocked. You can buy signs from Sonnet's shop to dedicate a plot to a particular kind of plant though.