Ultimate Guide For The Sewer Branch Rust Monument

Ultimate Guide for The Sewer Branch Rust Monument

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Among the vast selection of monuments in Rust, the Sewer Branch stands as a hidden treasure offering a blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and loot opportunities. This comprehensive guide delves into the heart of the Sewer Branch, sharing its layout, utilities, loot possibilities, and the other essentials to know when visiting.

Sewer Branch Monument Overview

Situated on procedurally generated maps, the Sewer Branch is a unique monument known for its mild radiation levels, making it an approachable exploration ground for newcomers. A basic set of burlap clothing would suffice to shield players from the radiation, allowing a safe passage through it. Noteworthy utilities like a Recycler and an oil refinery are available for players aiming to recycle items or obtain low-grade fuel. This monument is a mid-tier monument meaning you won’t see as many freshly spawned players here, but rather people who have already obtained a green card and fuse which is needed to fully accomplish this monument.

Following Topics We’ll Cover

Location
Requirements
Puzzle Guide & Navigation
Loot Breakdown
Utilities
Tips & Tricks
Loot Location
Prevent Build Distance

Location

The sewer branch monument, similar to most monuments will be connected to the road network on the map and can be in any region of the map, however mostly spawns somewhat central in relation to progression. Mostly the tier1 region of the map which is the middle third section prior to the launch site.

Arial view of the sewer branch rust monument — Arial view of the Sewer Branch Rust monument

In game map preview of what the sewer branch monument looks like — Visual representation of what the Sewer Branch looks like on the in-game map viewer.

Requirements

Radiation protection: This monument has mild radiation in various areas, minor clothing, even cloth armor would be enough to protect from the radiation levels
Green Keycard: Used for the green doorway to enter the underground hub where further loot, utilities, and the blue card spawn is located.
Fuse: The prerequisite of the green card, you must place a fuse in the fusebox within the larger shed outside near the parking area.
Torch/Light: This one is optional, but certainly will help depending on the time of day you travel here, or to easily see inside of the underground tunnels.

Puzzle Guide & Navigation

This is a pretty straightforward monument, you can visit this monument without a keycard/fuse and still get some decent loot and player interactions however lets dive into how to navigate this monument.

Upon entering the parking area entrance find your way into the larger building.
Place a fuse into the fusebox behind the electrical boxes.
Flip the switch which is to the left of the fuse box.
Now go outside and follow the electrical wiring to either of the 2 tunnel entrances to go underground.
Follow the straightforward path until you come up to a door then swipe the green card to enter.
Explore the tunnel, loot the crates, and grab the keycard located on the desk in the main room which has a single spotlight inside of it.

parking area of the sewer branch monument — Parking area of the sewer branch monument.

Interior of the larger building in the parking area which has the fuse box and switch you need to activate for the puzzle.

Ladder entrance into the underground section of Sewer Branch.

Green keycard doorway to enter the puzzle room of the sewer branch — Green keycard doorway to enter the puzzle room of the Sewer Branch.

Interior of the underground tunnel system of the Sewer branch monument in Rust — Interior of the underground tunnel system of the Sewer Branch monument.

Loot Breakdown

Nearly every type of loot is available at this monument with the exception of elite crates, hackable crates, and vehicle parts, however, that still leaves a lot to be desired!

Crates: Both green and brown crates are no shortage in this monument. A quick run around/inside of the monument and you’ll quickly find them. The most notable nest of them is underneath and on top of the central silo.
Food Crates: Located in a few places outside, such as in the broken pipe on the ground, and under the silo you can find some food crates for quick recovery of your metabolism/health.
Barrels: Generic barrels can be found randomly around the edge of the outside region of the monument, as well as in various locations inside such as the larger building that encompasses the fusebox.

Utilities

This mid-tier monument offers quite a few utilities such as the following:

Recycler: Located in the parking area on the surface.
Phone Booth: Located next to the recycler in the parking area.
Oil Refinery: Located in the underground large room where the blue key card is located.

Outside parking deck of the sewer branch monument where the phone booth and recycler are located — Outside parking deck of the Sewer Branch monument where the phone booth and recycler are located

Oil refinery located in the underground section of Sewer Branch in the same room as the blue key card spawn

Tips & Tricks

Take advantage of these useful tricks and locations you should be mindful of when visiting this monument to give you every bit more of an advantage compared to other players mindlessly wandering this area.

In the small shed located on the opposite side of Sewer Branch outside you can see through the windows and are not able to shoot through them.

Be mindful when entering the ladder entrances of the tunnels for anyone potentially camping in the dark

You can jump on the roof of the main building outside by first jumping on the recycler for a possible advantage spot.

You can follow the electrical lines to easily navigate the entrance of the tunnels for the puzzle.

If you loot this crate inside of the main puzzle room in the underground tunnels you can jump all the way up on these boxes and not be visible to other players if they lack a flashlight.

Not a secret, but you can parkour up the silo in the middle for 4 crate spawns that vary between brown and green crates.

Avoid taking fall damage on the cliffs by hugging up against them whilst sliding down.

The chair inside of the underground tunnel region is mountable.

Dark corner you can hide inside of if inside the monument to easily get a tactical advantage. — In the dark corner you can hide inside of if inside the monument to easily get a tactical advantage.

You can use these windows on either side of the main building to look into the interior in case there's loot or an enemy inside. — You can use these windows on either side of the main building to look into the interior in case there’s loot or an enemy inside.

Loot Locations

While this monument has a ton of easy-to-spot loot, we’ll include several that may be lesser known to someone new to Rust who may miss these locations.

The small shed on the far side of Sewer Branch there is a crate spawn and barrel spawn.

Inside of this broken fallen pipe you can easily loot a food/medical crate.

On the back side of the larger building you can find a crate spawn that is lesser known and easy to miss.

Under the main silo in the middle you can find three easy crate spawns. Be mindful of the radiation here.

Prevent Build Distance

This monument has quite a larger footprint than some other monuments like Mining Outpost or Oxum’s Gas Station, so the ability to build nearby isn’t entirely an option, however, there are some better spots than others, and let’s go over which is the best place to build nearby this monument, or best to be mindful of if you’re exploring this location.

Top down view of the Sewer Branch for a visual reference of how far away you're able to build a base from it. — Top-down view of the Sewer Branch for a visual reference of how far away you’re able to build a base from it.

Aerial view of the most advantageous base building location to obstruct this monuments utilities.

Different perspective from the recycler of how a base could be built to monitor the usage of the recycler at the Sewer Branch Monument.

The visibility you have if you build a base nearby the parking area of Sewer Branch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Though this article covers as much as we possibly can, there will always be questions available. We’ve researched as many questions as we could that get asked about this monument and here are all the answers that we could aid with:

How to do the Sewer Branch Rust?
- As long as you come prepared with adequate clothing to fend of the radiation, have a fuse, and a green card simply go to the largest building near the parking area and put in the fuse, and flip the switch. Then make your way underground by following the powerlines and use the keycard at the green keycard swipe location inside of the tunnel to reveal the main puzzle location.
How often does Sewer Branch Respawn?
- Assuming you mean the loot and green card, then generally 10-15 minutes. However, other variables influence this such as overall server population and if anyone is nearby crate spawns, or if it’s a customized server.
How to find the Sewer Branch in Rust?
- The easiest way to locate the Sewer Branch monument in Rust will be by looking at your in-game map by pressing “G” (default key) and looking around. The exact location varies from map to map and server to server since monuments are procedurally generated.

Conclusion

The Sewer Branch monument is a gem filled with opportunities and challenges. Its balanced mix of exploration, puzzle-solving, and loot gathering makes it a noteworthy monument for early to mid-game players in Rust. The mild radiation levels, coupled with essential utilities, offer a friendly yet adventurous environment for those keen on exploring the Sewer Branch and reaping the rewards it holds.