★ Built on Rust+ Companion API

Real-time Rust minimap
with automatic shop scanner.

Free desktop overlay with team tracking, event alerts, and a premium module that hunts down vending-machine giveaways across the entire map. Zero game-client hooks. Cannot be detected by EAC.

100% legal Official Rust+ API EAC-undetectable

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Hover any notification on the right — the matching banner appears under the minimap, exactly as it shows up in the live overlay.

Real overlay screenshots · transparent & click-through over Rust
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💎

Loot Interceptor

The reason raiders pay for premium.

AI Premium

MapMonster monitors every vending machine on the server in real time. The instant a shop lists an AK for 5 scrap, a rocket for 1 wood, HQM at half price — an instant alert flashes below your minimap with a sound cue.

You're already parked at a vending machine in Outpost / Bandit Camp / Fishing Village — Rust+ paired, buy-hotkey ready. The alert fires, you click the listing, you swipe the loot. The seller and his teammate — who were quietly trying to hand off loot to each other through the vending machine — won't even register what just happened. Meanwhile you're already standing with their haul, waiting for the next interception. In our tests on a busy server, that's several dozen of these flips per half hour of play.

Under the hood — our own curated database of valuable listings, fed into a neural net trained on real-server data. Our team hand-cleans the dataset every patch so nothing juicy slips past the radar. AK, rockets, C4, HQM, scrap, sulfur, components, electronics — every item is recognized the moment it lists.

⚡ One AK flip pays for premium 60×. Camp Outpost for one wipe — premium pays for itself in the first night.
🎯 Pro tip: turn on Loot Interceptor together with the rest of the Vending Machine Wire — you catch giveaways AND every fresh listing, with the whole server market in real time. Interception rate multiplies.
  • Real-time scan — alert fires within seconds of the listing
  • Sound cue + alert under the minimap — impossible to miss
  • Grid square in the alert — no map opening, no thinking
  • Curated valuables DB + AI dataset trained on real-server data, hand-tuned by our team
  • Premium-only signal — nobody else on the server sees this
Live alert under your minimap 💎 A shop [Q16] 1× Assault Rifle > 5× Scrap
🏪

New Shop Detector

First eyes on every fresh vending machine.

Premium

The moment a player places a vending machine and lists items, MapMonster shows you the full price list — items, costs, grid square — in a single banner. Players setting up new shops often misjudge the market. Early-game pricing is chaos.

A green pip drops on your minimap at the exact grid square. Walk over, screenshot the prices, decide whether to buy or beat the seller to a better deal across the map.

  • Full inventory list inside the alert
  • Catch fresh-wipe pricing chaos
  • Grid square + minimap pip — instant nav
  • Detected within seconds of listing
Live overlay banner Player VM 1062 [Q15] +50× Scrap > 200× Sulfur
🔄

Shop Price Tracker

When a price drops, you know first.

Premium

MapMonster watches all known shops for changes. Re-stocks, price drops, slot rotations — nothing happens without an alert. The most lucrative listings often appear when an existing shop owner re-lists in a hurry.

A blue pip flashes on the minimap, and a banner shows exactly what changed: new price, old price, item, grid.

  • Catches accidental zero-price re-lists
  • Stock-back-in alerts for in-demand items
  • Stays current as the wipe progresses
  • Same scanner powers Loot Interceptor
Live overlay banner A shop [U11] ~3× High Quality Metal > 3× Scrap
🚢

Live Event Tracker

Cargo, Heli, CH-47 — instantly mapped.

Free

Every map event Facepunch's official API exposes shows up as a live icon on your minimap and triggers a colored banner the moment it spawns. Same data the official Rust+ mobile app shows — just sitting on your desktop, hands-free.

Cargo Ship route is updated live as it moves. Patrol Helicopter spawn warning. CH-47 + Locked Crate. Bradley APC at the launch site. Everything.

  • Cargo Ship route, live position
  • Patrol Helicopter spawn alert
  • Locked Crate, CH-47, Bradley
  • Free for everyone, forever
Live overlay banner Cargo Ship spawned [D19]
💀

Teammate Death Tracker

Last known grid square — in 1 second.

Free

When any teammate's status flips to dead in the Rust+ team API, their last known position drops a red skull marker on your minimap and fires a red banner. Recover the body, plan the revenge raid, know who's holding whose gun.

The cross stays on the minimap for 60 seconds — long enough to backtrack and recover the body across the map. Premium users can change the duration in app settings.

  • Skull marker stays on the map
  • Red banner with grid square
  • Stays 60s by default · Premium can extend it
  • Built into the free version
Live overlay banner Krit died [R15]

How MapMonster works

Three steps. Zero risk. The same data Facepunch's own mobile app shows — visualized as a desktop overlay.

1

Pair your server with Rust+

In Rust, open the in-game menu (Esc) and click the Rust+ button — then confirm in the official Rust+ mobile app. That's it — you're now plugged into Facepunch's API.

2

MapMonster reads via the same API

When you sign in, MapMonster picks up your Rust+ pairing automatically and starts polling team positions, events, and shops read-only — same as your phone, just on your desktop.

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3

See it all on a transparent overlay

A small always-on-top window shows your minimap with teammates, death markers, and live event icons. Premium adds vending-machine alerts and the Loot Interceptor that flags giveaways automatically.

Everything you need on one minimap

Free version is fully functional. Premium adds the shop module — the reason raiders pay.

Free

Core minimap

  • Transparent overlay on top of Rust
  • Real-time player & teammate positions
  • Death markers with grid coords
  • Map events: cargo, heli, ch47, locked crates
  • Configurable zoom with global hotkey
  • EN / RU UI
Premium

Shop scanner module

  • Alerts for newly placed vending machines
  • Tracking of new items and price changes
  • Loot Interceptor — detects giveaways and resource transfers
  • Super mode — 3× faster shop detection (350 ms)
  • Auto-broadcast new shops to in-game team chat
  • Updates to watchlist as Rust adds new items
Cannot be detected by EAC

Built on official APIs. Zero game-client hooks.

MapMonster is a Rust+ companion app — same category as the official mobile app from Facepunch. We don't touch the game client. There's nothing for anti-cheat to detect.

What MapMonster does

  • Connects to Facepunch's official Rust+ Companion API — the same endpoint the Rust+ mobile app uses.
  • Read-only data flow — fetches team positions, events, and vending machines. Sends nothing to the game.
  • Standalone Windows app — runs as a separate process. Never opens, modifies, or even sees RustClient.exe.
  • Transparent overlay — drawn on top of the screen by the OS, not injected into the game window.

What MapMonster does NOT do

  • No DLL injection
  • No hooks into DirectX, Vulkan, or OpenGL
  • No memory reading from the Rust process
  • No interaction with RustClient.exe or its threads
  • No kernel drivers or system-level modules
  • No game packet interception or network sniffing
  • No autoclick, macros, or character control

EAC bans players for cheats that interact with the game client. MapMonster never does that. The Rust+ Companion API is the same data feed Facepunch's own app uses, and dozens of community tools have safely used it for years.

Simple pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you want the shop scanner.

Free
$0
forever
  • Minimap overlay
  • Player & teammate tracking
  • Death markers
  • Map event alerts
Recommended
Premium
$9.99
per month, cancel anytime
  • Everything in Free
  • Shop alerts (new shops, price changes)
  • Loot Interceptor (giveaway detection)
  • Super mode (3× faster scanning)
  • Team chat shop alerts
  • Future modules included

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to what most players ask before installing.

Is MapMonster a cheat? Can EAC ban me?
No. MapMonster reads the same data Facepunch's own Rust+ mobile app shows, just visualized on your desktop. It does not inject DLLs, hook DirectX/Vulkan/OpenGL, read game memory, intercept packets, or interact with RustClient.exe. Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) cannot detect it because it never touches the game client.
How does it know shop prices and team positions?
Through Facepunch's official Rust+ Companion API. When you pair your Rust server with the Rust+ mobile app, that pairing token unlocks read-only access to team positions, event markers (cargo, heli, ch47, locked crates) and vending machine listings. MapMonster uses the exact same API.
What's the difference between Free and Premium?
Free includes the minimap overlay, real-time team tracking, death markers, and event alerts (cargo ship, patrol heli, CH47, locked crates). Premium ($9.99/mo) adds the shop scanner: automatic detection of new vending machines, price changes, and Loot Interceptor that flags giveaways across the map.
Does it work for solo players?
Yes. Pairing is per-player — you don't need a team. Solos see their own position on the minimap, all event markers, and (with Premium) every vending machine on the map.
Could Facepunch shut down the API?
Unlikely. The Rust+ Companion API powers Facepunch's own mobile app and a wide ecosystem of community tools. If they ever changed it, we'd adapt — and you'd be notified before anything broke.
Is this affiliated with Facepunch?
No, MapMonster is not affiliated with Facepunch Studios. Rust is a trademark of Facepunch. We're an independent third-party tool that uses the official, publicly-documented Rust+ Companion API the same way many other community projects do.
Can I cancel anytime? Refund policy?
Cancel from your account dashboard at any time — you keep premium until the end of your billing period. We process payments through Paynow.gg (merchant of record). Refund requests within 7 days of purchase are honored if the product genuinely didn't work for you.
What system requirements?
Windows 10 or 11. About 120 MB disk space, ~100 MB RAM. The overlay uses negligible CPU because it's just an HTTP poller and a small Canvas. Multi-monitor supported.

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