

Corrupted Easy Cheat Engine – A false positive or a legitimate malware threat might determine your antivirus to quarantine some files belonging to the Easy Cheat Engine, which might end up triggering this error.If this scenario is applicable, you will be able to fix this problem by triggering a game files integrity check from the Steam’s menus. Game integrity issue – File corruption in your game file can also be responsible for the apparition of this particular issue.After you do this, you can potentially re-subscribe to any custom Rust modes before launching the game. In case this scenario is applicable, you should be able to fix this problem by opting out of the Steam channels. Conflicting Steam Beta channels – If you’re currently an active participant on any Beta channels in Steam, one of these channels might conflict with Rust.

If you’re indeed dealing with a server issue, there is no fix other than waiting for the problem to be resolved by the involved developers. This particular error was reported to happen in the past when the Steam Connection Manager was down. Underlying Server issue – Before enforcing any potential fix, you should start by ensuring Rust is not currently dealing with a mega server issue or a Steam server issue.
