I too read Topless Robot FFF back in the day . <| sep |> Absolutely ! Keep in mind , this is a game where you will need to put a lot of time and effort into your base . Many people want nothing more than to see all your hard work flushed down the drain right infront of you , and will quite often add insult to injury after doing so . If you can accept that , nothing quite touches Rust . You can start off solo and learn how to play the hard way , but you will become a better player in the end . You can try to find a group willing to take you under their wing , but you may end up becoming dependant on having a group to carry you . Your best bet is to play with a friend or two and learn the ropes that way . <| sep |> That ' s also an option , if you are sure that RedisLogstash won ' t be down for more than 2 days . But you also still need to generate unique IDs and match them before saving to ES , if you want to avoid duplicates .