Why RUST needs a Windows reinstall and an IP change
RUST is held by EAC together with Facepunch's own protection, and it bans across several layers at once: the account, the hardware and the address. Anti-cheat leftovers sit in the system, so an upgrade on top of old Windows won't help — you need a clean reinstall. At the same time the ban clings to your IP and subnet, so without a new address a fresh account gets shut at the door. The spoofer covers the hardware layer; the reinstall and the IP change cover the other two. Only together do they give a full unban.


