Airdrop crate (2024)

FAQs

What does airdrop inbound mean in Rust? ›

An airdrop is an event that happens every so often on a Rust server. It features a plane flying over the map and dropping crates full of supplies that players can salvage if they can get to the airdrop's location in time.

Airdrops can also be called in by using a signal pistol with a 26x75mm red flare cartridge or the handheld RSP-30 red flare. There is a 20 minute cooldown period between airdrops which is indicated by a "Wait for arrival!

Airdrops are dropped by Stealth Jets that enter the map. The airdrop crates are randomly dropped. When it reaches the ground, any player can go up to it and begin to hold E to open it. Airdrops appear as colored wooden crates with the words "Property of the Boss" printed and a laptop placed on each of them.

Airdrops are events which will cause a plane to fly over the map and drop many kinds of supplies in random amounts. These supplies are dropped in one to three large crates which will slowly parachute to the ground. Some of the rarest and valuable items in the game can be obtained from this event.

AirDrop uses Bluetooth to discover nearby devices and Wi-Fi to transfer data between devices. If the devices leave Bluetooth or Wi-Fi range of each other after you initiate an AirDrop transfer, the transfer can continue over the internet. Place the iPhone devices near one another.

Phishing scams are one of the most common types of airdrop fraud, where scammers create fake websites or social media profiles that mimic legitimate projects. They might send emails or direct messages containing links to these fake sites, prompting users to enter their private keys or other sensitive information.

Claiming an airdrop requires you to connect your wallet to a smart contract and sign a transaction. This process can leave your wallet exposed to hacks if the smart contract is constructed with malicious intent.

Crypto airdrops are generally used for marketing and user acquisition, and new coins/tokens spring up every other day, which means there's almost always an airdrop happening in the crypto community.

Additionally, airdrops can be done in such a way that the airdrop later will “expire”, giving implementers only short windows of time to claim the airdrop before the value is lost.

What does AirDrop receiving mean? ›

When someone shares something with you using AirDrop, you see an alert. You can tap Accept or Decline. For most apps, if you tap Accept, the AirDrop will come through within the same app it was sent from. For example, photos appear in the Photos app and websites open in Safari.

Airdrop files automatically go to the iPhone app associated with their file type. On a Mac, files you've received through AirDrop will automatically go to the Downloads folder. You'll have to make sure AirDrop is enabled on your iPhone or Mac to accept or send files.

Some of the common causes of AirDrop stuck on waiting are: Both devices are not close enough to each other to let AirDrop connect them. Your iPhone or Mac is not fulfilling the AirDrop minimum requirements. Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth is turned off on any device or a personal hotspot is enabled.