Small Fishing Village – Rust Monument Guide

In this guide, we will be exploring the Small Fishing Village monument. This guide contains the general strategy and meta for the monument, a boat purchasing guide, outlines for the quests found here, and a map with vendor locations and prices.

For info on how to read the map and some more general information about the guide, please refer to the Map Key in the Main Guide.

General Info

The Small fishing village is the younger brother of the Large Fishing Village monument, containing almost identical amenities, just on a smaller scale. While here, you can buy a boat, sell fish, or complete a variety of aquatic quests. As a safe zone, it also makes an excellent place to rendevous before your next raid.

Strategy and Meta

This monument has a lot in common with other safe zones in that it is protected by NPCs who will shoot troublemakers on sight. Because of that, and to take advantage of the shops and resources available in the settlement, you should stow away your weapons when entering (you will be given a 5-second warning to do so after entering). You can keep rocks, torches, and paddles out, but if you attack anyone inside the settlement, the NPCs there will become hostile to you for five minutes. There is nothing to gain by doing this.

Like other Safe Zones, the best way to utilize Small Fishing Village is as a place to buy and sell goods, rendevous with a group, or simply to rest somewhere where you won’t be disturbed or attacked. Naturally, it makes an excellent staging post for any aquatic assault or endeavor.

Vendor Map

What to do in Small Fishing Village

Boats and Submarines

Of all the available shops in Small Fishing Village, the boat/submarine shop is the most useful. Below is a breakdown of stats for each boat and how much it’ll cost you to buy from this vendor:

Other Shops

Aside from the boat/submarine vendor, there are two other shops in Small Fishing Village. One is the Fish Exchange, where you can buy and sell fish. Selling fish this way can be incredibly lucrative and an excellent way to make some extra scrap to afford a boat or submarine. Lastly, there is a Diving Gear vendor whose gear you can purchase to enable underwater exploration without a submarine (or to wear in case you need to leave your sub).

How to Complete Small Fishing Village Quests

In addition to safety and shopping, one more reason to visit Small Fishing Village is to complete its three quests. Two of these are diving quests, listed below. Before you begin them, remember that both quests require a diving set and a harpoon gun.

Diving Quests

Fishing Quests

In addition to those diving quests, there is also a simple fishing quest, which will reward you with the gear you need to begin fishing and some scrap. This equipment can prove incredibly valuable if you use it to acquire fish that you can then sell at the Fish Exchange for profit. The steps to complete this quest are as follows:

1. Talk to the Fisherman
2. Select “I need a fishing rod”
3. Run to the marked location on your map and collect the tackle from the toolbox
4. Return to the fishermen to receive:
   • Handmade Fishing Rod
   • 15x Grub
5. Talk to the Fisherman again
6. Select “I need a kayak”
7. Catch 3 Fish and return them to the Fishermen
8. Receive:
   • Kayak
   • Paddle
9. Talk to the Fisherman one more time
10. Select “I need some scrap”
11. Open eight oil barrels (Red Barrels)
12. Return 100 crude to the fishermen
13. Receive:
    • 100 scrap

Be sure to take a trip to Small Fishing Village in your next wipe to begin a nautical adventure! Afterward, check out our other Monument Guides for information on the other monuments.