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Hover any notification on the right — the matching banner appears under the minimap, exactly as it shows up in the live overlay.
![New shop alert: Player VM [Q15] +50× Scrap > 200× Sulfur](/screenshots/demo-new-shop.png)
![Shop price changed: A shop [U11] ~3× HQM > 3× Scrap](/screenshots/demo-shop-update.png)
![Cargo Ship spawned [D19]](/screenshots/demo-cargo.png)
![Krit died [R15] — death markers visible on minimap](/screenshots/demo-death.png)
Shop Sniper
Catches vending-machine giveaways the moment they list.
Shop Sniper watches every vending machine on the server. The instant somebody lists an AK for 5 scrap, a rocket for 1 wood, or HQM at half price — an alert drops under your minimap with a sound cue.
Best setup: pre-position at Outpost, Bandit Camp or Fishing Village with Rust+ paired and the buy hotkey ready. Alert fires, you click the listing, you grab the loot. Sellers often use vending machines to quietly hand off loot to teammates — they have no idea their drop went to someone else. On a busy server at peak hours we've seen this fire several times per half-hour.
Under the hood — a hand-curated watchlist of valuable items paired with an AI model trained on real-server price data. The watchlist is updated every wipe to match the current meta. AK, rockets, C4, HQM, scrap, sulfur, components, electronics — all covered.
- Alert fires within seconds of the listing
- Sound cue + banner under the minimap
- Grid square right in the alert — no map juggling
- Curated watchlist + AI model trained on real-server data, hand-tuned every patch
- Premium-only signal — nobody else on the server sees it
New Shop Detector
First eyes on every fresh vending machine.
The moment a player places a vending machine and lists items, MapMonster shows you the full price list — items, costs, grid square — in a single banner. Players setting up new shops often misjudge the market. Early-game pricing is chaos.
A green pip drops on your minimap at the exact grid square. Walk over, screenshot the prices, decide whether to buy or beat the seller to a better deal across the map.
- Full inventory list inside the alert
- Catch fresh-wipe pricing chaos
- Grid square + minimap pip — instant nav
- Detected within seconds of listing
Shop Price Tracker
When a price drops, you know first.
MapMonster watches every known shop for changes. Re-stocks, price drops, slot rotations — every change fires an alert. The juiciest listings usually appear when a shop owner re-lists in a hurry and miskeys a price.
A blue pip flashes on the minimap, and a banner shows exactly what changed: new price, old price, item, grid.
- Catches accidental zero-price re-lists
- Stock-back-in alerts for in-demand items
- Stays current as the wipe progresses
- Same scanner powers Shop Sniper
Live Event Tracker
Cargo, Heli, CH-47 — instantly mapped.
Every map event Facepunch's official API exposes shows up as a live icon on your minimap and triggers a colored banner the moment it spawns. Same data the official Rust+ mobile app shows — just sitting on your desktop, hands-free.
Cargo Ship route is updated live as it moves. Patrol Helicopter spawn warning. CH-47 + Locked Crate. Bradley APC at the launch site. Everything.
- Cargo Ship route, live position
- Patrol Helicopter spawn alert
- Locked Crate, CH-47, Bradley
- Free for everyone, forever
Teammate Death Tracker
Last known grid square — in 1 second.
When any teammate's status flips to dead in the Rust+ team API, their last known position drops a red skull marker on your minimap and fires a red banner. Recover the body, plan the revenge raid, know who's holding whose gun.
The cross stays on the minimap for 60 seconds — long enough to backtrack and recover the body across the map. Premium users can change the duration in app settings.
- Skull marker stays on the map
- Red banner with grid square
- Stays 60s by default · Premium can extend it
- Built into the free version