Rust admin commands are used by Rust server admins or by a server moderator, including the Rust console commands. They constitute tools for configuring the server and managing its community of players. Admin commands can be utilized for kicking or banning, as well as other administrative tasks.
How to Use Server Console Commands in Rust
Rust console commands for server can be issued from several places:
- The command line console that’s running on the server
- Rust’s in-game console (press F1 to open it)
- Third-party apps like Rust Server Manager or Rust Admin
- Third-party RCON platforms such as Battlemetrics
Rust Server Variables
Server variables, better known as server settings, CVARs, or convars, are used together with admin commands to control Rust servers. These server variables can be issued in various ways and will take effect immediately. Keep in mind that when they’re used in the console, they are not saved permanently and will be lost when the server restarts.
If you want to save your server settings, you must manually update your server configuration file with the desired server variables and their chosen values. The server’s state might have to be saved manually.
A List of Some of The Most Useful Rust Admin Commands
There are many admin commands that exist in Rust console commands. Some of the most useful ones are listed below. Each command must have a valid value.
Ai.addignoreplayer
Adds a player to the AI’s ignore list.
ai.animal_ignore_food True
If animal_ignore_food is true, animals will not sense food sources or interact with them (server optimization).
ai.clearignoredplayers
Remove all players from the AIs ignore list.
ai.nav_carve_min_building_blocks_to_apply_optimization
The minimum number of building blocks a building needs to consist of for this optimization to be applied.
ai.nav_carve_size_multiplier
The size multiplier applied to the size of the carve volume. The smaller the value, the tighter the skirt around foundation edges, but too small and animals can attack through walls.
ai.npc_cover_use_path_distance
If npc_cover_use_path_distance is set to true then npcs will look at the distance between the cover point and their target using the path between the two, rather than the straight-line distance.
ai.npc_patrol_point_cooldown
npc_patrol_point_cooldown defines the cooldown time on a patrol point until it’s available again.
aimanager.ai_dormant
If ai_dormant is true, any npc outside the range of players will render itself dormant and take up less resources, but wildlife won’t simulate as well.
aimanager.ai_htn_use_agency_tick
If ai_htn_use_agency_tick is true, the ai manager’s agency system will tick htn agents at the ms budgets defined in ai_htn_player_tick_budget and ai_htn_animal_tick_budget. If it’s false, each agent registers with the invoke system individually, with no frame-budget restrictions.
aimanager.pathfindingiterationsperframe
The maximum amount of nodes processed each frame in the asynchronous pathfinding process. Increasing this value will cause the paths to be processed faster, but can cause some hiccups in frame rate. Default value is 100, a good range for tuning is between 50 and 500.
basenavigator.basenavmovementframeinterval
How many frames between base navigation movement updates.
basesubmarine.outsidedecayminutes
How long before a submarine loses all its health while outside. If it’s in deep water, deepwaterdecayminutes is used.
coverpointvolume.cover_point_sample_step_height cover_point_sample_step_height
Defines the height of the steps we do vertically for the cover point volume’s cover point generation (smaller steps gives more accurate cover points, but at a higher processing cost).
coverpointvolume.cover_point_sample_step_size
Cover_point_sample_step_size defines the size of the steps we do horizontally for the cover point volume’s cover point generation (smaller steps gives more accurate cover points, but at a higher processing cost).
debug.flushgroup
Takes you in and out of your current network group, causing you to delete and then download all entities in your PVS again.
decay.bracket_0_blockcount
Between 0 and this value are considered bracket 0 and will cost bracket_0_costfraction per upkeep period to maintain.
global.steamnetdebug
Turns on varying levels of debug output for the Steam Networking. This will affect performance. (0 = off, 1 = bug, 2 = error, 3 = important, 4 = warning, 5 = message, 6 = verbose, 7 = debug, 8 = everything).
global.usersinrangeofplayer
Show user info for players on server in range of the supplied player (eg. Tim 40).
hackablelockedcrate.decayseconds
How many seconds until the crate is destroyed without any hack attempts.
inventory.deployloadout
Deploys the given loadout to a target player. Example: inventory.deployLoadout testloadout John.
inventory.disableattirelimitations
Disables all attire limitations, so NPC clothing and invalid overlaps can be equipped.
inventory.saveloadout
Saves the current equipped loadout of the calling player. Example: inventory.saveLoadout loaduoutname.
server.bansserverfailuremode
Failure mode for centralized banning, set to 1 to reject players from joining if it’s down.
server.combatlog_outgoing
Get the player combat log, only showing outgoing damage.
server.conveyormovefrequency
How often industrial conveyors attempt to move items (value is an interval measured in seconds). Setting to 0 will disable all movement.
server.crawlingmaximumhealth
Maximum initial health given when a player dies and moves to crawling wounded state.
server.crawlingminimumhealth
Minimum initial health given when a player dies and moves to crawling wounded state.
server.industrialcrafterfrequency
How often industrial crafters attempt to craft items (value is an interval measured in seconds). Setting to 0 will disable all crafting.
server.respawnwithloadout
When a player respawns give them the loadout assigned to client.RespawnLoadout (created with inventory.saveloadout).
server.snapshot
This sends a snapshot of all the entities in the client’s pvs. This is mostly redundant, but we request this when the client starts recording a demo.. so they get all the information.
vehicle.cinematictrains
If true, trains always explode when destroyed, and hitting a barrier always destroys the train immediately.
vehicle.trainskeeprunning
vehicle.trainskeeprunning determines whether trains stop automatically when there’s noone on them.
wipetimer.wipeunixtimestampoverride
Unix timestamp (seconds) for the upcoming wipe. Overrides all other convars if set to a time in the future.
xmasdungeon.playerdetectrange
How far we detect players from our inside/outside.
xmasdungeon.xmaslifetime
How long each active dungeon should last before dying
xmasdungeon.xmaspopulation
Population active on the server.
global.banlist
List of banned users.
physics.solveriterationcount
The default solver iteration count permitted for any rigid bodies. Must be positive.
global.players
Print out currently connected clients (currently connected players).
A complete list of Rust admin commands list can be found here. Whether you are interested in commands related to physics steps, config files, chat messages, the rain factor, the maximum number of players, and so on, Rust gives you ways of controlling these things and of getting the data you need.
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