Rust Client Settings Commands

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Console commands for the F1 menu or RCON. Source: a community-maintained export of Rust's own generated command metadata - treat this as a helpful reference, not an exhaustive one.

Settings for your own game you can change from the F1 console: frame rate, field of view, graphics, sound and controls. Each shows its default value.

929 commands

Command	Description	Category	Type	Default
`graphics.shadowfilterquality`	(Generated) Developer-only: shadow PCF filtering quality 0-3; higher values use more shadow map samples for softer edges; also updates shadowmode and shader keywords	graphics	variable	`1`
`graphics.shadowlights`	(Generated) Maximum number of lights that can cast real-time shadows simultaneously; clamped to a minimum of 1; higher values improve shadow coverage at GPU cost	graphics	variable	`1`
`graphics.shadowmode`	(Generated) Shadow quality mode: 1 = hard, 2 = soft (PCF), 3 = high quality (PCSS), 4 = very high quality; higher modes are more expensive	graphics	variable	`2`
`graphics.shadowquality`		graphics	variable	`1`
`graphics.showtexeldensity`	Texture density visualization tool: 0=disabled, 1=256, 2=512, 3=1024 texel/meter	graphics	variable	`0`
`graphics.spatiallyawareenvironmentvolumes`	Enables spatially aware environment volumes.	graphics	variable	`True`
`graphics.uiscale`	(Generated) UI scale multiplier clamped between 0.5 and 1.0; lower values shrink all UI elements to fit more on screen	graphics	variable	`1`
`graphics.upscalingmipbias`	Sets the upscaling mip map bias (-1..0) that is applied on top of the global mip bias when upscaling. (DLSS)	graphics	variable	`0`
`graphics.usemarkerstooptimize`	(Generated) When enabled, uses Reflex pipeline stage markers to drive CPU/GPU synchronisation optimisations	graphics	variable	`False`
`graphics.vclouds`		graphics	variable	`0`
`graphics.vclouds_reproject`	(Generated) Admin-only: when enabled, volumetric clouds use temporal reprojection to amortise the rendering cost across multiple frames	graphics	variable	`True`
`graphics.viewmodelcamera`		graphics	variable	`True`
`graphics.viewmodeldepth`	(Generated) When enabled, the view model (held weapon/item) uses a separate depth buffer pass to prevent clipping into geometry	graphics	variable	`True`
`graphics.vm_fov_scale`	Whether to scale vm models with fov	graphics	variable	`True`
`graphics.vm_horizontal_flip`	FLips viewmodels horizontally (for left handed players)	graphics	variable	`False`
`graphics.volumetric_clouds`	(Generated) Volumetric cloud quality level mapped to VolumeClouds.Quality enum: 0 = off, 1 = low, 2 = medium, 3 = high	graphics	variable	`1`
`graphics.vsync`	Represents the number of vertical syncs that should pass between each frame. An integer in the range of 0-4.	graphics	variable	`0`
`graphics.wait_for_present_sync_point`	0 = BeginFrame (default), 1 = EndFrame	graphics	variable	`0`
`graphics.waves`	Disable larger ocean waves to test performance. Client/Rendering-side only.	graphics	variable	`True`
`grass.displacement`	(Generated) Enables GPU-driven grass displacement, which pushes grass aside when players and vehicles move through it	grass	variable	`True`
`grass.distance`	(Generated) Maximum draw distance in metres for grass instances; lower values cull grass sooner, reducing GPU vertex cost in open areas	grass	variable	`100`
`grass.instancing`		grass	variable	`True`
`grass.maxthreads`	(Generated) Maximum number of CPU threads used for grass placement calculations; higher values speed up grass refresh at the cost of thread contention	grass	variable	`8`
`grass.quality`	(Generated) Controls overall grass rendering quality (0-100); lower values reduce grass density and draw distance for significant GPU performance gains	grass	variable	`100`
`grass.refresh_budget`	(Generated) Maximum milliseconds per frame allocated to refreshing grass placement data; lower values spread refresh cost over more frames to avoid hitches	grass	variable	`0.3`
`hero.action`	(Generated) Call-to-action button label shown on the hero DLC promotional banner (e.g. Out Now, Coming Soon) (Out Now)	hero	variable
`hero.ident`	(Generated) Identifier string for the currently active hero/DLC promotional banner; determines which promotional banner set is displayed in the main menu	hero	variable	`instrument001`
`hero.title`	(Generated) Title text displayed on the hero DLC promotional banner in the main menu (Instrument DLC)	hero	variable
`hero.url`	(Generated) URL or Steam appid link opened when the player clicks the hero DLC banner call-to-action button	hero	variable	`appid:1174370`
`hero.video`	(Generated) URL of the promotional video shown in the hero DLC banner in the main menu	hero	variable	`https://files.facepunch.com/garry/bdf1fc04-06a5-469c-bad9-f26cc5510534.mp4`
`hitnotify.headshot`		hitnotify	variable	`True`
`hitnotify.notification_level`		hitnotify	variable	`1`
`indirect_instancing.batches_per_worker`	How many batches each worker should process. This just controls how chunked the jobs are and how often the scheduler can intervene	indirect_instancing	variable	`64`
`indirect_instancing.buffer_upload_mode`	How graphics data buffers should be uploaded to the GPU: 0 = direct to render thread, 1 = indirect via graphics worker	indirect_instancing	variable	`1`
`indirect_instancing.cull_frustum`	Disable to skip frustum culling	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.cull_lod`	Disable to skip distance/LOD culling. This may cause all instances to be culled	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.cull_terrain`	Disable to skip terrain culling. (Currently disabled by default due to accuracy issues)	indirect_instancing	variable	`False`
`indirect_instancing.damage_bitscan_job`	Disable to perform scanning the damage bitmap synchronously on the main thread	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.debug`	Show on-screen debug info about the indirect instancing system	indirect_instancing	variable	`False`
`indirect_instancing.debug_motion`	Make the debug overlay highlight all moving instances with a yellow ball	indirect_instancing	variable	`False`
`indirect_instancing.debug_raycast`	Make the debug overlay include information about the object directly in front	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.enabled`	Enable/disable the indirect instancing system	indirect_instancing	variable	`False`
`indirect_instancing.fallback`	Disable to forcefully stop the fallback renderer from updating and submitting graphics commands	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.merge_damage`	Disable to skip merging/optimising damaged buffer regions before updating them on the GPU.	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.monsters`	Disable to never use multi-draw and never update monster meshes	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.motion_list`	Disable to skip updating the motion list	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.multi_draw`	Disable to never use multi-draw and never update monster meshes	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.non_monsters`	Disable to forcefully prevent per-mesh draw calls from being submitted	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.remove_null_transforms`	Enable to run an additional pass to remove null entries from the transform memory.	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`
`indirect_instancing.remove_queue`	Disable to skip processing the remove queue	indirect_instancing	variable	`True`

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A community-maintained export of Rust's own generated command metadata. Commands change with game updates, so treat it as a helpful reference rather than an exhaustive one.

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