Rust Console Commands
Give Item List →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.
3,590 commands
| Command | Description | Category | Type | Default | Permission | |
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ai.killscientists |
(Generated) Kills all scientist NPCs, tunnel dwellers, and non-animal NPC2 entities currently on the server | ai | server | Admin | ||
ai.logissues |
(Generated) When enabled, logs AI-related warnings and issues to the server console; useful for diagnosing pathfinding and brain errors | ai | variable | False |
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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 | variable | True |
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aimanager.ai_dormant_max_wakeup_per_tick |
ai_dormant_max_wakeup_per_tick defines the maximum number of dormant agents we will wake up in a single tick. (default: 30) | aimanager | variable | 30 |
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aimanager.ai_htn_animal_tick_budget |
ai_htn_animal_tick_budget defines the maximum amount of milliseconds ticking htn animal agents are allowed to consume. (default: 4 ms) | aimanager | variable | 4 |
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aimanager.ai_htn_player_junkpile_tick_budget |
ai_htn_player_junkpile_tick_budget defines the maximum amount of milliseconds ticking htn player junkpile agents are allowed to consume. (default: 4 ms) | aimanager | variable | 4 |
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aimanager.ai_htn_player_tick_budget |
ai_htn_player_tick_budget defines the maximum amount of milliseconds ticking htn player agents are allowed to consume. (default: 4 ms) | aimanager | variable | 4 |
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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. (default: true) | aimanager | variable | True |
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aimanager.ai_to_player_distance_wakeup_range |
If an agent is beyond this distance to a player, it's flagged for becoming dormant. | aimanager | variable | 160 |
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aimanager.nav_disable |
If set to true the navmesh won't generate.. which means Ai that uses the navmesh won't be able to move | aimanager | variable | False |
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aimanager.nav_obstacles_carve_state |
nav_obstacles_carve_state defines which obstacles can carve the terrain. 0 - No carving, 1 - Only player construction carves, 2 - All obstacles carve. | aimanager | variable | 2 |
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aimanager.nav_wait |
If true we'll wait for the navmesh to generate before completely starting the server. This might cause your server to hitch and lag as it generates in the background. | aimanager | variable | True |
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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. | aimanager | variable | 100 |
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aimanager.setdestination_navmesh_failsafe |
If set to true, npcs will attempt to place themselves on the navmesh if not on a navmesh when set destination is called. | aimanager | variable | False |
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ai.maxgroundaligndist |
(Generated) Maximum distance in metres at which ground alignment IK is evaluated for NPCs; reducing this improves performance when many NPCs are visible | ai | variable | 60 |
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aimountedweaponcontroller.burst_length |
aimountedweaponcontroller | variable | 3 |
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aimountedweaponcontroller.fire_rate |
aimountedweaponcontroller | variable | 0.125 |
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aimountedweaponcontroller.time_between_bursts |
aimountedweaponcontroller | variable | 3 |
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ai.move |
(Generated) When enabled, AI entities move toward their NavMesh destinations; disable to freeze NPC movement while keeping brain logic running | ai | variable | True |
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ai.nav_carve_height |
The height of the carve volume. (default: 2) | ai | variable | 2 |
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ai.nav_carve_min_base_size |
The minimum size we allow a carving volume to be. (default: 2) | ai | variable | 2 |
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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. (default: 25) | ai | variable | 25 |
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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. (default: 4) | ai | variable | 4 |
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ai.nav_carve_use_building_optimization |
If nav_carve_use_building_optimization is true, we attempt to reduce the amount of navmesh carves for a building. (default: false) | ai | variable | False |
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ai.navthink |
(Generated) When enabled, AI entities update their NavMesh agent destinations each tick; disable to freeze AI movement while keeping brain logic running | ai | variable | True |
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ai.npc_alertness_drain_rate |
npc_alertness_drain_rate define the rate at which we drain the alertness level of an NPC when there are no enemies in sight. (Default: 0.01) | ai | variable | 0.01 |
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ai.npc_alertness_to_aim_modifier |
This is multiplied with the current alertness (0-10) to decide how long it will take for the NPC to deliberately miss again. (default: 0.33) | ai | variable | 0.5 |
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ai.npc_alertness_zero_detection_mod |
npc_alertness_zero_detection_mod define the threshold of visibility required to detect an enemy when alertness is zero. (Default: 0.5) | ai | variable | 0.5 |
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ai.npcbarksenabled |
ai | variable | False |
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ai.npc_check_spawner_is_on_navmesh |
(Generated) When enabled, NPC spawn points are validated to ensure they are on a valid NavMesh position before spawning; prevents NPCs from spawning in unreachable locations | ai | variable | True |
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ai.npc_cover_compromised_cooldown |
npc_cover_compromised_cooldown defines how long a cover point is marked as compromised before it's cleared again for selection. (default: 10) | ai | variable | 10 |
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ai.npc_cover_info_tick_rate_multiplier |
The rate at which we gather information about available cover points. Minimum value is 1, as it multiplies with the tick-rate of the fixed AI tick rate of 0.1 (Default: 20) | ai | variable | 20 |
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ai.npc_cover_path_vs_straight_dist_max_diff |
npc_cover_path_vs_straight_dist_max_diff defines what the maximum difference between straight-line distance and path distance can be when evaluating cover points. (default: 2) | ai | variable | 2 |
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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 | variable | True |
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ai.npc_deliberate_hit_randomizer |
The percentage away from a maximum miss the randomizer is allowed to travel when shooting to deliberately hit the target (we don't want perfect hits with every shot). (default: 0.85f) | ai | variable | 0.85 |
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ai.npc_deliberate_miss_offset_multiplier |
The offset with which the NPC will maximum miss the target. (default: 1.25) | ai | variable | 1.25 |
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ai.npc_deliberate_miss_to_hit_alignment_time |
The time it takes for the NPC to deliberately miss to the time the NPC tries to hit its target. (default: 1.5) | ai | variable | 1.5 |
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ai.npc_door_trigger_size |
npc_door_trigger_size defines the size of the trigger box on doors that opens the door as npcs walk close to it (default: 1.5) | ai | variable | 1.5 |
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ai.npc_enable |
If npc_enable is set to false then npcs won't spawn. (default: true) | ai | variable | True |
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ai.npc_families_no_hurt |
If npc_families_no_hurt is true, npcs of the same family won't be able to hurt each other. (default: true) | ai | variable | True |
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ai.npc_gun_noise_silencer_modifier |
The modifier by which a silencer reduce the noise that a gun makes when shot. (Default: 0.15) | ai | variable | 0.15 |
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ai.npchealthmultiplier |
(Generated) Global health multiplier applied to all NPCs; 1.0 = normal, 2.0 = double health; useful for difficulty scaling without modifying individual NPC prefabs | ai | variable | 1 |
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ai.npc_htn_player_base_damage_modifier |
Baseline damage modifier for the new HTN Player NPCs to nerf their damage compared to the old NPCs. (default: 1.15f) | ai | variable | 1.15 |
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ai.npc_htn_player_frustration_threshold |
npc_htn_player_frustration_threshold defines where the frustration threshold for NPCs go, where they have the opportunity to change to a more aggressive tactic. (default: 3) | ai | variable | 3 |
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ai.npc_ignore_chairs |
If npc_ignore_chairs is true, npcs won't care about seeking out and sitting in chairs. (default: true) | ai | variable | True |
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ai.npc_junkpile_a_spawn_chance |
npc_junkpile_a_spawn_chance define the chance for scientists to spawn at junkpile a. (Default: 0.1) | ai | variable | 0.1 |
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ai.npc_junkpile_dist_aggro_gate |
npc_junkpile_dist_aggro_gate define at what range (or closer) a junkpile scientist will get aggressive. (Default: 8) | ai | variable | 8 |
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ai.npc_junkpile_g_spawn_chance |
npc_junkpile_g_spawn_chance define the chance for scientists to spawn at junkpile g. (Default: 0.1) | ai | variable | 0.1 |
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ai.npc_junkpilespawn_chance |
defines the chance for scientists to spawn at NPC junkpiles. (Default: 0.1) | ai | variable | 0.07 |
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ai.npc_max_junkpile_count |
npc_max_junkpile_count define how many npcs can spawn into the world at junkpiles at the same time (does not include monuments) (Default: 30) | ai | variable | 30 |
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