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Rust Console Commands

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
`deepsea.ghostship_edgemargin`	Minimum distance in metres ghost ships must be from the deep sea boundary edge when spawning	deepsea	variable	`450`	Admin
`deepsea.ghostship_mindist`	Minimum distance in metres required between ghost ships	deepsea	variable	`400`	Admin
`deepsea.ghostship_radius`	Exclusion radius in metres around ghost ship	deepsea	variable	`80`	Admin
`deepsea.hackablecrate_count`	Number of hackable crates to spawn in the deep sea	deepsea	variable	`1`	Admin
`deepsea.island_count`	Number of islands to spawn in the deep sea zone	deepsea	variable	`6`	Admin
`deepsea.island_edgemargin`	Minimum distance in metres islands must be from the deep sea boundary edge when spawning	deepsea	variable	`750`	Admin
`deepsea.island_mindist`	Minimum distance in metres required between islands	deepsea	variable	`600`	Admin
`deepsea.island_portal_terrain_distance`	Distance in metres from the main island shore at which deep sea entrance portals are placed	deepsea	variable	`750`	Admin
`deepsea.island_radius`	Exclusion radius in metres around islands	deepsea	variable	`300`	Admin
`deepsea.islands_billboard_scale`	Scale multiplier for the deep sea island billboards	deepsea	variable	`1`
`deepsea.leavedeepsea`	Teleports the player (or their mounted vehicle) back to the main island from the deep sea.	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.logs`	(Generated) When enabled, outputs verbose deep sea system log messages (portal transitions, wipe events, entity moves) to the server log for debugging	deepsea	variable	`False`	Admin
`deepsea.loot_respawn_scale`	Population multiplier applied to the loot the deep sea will respawn over time. 1.0 = unchanged, 0.5 = half, 2.0 = double	deepsea	variable	`1`	Admin
`deepsea.loot_scale`	Population multiplier applied to the loot the deep sea spawns with. 1.0 = unchanged, 0.5 = half, 2.0 = double	deepsea	variable	`1`	Admin
`deepsea.mainisland_billboard_scale`	Scale multiplier for the main island billboard seen from the deep sea	deepsea	variable	`1`
`deepsea.navmesh_spawninterval`	When generating, the interval in seconds in between each island navmesh bake. Increase if you're experiencing lag when the deep sea is opening.	deepsea	variable	`5`	Admin
`deepsea.open`	Initiates the deep sea opening sequence	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.openonserverwipe`	Should the deep sea open as soon as the server wiped?	deepsea	variable	`False`	Admin
`deepsea.portals_use_whitelist`		deepsea	variable	`True`	Admin
`deepsea.printboatteleports`	Prints what players on the player's boat will be teleported to the deep sea	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.printentitycount`	Prints a breakdown of all entities currently in the deep sea	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.printloot`	Prints a breakdown of all loot containers, trees, and ore nodes currently in the deep sea	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.printstate`		deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.printtimetowipe`	Prints the current time remaining until the deep sea wipes	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.rhib_count`	Number of RHIB boat groups to spawn in the deep sea	deepsea	variable	`4`	Admin
`deepsea.rhib_edgemargin`	Minimum distance in metres RHIB groups must be from the deep sea boundary edge when spawning	deepsea	variable	`1150`	Admin
`deepsea.rhib_mindist`	Minimum distance in metres required between RHIB groups	deepsea	variable	`300`	Admin
`deepsea.rhib_radius`	Exclusion radius in metres around each RHIB group	deepsea	variable	`10`	Admin
`deepsea.settimetonextopening`	Sets the time in seconds until the deep sea re-opens after a wipe	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.settimetowipe`	Sets the time in seconds until the deep sea wipe triggers	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.spawnfloatingcityhere`	Spawns a random floating city prefab at the player position	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.spawnghostshiphere`	Spawns a random ghost ship prefab at the player position	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.spawngroups_spawninterval`	When generating, the interval in seconds in between each spawn groups fill (dwellings/crates/scientists on island, ghost ships). Increase if you're experiencing lag when the deep sea is opening.	deepsea	variable	`0.15`	Admin
`deepsea.spawnislandhere`	Spawns a random deep sea island prefab at the player position	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.spawnrhibgrouphere`	Spawns a RHIB patrol boat group at the player position	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.status`	Prints the current deep sea status	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.terrain_everywhere`	Applies the deep sea terrain config and foliage to the whole map, not just inside the deep sea	deepsea	variable	`False`	Admin
`deepsea.testportalspawnlocation`	(Generated) Tests whether the calling player's current position is a valid portal spawn location; draws a green sphere if valid or red sphere if invalid with the given radius and duration in seconds	deepsea	server		Admin
`deepsea.wipecooldown`	Seconds before a deep sea re-opens after closing	deepsea	variable	`5400`	Admin
`deepsea.wipecooldownmax`	Maximum seconds before a deep sea re-opens after closing	deepsea	variable	`5400`	Admin
`deepsea.wipecooldownmin`	Minimum seconds before a deep sea re-opens after closing	deepsea	variable	`5400`	Admin
`deepsea.wipeduration`	Duration in seconds of the deep sea wipe	deepsea	variable	`10800`	Admin
`deepsea.wipeendphaseduration`	Duration in seconds of the final wipe phase, bad weather kicking in etc	deepsea	variable	`1800`	Admin
`deepsea.wiperadiationphaseduration`	Seconds before radiation starts to ramp in before the deep sea wipe	deepsea	variable	`300`	Admin
`del`	Takes the asset path of an asset/prefab and deletes all that are found on the server (Asset path can be found by looking at the desired asset/prefab, using debug.lookingat and then console.copy)	Admin	None		Yes
`demo.autodebugcam`	Automatically switch to the debug cam when loading a demo	demo	variable	`False`
`demo.benchmark_demo_upload`		demo	server		Admin
`demo.browser`	Opens demo browser	demo	client
`demo.cinematicshake`	Use the cinematic multi-layer camera shake in demos.	demo	variable	`False`
`demo.cinematicshake_amplitude`		demo	variable	`1`

This is a searchable reference of Rust console and admin commands, covering both commands available to any player and the admin/server-owner-only ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Press F1 while in-game to open the console, then type the command and press Enter.