Rust Experimental Servers

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(Updated 04/03/2015)

So I wanted to host my own Rust dedicated server for ages. Even tried pestering Garry back in the day (sorry for that but your game is awesome)

Anyway: I have a 6 x 2Ghz CPU, 24GB RAM, 100Mbit VPS server that I host all sorts on and its now about to be almost dedicated to Rust. We run windows as we have some applications that require ASP.Net and MS_SQL otherwise this would be linux, so sorry linux people you will need to adapt accordingly for this one.

Server.hostname “RV-Online.co.uk – Wipe 20/10/14 – Active Admins” And that’s it, you now have an auto updating rust server. You Must check for updates before launching for the first time, hence the script will Update Rust before launching the Dedicated server. Rust Server Hosting. We run the highest quality rust server hosting service ever made. By renting a server from us, you'll know for sure it will be reliable, lag free, easy to use and that we're here to help 24/7. Many people choose to trust us as their server host because of how easy and user friendly our control panel is, even true beginners. Searching: Rust Servers in South Africa. Rank Gm: Server Name: Players: Loc: IP:Port: Server Map: 81. Intoxicated ZA Vanilla 1 - 05 Aug - Full wipe 31/160 129.

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  • Legacy was the game that started all the love but had so many flaws in coding, etc. They stopped adding onto it and started completely remaking the game from scratch again. The new rust 'experimental' actually has a -stable- version that is the new rust which in my opinion is a lot better than legacy but it still needs work.
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I’m not going to go through the entire SteamCMD setup as there are plenty of guides online for how to do this. Its simple enough anyway, just download SteamCMD and will a bit of knowledge the scripts attached to this post are pretty self explanatory.


So inside my SteamCMD directory I have 2 files:

update_rust_ds.txt

// update_rust_ds.txt
//
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force_install_dir C:GameServersRust
app_update 258550 -beta experimental validate
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RustUpdate.bat

SteamCmd.exe +runscript C:steamcmdupdate_rust_ds.txt

As you can see these 2 files are very basic and running the RustUpdate.bat file just calls update_rust_ds.bat updating the server. I use this method for a raft of different games and have 2 folders on the desktop with shortcuts for admins to run. Everything on the server runs as either a service or scheduled task.

I really wanted to make this as easy as possible to manage and Facepunches addition of the -autoupdate switch is great, especially with the sheer quantity of updates for rust on a daily basis.

In order to take advantage of the -autoupdate you need to write a bat file that runs the rust server and when rust stops automatically, update and start it back up again.

Took a bit of trial and error but this is my script that I am running in a scheduled task. Its not heavily tested but has been working for the last 4 hours and works in simulations.

autoupdate_run_rust_ds.bat

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@echo off
:Restart
c:
cd C:Steamcmd
call “SteamCmd.exe” “+runscript C:steamcmdupdate_rust_ds.txt”
c:
cd C:GameServersRust
call “RustDedicated.exe” -batchmode +rcon.password your-password +server.port “28015” +server.maxplayers 500 +server.secure true +server.hostname “your-hostname” +autoupdate
goto Restart

To make the most out of this you will most likely want to setup a server.cfg file in the Rust Directory that looks a little like this, you can then apply this by adding +cfg server.cfg to the commandline:

Server.cfg

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rcon.password %your_password%
server.port “28015”
server.maxplayers 500
server.secure true
server.hostname “RV-Online.co.uk – Wipe 20/10/14 – Active Admins”

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And that’s it, you now have an auto updating rust server. You Must check for updates before launching for the first time, hence the script will Update Rust before launching the Dedicated server. This is because the -autoupdate does not look for updates but receives a trigger when an update becomes available.

Just on a side note, I discovered that the rcon.login command has been deprecated in Experimental. As a result you need to add owners and moderators using the OwnerID or ModeratorID commands.

Eg: moderatorID %name% %Steam64_ID%

You can get the Steam 64 bit ID from here http://steamidconverter.com/

Hope this helps, and please come join us on our Rust server RV-Online.co.uk Port 28015. If you cant find us on the server browser you can join by pressing F1 and typing “client.connect rv-online.co.uk:28015”

Introduction

I started our first server the week experimental server code was released to the public. The goal was to build a place where people could reliably play this game and see the new things as soon as it was released. Rustafied.com was created to answer the questions about the game I was receiving every day in the server. We are run by an independent group of fans and, despite our servers official status, we have no direct affiliation with Facepunch.

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Rustafied.com provides up to date information about the game and summarizes the weekly development. As with the website, I would like our servers to be a resource for people. Given it’s in development, this game see’s new people join every day. Some who haven't played for months are also checking out the newest version. When they join, they often ask the same questions: How do I make walls? Are there rad towns? How do I kill myself?

I know it can be frustrating hearing the same questions over and over. Answering questions is greatly appreciated and pointing people to the guides on this site will often cover most questions. If you're tired of answering questions, feel free not to. Please do not call someone a scrub just because they are asking questions.

Trolls and toxic players

I request you act in a mature manner and respect the other players - even if you are spearing them through the heart.

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Rust tends to bring out a side of people I think (or at least hope) they don't normally show in public. I understand, this game is raw and it’s kill or be killed most of the time. I do my best not to limit players actions and allow the game to be played freely in its vanilla state. That being said, if you are spamming chat, causing disruptions, hating on the server or the admins, or just being an overall asshat, your playing privileges will be revoked.

Wipes

There is a forced wipe in the game the first Thursday of each month. Our servers have set wipe schedules aimed at maximizing performance vs. average numbers of players. In rare occurrences, an unexpected wipe may happen. If that does, please know it was either out of our control or for a good reason.

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