How to turn off global chat in Rust

Type chat.globalchat False in the server console so messages no longer reach every player on the server. True turns global chat back on.

chat.globalchat

Toggles global chat, where messages reach every player on the server.

chat.globalchat <True|False>

Examples

chat.globalchat False

No server-wide chat.

Values

Value	What it does
TrueDefault	Global chat on
False	Global chat off

Arguments

stateRequired: True to allow global chat.

What it does

Turn it off if you want players to use local or team chat only.

Run it on your server

Type it in the server console or send it over RCON; admins can also use the F1 console in game. To keep a setting, run server.writecfg after changing it, or put it on the launch line as +name value.

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game server.

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