How to turn on local chat in Rust

Type chat.localchat True in the server console to enable local chat, where messages only reach players nearby.

chat.localchat

Toggles local chat, where messages only reach players nearby.

chat.localchat <True|False>

Examples

chat.localchat True

Enable proximity text chat.

Values

Value	What it does
True	Local chat on
FalseDefault	Local chat off

Arguments

stateRequired: True to enable local chat.

What it does

With local chat on, messages are limited to players within chat.localchatrange. Often used for roleplay or immersive servers.

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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