How to make upkeep last longer in Rust

Type decay.upkeep_period_minutes 2880 in the server console so one upkeep payment protects a base for 48 hours instead of 24.

decay.upkeep_period_minutes

Sets how many minutes of protection one upkeep payment covers; default 1440 (24 hours).

decay.upkeep_period_minutes <minutes>

Examples

decay.upkeep_period_minutes 2880

Upkeep covers 48 hours.

Arguments

minutesRequired: Length of one upkeep period.

What it does

Upkeep cost is shown per day by default. Raising this value makes the same resources last longer, which reduces the grind for small groups.

The game's own description: How many minutes does the upkeep cost last? default : 1440 (24 hours)

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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