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How to stop backpacks dropping on death in Rust

Type player.dropbackpackondeath False in the server console so players no longer drop their backpack as a separate loot bag when they die.

player.dropbackpackondeath

Toggles whether players drop their backpack as a separate loot bag when they die.

player.dropbackpackondeath <True|False>

Examples

player.dropbackpackondeath False

Backpacks are not dropped on death.

Values

ValueWhat it does
TrueDefault Backpack drops on death
False Backpack is not dropped

Arguments

stateRequired
True to drop backpacks on death.

What it does

With it off, the backpack is not dropped as its own bag on death.

The game's own description: When enabled, players drop their backpack as a loot bag when they die; disable to prevent backpack loot from appearing on death

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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