How to change research cost in Rust

Type server.defaultblueprintresearchcost 5 in the server console so researching a blueprint at a research table costs 5 scrap. Default is 10.

server.defaultblueprintresearchcost

Sets how much scrap it costs to research blueprints at a research table.

server.defaultblueprintresearchcost <scrap>

Examples

server.defaultblueprintresearchcost 5

Research costs half as much.

Arguments

scrapRequired: Scrap cost.

What it does

Changes the scrap price of research. The default is 10. Lower it to speed up progression on low-pop or casual servers.

The game's own description: How much scrap is required to research default blueprints

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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