How to keep your inventory on death in Rust
Type server.dropitems False in the server console so players keep their items instead of dropping their inventory when they die.
server.dropitems
Toggles whether players drop their inventory when they die.
server.dropitems <True|False> Examples
server.dropitems False Players keep their items on death.
Values
| Value | What it does |
|---|---|
| TrueDefault | Items drop on death |
| False | Players keep their items |
Arguments
stateRequired- True to drop items on death, False to keep them.
What it does
With it off, players keep their items on death, which some PvE and training servers use. Normal survival servers leave it on.
The game's own description: Whether items drop to the ground from a player's inventory when they die; disable to prevent item drops 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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