Rust has a built-in game mechanic called decay to counteract inactive player-built structures. Decay will occur when a tool cupboard does not have enough upkeep resources available resulting in structures slowly losing health over time until they are destroyed or repaired by a player. This configuration option is useful if a server owner would like to alter the rate at which structures decay or disable it entirely.
Configuring Decay
You can modify the decay rate using the server.cfg configuration file located in your server's control panel.
- Access your control panel and Stop your server.
- Navigate to Files > Config Files.
- Click server.cfg.
- Enter
decay.scalefollowed by your desired value. For example,decay.scale "0.5"will result in a decay rate of 50%, and a decay scale of zero will disable it entirely.
- Save and Start your server.
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