How to Merge Bandit Camp and Outpost on Your Rust Server

It's fairly common to see a merged Bandit Camp and Outpost on Rust servers. Many server owners choose to merge them to free up space for other monuments, improve FPS, reduce the number of safe zones, or just for convenience. However, in vanilla Rust, these monuments always spawn separately. There is no built-in setting to merge them. Despite this, different methods can still be used to merge the monuments.

#Method 1: Using a Custom Map

Custom maps are handmade by players and are not generated naturally by the game. You can find custom maps posted online by players that feature a merged Bandit Camp and Outpost. There are several sites where custom maps are posted, but we recommend Lone.design.

After you've found a custom map to use, it will need to be added to your server. You can add the map to your server with the steps in our guide here.

#Method 2: Using a Procedural Map Without Bandit Camp

Procedural maps are generated naturally by the game, unlike custom maps. You can find a variety of procedural maps online and load the map on your server using the world seed.

The most popular website for finding procedural maps is RustMaps.com. To get started, go to the RustMaps website and use the filter to exclude the Bandit Camp monument from your search. Once you’ve found a map, you can add it to your server using this guide.

After the procedural map has been added to your server, follow the remaining steps in this guide to complete the setup.

After adding the procedural map to your server, you can use plugins to recreate a merged Bandit Camp and Outpost experience:

• Use the Monument Addons plugin to add an Air Wolf Vendor to Outpost and the Bandit Camp wheel. This allows you to mimic the merged Bandit Camp and Outpost effect.
• Keep in mind, this plugin does not transfer Bandit Camp NPCs and vendors into Outpost.
• To replicate Bandit Camp deals manually, you can use a plugin like Custom Vending Setup.

You can check our guide on how to install plugins on your Rust server here.

To learn more about Rust server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.