Rust Console Commands: The Complete F1 Console List

The F1 console lets any Rust player tweak performance, change graphics, bind keys and pull up their combat log — no admin rights needed. This guide covers the commands that actually matter, how to make them stick between sessions, and how to find every remaining convar yourself.

Running a server, not just playing?

This page is for players — client-side commands you run on your own machine. If you own or moderate a server and need ownerid, kick and ban, spawning, teleport or god mode, see Rust Admin Commands instead.

How to Open the Console

Press F1 in-game to open the developer console. It is enabled by default — if nothing happens, check that no other program has grabbed the F1 key. Type a command and press Enter.

Commands here are typed without a leading slash. A / prefix means a plugin chat command, which is a different thing entirely.

Find Any Command Yourself

Before the lists below, learn this one. find searches every convar the game has and prints each match with its current value:

find grass shows you every grass convar. find audio shows the whole audio set. This is how you check whether a command someone posted online is real — if find doesn't return it, it doesn't exist. Most of the giant "FPS command" lists circulating fail that test.

General Commands

Performance and FPS

The perf overlay

perf is the built-in performance readout, and each level adds to the one before it:

perf 1 is what you want day to day. perf 4 is the one to use when you are trying to work out whether a problem is your machine or the server.

Most "FPS commands" you'll find online are placebo

The giant FPS-command lists floating around are largely outdated or invented — many reference convars that no longer exist, and the rest just duplicate Options → Graphics. Run find on any command you are unsure about; if it returns nothing, the command isn't real. The genuine console wins are fps.limit, raising gc.buffer, and turning off motion blur and depth of field.

Low FPS might not be your PC

If your frame rate is fine on other servers but poor on one in particular, that is a server-side problem, not a client one — entity counts, plugin load and tick rate all show up as stutter for players. Rust Server Lag & Performance covers it from the server owner's side.

Graphics and Field of View

Shadows, water quality, anti-aliasing and particle quality are usually better changed in Options → Graphics — the sliders map to the same settings and you can see what you are doing. The console is for the ones the menu doesn't expose, like vm_fov_scale and vm_horizontal_flip.

Making Settings Stick

Convars you set in the F1 console apply to the current session only. To keep them:

That writes your current settings and keybinds to your client config files, so they survive a restart. Run it after any change you want to keep — it is the step people forget when their binds vanish overnight.

Keybinds

Bind any command to a key with bind <key> "<command>", then run writecfg to save. Binds live client-side in your keys.cfg.

Some binds will get you banned

Macro-style movement binds — bunny-hop and auto-jump combinations — are treated as cheating on many servers. Auto-run, push-to-talk and light toggles are universally accepted.

Chat and Audio

Streamer Mode

Streamer mode hides identifying details that let viewers work out which server you are on and stream-snipe you. Worth binding to a key if you broadcast regularly.

Combat Log

The combat log is the fastest way to answer "how did I just die?" Type combatlog in the F1 console to see your recent damage events — attacker, weapon, ammo, hit area, distance, and your HP before and after each hit.

It is the first thing to check when a death looks suspicious. A player who killed you in three shots at 40 metres with a bolt-action is having a normal day; the log is how you tell that apart from something that warrants a report.

Connect by IP

Useful when a server is not showing in the browser, or to jump straight back into your own server after a restart. Rust's default game port is 28015.

Console Commands vs Admin Commands

These get mixed up constantly, so here is the line:

If you are trying to grant admin, moderate players, spawn items or run events on a server you own, that is the other guide: Rust Admin Commands.

FAQ

How do I open the console in Rust?

Press F1 in-game. It is enabled by default in current builds.

How do I see my FPS in Rust?

Type perf 1 for a live overlay, or fps to print the current figure once. perf 0 turns the overlay off.

How do I find every Rust console command?

Type find followed by a keyword — find graphics, find audio, find grass. It lists every matching convar with its description and current value, which is also how you check whether a command you saw online actually exists.

How do I change my FOV in Rust?

graphics.fov 90, which is the maximum. It can also be set in Options → Screen.

Do Rust FPS commands actually work?

A few do. fps.limit, raising gc.buffer to cut stutter, and disabling motion blur and depth of field are real. Most long "FPS command" lists are placebo — run find on anything you're unsure about.

Why do my console settings reset when I restart?

Convars set in the console only last for that session. Run writecfg to write them to your config files so they persist.

How do I bind auto-run in Rust?

bind q forward;sprint, then writecfg to save it. Press any movement key to stop running.

How do I turn on streamer mode?

streamermode true hides player names and server info; streamermode false turns it off.

What is the difference between console and admin commands?

Console commands are client-side and open to every player. Admin commands require auth level 2 on a server you own or moderate — see Rust Admin Commands.

Related Rust Guides

• Rust Admin Commands — the server-owner side: ownerid, moderation, spawning and events.
• Getting started with your Rust server — setup, connecting and your first admin.
• Rust Server Lag & Performance — when the stutter is the server's fault, not yours.
• Rust Wipe Guide — force wipe schedule and what a wipe resets.

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