Rust experimental on a Windows install

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Rust experimental on a Windows install

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  1. Download SteamCMD From Valve here.
  2. Launch SteamCMD. At its prompt, log in as "Anonymous".

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    login Anonymous
  3. Once logged in, you will need to direct Steam on where to install the files. A good default would be C:\rust.

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    force_install_dir C:\rust
  4. Trigger Steam to download the app with the appropriate appid.

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    app_update 258550
  5. Wait for the download to finish, then close SteamCMD by typing "quit".
  6. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the installation directory. Create a shortcut of "RustDedicated.exe" and place it anywhere you'd like (such as the desktop).
  7. Right-click your new shortcut and enter this into the "Target" field (substituting your own information), then click "Ok". Note that Rust currently does not support configuration files. Everything must be set on the command line. Current values can be seen here.

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    batchmode +server.hostname "YOURNAME" +server.port 28015 +server.identity "MYSERVER" +server.seed 7531 +server.maxplayers 100 +server.saveinterval 240 +server.secure +rcon.password "YOURPASSWORD"
  8. Double click your server exe and wait for the server to boot.
Your server is now setup and ready to be played on.

Updating your server

The easiest way to do this is to create a new .bat file in your SteamCMD directory with this as the contents.

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SteamCmd.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir C:\rust app_update 258550 validate +quit pause
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