Set the Rust wipe timer on the Nuke Silo to match your server: add +wipeDayofWeek and +wipeHourofDay, or +wipeUnixTimestampOverride for an exact date, to the custom command line of start.bat.
On the lowest level of the Nuclear Missile Silo monument there is a warhead with a laptop countdown on it. That countdown runs to your next server wipe, and the server also uses it to time the endgame events on the last day of a wipe. If your wipes don't follow the default schedule, change the timer so it stays accurate.
How to change the Rust wipe timer
- Read Facepunch's website link on the server wipe timer for all the information and commands needed to change the timer.
- Press STOP to stop your server.
- Go to Configuration Files and open
start.batwith the Config Editor. Add your wipe timer commands to the custom command line (examples below), then save. - Press START to start your server with the new timer.
Wipe on a set day and hour
For example, if you want to wipe every Thursday, you add this to your start.bat config editor custom command line (remove the quotations):
+wipeDayofWeek 4 +wipeHourofDay 18wipeDayofWeektakes 0 to 6: 0 Sunday, 1 Monday, 2 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday, 4 Thursday, 5 Friday, 6 Saturday.wipeHourofDaytakes 0 to 23 in 24-hour format (default 19). 18 is 6 PM, and 14.5 would be 2:30 PM.
The day and hour work together with the wipe schedule in your server tags (monthly, biweekly or weekly). With the weekly tag, the example above wipes every Thursday at 6 PM. With monthly, it is the first Thursday of the month. Times are London time unless you set wipeTimezone. See How to add server tags on your Rust server.
Use a custom timer (exact date)
If you want to use a custom timer, you add it to the command line like so (remove the quotations):
+wipeUnixTimestampOverride 1686766934Replace 1686766934 with the Unix timestamp of your own wipe date and time. You can use the following site to calculate it: https://www.onlineconversion.com/unix_time.htm.
The timestamp overrides all other wipe timer settings. The server ignores it once that moment has passed (the example above is 14 June 2023) and falls back to your day and hour settings, so update it before each wipe. For repeating custom cycles, the Facepunch page also explains wipeCronOverride.
Check your settings with the PrintWipe command in the console after the restart. It shows the wipe day, hour, timezone and the time left until the wipe.
Wipe timer questions
How do I change the Rust wipe timer on my server?
Stop the server, open start.bat in Configuration Files with the Config Editor and add +wipeDayofWeek 4 +wipeHourofDay 18 (your own day and hour) to the custom command line, without quotation marks. For one exact date, add +wipeUnixTimestampOverride with a Unix timestamp instead. Start the server again.
Why does the Nuke Silo timer show the wrong time?
By default the timer follows the official force wipe: the first Thursday of the month at 19:00 London time. If you wipe on another day or more often, set your own day, hour and wipe tag, or a timestamp override. A timestamp in the past is ignored.
Does changing the timer wipe my server?
No. The timer only shows the countdown and times the endgame events. You still wipe the server yourself, for example with our monthly update and wipe tool.
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