How To Record Demos on Your Rust Server

Important!

Cinematic commands in the F1 console only work for administrators. If you are not an admin, you won’t be able to use them. See How to Set Administrators on Your Rust Server for guidance.

Recording Demos

Demo files are saved in the demos folder inside your Rust root directory:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rust\demos

Start recording a demo:

record <demo_name>

Use the demo recorder UI:

demo.recorder

• Type a demo name and press Enter or click Record.

• Press demo.recorder again to return focus to the UI.
  

Hide the UI anytime:

demo.togglehud

Press up arrow in the UI to quickly reuse the last demo name.

Full Server Demos

• Record all player actions on the server:

demo.full_server_demo

• Limit disk space:

demo.server_demo_disk_space_gb

• Auto-upload demos:

demo.upload_url

Note: Full server demos currently cannot be played back.

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Playing Demos

• Load and play a demo:

demo.play <demo_name>

• Stop playback and return to the main menu:

stop

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Playback Commands

• Adjust speed:

demo.timescale <speed>

1.0 = normal, 0 = pause, 0.5 = half speed

• Jump to a specific time:

demo.jump <time_in_seconds>

• Skip forwards/backwards:

demo.skip

• Pause / Resume playback:

demo.pause
demo.resume

• List recorded players:

demo.playernames

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Demo HUD

• Enable/disable HUD:
  demo.hud <0/1>
demo.togglehud

Displays:

• Timecode & current/total seconds
• Demo filename
• Timescale
• Recording date/time
• Parent entity info
• DOF focus target
• Shot manager controls
  
  

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Demo Shot System

Record camera shots, FOV, and DOF within demos.

New shot: Press New Shot, name it, then press Record.

End shot: Press Esc, then Cancel to return.

Shots can be sorted, moved, renamed, or deleted.

Note: Avoid using ‘Return to shot beginning’ as it may cause issues.

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Other Useful Commands

• Night Vision Toggle: togglenvg <1/0>
• Player Seeds: Change appearance of recorded players:
  playerseed
shuffleplayerseed
• Time & Weather: Adjust conditions while preserving demo recording.

• Quality Options: Improve rendering distance and shot appearance.

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