Vantic for Rust Console Edition
Rust Console Offline Raid Protection
Rust Console offline raid protection shields a player's base while they are logged off and opens it again when they return. The whole flow happens in game with quick-chat emotes, no Discord and no coordinates, so a player creates and removes their own zone in seconds. While the team is offline the zone stops damage and cupboard access; the moment someone logs in it opens and the base fights normally. The system is built to be honest, with clear rules about when a zone is and is not active, so nobody is protected when they should be raidable. It is the single feature that most decides whether players stay after their first bad wipe.
Log off, base seals. Log on, it opens. Set up entirely in game with two emotes.
Setting up a zone, all in game
Setup is two quick-chats, no Discord and no coordinates. A player stands in the centre of their base and uses the 'Can I build around here?' quick-chat. The bot replies asking them to confirm - 'Yes' to protect, 'Goodbye' to remove. They reply 'Yes', and a protection zone is created at their feet.
While anyone on the team is online, the zone is green and the base raids normally. When the whole team logs off, the zone seals: building damage off, radiation deterring campers, marked red. The moment any teammate returns, it opens again. Zones overlap-check against each other and expire after long inactivity.
Players remove their own zone the same way
To drop a zone, the owner stands at the base, uses the same 'Can I build around here?' quick-chat, and this time confirms with 'Goodbye' - the zone is deleted on the spot. Handy when a team moves base or wants to open up before a fight. No admin needed, no waiting.
Every removal is announced in game and written to your ZORP log, so admins always see who cleared a zone and when. A player can only ever remove their own zone, never someone else's.
Honest by design
Vantic's zones use their own naming so they never conflict with another bot's zones, and the seal engine reconciles every zone against the live game every minute - a base coming back online is re-opened within about a minute, a dropped seal edit re-asserts within ten minutes, and a zone lost to a server restart is confirmed missing and rebuilt (already sealed) within roughly two minutes.
After a reconnect, sealing waits a grace window so nobody gets sealed while actually online - the engine would rather be briefly generous than ever wrongly lock a base.
From an owner running it
Owners' own words, used with their permission. Each came through the dashboard or was said in the open in Discord, and is exactly as written.
“I seriously cannot recommend Vantic enough! I've been running my own Rust Console community server, and this bot has made managing everything SO much easier. Between the automation, ORP, economy, shop, Battle Pass, Discord integration, and everything else, Vantic has become a huge part of running my server. 10/10 recommend. Worth every penny!”See it running in minutes
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Frequently asked questions
How do I set up offline raid protection on Rust Console?
Owner side: switch Offline Protection on in the Vantic dashboard, set the offline grace period (10 minutes by default), the expiry (48 hours) and the zone size, and choose whether a team is required. Player side: stand in the centre of the base, use the 'Can I build around here?' quick-chat and confirm with 'Yes'. The zone seals once the whole team has been offline past the grace period and opens the moment anyone logs in. No plugin, no Discord command, no coordinates.
What happens to ORP, the killfeed and the shop if the bot disconnects?
Protection zones are real zones on the server, so a sealed base stays sealed while the bot is away; when it reconnects, Vantic reconciles every zone within about a minute, reopening bases whose team came online and re-asserting any seal that was lost. The killfeed misses only kills that happened during the gap, then resumes. Store purchases are queued and delivered the moment the link returns, so nothing paid is lost. You are told in Discord what broke and whether you need to act, and the dashboard says NO SIGNAL rather than showing stale data as live.
How does a player set up a zone?
Stand in the centre of the base and use the 'Can I build around here?' quick-chat. The bot asks to confirm - reply 'Yes' and the zone is created at your feet. No Discord, no commands, no coordinates.
Can a player remove their own zone?
Yes. Stand at the base, use the same 'Can I build around here?' quick-chat, and confirm with 'Goodbye' instead of 'Yes' - the zone is deleted instantly. Only the player who created a zone can remove it, and every removal is logged.
Does offline raid protection need a mod or plugin?
No - console servers cannot run plugins. ZORP is built entirely from server zone commands driven over the console connection.
Can offline bases still be raided?
A sealed zone blocks building damage inside it, which protects the structure. Owners tune the zone size, the offline grace period and the expiry.
What if my team plays at different times?
The zone only seals when the WHOLE team is offline - one teammate online keeps the base raidable and fair.
Will it fight my current bot's ZORP?
No - it ships off by default and uses distinct zone names, so you can migrate at your own pace.
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