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Survival Essentials: Player Kits

Providing a “Starter Kit” (such as a stone pickaxe and a bow) can significantly improve player retention by helping them survive the high-risk first minutes of a wipe. Additionally, “VIP Kits” are an essential tool for server owners to reward donors or loyal community members.
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5 minutesIntermediateJanuary 2026

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Initialization

The industry-standard tool for this is the Kits plugin.
  1. Prerequisites: Ensure Oxide/uMod is enabled in your panel.
  2. Download: Place Kits.cs into your /oxide/plugins/ directory.
  3. Admin Rights: You must be an authenticated server owner (ownerid) to create kits in-game.

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Creating a Kit (The GUI Method)

  1. Prepare Your Inventory: Empty your character’s inventory and equip exactly what you want the kit to contain (including ammo and weapon attachments).
  2. Create the Base: In the chat, type /kit add "starter". This copies your current inventory into the new kit template.
  3. Tweak Settings: Type /kit edit "starter" to open the graphical configuration menu.
    • Cooldown: The waiting period between redeems (e.g., 3600 for 1 hour).
    • Max: The total number of times a player can redeem this kit per wipe cycle.
    • Permission: If creating a VIP kit, assign a permission string (e.g., kits.vip) and grant it to your VIP group using Oxide: oxide.grant group vip kits.vip.

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Automatic Deployment

To give players a kit immediately upon their first spawn (waking up on the beach), use the command: /kit autokit "starter" true. This effectively replaces the default rock and torch with your custom loadout.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Rust: Kits configured.