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# How to Create Starter Kits & VIP Ranks in Rust

> Optimize player retention and reward community loyalty. Learn how to use the Rust Kits plugin to provide starter equipment and daily VIP rewards.

## Managing Survival Loadouts: Player Kits

Providing an initial "Starter Kit" - typically consisting of basic tools and primitive weaponry - is a important strategy for improving player retention by enabling new community members to navigate the high-risk initial minutes of a server wipe. also, implementing "VIP Kits" serves as a fundamental mechanism for server owners to reward donors or established community veterans. The **Kits** framework for Oxide provides a sophisticated graphical interface for managing these assets directly within your FREAKHOSTING instance.

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    Intermediate
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    5 Minutes
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## Technical Initialization

Follow these steps to deploy the Kits framework to your server's technical stack.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable Oxide Support">
    Ensure that **Oxide/uMod** is set to **Enabled** within your Game Panel **Startup** settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deploy Plugin Script">
    Download the latest `Kits.cs` binary from the uMod repository and upload it into the `/oxide/plugins/` directory.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorize Authority">
    To manage kits in-game, your SteamID64 must be registered as an [Authenticated Server Owner](/games/rust/setting-up-rust-server-admins-and-moderators).
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Technical Kit Construction (GUI)

The Kits plugin uses a "Copy-from-Inventory" logic, ensuring your kit contents are precisely identical to your current character loadout.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Prepare the Prototype">
    Clear your character's inventory and equip the exact combination of items, including ammunition counts and weapon attachments, that you wish the kit to contain.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Initialize the Registry">
    Execute the following command in the in-game chat:
    `/kit add "starter"`
  </Step>

  <Step title="Calibrate Parameters">
    Type `/kit edit "starter"` to reveal the graphical configuration overlay.

    * **Cooldown:** The temporal delay (in seconds) required between redemptions.
    * **Usage Limit:** The maximum number of times a single player can use the kit per world wipe.
    * **Permission Node:** For restricted kits, assign a custom node (e.g., `kits.vip`) and grant it to your group: `oxide.grant group vip kits.vip`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Operational Strategies

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  <Accordion title="Implementing Automatic Insertion (Autokit)">
    To provide survivors with items the instant they wake up on the beach, use the command: `/kit autokit "starter" true`. This instructs the engine to replace the default rock and torch with your custom template upon character initialization.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Synchronizing with Server Wipes">
    The Kits plugin stores usage counts within the `/oxide/data/` directory. To ensure your "Per-Wipe" limits reset correctly, we recommend deleting the `Kits_Data.json` file whenever you perform a [World Wipe](/games/rust/how-to-wipe-your-rust-server-map-blueprints).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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  **Last Updated:** January 2026 | **Rust:** Kits configured.
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