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# How To Change The Building Decay On Your Rust Server

In Rust, buildings are usually maintained and managed by a tool cupboard, which consumes resources to repair structures as they deteriorate or are damaged. If players don't play frequently, this can lead to significant resource consumption; therefore, reducing the decay rate can help conserve materials. Conversely, on high-population servers with frequent player turnover, setting a high building decay rate can free up space for new members to settle in.

**Step 1:** Go to your [NameHero Client Area](https://www.namehero.com/clientarea.php) and head over to the **Advanced Game Panel** by clicking the blue button as seen in the screenshot within the NameHero Client Area. Here you will be accessing the **Startup** tab**.**

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**Step 2:** In the Startup tab, scroll down until you find the **Additional Arguments** section. In here you will be entering a command.  
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**Step 3**: Enter `+decay.scale "<value>"` into the Addition Arguments field.

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**Note:** A value of "0.5" would cut the speed in half, "2" would make buildings decay twice as fast, and "0" would turn off decay entirely.  
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​**Step 4:** Restart your server!  
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