How to change the maximum team size on your Rust server
Rust limits teams to eight players by default to prevent massive groups from steamrolling smaller squads. But for those aiming to create large-scale wars or tighter tactical skirmishes, tweaking the team size is essential. Raising the limit allows bigger groups and more chaos, while lowering it encourages stealth, strategy, and betrayal. You decide how sweaty your server gets.
The in-game UI only shows up to 8 teammates, but the actual team size can exceed that without any gameplay restrictions.
Step 1) Go to the console and start the server (if it's not already running).
Step 2) While on the Console Page. Write on the command line: maxteamsize <number> to set a max size of your team ( Example: maxteamsize 8 ) and then hit ENTER on your keyboard.
Step 3) Check the console for confirmation that the command was applied. It should say "Operation completed successfully."
