GUIDE GUIDE — How to Configure Raidable Bases on a Rust Server (Loot Tables, NPCs, Spawn Settings)

Joker™ · 2026-03-15T00:51:05+0000

GUIDE — How to Configure Raidable Bases on a Rust Server
Beginner Friendly | Updated March 2026 | Works with Oxide & Carbon

Raidable Bases is one of the most popular plugins for Rust servers — it spawns AI-defended bases on the map that players can raid for loot. However, the configuration is complex and most server admins struggle with it. This guide covers everything from installation to loot tables.

Step 1 — Required Dependencies

Raidable Bases will NOT work without these two plugins installed first:

CopyPaste — download from uMod.org (free)
Raidable Bases — premium plugin from Codefling or Lone.Design

Upload both .cs files to your /oxide/plugins/ or /carbon/plugins/ folder before continuing.

⚠ Important: Raidable Bases does NOT come with any bases. You need to either create your own CopyPaste files or purchase a base package separately.

Step 2 — Folder Structure

After the plugin loads for the first time, these folders are created automatically:

Code:

oxide/data/RaidableBases/
├── Base Loot/          ← loot tables per base name
├── Difficulty Loot/    ← loot tables per difficulty
│   ├── Default_Loot.json
│   ├── Easy.json
│   ├── Medium.json
│   ├── Hard.json
│   ├── Expert.json
│   └── Nightmare.json
└── Profiles/           ← base configuration profiles
    └── Easy.json

Carbon users: same structure but under carbon/data/RaidableBases/

Step 3 — Add Your First Base

Build or find a base you want to use in-game
Stand outside the base at foundation level
Run this command in chat to save it:

Code:

/copypaste save MyBase

This creates a file at oxide/data/copypaste/MyBase.json

Now assign it to a Raidable Bases profile. Open oxide/data/RaidableBases/Profiles/Easy.json and add your base name to the list:

Code:

{
  "Buildings": {
    "MyBase": {
      "Enabled": true,
      "Difficulty": 0,
      "PVP Mode": false,
      "Max Health Multiplier": 1.0,
      "Amount of NPCs": 3
    }
  }
}

Step 4 — Configure Spawn Settings

Open oxide/config/RaidableBases.json and find the Events section:

Code:

"Scheduled Events": {
  "Enabled": true,
  "Every Min Seconds": 3600,
  "Every Max Seconds": 7200,
  "Max Scheduled Events": 3,
  "Max Scheduled Events Per Difficulty": 1
},
"Maintain Events": {
  "Enabled": false,
  "Max Maintained Events": 5
}

Setting	What it does
Scheduled Events	Spawns a random base every X seconds
Maintain Events	Always keeps X bases on the map
Max Scheduled Events	How many bases can be active at once
Every Min/Max Seconds	Random interval between spawns

Tip: Use Maintain Events for PvE servers — it keeps the map always populated with bases.

Step 5 — Set Up Loot Tables

Loot is controlled by files in oxide/data/RaidableBases/Difficulty Loot/

Open Default_Loot.json and edit it to add your desired items:

Code:

[
  {
    "shortname": "rifle.ak",
    "amount": 1,
    "skin": 0,
    "amountMin": 1
  },
  {
    "shortname": "explosive.timed",
    "amount": 3,
    "skin": 0,
    "amountMin": 1
  },
  {
    "shortname": "scrap",
    "amount": 500,
    "skin": 0,
    "amountMin": 200
  }
]

Loot priority order:

Base Loot folder — if a file matches the base name, it is used first
Difficulty Loot folder — used based on difficulty level
Default_Loot.json — fallback if nothing else matches

Step 6 — Difficulty Settings

Raidable Bases has 5 difficulty levels (premium version):

Level	ID	Recommended Use
Easy	0	New players, low loot
Medium	1	Standard gameplay
Hard	2	Experienced raiders
Expert	3	End-game challenge
Nightmare	4	Maximum difficulty

Each difficulty has its own loot table file in the Difficulty Loot folder. The harder the base, the better the loot you should put in its file.

Step 7 — Admin Commands

Code:

/rb easy        # manually spawn an easy base near you
/rb medium      # spawn a medium base
/rb hard        # spawn a hard base
/rb despawn     # despawn the nearest raidable base
/rb debug       # shows spawn point diagnostics
/rb version     # shows plugin version

⚠ Always run /rb debug first if bases are not spawning — it tells you exactly why and where the problem is.

Troubleshooting

Bases are not spawning?

Run /rb debug in-game — it shows all spawn point issues
Make sure your map has flat terrain — bases need elevation tolerance
Check oxide/logs/ for error messages
Verify CopyPaste files exist in oxide/data/copypaste/

Loot is not appearing?

Check that your loot table JSON is valid — use jsonlint.com to verify
Make sure Amount Of Items To Spawn is set in the profile config
Loot file names must match exactly — case sensitive

NPCs not attacking players?

Check that Amount of NPCs is greater than 0 in your profile
Some NPC plugins conflict — check your logs for hook errors

Summary

Install CopyPaste and Raidable Bases plugins
Save bases using /copypaste save BaseName
Add base names to a Profile in oxide/data/RaidableBases/Profiles/
Edit loot tables in oxide/data/RaidableBases/Difficulty Loot/
Enable Scheduled Events or Maintain Events in the config
Use /rb debug to diagnose spawn issues

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GUIDE GUIDE — How to Configure Raidable Bases on a Rust Server (Loot Tables, NPCs, Spawn Settings)

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