Server Wipe Announcements

01What it does

You'll find it under Management > Discord Integration > Server Wipe. Pick one channel and Surge posts there when:

• You lock the Shop, Autokits, Games or Vault in Server Settings > Wipe Configuration.
• You press Announce in Discord after running a Server Wipe from the Player List.

02Picking the channel

1. 1Make sure your Discord is linked and the Surge bot is in it.
2. 2Give the bot View Channel, Send Messages and Embed Links in the channel you want to use.
3. 3Pick it under Select a Discord channel. It saves straight away.

Pick Don't post in Discord to turn announcements off. Under the picker you can see how many messages were posted and when the last one went out. If a post fails, the reason shows in red.

03The six messages

• Shop locked, Autokits locked, Games locked and Vault locked: one for each lock.
• Several locks at once: used instead of the single messages when Universal time is on and you lock more than one thing together, so your channel gets one post instead of four.
• Server wipe: the message the Announce in Discord button sends after a wipe.

Each lock message has its own switch, so you can announce some locks and keep others quiet. The wipe message is only sent when you press the button.

04Designing a message

Click a message to edit it. Write plain text, turn on Use an embed for a styled card, or use both. The preview on the right updates as you type and uses sample values.

Lock messages can use these variables:

• {duration}: how long it's locked, like 2 hours.
• {unlock_in}: a live countdown, like "in 2 hours".
• {unlock_time}: the date and time it opens, shown in each reader's own time zone.
• {locked_by}: the admin who started the lock.
• {locks}: what was locked, like Shop, Autokits and Games. Only in Several locks at once.
• {server}: your Rust server name.

The wipe message can use {wiped_list} (one line per thing that was wiped, with how many were affected), {wiped_count}, {wiped_by}, {wipe_time} and {server}.

Press Save messages when you're happy, or Send test to post the message you're editing once in your channel with sample values. Use default design puts back our starter design.

05Good to know

• Each Rust server has its own channel and messages.
• A wipe can only be announced once, so a double click never posts it twice.
• If you ran a wipe before picking a channel, open Server Wipe again within 24 hours and you can still announce it.