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How to Report a Player
Complete process for reporting cheaters and rule breakers. What evidence to provide and how investigations work.
Complete process for reporting cheaters and rule breakers. What evidence to provide and how investigations work.
Cheating and rule breaking destroy Falcon Rust for everyone. If you see a cheater, report them immediately. Reports are confidential, investigated promptly, and result in permanent bans for confirmed violations.
Report players if you have evidence they are breaking rules. Valid reasons include obvious aimbot or wallhack, someone refusing to remove access from a removed teammate, racist behavior in chat, threats or harassment, and server exploitation.
Do not report players just because you lost a fight to them or got raided. Getting outplayed is not cheating. Getting killed fairly is not a violation. Reports must be based on actual rule breaking, not frustration.
The fastest way to report suspected cheaters is using the F7 report system built into Rust. This system sends reports directly to Facepunch Studios and Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) for investigation, prioritizing potential cheating cases. F7 reports are the primary method for reporting suspected hackers and aimbotters.
While playing on Falcon Rust, press the F7 key. A report dialog opens on your screen.
The dialog displays all current players on the server. Click on the player you are reporting. Their name and SteamID appear in the report form.
Select the reason for your report. Common options include "Cheating", "Aimbot", "Wallhack", "Speedhack", "Abusive Behavior", and similar violations. Choose the most accurate category.
You can add a brief description of the suspicious behavior if desired. Be specific: "Snapped to my head through stone wall" is more helpful than "seems sus".
Click submit. Your report is sent directly to Facepunch and EAC. You do not receive a ticket number via this method.
F7 Reports Go to EAC - F7 reports bypass the Falcon Rust ticket system entirely. They go directly to Easy Anti-Cheat for investigation. If Facepunch/EAC confirms cheating, the player receives a permanent anti-cheat ban that blocks them from all Rust servers using EAC protection.
Use Both Methods - The F7 system is best for suspected cheating. Use the Falcon Rust ticket system (below) for rule violations specific to Falcon Rust, such as racism in chat, refusing to remove removed teammates' access, or exploiting server bugs. Both methods together provide complete coverage: F7 for Facepunch/EAC investigation and the ticket system for server-specific enforcement.
Reporting requires using the ticket system on falconrust.com. Reports in chat are ignored. Screenshots and videos are required for most cases.
Go to falconrust.com/support/. Click "Create a Ticket" to start a new report.
Choose "Report a Player" from the dropdown menu. Do not use other categories for player reports.
Provide the exact SteamID of the player you are reporting. You can find SteamIDs by viewing their Steam profile or using the leaderboard at falconrust.com/lb/.
Explain in detail what the player did. Include the date and time if possible. Describe the suspicious behavior specifically. Example: "Player with SteamID 76561198034567890 snapped aimbot to my head through a stone wall at 3:45 PM on March 10."
Attach screenshots or video clips if possible. For cheating reports, a short video clip is very helpful. For chat violations, screenshot the chat message.
Click submit. You receive a confirmation email and a ticket number. Save the ticket number for reference.
Staff review the report within 2 to 4 hours. Investigations may take longer if additional evidence is needed. You will be notified of the outcome via your ticket.
Strong evidence speeds up investigations and confirms violations faster.
Video clips are best. Record 30 to 60 seconds of the suspicious behavior. A short clip showing impossible aim or wallhacking is much more convincing than a paragraph description. Screenshots work too but videos are preferred. Include the cheater's SteamID and the date/time in the report.
Screenshot the exact chat message with timestamp. The chat log shows when the message was sent. Post the screenshot with your report. Chat logs on the server are also checked by staff if they need to confirm the exact wording.
Describe the situation in detail. Include dates, times, player SteamIDs, and what you witnessed. If you have video or screenshots, include them. Eyewitness accounts combined with evidence are very helpful.
Use OBS Studio (free) or GeForce Experience (if you have an NVIDIA card) to record gameplay. Keep 5 to 10 minute buffer recordings so you always have recent footage if you need to report someone.
Staff follow a standard process for all reports to ensure fairness.
Staff read your report and check the evidence. If the report is clearly false or spam, it is dismissed immediately.
If evidence seems legitimate, staff review server logs, chat records, and gameplay data. They may request additional information from you or from the reported player.
Based on the evidence, staff determine if the player violated rules. Cheating confirmed via EAC results in immediate bans. Other violations are reviewed case-by-case.
If guilty, the player is banned immediately. The ban appears on falconrust.com/bans with the violation reason. The reported player is not told who reported them.
Your ticket is updated with the outcome. You are notified that action was taken or that the report was not substantiated.
Do not post about the report in chat or on Discord. Reporting is confidential. Do not pressure staff for quick action. Do not remind them via ticket. Staff investigate reports in the order they receive them. Pestering them slows things down.
If the player is banned, you will see their name on falconrust.com/bans after staff verification. If they are not banned, it means staff determined there was not enough evidence to take action. Accept the decision and move on.
Honest reports are how Falcon Rust stays clean. Cheaters make the game unfair. Racists make the community toxic. Rule breakers damage everyone's experience. Reporting bad behavior is how we protect the community for everyone else.
Do not ignore obvious cheating hoping someone else will report it. You report it. If you see racism in chat, report it. If you suspect someone is exploiting, report it. Each report helps staff take action faster.