Game rules

What setrule changes and how each rule takes its value: a number, a switch, a content item or an area. Ten multipliers also need a team in the third field — without it the line does nothing (v160.4).

Rule	Takes	Description
currentWaveTime	numberin seconds	How many seconds are left until the next wave
waveTimer	on/off	Whether the countdown to a wave is running
waves	on/off	Whether this map has waves at all
wave	number	The number of the current wave, no less than one
waveSpacing	numberin seconds	How many seconds between waves
waveSending	on/off	Whether to send a wave right now
attackMode	on/off	Attack mode: the goal is the enemy cores
enemyCoreBuildRadius	numberin tiles	How far from an enemy core building is forbidden
dropZoneRadius	numberin tiles	The radius of the forbidden zone around a drop point
unitCap	number	The limit on the number of units
mapArea	four numbers	The playable part of the map. The only rule that needs all four fields
lighting	on/off	Darkness on the map
canGameOver	on/off	Whether the game can be lost
ambientLight	number	The colour of the darkness — as a packed colour
unitLight	on/off	Whether units give light in the dark
solarMultiplier	number	A multiplier for solar panel output
dragMultiplier	number	A friction multiplier: how much faster speed dies away
ban	block or unit	Forbid a block or a unit type
unban	block or unit	Lift a ban
pauseDisabled	on/off	Forbid pausing
musicVolume	number	Music volume, from zero to one
buildSpeed	numberneeds a teamfrom 0.001 to 50	The speed of building by a player
unitHealth	numberneeds a teamat least 0.001	Divides damage to units rather than raising their health
unitBuildSpeed	numberneeds a teamfrom 0 to 50	The speed at which units build
unitMineSpeed	numberneeds a teamat least 0	The speed at which units mine
unitCost	numberneeds a teamat least 0	A multiplier for the cost of units
unitDamage	numberneeds a teamat least 0	A multiplier for damage dealt by units
blockHealth	numberneeds a teamat least 0.001	Divides damage to buildings
blockDamage	numberneeds a teamat least 0	A multiplier for damage dealt by buildings
rtsMinWeight	numberneeds a team	The strength threshold at which a squad decides to attack
rtsMinSquad	numberneeds a teamwhole numbers only	How many units have to gather into a squad

Data taken from Mindustry v160.4 by the project generators.