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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's, reached at 102.39.154.248:28015 and hosted in AF. At the last check it held 5 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 2 and a peak of 81. It ranks #2,284 of all servers, the top 10%, and #3 in AF. It last wiped 1h ago on a published biweekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywords2x gather biweekly wipes modded oxide pve

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now5/5010% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean2peak 8, 48 h peak 6
Rank2#2,284top 10%; #3 in AF
Last wipe1h agobiweekly schedule
Next wipe37d 0hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCfw

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

AveragePeak
0246819:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
05010015020019:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00
Figure 2: Server performance. 48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 10% of all ranked servers, the top 10% in AF. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct14 Oct21 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 0h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap21 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm100%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak8players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 5.5
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 19 Nov, 17:0220d 22hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 17:0241d 22hits own schedule
Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 9, 27 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 29 Oct, 17:021h ago – – running 4
Thu 15 Oct, 16:4914d ago 9 – – 0
Thu 1 Oct, 17:55fw28d ago – – 14 d 0
Thu 17 Sep, 17:0342d ago 7 halved by day 6 14 d 0

Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

Map of GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3500, seed 315228242.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address102.39.154.248:28015
RegionAF
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulebiweekly
Last wipe29 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3500
Seed315228242

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are 2x gather rate servers [2], modded servers by player count [3], rust pve servers [4] and upcoming Rust wipes [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[US] RustValley 2x PVE+ |Legendary Weapons| Raidable Bases|NA · groups of 15+ · 2x · biweekly · 13 on average16/100
LOS EXILIADOS | PVE - X2 [LATAM]SA · groups of 8+ · 2x · biweekly · 6 on average4/60
INDUSTRIAL PVE BiWeekly X2 [ BOSS / SKILL / NEW MODS ]EU · groups of 8+ · 2x · biweekly · 6 on average9/250
#1 RUSTMAX PVE EASY x2/KIT/TP/BASE/EVENTSEU · groups of 8+ · 2x · biweekly · 5 on average8/50
RustAria#5 [Мирный / PVE / X2]EU · groups of 8+ · 2x · biweekly · 4 on average3/150
MoldovaPVE X2-X3|Raidable Bases,Zombie,Kit,Skin,Teleportgroups of 8+ · 2x · biweekly · 4 on average8/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's smooth?

The server fps averaged 107 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 59. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 103,568 entities. Its highest memory usage was 3,550 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What location does GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's have?

Africa is where GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's lists itself, using the AF tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 102.39.154.248:28015.

A.3How reliable is GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's is online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 13 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's?

The version of Rust on GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's follow for wipes?

The wipe rhythm of GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's is every 3 weeks on Thursday at 17:02 UTC. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The current world has been running for 1 hours. The server's tags give a wipe schedule of every two weeks.

A.6What characterises wipe day on GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 8 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 27 hours after it began. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. In the other cases, the population fell below half by day 5.5.

Player count

A.7What position does GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's is #2,284, within the top 10% of all ranked servers; within Africa it is #3.

A.8What is the population level of GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's?

At this moment 5 players are on GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's, which has 50 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 2 players and reaches 8 at its height. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 11:00 UTC, averaging 5 players.

Tags, lists

A.9How should the tags on GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's be interpreted?

Tags from GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's, read by the game's server browser, are gmvanilla (Game mode): This is survival in its vanilla form; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^b (Biweekly): Every two weeks the server wipes; ^p (PvE): Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; AF (Africa): Africa is the region it appears under in the server browser; rustmaps (Custom tag): A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.10Where can GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with a 2x gather rate, Modded Rust servers and Rust PvE servers: live list are the Rust Statistics lists that GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: Africa; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours; Gather rate: 2x.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's operate?

At 2x gather, GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's states its rate in the server name itself. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as pve, the game mode is players cannot fight each other. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Oxide plugins are running. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12On which map does GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's take place?

At 3,500, the map on GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's is custom; the file is published, so this page offers it for download.

How to join

A.13How do you connect to GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X | Raidable Bases | Kits | Roaming NPC's?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 102.39.154.248:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. You can find its website at http://gruffzone.co.za.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^b,AF,^p,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^o^z,rustmaps.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. This is survival in its vanilla form.
mp50Max players. 50 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^bBiweekly. Every two weeks the server wipes.
Gameplay
^pPvE. Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
AFAfrica. Africa is the region it appears under in the server browser.
Other
rustmapsCustom tag. A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

GRUFF ZONE ZA For those of you that like more of a challenge, Raid Bases, Convoy, Airfield event and NPC's

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. 2x gather rate servers. ruststatistics.org/top-2x-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust pve servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.