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Knucklehead Servers

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Knucklehead Servers, reached at 108.73.93.241:28015 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #5,674 of all servers, the top 25%, and #941 in NA. It last wiped 6d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes modded oxide

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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 now0/4000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 1
Rank2#5,674top 25%; #941 in NA
Last wipe6d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 15hThu 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.

No hourly history yet.
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
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
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 25% of all ranked servers, the top 50% in NA. 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 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: force wipes only

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 15h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap0.8 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 5
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 15hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 15hforce wipefw
Thu 22 OctWed 21 OctWed 21 Oct
00.250.50.751+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 1, 6 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 22 Oct, 11:556d ago 1 – running 0
Wed 21 Oct, 11:377d ago 1 – 1 d 1
Wed 21 Oct, 03:018d ago 1 – 0.4 d 1
Tue 20 Oct, 11:248d ago 1 – 0.7 d 1
Mon 19 Oct, 20:439d ago 1 – 0.6 d 0
Tue 6 Oct, 10:5622d ago 1 halved by day 5 13.4 d 0
Thu 17 Sep, 09:1541d ago 0 – 19.1 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

Custom map, no picture published
Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 6000, seed 618188991.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address108.73.93.241:28015
RegionNA
Max players400
Group limit32 max
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe22 Oct 2026, 11:55 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapCustom Map
Size6000
Seed618188991

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US Rust server statistics [2], browse modded Rust servers [3] and next Rust wipe times [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[NA] Willjum's Casual Solo/Duo MonthlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 15 on average12/175
Hempville 420 No Kos Low Decay / Limited PvPNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 7 on average10/90
Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average3/1000
Testing GroundsNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 2 on average0/15
Apocrypha-Linux | PvE | PvPNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 1 on average0/50
[US] Exile PvE | Noob Friendly | Raidable Bases | Skill Tree | NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average0/50

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is Knucklehead Servers based?

The NA tag places Knucklehead Servers in North America, as it lists itself. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 108.73.93.241:28015.

A.2What is the reliability of Knucklehead Servers, and is it online?

At the present moment, Knucklehead Servers is offline; it was last seen 3 days 23 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 71 were served, an availability of 42%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for Knucklehead Servers?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Knucklehead Servers runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does Knucklehead Servers wipe?

Once a month, Knucklehead Servers wipes in line with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 6 days 15 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.5What happens on Knucklehead Servers when wipe day arrives?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 6 hours after the latest wipe. 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.

Player count

A.6What is the rank of Knucklehead Servers among Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days Knucklehead Servers is #5,674, within the top 25% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #941.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Knucklehead Servers?

The last recorded sighting of Knucklehead Servers was 3 days 23 hours ago; it is offline now. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 1.

Tags, lists

A.8How should the tags on Knucklehead Servers be interpreted?

Tags from Knucklehead Servers, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp400 (Max players): It offers 400 slots; ts32 (Group limit): 32 is the maximum team size; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; NA (North America): North America is the region it appears under in the server browser. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can Knucklehead Servers be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics are the Rust Statistics lists that Knucklehead Servers fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

Settings and map

A.10Under what rules and settings does Knucklehead Servers operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Knucklehead Servers. The team limit is 32 players. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins number Oxide on this server. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does Knucklehead Servers take place?

Generated by the game from seed 618188991, the procedural map on Knucklehead Servers measures 6,000. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. Under map name, it gives Custom Map.

Connection

A.12What steps are required to join Knucklehead Servers?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 108.73.93.241:28015. 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 https://www.knuckleheadservers.com/rust.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts32,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp400Max players. It offers 400 slots.
ts32Group limit. 32 is the maximum team size.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
Region
NANorth America. North America is the region it appears under in the server browser.

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

OUTFIGHT. OUTTRADE. OUTLAST. 5X gathering | Large-clan PvP | Clan wars BUILD WEALTH. Bank your Scrap. Trade the market. Invest in resources. Custom Outpost shops, banking, and Exchange terminals. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS. Player and clan leaderboards. A crew worth the rematch. 18+ community | Rules + Discord: knuckleheadservers.com

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US Rust server statistics. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.