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The Sandbox

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Offline · checked 35d ago · 137.83.97.28:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Sandbox, reached at 137.83.97.28:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,234 of all servers, the top 57%. It last wiped 42d ago.

Keywordsmodded oxide

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/1010% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#13,234top 57%
Last wipe42d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes seen yet

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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 57% of all ranked servers. 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 Sep22 Sep24 Sep25 Sep27 Sep29 Sep
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
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, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Tue 15 Sep, 16:3242d ago 1 – running 1

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

No map picture published
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address137.83.97.28:28015
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe15 Sep 2026, 16:32 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are browse modded Rust servers [2], rust build and creative servers [3] and servers wiping soon [4].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[EU] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative | Sandbox | Minigames |EU · groups of 8+ · 112 on average47/999
[NA] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative | Sandbox | Minigames |NA · groups of 8+ · 88 on average150/999
[AU] Rusticated.com - Creative Sandbox | Build | Never WipesOC · groups of 8+ · 51 on average63/150
Atlas // CSL - Ranked | Battlefield | Aimtrain | Scrims | FFAEU · groups of 30+ · weekly · 35 on average19/100
AQRUX RUST BUILD | CREATIVE | SANDBOXEU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 23 on average6/100
KoalaKopters - Minicopter / Helicopter Training|Arena|Dogfightgroups of 8+ · 23 on average21/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What is the location of The Sandbox?

A region is not published by The Sandbox. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 137.83.97.28:28015.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of The Sandbox?

The Sandbox is currently offline, with the last sighting 35 days 18 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for The Sandbox?

Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 is the version that The Sandbox runs, on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on The Sandbox?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for The Sandbox to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. The current world has been running for 42 days 10 hours.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on The Sandbox?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.6How does The Sandbox compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts The Sandbox at #13,234, within the top 57% of ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of The Sandbox?

The last recorded sighting of The Sandbox was 35 days 18 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags, lists

A.8How should the tags on The Sandbox be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp10 (Max players): It offers 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join; cs163794 (Build): The game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game, which The Sandbox publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can The Sandbox be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Modded Rust servers and Build and creative servers in Rust are the Rust Statistics lists that The Sandbox fits. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Under what rules and settings does The Sandbox operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for The Sandbox. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. The mode is survival, which means gather, build and raid: the standard game. Players may raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11What map is in use on The Sandbox?

On The Sandbox the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

How to join

A.12What is the process for joining The Sandbox?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 137.83.97.28:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp10Max players. It offers 10 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2633Protocol. The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join.
cs163794Build. The game build is 163794.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust build and creative servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-build-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.