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Rusty Skulls

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rusty Skulls, reached at 147.135.31.203:28015. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #12,381 of all servers, the top 56%. It last wiped 28d ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 1
Rank2#12,381top 56%
Last wipe28d agono schedule published
Next wipe36d 20hThu 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
0123423:0008:0017:0002:0011:0020:00
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
010020030040023:0008:0017:0002:0011:0020:00
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 56% 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 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 6d 20h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:006d 20hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0034d 20hforce wipefw
01234+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 0, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:33fw28d ago 0 – running 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 Rusty Skulls
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 169749001. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address147.135.31.203:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:33 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3000
Seed169749001

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are community tab servers measured [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 506 on average187/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average261/300
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 282 on average695/800
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 277 on average41/100
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average780/900
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 242 on average635/725

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does Rusty Skulls run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 200 server fps, with a low of 162. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 44,193 entities. The peak memory usage was 2,587 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does Rusty Skulls have?

There is no region published for Rusty Skulls. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 147.135.31.203:28015.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Rusty Skulls?

Rusty Skulls is currently online. It last restarted around 7 days 2 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Rusty Skulls?

Rusty Skulls is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Linux operating system. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on Rusty Skulls?

Once a month, Rusty Skulls wipes in line with the force wipe. This server's next wipe coincides with the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which affects all Rust servers. The current world has been running for 28 days 4 hours.

A.6What happens on Rusty Skulls when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 0 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of Rusty Skulls among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Rusty Skulls holds #12,381, in the top 56% of all ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of Rusty Skulls?

At this moment 0 players are on Rusty Skulls, which has 50 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 0 players and reaches 1 at its height.

Tags, lists

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on Rusty Skulls?

The game's server browser reads gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which Rusty Skulls publishes as its tags. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Rusty Skulls be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rusty Skulls fits are: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Rusty Skulls operate?

The name of Rusty Skulls states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. The server browser lists it under Community. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12On which map does Rusty Skulls take place?

The game generates Rusty Skulls's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 169749001. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to Rusty Skulls?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 147.135.31.203:28015. 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://rustyskulls.com/.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. The mode is vanilla survival.
mp50Max players. 50 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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

Rusty Skulls is a Rust server for kids that can't play Rust good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too. Wipes Map: Monthly with Facepunch updates. BPs: Only if Facepunch resets them. Rules - No racism, bigotry, or toxic players. - No hacking, scripting, or exploiting bugs. - No advertising of any kind. - No evading bans or banned alts. - Respect all players. An East Coast, USA Rust server running some plugins to help administer the server mostly. Discord, server news, full server rules, and more available on our website, https://rustyskulls.com.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Community tab servers measured. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.