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Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN], reached at 15.204.143.189:28015 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 1 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 31. It ranks #3,101 of all servers, the top 14%, and #518 in NA. It last wiped 28d 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

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/502% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 3, 48 h peak 3
Rank2#3,101top 14%; #518 in NA
Last wipe28d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe36d 22hThu 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
0123421:0006:0015:0000:0009:0018:00
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
02040608021:0006:0015:0000:0009:0018:00
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 14% of all ranked servers, the top 28% 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
11k2k3k4k20 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 22h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak3players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:006d 22hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0034d 22hforce wipefw
00.511.52+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 3, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:49fw28d ago 3 – 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

Custom map, no picture published
Figure 5: The map: Tarkov City, size 6000, seed 1337.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address15.204.143.189:28015
RegionNA
Max players50
Group limit5 max
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:49 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapTarkov City
Size6000
Seed1337

7Similar servers

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

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustafied.com - US Low PopNA · groups of 6 · monthly · 92 on average71/150
Rustoria.co - US Low PopNA · groups of 6 · monthly · 30 on average32/100
Dusk till Dawn | 2x | Offline Protect | 5% Upkeep | No BP WipeNA · groups of 6 · 2x · monthly · 3 on average2/100
Bustabar NA PvP - No Wipe - Raid ProtectionNA · groups of 5 · 1 on average1/50
Rusty Moose |US Mini|NA · groups of 5 · weekly · 56 on average134/150
Rusty Moose |US Low|NA · groups of 6 · biweekly · 20 on average46/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] perform well?

The server fps averaged 60 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 55. The highest number of entities it carried was 253,275, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 4,484 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] have?

The NA tag places Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] in North America, as it lists itself. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 15.204.143.189:28015.

A.3What is the reliability of Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN], and is it online?

Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 11 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]?

Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Linux operating system. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.5On what cycle does Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] wipe?

The only wipe for Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] is the monthly 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 world currently in use was created 28 days 2 hours ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What happens on Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 3 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] #3,101, in the top 14% of ranked servers and #518 in North America.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]?

On Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN], 1 of the 50 slots are occupied at present. Averaged over the last seven days: 1 players; the same period peaks at 3. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 04:00 UTC, with an average of 2 players.

Tags and filters

A.9How should the tags on Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] be interpreted?

Tags from Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN], read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts5 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 5; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; 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; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] fits are: Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN] operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]. The team limit is 5 players. The mode is survival, which means gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Oxide plugins are running. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What map is in use on Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]?

The game generates Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]'s procedural map at size 6,000, from seed 1337. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page. The name of the map is Tarkov City.

How to join

A.13How do you connect to Rust: City of Tarkov [MAIN]?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 15.204.143.189:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. The website for this server is https://store.rustarkov.com/.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts5,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50Max players. It offers 50 slots.
ts5Group limit. Teams are capped at 5.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
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
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
Region
NANorth America. In the server browser it is filed under North America.

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

The Official Rust: City of Tarkov Server! Wipe Schedule: BP and Map wipes every month on Force-Wipe. - Explore the Open-World City of Tarkov Map. - Unique Custom Gamemode and Progression system. - Max team size: 5. - Be the first to complete a Questline to join the exclusive monthly giveaway! Discord: discord.gg/wGM4gZMNuX VIP: store.rustarkov.com

References

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