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Taint Sniffers

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Taint Sniffers, reached at 15.204.152.119:28015. At the last check it held 0 of 10 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,338 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 14d ago.

Keywordsmodded oxide

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/100% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,338top 69%
Last wipe14d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe 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.

AveragePeak
0123411:0020:0005:0014:0000:0009:00
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
010020030040011:0020:0005:0014:0000:0009:00
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 14 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 69% 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
15k10k15k20k15 Oct18 Oct21 Oct23 Oct26 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

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

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
No wipe seen yet.

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 Taint Sniffers
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map, size 2600, seed 42577913. Open on RustMaps.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address15.204.152.119:28015
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe14 Oct 2026, 22:02 UTC
Hostname–
First seen14 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size2600
Seed42577913

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] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
ShockRust | Blue | NoLimitno group limit · 149 on average143/500
МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 28.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average135/100
RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 118 on average188/225
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 93 on average77/700
RustSpain.com | EU MainEU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average9/200
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average19/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does Taint Sniffers run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 217 server fps, with a low of 172. The highest number of entities it carried was 34,920, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 3,693 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2In which location is Taint Sniffers based?

No region is published by Taint Sniffers. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 15.204.152.119:28015.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Taint Sniffers?

Taint Sniffers is online at this time. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 5 days 22 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. It was first observed on 14 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Taint Sniffers?

The version of Rust on Taint Sniffers is network protocol 2635 and build 167781, and the operating system is Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.5What schedule does Taint Sniffers follow for wipes?

The record of Taint Sniffers's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish 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 14 days 12 hours.

Population

A.6What is the rank of Taint Sniffers among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Taint Sniffers at #15,338, within the top 69% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does Taint Sniffers operate in terms of players?

The current population of Taint Sniffers is 0, drawn from 10 slots. The seven-day average for this server is 0 players.

Tags and filters

A.8What do the tags associated with Taint Sniffers signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp10 (Max players): It offers 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game, which Taint Sniffers publishes as its tags. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.9Where can Taint Sniffers be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Taint Sniffers: Modded Rust servers. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Under what rules and settings does Taint Sniffers operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Taint Sniffers. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What map is in use on Taint Sniffers?

Generated by the game from seed 42577913, the procedural map on Taint Sniffers measures 2,600. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join Taint Sniffers?

Enter client.connect 15.204.152.119:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp10Max players. It offers 10 slots.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs167781Build. The game build is 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod).
^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. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.