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NickelWaffles

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Offline · checked 24d ago · 157.85.86.35:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server NickelWaffles, reached at 157.85.86.35:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #16,000 of all servers, the top 71%. It last wiped 52d ago.

Keywordsquad modded oxide softcore

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/10% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#16,000top 71%
Last wipe52d 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.

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 71% of all ranked servers, and #644 of the quad servers (top 75%). 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 Sep24 Sep28 Sep3 Oct7 Oct11 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 NickelWaffles
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 50000. Open on RustMaps.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address157.85.86.35:28015
Region–
Max players1
Group limitquad
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe6 Sep 2026, 17:46 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3000
Seed50000

7Similar servers

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

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Noobs 4 Real | No Pros, No Sweats, Just Noobs, Solo/Duo!EU · quad · monthly · 3 on average4/100
Asgard 2服 中国|官方|二倍|软核新手服 10.16清EA · quad · biweekly · 2 on average0/233
[EA] Softcore 1quad · monthly · 67 on average26/350
[US] Facepunch Softcore 2NA · quad · monthly · 60 on average50/300
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - AU SoftcoreOC · quad · monthly · 35 on average10/150
Rusty Sporks PvP | softcore / noob friendlyNA · quad · biweekly · 11 on average8/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of NickelWaffles?

No region is published by NickelWaffles. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 157.85.86.35:28015.

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

At the present moment, NickelWaffles is offline; it was last seen 24 days 16 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on NickelWaffles?

The version of Rust on NickelWaffles is network protocol 2633 and build 163493, and the operating system is Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on NickelWaffles?

The record of NickelWaffles'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 52 days 4 hours.

Player count

A.5What position does NickelWaffles occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts NickelWaffles at #16,000, within the top 71% of ranked servers. It ranks #644 among servers in the quad group.

A.6At what level does NickelWaffles operate in terms of players?

At this moment NickelWaffles is offline, having last been seen 24 days 16 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.7How should the tags on NickelWaffles be interpreted?

gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules apply, an easier set; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the maximum team size; v2633 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2633; cs163493 (Build): The game build is 163493; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded: these are the tags NickelWaffles publishes, and the server browser reads them. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.8Where can NickelWaffles be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include NickelWaffles: Modded Rust servers. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad.

Settings and map

A.9What are the settings and rules that govern NickelWaffles?

The name of NickelWaffles states no gather rate. quad sets the team size at 4 players. Listed as softcore, the game mode is An easier Facepunch mode, in which part of your loot is kept. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. It appears under Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.10What map is in use on NickelWaffles?

The game generates NickelWaffles's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 50000. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

Connection

A.11How do you connect to NickelWaffles?

Enter client.connect 157.85.86.35:28015 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 mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmsoftcore,cs163493,ts4,^o^z.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmsoftcoreGame mode. Softcore rules apply, an easier set.
mp1Max players. 1 slots are available.
ts4Group limit. 4 is the maximum team size.
v2633Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2633.
cs163493Build. The game build is 163493.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
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.

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. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.