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ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA, reached at 165.255.244.254:28015 and hosted in AF. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 81. It ranks #2,754 of all servers, the top 12%, and #6 in AF. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 8, 48 h peak 6
Rank2#2,754top 12%; #6 in AF
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 10hThu 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
0246809:0018:0003:0011:0021:0006:00
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
02040608009:0018:0003:0011:0021:0006:00
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 12% of all ranked servers, the top 19% in AF. 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 7d 10h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap5.3 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak15players, last three wipes
Crowd held100%of its cycles kept half the crowd
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 10hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 10hforce wipefw
Wed 7 OctThu 1 Oct
05101520+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 13, 17 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Wed 7 Oct, 01:1122d ago 13 – running 1
Thu 1 Oct, 18:00fw27d ago 17 held half 5.3 d 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

Map of ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4000, seed 1179895132. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address165.255.244.254:28015
RegionAF
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4000
Seed1179895132

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are unmodded rust community servers [2], vanilla rust servers [3] and predicted wipe schedule [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Intoxicated ZA Vanilla 3 - 01 OctAF · groups of 8+ · monthly · 19 on average9/150
Voodoo ZAAF · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average1/100
Intoxicated ZA Vanilla 1 - Wipe in a few hoursAF · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 7 on average2/100
KAKGENOEG NO KOS SOLO | DUO | TRIO zaAF · trio · monthly · 2 on average0/50
CORDEX NO KOS, SOLO, DUO, TRIOAF · trio · monthly · 1 on average0/100
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average230/250

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 60, with a minimum of 58. The highest number of entities it carried was 105,021, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 4,195 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

In Africa, according to its own listing, ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA appears with the AF tag. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 165.255.244.254:28015 is its address.

A.3How reliable is ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA, and is it currently online?

ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 6 days 8 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 version of Rust is run on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA 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 ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA wipe?

The only wipe for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA is the monthly force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. 27 days 14 hours have passed since the current world was generated. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 15 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 17 hours after it began. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.

Population

A.7What is the rank of ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA #2,754, in the top 12% of ranked servers and #6 in Africa.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

On ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA, 0 of the 50 slots are occupied at present. Over the last week the count averages 1 players and reaches 8 at its height. Averaging 5 players, 18:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags, lists

A.9What do the tags associated with ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA signify?

gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla rules; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; AF (Africa): Africa is the region it appears under in the server browser: these are the tags ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA 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.10Where can ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA: Rust community servers, measured and Vanilla Rust servers. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: Africa; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

Its name carries no gather rate for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. Plugins number Oxide on this server. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

Size 4,000 and seed 1179895132 define the procedural, game-generated map on ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

How to join

A.13What is the process for joining ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 165.255.244.254:28015. 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,AF,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^o.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. Survival on vanilla rules.
mp50Max players. The slot count is 50.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
Region
AFAfrica. Africa is the region it appears under in the server browser.

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

This is a server for our playgroup and friends to join in have some fun from the normal rust crazyness. PLEASE lets try and NOT offline raid. We want to enjoy the game. However we would love people to join in! Admins do play however no 'unfair advantages' will be given. We are here to have fun! Monthly Wipe. Map and blueprint wipe on first Thursday of every month. Next Wipe: 5th March 2026 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/MxYDWx7Ns5

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Vanilla rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.