Rusty Moose |US Mini|

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rusty Moose |US Mini|, reached at 168.100.162.253:28010 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 7 of 150 places, against a seven-day mean of 56 and a peak of 245¹. It ranks #316 of all servers, the top 1%, and #61 in NA. It last wiped 6d ago on a published weekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 29 October, 18:59 UTC, every Thursday at 18:59 UTC.

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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.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	7/150	5% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	56	peak 245, 48 h peak 30
Rank²	#316	top 1%; #61 in NA
Last wipe	6d ago	weekly schedule
Next wipe³	6h	Thu 29 Oct, 18:59 UTC

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

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).

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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 1% of all ranked servers, the top 3% 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

Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Thursday 29 October, 18:59 UTC, in 6h. Every Thursday at 18:59 UTC (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	7 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	100%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	199	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	0%	else halves by day 2

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 29 Oct, 18:59	6h	its own schedule
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 6h	force wipefw
Thu 12 Nov, 18:59	14d 6h	its own schedule
Thu 19 Nov, 18:59	21d 6h	its own schedule
Thu 26 Nov, 18:59	28d 6h	its own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 6h	force wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 18:59	42d 6h	its own schedule

Thu 22 OctThu 15 OctThu 8 Oct

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 245, 6 hours in, with 14 in the queue.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Thu 22 Oct, 18:596d ago	245+14	–	running	21
Thu 15 Oct, 18:5913d ago	108	halved by day 3	7 d	22
Thu 8 Oct, 18:5920d ago	243+10	halved by day 2	7 d	31
Thu 1 Oct, 18:01fw27d ago	153	halved by day 2	7 d	6
Thu 24 Sep, 18:5934d ago	257+12	halved by day 3	7 d	19
Thu 17 Sep, 18:5941d ago	90	halved by day 2	7 d	9

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 Moose |US Mini| — Figure 5: The map: Moose Maps, size 3500, seed 1337.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`168.100.162.253:28010`
Region	NA
Max players	150
Group limit	5 max
Wipe schedule	weekly
Last wipe	22 Oct 2026, 18:59 UTC
Hostname	mini.us.moose.gg
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Moose Maps
Size	3500
Seed	1337

7Operator

29 servers publish a moose.gg hostname; the busiest are listed.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, moose.gg.

Server	Status	Players
Rusty Moose \|EU Mondays\|	online	536/525
Rusty Moose \|EU Monthly\|	online	252/250
Rusty Moose \|US Mondays\|	online	151/250
Rusty Moose \|EU Small\|	online	89/200
Rusty Moose \|Hapis Mondays\|	online	64/150
Rusty Moose \|EU Main\|	online	54/250
Rusty Moose \|US Monthly\|	online	40/200
Rusty Moose \|EU Biweekly\|	online	25/200

8Similar 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], Facepunch official servers [3], unmodded rust server list [4] and Rust wipe forecast [5].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
Rustafied.com - US Low PopNA · groups of 6 · monthly · 92 on average	38/150
Rustoria.co - US Low PopNA · groups of 6 · monthly · 30 on average	19/100
Rustoria.co - US MainNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 236 on average	20/250
Rustafied.com - US FridayNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 155 on average	5/100
Rustopia.gg - US Main PremiumNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 145 on average	7/200
WARBANDITS.GG 2X \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad/Max5\| JUST FULLWIPEDNA · groups of 5 · 2x · weekly · 144 on average	90/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does Rusty Moose |US Mini| run?

The server fps averaged 30 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 29. Its entity count reached a maximum of 118,288, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Its highest memory usage was 4,264 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2What is the location of Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

North America is where Rusty Moose |US Mini| lists itself, using the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 168.100.162.253:28010.

A.3How reliable is Rusty Moose |US Mini|, and is it currently online?

Rusty Moose |US Mini| is online at this time. It last restarted around 20 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Rusty Moose |US Mini| runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does Rusty Moose |US Mini| wipe?

Wipes at Rusty Moose |US Mini| occur every Thursday at 18:59 UTC. On Thursday 29 October at 18:59 UTC the next wipe is expected. The current world has been running for 6 days 17 hours. A weekly wipe schedule is published in the server's tags.

A.6What happens on Rusty Moose |US Mini| when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 199 players. A peak 6 hours after the latest wipe was accompanied by 14 players waiting in the queue. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. If not, the population dropped below half by day 2.

Population

A.7What is the rank of Rusty Moose |US Mini| among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives Rusty Moose |US Mini| #316, in the top 1% of ranked servers and #61 in North America.

A.8What is the population level of Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

The current population of Rusty Moose |US Mini| is 7, drawn from 150 slots. Over the last week the count averages 56 players and reaches 245 at its height. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 01:00 UTC, averaging 28 players.

Tags, lists

A.9Who is responsible for running Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

28 other servers we track share the moose.gg hostname published by Rusty Moose |US Mini|; the same operator most likely runs them.

A.10What is the meaning of the tags on Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

The game's server browser reads official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp150 (Max players): The slot count is 150; ts5 (Group limit): 5 is the maximum team size; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^w (Weekly): The server wipes weekly; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America, which Rusty Moose |US Mini| 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.11Where can Rusty Moose |US Mini| be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Rusty Moose |US Mini|: Official Rust servers, North American server statistics and Vanilla Rust servers. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Weekly ^w and Vanilla ^v; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last week; Average players: 50+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Rules, settings, map

A.12Under what rules and settings does Rusty Moose |US Mini| operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Rusty Moose |US Mini|. The team limit is 5 players. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The in-game Official tab lists it. By its own label, vanilla, this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13What is the map for Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

The game generates Rusty Moose |US Mini|'s procedural map at size 3,500, from seed 1337. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. Under map name, it gives Moose Maps.

Connection

A.14What steps are required to join Rusty Moose |US Mini|?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 168.100.162.253:28010. 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://moose.gg.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp150,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^w,^v,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts5.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
On Rust Statistics
official	Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.
Game
`gmrust`	Game mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
`mp150`	Max players. The slot count is 150.
`ts5`	Group limit. 5 is the maximum team size.
`v2635`	Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
`cs168909`	Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
`ptrak`	Networking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
`$r?`	Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
`^w`	Weekly. The server wipes weekly.
Difficulty
`^v`	Vanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Region
`NA`	North America. The server browser lists this server 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

Official Rusty Moose US Mini Wipe Schedule - Map: Thursdays @ 3pm EST (unless force wipe) - Blueprints: Monthly @ Force Wipe Join our Discord server for announcements and to get more involved with the community! https://moose.gg/vip https://discord.gg/moose Force wipes are always on the first Thursday of the month at 2pm EST / 19:00 London time.

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Facepunch official servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.