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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP, reached at 172.240.229.71:28085. At the last check it held 0 of 100 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 61. It ranks #2,738 of all servers, the top 12%. It last wiped 23d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes vanilla

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/1000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 6, 48 h peak 4
Rank2#2,738top 12%
Last wipe23d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 15hThu 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
0123404:0013:0022:0008:0017:0002:00
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
02040608004:0013:0022:0008:0017:0002:00
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. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 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 8d 15h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak7players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 15hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 15hforce wipefw
02468+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 7, 16 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sun 4 Oct, 11:5223d ago 7 – running 0

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 THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 48224. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address172.240.229.71:28085
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe4 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed48224

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are starter rust servers live now [2], community tab servers measured [3], unmodded rust server list [4] and predicted wipe schedule [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average112/200
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 213 on average78/200
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 187 on average44/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 157 on average66/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 137 on average150/200
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 131 on average21/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP smooth?

The server fps averaged 55 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 43. The highest number of entities it carried was 135,811, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 4,739 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What is the location of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

There is no region published for THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 172.240.229.71:28085.

A.3What is the reliability of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP, and is it online?

THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 4 days 5 hours ago. The server was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.5What schedule does THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP follow for wipes?

Once a month, THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP wipes in line with the 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. 23 days 16 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 THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 7 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 16 hours after it began.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP at #2,738, within the top 12% of ranked servers.

A.8At what level does THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP operate in terms of players?

The current population of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP is 0, drawn from 100 slots. The peak over seven days is 6, against an average of 1. Averaging 4 players, 16:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags and filters

A.9What do the tags associated with THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP signify?

gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^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: these are the tags THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP 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 THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP: Rust servers for new players, Rust community servers, measured and Vanilla Rust servers. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Vanilla ^v; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. The server's own description is vanilla: nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What map is in use on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

Size 4,500 and seed 48224 define the procedural, game-generated map on THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

How to join

A.13What is the process for joining THE VANILLA NW | NOOB|CASUAL | SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD | LOW POP?

Enter client.connect 172.240.229.71:28085 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. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/kxvhS3Y.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp100Max players. 100 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
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.

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

Welcome to The Vanilla! We are a community friendly server. Come learn the game, relax, build, explore, hunt, fight, raid, and have fun! We enforce a toxic-free community, and welcome both new and experienced players. Casual friendly. SERVER INFO: - Monthly wipe @ Update - Vanilla Rust - NO-DECAY (No upkeep) - Low-Pop - Noob-Friendly - Solo-Friendly - Groups: Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet - Minicopter population increased - Active Admins - Discord: https://discord.gg/kxvhS3Y

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Starter rust servers live now. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-for-new-players.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Community tab servers measured. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.