Builders Like Us

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Offline · checked 10d ago · 172.240.236.179:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Builders Like Us, reached at 172.240.236.179:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 0¹. It ranks #11,513 of all servers, the top 52%. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes modded oxide

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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	2/125	2% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	0	peak –
Rank²	#11,513	top 52%
Last wipe	27d ago	monthly schedule
Next wipe³	7d 8h	Thu 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.

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 52% 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

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 8h. The force wipe (high confidence).

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

Measure	Value	Note
Wipe-day peak	17	players, last three wipes

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 8h	force wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 8h	force wipefw

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 17, 2 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:44fw27d ago	17	–	running	7

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 Builders Like Us — Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 5000, seed 1.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`172.240.236.179:28015`
Region	–
Max players	125
Group limit	32 max
Wipe schedule	monthly
Last wipe	1 Oct 2026, 17:44 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Custom Map
Size	5000
Seed	1

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are Rust servers in North America [2], modded Rust population table [3], rust build and creative servers [4], live creative server population [5] and servers wiping soon [6].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
RGB Creative Build \| US Sandbox \| Save/Load, Symmetry, BGradeNA · groups of 100+ · monthly · 7 on average	6/200
Builders Like UsNA · groups of 32+ · monthly · 2 on average	2/100
TURBOSBLAST! US PVP \| MONTHLY \| ZOMBIES \| Deep Sea Build \| NEW!NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 1 on average	0/200
[NA] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative \| Sandbox \| Minigames \|NA · groups of 8+ · 91 on average	38/999
Intoxicated US Sandbox - Creative \| Build \| NoclipNA · groups of 8+ · 13 on average	9/150
Together We Rust \| Build ServerNA · groups of 8+ · 2 on average	1/125

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Builders Like Us have?

Without a region tag from Builders Like Us, its name still points to North America. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 172.240.236.179:28015.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of Builders Like Us?

At the present moment, Builders Like Us is offline; it was last seen 10 days 2 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for Builders Like Us?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231 is the version that Builders Like Us runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.4On what cycle does Builders Like Us wipe?

Once a month, Builders Like Us wipes in line with the 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. The current world has been running for 27 days 16 hours. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on Builders Like Us?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 17 players. The crowd reached its maximum 2 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.6What position does Builders Like Us occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Builders Like Us at #11,513, within the top 52% of ranked servers.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Builders Like Us?

At this moment Builders Like Us is offline, having last been seen 10 days 2 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Builders Like Us?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp125 (Max players): It offers 125 slots; ts32 (Group limit): 32 is the maximum team size; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167231 (Build): This server runs game build 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^r (Roleplay): The server is run for roleplay; ^c (Creative): Building is sandbox-style, with no gathering and free construction; ^k (Build server): Base design and practice; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded, which Builders Like Us 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 Builders Like Us be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Modded Rust servers, Build and creative servers in Rust, Rust servers tagged creative, Rust roleplay servers, measured and North American server statistics are the Rust Statistics lists that Builders Like Us fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Roleplay ^r, Creative ^c, Build server ^k, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on Builders Like Us?

Its name carries no gather rate for Builders Like Us. A group holds at most 32 players. Listed as build & creative, the game mode is sandbox construction, without gathering. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Oxide plugins are running. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does Builders Like Us take place?

Generated by the game from seed 1, the procedural map on Builders Like Us measures 5,000. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. The name of the map is Custom Map.

How to join

A.12How do you connect to Builders Like Us?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 172.240.236.179:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. The website for this server is https://discord.com/invite/MwWEY9pxq8.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp125,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^r,^c,^k,gmrust,cs167231,ts32,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmrust`	Game mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
`mp125`	Max players. It offers 125 slots.
`ts32`	Group limit. 32 is the maximum team size.
`v2634`	Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
`cs167231`	Build. This server runs game build 167231.
`ptrak`	Networking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
`$r?`	Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
`^m`	Monthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Gameplay
`^r`	Roleplay. The server is run for roleplay.
`^c`	Creative. Building is sandbox-style, with no gathering and free construction.
`^k`	Build server. Base design and practice.
Mods and access
`^o`	Oxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
`^z`	Modded. 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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

A creative build server with great tools. - Instant craft using Q or F1 - Unlimited resources - Building tools (BGrade/BSkin) - Skinbox (lightning fast) and Sign Artist - Procedural map with high FPS - Horizontal door placement - No clip enabled (flying) - Terraform the environment with nature items

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. Rust servers in North America. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Rust build and creative servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-build-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Live creative server population. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-creative-servers.
[6]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.