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US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS, reached at 173.168.108.178:28015 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,317 of all servers, the top 70%, and #1562 in NA. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywords2x gather monthly wipes modded oxide

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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 mean0peak –
Rank2#15,317top 70%; #1562 in NA
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 13hThu 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 70% of all ranked servers, the top 84% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 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 13h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak2players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 13hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 13hforce wipefw
00.511.52+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 2, 2 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 22:33fw27d ago 2 – 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 US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4250, seed 1337. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address173.168.108.178:28015
RegionNA
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 22:33 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4250
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North American Rust servers [2], 2x gather rate servers [3], modded Rust population table [4] and Rust wipe forecast [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Atlas - US 2X Monthly | Vanilla+ | No BP WipesNA · groups of 16+ · 2x · monthly · 371 on average105/150
US Limitless 2x Monthly Main | No BP Wipes | x2NA · groups of 12+ · 2x · monthly · 152 on average118/200
US Limitless 2x Monthly No Offlines|No BP Wipes|Noob FriendlyNA · groups of 12+ · 2x · monthly · 8 on average7/200
[US] Spoonkid Rust - 2x Monthly | 8 MAX | No BP WipesNA · groups of 8+ · 2x · monthly · 8 on average1/67
Exile.gg | US 2x Monthly | 12 MaxNA · groups of 12+ · 2x · monthly · 6 on average2/50
[US] Ember Rust 2x Monthly | SOLO ONLY | No BP WipesNA · groups of 8+ · 2x · monthly · 5 on average6/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What location does US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS have?

In North America, according to its own listing, US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS appears with 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 173.168.108.178:28015.

A.2What is the reliability of US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS, and is it online?

Right now, US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS is offline, and the last time it was seen was 10 days 21 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 US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 is the version that US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.4What schedule does US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS follow for wipes?

Once a month, US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS wipes in line with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The world currently in use was created 27 days 7 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.5What characterises wipe day on US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 2 players. The crowd reached its maximum 2 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.6What is the rank of US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS #15,317, in the top 70% of ranked servers and #1,562 in North America.

A.7What is the population level of US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS?

US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS is not online now; 10 days 21 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS?

Tags from US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp100 (Max players): The slot count is 100; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): Build 166494 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS: Rust servers with a 2x gather rate, Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Gather rate: 2x.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Under what rules and settings does US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS operate?

The rate for gathering on US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS is 2x, according to its name. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Oxide plugins are running. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11What is the map for US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS?

The game generates US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS's procedural map at size 4,250, from seed 1337. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining US BETTER RUST - 2x - FREE KITS?

Enter client.connect 173.168.108.178:28015 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. The website for this server is https://discord.com/invite/vrUur5rrP5.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp100Max players. The slot count is 100.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs166494Build. Build 166494 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
Region
NANorth America. In the server browser it is filed 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

NO VAC/GAME/SERVER BANS ALLOWED FREE KITS FREE Minicopter 2x gather on mats Offline Raid Protection - You must log in every three days Box Sorting Larger stack sizes in base Insta crafting Extra safe zone recycles Long Days and short nights Extended workbench range Active admins & more

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. North American Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. 2x gather rate servers. ruststatistics.org/top-2x-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.