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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing, reached at 173.240.150.58:19590 and hosted in EU. At the last check it held 0 of 100 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,344 of all servers, the top 69%, and #2551 in EU. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsquad monthly wipes modded carbon premium

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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 now0/1000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,344top 69%; #2551 in EU
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 3hThu 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
0123416:0001:0010:0020:0005:0014:00
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
010020030040016:0001:0010:0020:0005:0014:00
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 6 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 69% of all ranked servers, the top 87% in EU, and #615 of the quad servers (top 74%). Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k6 Oct11 Oct15 Oct20 Oct24 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 3h. The force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
No wipe seen yet.

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 Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing
Figure 4: The map: 6K MAP BY TWOFISH, size 6000, seed 1.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address173.240.150.58:19590
RegionEU
Max players100
Group limitquad
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe2 Oct 2026, 08:43 UTC
Hostname–
First seen6 Oct 2026
Map6K MAP BY TWOFISH
Size6000
Seed1

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are live europe server counts [2], modded servers by player count [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Aqua Rust | Server has migratedEU · quad · monthly · 2 on average0/100
[EU] TideRust - Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad | Monthly |No BP WipesEU · quad · monthly · 131 on average120/250
[TR/EU] VATAN | Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad | Yeni başlayanlar içinEU · quad · monthly · 87 on average226/350
RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio Quad | Monthly | EUEU · quad · monthly · 9 on average2/200
Noobs 4 Real | No Pros, No Sweats, Just Noobs, Solo/Duo!EU · quad · monthly · 3 on average3/100
[GER/EU] Sanctuary Teams (1-4)EU · quad · monthly · 1 on average1/50

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing run?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 185, with a minimum of 151. The highest number of entities it carried was 93,918, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 5,008 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing based?

In Europe, according to its own listing, Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing appears with the EU tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 173.240.150.58:19590 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

At the present moment, Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing is online. It last restarted around 10 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 6 October 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231 is the version that Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

An estimate derived from the force wipe gives the next wipe for Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing. 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. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

Player count

A.6What is the rank of Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing #15,344, in the top 69% of ranked servers and #2,551 in Europe. The quad group places it at #615.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

At this moment 0 players are on Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing, which has 100 slots in total. The mean population for the last seven days is 0.

Tags and filters

A.8What do the tags associated with Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp100 (Max players): The slot count is 100; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the maximum team size; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs167231 (Build): This server runs game build 167231; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework is Carbon; ^q (Premium): Rust's premium status is required to join; EU (Europe): The server browser lists this server under Europe, which Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing 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 Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing: European Rust servers and Modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list return it: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

Its name carries no gather rate for Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing. quad sets the team size at 4 players. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Players may raid and fight one another. It appears under Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Carbon plugins are running. Rust's premium status is required to join. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What map is in use on Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

Generated by the game from seed 1, the procedural map on Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing measures 6,000. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. Under map name, it gives 6K MAP BY TWOFISH.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join Section Alpha EU Main | Invite Only | Testing?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 173.240.150.58:19590. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. Rust's premium status is required to join.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^m,EU,gmrust,cs167231,^q,ts4.

Table 5: 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.
ts4Group limit. 4 is the maximum team size.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs167231Build. This server runs game build 167231.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Mods and access
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
^yCarbon. The plugin framework is Carbon.
^qPremium. Rust's premium status is required to join.
Region
EUEurope. The server browser lists this server under Europe.

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 Section Alpha! Please see the full list of rules on the in-game menu. - No gamebans or attempts at ban evading. - No racism or excessive toxicity. - Custom team balancing. Solos and small teams buffed! - Roofcampers will be punished! - No VPN or private Steam Accounts. - No Advertising or URLs in username. - In-game ATMs to save your scrap. - Large automated train network. - Regular map improvements.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Live europe server counts. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.