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Forest Gaming

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Offline · checked 29d ago · 178.131.170.225:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Forest Gaming, reached at 178.131.170.225:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #16,970 of all servers, the top 71%. It last wiped 29d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/200% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#16,970top 71%
Last wipe29d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes seen yet

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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 71% 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
15k10k15k20k28 Sep29 Sep1 Oct2 Oct4 Oct5 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
No hourly players around its wipes yet.
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Mon 28 Sep, 16:1229d ago 0 – running 2

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

No map picture published
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address178.131.170.225:28015
Region–
Max players20
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe28 Sep 2026, 16:12 UTC
Hostname–
First seen28 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are rust community servers listed [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 540 on average609/575
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average389/400
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 312 on average38/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 311 on average47/250
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 272 on average157/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 265 on average84/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is Forest Gaming based?

A region is not published by Forest Gaming. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 178.131.170.225:28015.

A.2How reliable is Forest Gaming, and is it currently online?

Right now, Forest Gaming is offline, and the last time it was seen was 29 days 18 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. It was first observed on 28 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Forest Gaming?

The version of Rust on Forest Gaming is network protocol 2633 and build 165217, and the operating system is Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on Forest Gaming?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Forest Gaming to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. 29 days 18 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on Forest Gaming?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 0 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.6What position does Forest Gaming occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Forest Gaming at #16,970, within the top 71% of ranked servers.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Forest Gaming?

At this moment Forest Gaming is offline, having last been seen 29 days 18 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Forest Gaming?

Tags from Forest Gaming, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp20 (Max players): It offers 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): This server runs game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.9Where can Forest Gaming be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Forest Gaming: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Settings and map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Forest Gaming?

No gather rate appears in the name of Forest Gaming. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11On which map does Forest Gaming take place?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Forest Gaming runs.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join Forest Gaming?

Enter client.connect 178.131.170.225:28015 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.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp20Max players. It offers 20 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2633Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect.
cs165217Build. This server runs game build 165217.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.