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Offline · checked 21d ago · 178.72.70.229:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust server, reached at 178.72.70.229:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #11,493 of all servers, the top 51%. It last wiped 21d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now2/1002% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#11,493top 51%
Last wipe21d 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 51% 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
15k10k15k20k3 Oct5 Oct7 Oct9 Oct11 Oct13 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
Usual gap3.2 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak3players, last three wipes
Crowd held100%of its cycles kept half the crowd
Tue 6 OctSat 3 Oct
01234+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 3, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Tue 6 Oct, 16:5021d ago 3 – running 1
Sat 3 Oct, 12:4624d ago 3 held half 3.2 d 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

No map picture published
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address178.72.70.229:28015
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe6 Oct 2026, 17:37 UTC
Hostname–
First seen3 Oct 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 busiest community rust servers [2] and servers wiping soon [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 · 535 on average379/350
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 320 on average19/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 319 on average27/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average198/225
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 277 on average98/225
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 265 on average37/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1In which location is Rust server based?

There is no region published for Rust server. 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 178.72.70.229:28015.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of Rust server?

At the present moment, Rust server is offline; it was last seen 21 days 11 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 3 October 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for Rust server?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is the version that Rust server runs, on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does Rust server follow for wipes?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Rust server to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. The current world has been running for 21 days 14 hours.

A.5What characterises wipe day on Rust server?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 3 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began. The crowd stayed above half its peak until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.

Player count

A.6How does Rust server compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Rust server at #11,493, within the top 51% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does Rust server operate in terms of players?

At this moment Rust server is offline, having last been seen 21 days 11 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.8How should the tags on Rust server be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp100 (Max players): The slot count is 100; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set: these are the tags Rust server 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.9Where can Rust server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that Rust server fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Settings and map

A.10Under what rules and settings does Rust server operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rust server. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does Rust server take place?

On Rust server the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

How to join

A.12How do you connect to Rust server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 178.72.70.229:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp100Max players. The slot count is 100.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs166652Build. The game build is 166652.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$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. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.