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Only Cheater

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Offline · checked 17d ago · 181.15.235.76:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Only Cheater, reached at 181.15.235.76:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,860 of all servers, the top 72%. It last wiped 17d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/100% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,860top 72%
Last wipe17d 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 72% 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
15k10k15k20k11 Oct12 Oct14 Oct15 Oct17 Oct18 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 peak1players, last three wipes
00.250.50.751+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 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sun 11 Oct, 05:3417d ago 1 – running 1

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.
Address181.15.235.76:28015
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe11 Oct 2026, 05:34 UTC
Hostname–
First seen11 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 player-run rust server list [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [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 · 552 on average605/675
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average377/525
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 299 on average47/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 298 on average35/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 271 on average137/200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 254 on average160/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What location does Only Cheater have?

A region is not published by Only Cheater. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 181.15.235.76:28015.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of Only Cheater?

At the present moment, Only Cheater is offline; it was last seen 17 days 12 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 11 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Only Cheater?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 is the version that Only Cheater runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.4On what cycle does Only Cheater wipe?

The record of Only Cheater's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 17 days 14 hours ago.

A.5What happens on Only Cheater when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Player count

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

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Only Cheater at #15,860, within the top 72% of ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of Only Cheater?

At this moment Only Cheater is offline, having last been seen 17 days 12 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.8How should the tags on Only Cheater be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp10 (Max players): It offers 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs167398 (Build): The game build is 167398; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset: these are the tags Only Cheater 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 Only Cheater be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Only Cheater fits are: Rust community servers, measured. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Only Cheater?

Its name carries no gather rate for Only Cheater. 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. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What is the map for Only Cheater?

The game generates the map on Only Cheater; that format is procedural.

Connection

A.12What steps are required to join Only Cheater?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 181.15.235.76:28015. 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 mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp10Max players. It offers 10 slots.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167398Build. The game build is 167398.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.