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#1 Rust Server Tool

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Offline · checked 22d ago · 181.42.16.227:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server #1 Rust Server Tool, reached at 181.42.16.227:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,758 of all servers, the top 62%. It last wiped 22d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/1010% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#13,758top 62%
Last wipe22d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 9hThu 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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 62% 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
15k10k15k20k22 Sep25 Sep28 Sep8 Oct11 Oct14 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 9h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 9hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 9hforce wipefw
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 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Wed 7 Oct, 01:1422d 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 5: The server's published settings.
Address181.42.16.227:28015
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe7 Oct 2026, 01:14 UTC
Hostname–
First seen22 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 player-run rust server list [2] and Rust wipe forecast [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average310/325
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 216 on average103/200
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 172 on average61/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 161 on average84/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 129 on average40/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average51/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does #1 Rust Server Tool have?

A region is not published by #1 Rust Server Tool. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 181.42.16.227:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is #1 Rust Server Tool, and is it currently online?

#1 Rust Server Tool is currently offline, with the last sighting 22 days 6 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 22 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for #1 Rust Server Tool?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is the version that #1 Rust Server Tool runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does #1 Rust Server Tool wipe?

Once a month, #1 Rust Server Tool wipes in line with the force wipe. This server's next wipe coincides with the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which affects all Rust servers. 22 days 8 hours have passed since the current world was generated. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.5What characterises wipe day on #1 Rust Server Tool?

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

Population

A.6What is the rank of #1 Rust Server Tool among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts #1 Rust Server Tool at #13,758, within the top 62% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does #1 Rust Server Tool operate in terms of players?

At this moment #1 Rust Server Tool is offline, having last been seen 22 days 6 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on #1 Rust Server Tool?

Tags from #1 Rust Server Tool, read by the game's server browser, are gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla rules; mp10 (Max players): It offers 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652 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): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes. 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 #1 Rust Server Tool be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that #1 Rust Server Tool fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.10Under what rules and settings does #1 Rust Server Tool operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of #1 Rust Server Tool. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. survival is the game mode here; the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. 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.11What is the map for #1 Rust Server Tool?

The game generates the map on #1 Rust Server Tool; that format is procedural.

How to join

A.12What is the process for joining #1 Rust Server Tool?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 181.42.16.227:28015. 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,^m,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. Survival on vanilla rules.
mp10Max players. It offers 10 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166652Build. Build 166652 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. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.

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. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.