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[AE] Facepunch 2

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [AE] Facepunch 2, reached at 185.179.203.164:28015. At the last check it held 17 of 350 places, against a seven-day mean of 9 and a peak of 261. It ranks #997 of all servers, the top 4%. It last wiped 28d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsofficial monthly wipes vanilla

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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 now17/3505% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean9peak 26, 48 h peak 21
Rank2#997top 4%
Last wipe28d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe36d 22hThu 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
01020304021:0006:0015:0000:0009:0018:00
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
05010015020021:0006:0015:0000:0009:0018:00
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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 4% 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
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 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 6d 22h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak28players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:006d 22hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0034d 22hforce wipefw
010203040+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 28, 27 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:42fw28d ago 28 – running 4

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 [AE] Facepunch 2
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 1120603257. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address185.179.203.164:28015
Region–
Max players350
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTC
Hostnameae2.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1120603257

7Operator

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname; the busiest are listed.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, playrust.com.
ServerStatusPlayers
[EU] Facepunch 1online169/400
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online136/350
[EU East] Facepunch 4online131/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online102/400
[EU East] Facepunch 5online76/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3online75/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2online66/400
[US East] Facepunch Premium 1online50/400

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are servers with the tutorial tag [2], Facepunch official servers [3], live vanilla server list [4] and Rust wipe forecast [5].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average347/425
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 212 on average242/300
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 126 on average98/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 124 on average115/150
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 119 on average151/300
Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 109 on average76/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does [AE] Facepunch 2 run?

The server fps averaged 122 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 75. Its entity count reached a maximum of 141,163, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Its highest memory usage was 5,315 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2In which location is [AE] Facepunch 2 based?

There is no region published for [AE] Facepunch 2. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 185.179.203.164:28015 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of [AE] Facepunch 2?

[AE] Facepunch 2 is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 13 hours ago. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on [AE] Facepunch 2?

[AE] Facepunch 2 is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Windows operating system. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does [AE] Facepunch 2 follow for wipes?

Once a month, [AE] Facepunch 2 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. The current world has been running for 28 days 2 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.6What characterises wipe day on [AE] Facepunch 2?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 28 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 27 hours after it began.

Population

A.7How does [AE] Facepunch 2 compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [AE] Facepunch 2 holds #997, in the top 4% of all ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on [AE] Facepunch 2?

On [AE] Facepunch 2, 17 of the 350 slots are occupied at present. The peak over seven days is 26, against an average of 9. Averaging 17 players, 18:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags, lists

A.9By whom is [AE] Facepunch 2 operated?

124 other servers we track share the playrust.com hostname published by [AE] Facepunch 2; the same operator most likely runs them.

A.10How should the tags on [AE] Facepunch 2 be interpreted?

official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp350 (Max players): It offers 350 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; sc2 (Custom tag): A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin: these are the tags [AE] Facepunch 2 publishes, and the server browser reads them. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.11Where can [AE] Facepunch 2 be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with the tutorial tag, Official Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that [AE] Facepunch 2 fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Players now: At least 10; Boxes: Official only.

Settings and map

A.12What are the settings and rules that govern [AE] Facepunch 2?

No gather rate appears in the name of [AE] Facepunch 2. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The in-game Official tab lists it. By its own label, vanilla, this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.13On which map does [AE] Facepunch 2 take place?

The game generates [AE] Facepunch 2's procedural map at size 4,500, from seed 1120603257. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

Connection

A.14How do you connect to [AE] Facepunch 2?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 185.179.203.164:28015. 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 mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs168909,sc2,ts8.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
On Rust Statistics
officialRun by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp350Max players. It offers 350 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here.
Other
sc2Custom tag. A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin.

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

This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Servers with the tutorial tag. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Facepunch official servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Live vanilla server list. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.