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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG, reached at 185.189.255.18:35000 and hosted in EU. At the last check it held 0 of 200 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 31. It ranks #6,578 of all servers, the top 30%, and #1935 in EU. It last wiped 20d ago on a published biweekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsbiweekly wipes modded oxide

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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 now0/2000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 3, 48 h peak 3
Rank2#6,578top 30%; #1935 in EU
Last wipe20d agobiweekly schedule
Next wipe37d 4hThu 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
0123415:0000:0009:0019:0004:0013:00
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
02040608015:0000:0009:0019:0004:0013:00
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 30% of all ranked servers, the top 66% in EU. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep4 Oct10 Oct17 Oct23 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: from its schedule tag

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 4h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap4.1 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak7players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 3
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 4hforce wipefw
Thu 19 Nov, 16:0821d 1hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 4hforce wipefw
Thu 8 OctSun 4 Oct
02468+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 5, 47 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 8 Oct, 16:0820d ago 5 – running 1
Sun 4 Oct, 14:4125d ago 9 halved by day 3 4.1 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

Map of RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3250, seed 1844192820. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address185.189.255.18:35000
RegionEU
Max players200
Group limit200 max
Wipe schedulebiweekly
Last wipe8 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTC
Hostnamehard.rust-way.ru
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3250
Seed1844192820

7Operator

4 servers publish a rust-way.ru hostname.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, rust-way.ru.
ServerStatusPlayers
BOUNTY WAY | RUST WAY | x2online220/300
[RU] RUST WAY CHILL X2 | NO LIMIT | КЕЙСЫonline6/400
RUST WAY MAX 5 | X2 | EU | SUNDAYonline0/300

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are european rust servers [2], modded server list with rates [3], battlefield tag list [4], rust zombie server population [5] and servers wiping soon [6].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
ChillLand [CZ/EN] | 1000x PvP | NO P2W |Wiped 15.10.EU · groups of 10+ · 1000x · biweekly · 3 on average2/30
[EU] BLACKTIDE x1000 | Custom Map | Kits | TP | Clans | Wiped 1EU · groups of 8+ · 1000x · biweekly · 1 on average1/50
ADRENALIN Rust RU 2X [ лутай СКИНЫ ] Loot+EU · groups of 60+ · 2x · weekly · 5 on average1/100
RUSTBURG.GG #1〔X5/X10|NO LIMIT|LOOT+|FPS+|KITS|TP〕27.10EU · groups of 50+ · 5x · weekly · 185 on average265/265
CoolingLine #1 - x1000 | NOLIMIT | FAST | LOOT+ | FPS |CLANSEU · groups of 100+ · 1000x · weekly · 63 on average128/150
AZARUST#1 [ X5/X10 | NOLIMIT | CLANS | LOOT+ | KITS ] 26.10EU · groups of 50+ · 5x · 12 on average26/250

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 59, with a minimum of 20. The highest number of entities it carried was 64,273, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 2,407 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

In Europe, according to its own listing, RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG appears with the EU tag. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 185.189.255.18:35000.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG is online at this time. It last restarted around 7 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG 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 timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

The prediction follows the tag, as RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG's recorded wipes are too few to confirm its schedule. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The current world has been running for 20 days 22 hours. The server's tags give a wipe schedule of every two weeks.

A.6What characterises wipe day on RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 7 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 47 hours after it began. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. In the other cases, the population fell below half by day 3.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG among Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG is #6,578, within the top 30% of all ranked servers; within Europe it is #1,935.

A.8What is the population level of RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

On RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG, 0 of the 200 slots are occupied at present. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 3. Averaging 2 players, 10:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags and filters

A.9Who is responsible for running RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

3 other servers we track share the rust-way.ru hostname published by RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG; the same operator most likely runs them.

A.10What is the meaning of the tags on RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp200 (Max players): It offers 200 slots; ts200 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 200; 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; ^b (Biweekly): It wipes on a two-week cycle; ^i (Battlefield): Kits and high rates drive fast PvP here; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; EU (Europe): The server browser lists this server under Europe: these are the tags RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG publishes, and the server browser reads them. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.11Where can RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG fits are: European Rust servers, Modded Rust servers, Rust battlefield servers and Rust servers named for zombies. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.12Which settings and rules are in force on RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

The name of RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG states no gather rate. The team limit is 200 players. battlefield is the game mode here; kits and high rates for rapid PvP. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.13What map is in use on RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

The game generates RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG's procedural map at size 3,250, from seed 1844192820. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.14What steps are required to join RUST WAY HARD | PVP | PVE | ZOMBIE | RPG?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 185.189.255.18:35000. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. Its website can be found at http://rust-way.ru.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp200,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^b,^i,EU,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts200,^o^z.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. The mode is vanilla survival.
mp200Max players. It offers 200 slots.
ts200Group limit. Teams are capped at 200.
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
^bBiweekly. It wipes on a two-week cycle.
Gameplay
^iBattlefield. Kits and high rates drive fast PvP here.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
EUEurope. The server browser lists this server under Europe.

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

Добро пожаловать на HARD WAY — хардкорный Rust с зомби, прокачкой персонажа и усиленным PvE! На сервере вас ждёт: • Рейты x1 — развитие и ресурсы имеют реальную ценность. • Зомби — заражённые встречаются по всему миру. • Прокачка персонажа — повышай уровень и открывай новые возможности. • Усиленный PvE — опасные NPC, противники и испытания. • Полноценный PvP — сражайся с другими игроками и защищай свои ресурсы. • События — уникальные активности, испытания и награды. • Хардкорное выживание — каждый новый уровень и улучшение реально влияют на твоё развитие. • Карта 2750 — компактный мир с высокой плотностью событий. • Стабильная работа сервера и активная администрация. Вайп: ЧТ в 17:00 по МСК | Магазин: rust-way.ru | Discord: discord.gg/rustway

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. European rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Battlefield tag list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-battlefield-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Rust zombie server population. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-zombie-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.