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Defcon_Server

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Offline · checked 24d ago · 187.170.251.198:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Defcon_Server, reached at 187.170.251.198:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #14,431 of all servers, the top 64%. It last wiped 25d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/333% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#14,431top 64%
Last wipe25d 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 64% 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
15k10k15k20k27 Sep30 Sep3 Oct6 Oct9 Oct12 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 gap5.5 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Sat 3 OctMon 28 Sep
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, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sat 3 Oct, 13:5225d ago 1 – running 0
Mon 28 Sep, 01:1931d ago 1 – 5.5 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.
Address187.170.251.198:28015
Region–
Max players3
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe3 Oct 2026, 13:52 UTC
Hostname–
First seen27 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 busiest community rust servers [2] and next Rust wipe times [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 · 522 on average309/375
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average316/325
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average27/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 276 on average30/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 275 on average48/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 246 on average154/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of Defcon_Server?

No region is published by Defcon_Server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 187.170.251.198:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is Defcon_Server, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, Defcon_Server is offline; it was last seen 24 days 7 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 27 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Defcon_Server?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is the version that Defcon_Server runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on Defcon_Server?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Defcon_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 world currently in use was created 25 days 19 hours ago.

A.5What happens on Defcon_Server when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

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

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Defcon_Server at #14,431, within the top 64% of ranked servers.

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

Defcon_Server is not online now; 24 days 7 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags, lists

A.8What do the tags associated with Defcon_Server signify?

Tags from Defcon_Server, read by the game's server browser, are gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla rules; mp3 (Max players): The slot count is 3; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can Defcon_Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Defcon_Server fits are: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Settings and map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on Defcon_Server?

No gather rate appears in the name of Defcon_Server. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC is not in use; Valve's anti-cheat is off.

A.11What map is in use on Defcon_Server?

On Defcon_Server the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

Connection

A.12What steps are required to join Defcon_Server?

Enter client.connect 187.170.251.198:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. Survival on vanilla rules.
mp3Max players. The slot count is 3.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs166652Build. Build 166652 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$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. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.