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Nordrend

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Offline · checked 1d ago · 188.187.188.201:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Nordrend, reached at 188.187.188.201:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,423 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 17d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes vanilla modded carbon

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/1000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,423top 69%
Last wipe17d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 6hThu 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
0123413:0016:0020:0023:0003:0006:00
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
010020030040013:0016:0020:0023:0003:0006:00
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 69% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 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 8d 6h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap6.1 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 2
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 6hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 6hforce wipefw
Sat 10 OctSun 4 Oct
01234+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, 35 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sat 10 Oct, 21:4017d ago 1 – running 0
Sun 4 Oct, 20:1823d ago 1 halved by day 2 6.1 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 Nordrend
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3500, seed 12345. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address188.187.188.201:28015
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe10 Oct 2026, 21:40 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3500
Seed12345

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are modded servers by player count [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 88 on average143/700
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average49/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЯ 22.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 67 on average21/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|СИБИРСКИЙ 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 64 on average486/700
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|МОСКОВСКИЙ 26.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 63 on average180/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЙСКИЙ 21.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 59 on average17/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Is the performance of Nordrend smooth?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 234, with a minimum of 226. Its entity count reached a maximum of 69,276, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The peak memory usage was 2,494 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is Nordrend based?

A region is not published by Nordrend. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 188.187.188.201:28015 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Nordrend?

Nordrend is currently offline, with the last sighting 30 hours ago. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 18 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 88%, with 147 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Nordrend?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is the version that Nordrend runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5What schedule does Nordrend follow for wipes?

Once a month, Nordrend wipes in line with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. 17 days 14 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What characterises wipe day on Nordrend?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 35 hours after it began. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. Otherwise, a fall below half took place by day 2.

Population

A.7How does Nordrend compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Nordrend holds #15,423, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of Nordrend?

Nordrend is not online now; 30 hours have passed since it was last seen. The mean population for the last seven days is 0.

Tags, lists

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on Nordrend?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp100 (Max players): It offers 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for its plugins; jp0 (Custom tag): A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin: these are the tags Nordrend 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.10Where can Nordrend be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Modded Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that Nordrend fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern Nordrend?

Its name carries no gather rate for Nordrend. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Carbon plugins are running. 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.12What is the map for Nordrend?

Generated by the game from seed 12345, the procedural map on Nordrend measures 3,500. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

How to join

A.13What steps are required to join Nordrend?

Enter client.connect 188.187.188.201:28015 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. You can find its website at https://nordrend.gamestores.app.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,jp0,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^m,^v,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp100Max players. It offers 100 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs166652Build. The game build is 166652.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Mods and access
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
^yCarbon. This server uses Carbon for its plugins.
Other
jp0Custom 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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.