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[UK] The Circle

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Offline · checked 10d ago · 188.40.106.248:28135

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [UK] The Circle, reached at 188.40.106.248:28135. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,266 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 32d ago.

Keywordsvanilla modded oxide

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/100% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,266top 69%
Last wipe32d 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, measured since 25 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
15k10k15k20k25 Sep1 Oct7 Oct13 Oct19 Oct25 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
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
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 26 Sep, 12:5332d 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

Map of [UK] The Circle
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 707334229. Open on RustMaps.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address188.40.106.248:28135
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe26 Sep 2026, 12:53 UTC
Hostname–
First seen25 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3000
Seed707334229

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are rust servers in europe [2], browse modded Rust servers [3] and servers wiping soon [4].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 28.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average128/100
RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 118 on average112/225
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 93 on average40/700
RustSpain.com | EU MainEU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average4/200
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average12/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|СИБИРСКИЙ 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 79 on average132/700

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What location does [UK] The Circle have?

Without a region tag from [UK] The Circle, its name still points to Europe. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 188.40.106.248:28135.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of [UK] The Circle?

At the present moment, [UK] The Circle is offline; it was last seen 10 days 6 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 25 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on [UK] The Circle?

[UK] The Circle is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on the Linux operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on [UK] The Circle?

The record of [UK] The Circle's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 32 days 18 hours ago.

A.5What characterises wipe day on [UK] The Circle?

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

Player count

A.6How does [UK] The Circle compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [UK] The Circle holds #15,266, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of [UK] The Circle?

The last recorded sighting of [UK] The Circle was 10 days 6 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags and filters

A.8How should the tags on [UK] The Circle be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game: these are the tags [UK] The Circle publishes, and the server browser reads them. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can [UK] The Circle be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

European Rust servers and Modded Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that [UK] The Circle fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Under what rules and settings does [UK] The Circle operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of [UK] The Circle. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What is the map for [UK] The Circle?

The game generates [UK] The Circle's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 707334229. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining [UK] The Circle?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 188.40.106.248:28135. 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?,v2633,^v,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^o^z.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp10Max players. 10 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2633Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect.
cs165217Build. Build 165217 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.

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. Rust servers in europe. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.