The Crucible |US|PvE

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Crucible |US|PvE, reached at 191.101.233.112:28015 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 2 of 120 places, against a seven-day mean of 2 and a peak of 9¹. It ranks #2,479 of all servers, the top 11%, and #397 in NA. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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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.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	2/120	2% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	2	peak 9, 48 h peak 6
Rank²	#2,479	top 11%; #397 in NA
Last wipe	27d ago	monthly schedule
Next wipe³	7d 14h	Thu 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

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).

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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 11% of all ranked servers, the top 21% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region

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 7d 14h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.

Measure	Value	Note
Wipe-day peak	11	players, last three wipes

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 14h	force wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 14h	force wipefw

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 11, 7 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:43fw27d ago	11	–	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 The Crucible |US|PvE — Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 4000, seed 863951188.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`191.101.233.112:28015`
Region	NA
Max players	120
Group limit	8, the default
Wipe schedule	monthly
Last wipe	1 Oct 2026, 18:23 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Custom Map
Size	4000
Seed	863951188

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US and NA server list [2], busiest community rust servers [3], pve servers by play style [4], vanilla rust servers [5] and upcoming Rust wipes [6].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
ABYSS \| PvE \| US \| Vanilla \| Noob FriendlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 54 on average	46/200
[US] RustEZ Pure PvE \| Low Decay \| No Killing \| No RaidingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 31 on average	31/200
Rusty Spoons PvE \| no raiding / stealing / killingNA · groups of 10+ · monthly · 13 on average	10/100
MadRust PVE - Get AchievementsNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 12 on average	9/50
[US] PureRust \| PvE \| No Decay \| No Killing \| No RaidingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 11 on average	6/150
Stillwater Shores PVE \| PVPNA · groups of 30+ · monthly · 6 on average	8/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does The Crucible |US|PvE run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 36 server fps, with a low of 3. The highest number of entities it carried was 107,469, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 2,822 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of The Crucible |US|PvE?

North America is where The Crucible |US|PvE lists itself, using the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 191.101.233.112:28015 is its address.

A.3How reliable is The Crucible |US|PvE, and is it currently online?

The Crucible |US|PvE is online at this time. It last restarted around 8 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on The Crucible |US|PvE?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that The Crucible |US|PvE runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5On what cycle does The Crucible |US|PvE wipe?

Once a month, The Crucible |US|PvE 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. The world currently in use was created 27 days 9 hours ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on The Crucible |US|PvE?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 11 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 7 hours after it began.

Population

A.7What position does The Crucible |US|PvE occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days The Crucible |US|PvE is #2,479, within the top 11% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #397.

A.8At what level does The Crucible |US|PvE operate in terms of players?

On The Crucible |US|PvE, 2 of the 120 slots are occupied at present. The peak over seven days is 9, against an average of 2. Averaging 4 players, 01:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags and filters

A.9How should the tags on The Crucible |US|PvE be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp120 (Max players): The slot count is 120; 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): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped; ^p (PvE): The threat is the world, not other players; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America, which The Crucible |US|PvE publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can The Crucible |US|PvE be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured, Rust PvE servers: live list, North American server statistics and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that The Crucible |US|PvE fits. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on The Crucible |US|PvE?

No gather rate appears in the name of The Crucible |US|PvE. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as pve, the game mode is players cannot fight each other. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. Oxide plugins are running. The server's own description is vanilla: nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for The Crucible |US|PvE?

The game generates The Crucible |US|PvE's procedural map at size 4,000, from seed 863951188. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page. Under map name, it gives Custom Map.

How to join

A.13What steps are required to join The Crucible |US|PvE?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 191.101.233.112:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/6J6jqbKyns.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp120,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmrust`	Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
`mp120`	Max players. The slot count is 120.
`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. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
`^m`	Monthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
`^v`	Vanilla. Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped.
Gameplay
`^p`	PvE. The threat is the world, not other players.
Mods and access
`^o`	Oxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
Region
`NA`	North America. The server browser lists this server under North America.

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

Solo | Teams | Build | Learn Rules 1. Don't be a dick. 2. Don't touch what's not yours without permission. (Bases, Boxes, Bodies, Backpacks) 3. Call the Monument when you arrive to it. This includes the Patrol Heli & the Brad Tank. (Excluded: Gas Stations, Supermarkets, Mining Outposts, and Safe Zones) 4. Decayed bases are fair game. (Keep all your property locked and your Tool Cupboard fed.) 5. Refer to rule 1.

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Pve servers by play style. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Vanilla rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
[6]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.