Big Nigel

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Offline · checked 3d ago · 195.20.84.1:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Big Nigel, reached at 195.20.84.1:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 1¹. It ranks #5,819 of all servers, the top 26%. It last wiped 4d ago; the next wipe is expected Saturday 31 October, 12:43 UTC, every Saturday at 12:43 UTC.

Keywordsmodded oxide

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	1/500	0% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	1	peak 1
Rank²	#5,819	top 26%
Last wipe	4d ago	no schedule published
Next wipe³	2d 7h	Sat 31 Oct, 12:43 UTC

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 26% 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

Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Saturday 31 October, 12:43 UTC, in 2d 7h. Every Saturday at 12:43 UTC (medium confidence).

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

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	7 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	100%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	2	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	100%	of its cycles kept half the crowd

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Sat 31 Oct, 12:43	2d 7h	its own schedule
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 13h	force wipefw
Sat 7 Nov, 12:43	9d 7h	its own schedule
Sat 14 Nov, 12:43	16d 7h	its own schedule
Sat 21 Nov, 12:43	23d 7h	its own schedule
Sat 28 Nov, 12:43	30d 7h	its own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 13h	force wipefw
Sat 5 Dec, 12:43	37d 7h	its own schedule

Sat 24 OctSat 10 OctSat 3 Oct

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Sat 24 Oct, 12:434d ago	1	–	running	0
Sat 10 Oct, 13:2318d ago	1	held half	14 d	2
Sat 3 Oct, 14:2425d ago	3	–	7 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 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`195.20.84.1:28015`
Region	–
Max players	500
Group limit	8, the default
Wipe schedule	–
Last wipe	24 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Procedural 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 modded server list with rates [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

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

Server	Players
ShockRust \| Blue \| NoLimitno group limit · 152 on average	41/500
МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х \| STORM \| FPS+ 28.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average	123/100
RETRO RUST #1 Х1000\|NOLIMIT\|LOOT++\|KIT WIPE 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 117 on average	38/225
404 RUST 2Х\|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ\|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 93 on average	15/700
RustSpain.com \| EU MainEU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average	2/200
404 RUST 2Х\|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ\|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average	4/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Big Nigel have?

No region is published by Big Nigel. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 195.20.84.1:28015 is its address.

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

At the present moment, Big Nigel is offline; it was last seen 3 days ago. The server was up 17% of the time over the last 7 full days, 29 of 168 hours. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Big Nigel?

Big Nigel 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 schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on Big Nigel?

Wipes at Big Nigel occur every Saturday at 12:43 UTC. The server is due to wipe on Saturday 31 October at 12:43 UTC. The current world has been running for 4 days 16 hours.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on Big Nigel?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe. For 100% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe.

Player count

A.6What position does Big Nigel occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Big Nigel holds #5,819, in the top 26% of all ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of Big Nigel?

At this moment Big Nigel is offline, having last been seen 3 days ago. Averaged over the last seven days: 1 players; the same period peaks at 1.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Big Nigel?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp500 (Max players): It offers 500 slots; 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): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded: these are the tags Big Nigel 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.9Where can Big Nigel be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Big Nigel fits are: Modded Rust servers. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.

Settings and map

A.10Under what rules and settings does Big Nigel operate?

The name of Big Nigel states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What is the map for Big Nigel?

The game generates the map on Big Nigel; that format is procedural.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining Big Nigel?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 195.20.84.1:28015. 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 mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z.

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

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmrust`	Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
`mp500`	Max players. It offers 500 slots.
`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. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
`$r?`	Region code. No region code is set.
Mods and access
`^o`	Oxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
`^z`	Modded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.

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