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Blood Steel and Bad Decisions

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Offline · checked 21d ago · 2.84.242.197:35005

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Blood Steel and Bad Decisions, reached at 2.84.242.197:35005. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #14,453 of all servers, the top 65%. It last wiped 24d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/1001% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#14,453top 65%
Last wipe24d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe 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 65% 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
15k10k15k20k6 Oct7 Oct9 Oct10 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
No wipe seen yet.

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 4: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address2.84.242.197:35005
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe3 Oct 2026, 20:01 UTC
Hostname–
First seen6 Oct 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 unmodded rust community servers [2] and Rust wipe forecast [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 534 on average247/275
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 322 on average20/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 321 on average17/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average163/200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 277 on average64/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 264 on average37/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of Blood Steel and Bad Decisions?

A region is not published by Blood Steel and Bad Decisions. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 2.84.242.197:35005 is its address.

A.2What is the reliability of Blood Steel and Bad Decisions, and is it online?

At the present moment, Blood Steel and Bad Decisions is offline; it was last seen 21 days 11 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 6 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for Blood Steel and Bad Decisions?

Blood Steel and Bad Decisions is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on the Linux operating system. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on Blood Steel and Bad Decisions?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Blood Steel and Bad Decisions to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. 24 days 9 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

Player count

A.5How does Blood Steel and Bad Decisions compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Blood Steel and Bad Decisions holds #14,453, in the top 65% of all ranked servers.

A.6At what level does Blood Steel and Bad Decisions operate in terms of players?

At this moment Blood Steel and Bad Decisions is offline, having last been seen 21 days 11 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.7What is the meaning of the tags on Blood Steel and Bad Decisions?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which Blood Steel and Bad Decisions publishes as its tags. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.8Where can Blood Steel and Bad Decisions be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

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

Rules, settings, map

A.9Under what rules and settings does Blood Steel and Bad Decisions operate?

The name of Blood Steel and Bad Decisions states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. survival is the game mode here; the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Players may raid and fight one another. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.10On which map does Blood Steel and Bad Decisions take place?

On Blood Steel and Bad Decisions the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

Connection

A.11What steps are required to join Blood Steel and Bad Decisions?

Enter client.connect 2.84.242.197:35005 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 mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp100Max players. 100 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166652Build. The game build is 166652.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$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. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.