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Rust START Server

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust START Server, reached at 212.22.93.117:28024. At the last check it held 0 of 2 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 41. It ranks #5,896 of all servers, the top 26%. It last wiped 4d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/20% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 4, 48 h peak 2
Rank2#5,896top 26%
Last wipe4d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 12hThu 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
00.511.5207:0016:0001:0009:0020:0005:00
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
02040608007:0016:0001:0009:0020:0005:00
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 24 Oct.

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
12.5k5k7.5k10k24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 12h. The 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

Map of Rust START Server
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 1605290779. Open on RustMaps.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address212.22.93.117:28024
Region–
Max players2
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe24 Oct 2026, 15:57 UTC
Hostname–
First seen24 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3000
Seed1605290779

7Similar servers

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

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average170/200
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 216 on average83/200
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 173 on average22/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 161 on average44/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 130 on average73/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average15/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does Rust START Server run?

The server fps averaged 61 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 25. The highest number of entities it carried was 48,769, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 1,909 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2In which location is Rust START Server based?

No region is published by Rust START Server. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 212.22.93.117:28024 is its address.

A.3How reliable is Rust START Server, and is it currently online?

Rust START Server is online at this time. It last restarted around 12 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. Its uptime over the last full days (4 days) was 86%, with 83 of 96 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 24 October 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Rust START Server?

The version of Rust on Rust START Server is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does Rust START Server wipe?

The next wipe for Rust START Server is an estimate based on 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 4 days 14 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

Population

A.6How does Rust START Server compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Rust START Server at #5,896, within the top 26% of ranked servers.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Rust START Server?

On Rust START Server, 0 of the 2 slots are occupied at present. The peak over seven days is 4, against an average of 0. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 17:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Rust START Server?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp2 (Max players): 2 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes: these are the tags Rust START Server 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.9Where can Rust START Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that Rust START Server fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Under what rules and settings does Rust START Server operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rust START Server. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11What map is in use on Rust START Server?

The game generates Rust START Server's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 1605290779. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join Rust START Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 212.22.93.117:28024. 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 mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp2Max players. 2 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.

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 community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.