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Rust START Server

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust START Server, reached at 212.22.93.159:28024. At the last check it held 0 of 10 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 21. It ranks #6,970 of all servers, the top 31%. It last wiped 21d 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 now0/100% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 2
Rank2#6,970top 31%
Last wipe21d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 21hThu 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
0123422:0007:0016:0000:0009:0019:00
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
02040608022:0007:0016:0000:0009:0019:00
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 7 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 31% 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
15k10k15k20k7 Oct11 Oct15 Oct20 Oct24 Oct28 Oct
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 21h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 21hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 21hforce wipefw
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, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Wed 7 Oct, 20:0921d ago 1 – running 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

Map of Rust START Server
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 2000, seed 166494. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address212.22.93.159:28024
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe7 Oct 2026, 20:24 UTC
Hostname–
First seen7 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size2000
Seed166494

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 upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average360/525
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 214 on average259/350
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 175 on average130/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 159 on average197/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 135 on average122/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average134/225

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does Rust START Server perform well?

The server fps averaged 62 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 18. The highest number of entities it carried was 17,929, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 1,685 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does Rust START Server have?

There is no region published for Rust START Server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 212.22.93.159:28024.

A.3What is the reliability of Rust START Server, and is it online?

Rust START Server is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 8 days 8 hours ago. The server was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 7 October 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for Rust START Server?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167058 is the version that Rust START Server runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

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

The only wipe for Rust START Server is the monthly force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The world currently in use was created 21 days ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What happens on Rust START Server when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.7What is the rank of Rust START Server among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Rust START Server holds #6,970, in the top 31% of all ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of Rust START Server?

At this moment 0 players are on Rust START Server, which has 10 slots in total. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 2.

Tags, lists

A.9What do the tags associated with Rust START Server signify?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs167058 (Build): This server runs game build 167058; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month: 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.10Where 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. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on Rust START Server?

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

A.12What map is in use on Rust START Server?

The game generates Rust START Server's procedural map at size 2,000, from seed 166494. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

How to join

A.13How do you connect to Rust START Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 212.22.93.159:28024. 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 mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs167058,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp10Max players. 10 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs167058Build. This server runs game build 167058.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.

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. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.