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Rust START Server

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust START Server, reached at 212.22.93.196:28054. At the last check it held 0 of 10 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #15,173 of all servers, the top 68%. It last wiped 13d 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 1
Rank2#15,173top 68%
Last wipe13d 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 15 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 68% 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
15k10k15k20k15 Oct18 Oct20 Oct23 Oct25 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 peak3players, 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
00.511.52+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 3, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 15 Oct, 17:2013d ago 3 – 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 13825. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address212.22.93.196:28054
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe15 Oct 2026, 17:20 UTC
Hostname–
First seen15 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size2000
Seed13825

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 predicted wipe schedule [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 average357/525
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 214 on average256/350
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 175 on average129/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 159 on average192/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 135 on average125/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average126/225

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does Rust START Server run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 63 server fps, with a low of 44. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 16,951 entities. The peak memory usage was 1,934 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of Rust START Server?

A region is not published by Rust START Server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 212.22.93.196:28054 is its address.

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

Rust START Server is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 12 days 22 hours ago. The server was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 15 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

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

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that Rust START Server runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does Rust START Server follow for wipes?

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 13 days 3 hours ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What characterises wipe day on Rust START Server?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 3 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7What position does Rust START Server occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Rust START Server holds #15,173, in the top 68% of all ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Rust START Server?

The current population of Rust START Server is 0, drawn from 10 slots. The peak over seven days is 1, against an average of 0.

Tags and filters

A.9How should the tags on Rust START Server be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp10 (Max players): It offers 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe: 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?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rust START Server fits are: Rust community servers, measured. 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 2 weeks.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Rust START Server operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Rust START Server. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

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

Size 2,000 and seed 13825 define the procedural, game-generated map on Rust START Server. 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 212.22.93.196:28054. 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,cs167781,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp10Max players. It offers 10 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.

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. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.