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ThunderRust

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Offline · checked 10d ago · 212.87.202.116:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server ThunderRust, reached at 212.87.202.116:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,324 of all servers, the top 70%. It last wiped 12d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,324top 70%
Last wipe12d 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 70% 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
15k10k15k20k16 Oct18 Oct20 Oct21 Oct23 Oct25 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.
Address212.87.202.116:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe16 Oct 2026, 09:28 UTC
Hostname–
First seen16 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 · 526 on average280/300
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average230/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average20/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 278 on average21/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 275 on average26/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 247 on average107/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What is the location of ThunderRust?

There is no region published for ThunderRust. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 212.87.202.116:28015.

A.2What is the reliability of ThunderRust, and is it online?

At the present moment, ThunderRust is offline; it was last seen 10 days 19 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 16 October 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for ThunderRust?

ThunderRust is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on the Linux operating system. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.4On what cycle does ThunderRust wipe?

The record of ThunderRust's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The current world has been running for 12 days 22 hours.

Population

A.5What is the rank of ThunderRust among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts ThunderRust at #15,324, within the top 70% of ranked servers.

A.6How would you characterise the player activity on ThunderRust?

ThunderRust is not online now; 10 days 19 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags, lists

A.7How should the tags on ThunderRust be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set, which ThunderRust 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 ThunderRust be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that ThunderRust fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.9Which settings and rules are in force on ThunderRust?

Its name carries no gather rate for ThunderRust. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.10What is the map for ThunderRust?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is what ThunderRust runs.

How to join

A.11How do you connect to ThunderRust?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 212.87.202.116:28015. 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp50Max players. It offers 50 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.

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.