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RustCraft Arena

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Offline · checked 8d ago · 216.254.240.9:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server RustCraft Arena, reached at 216.254.240.9:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,383 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 now0/100% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,383top 70%
Last wipe12d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no rhythm it keeps

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
15k10k15k20k15 Oct17 Oct20 Oct22 Oct25 Oct27 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: no rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap0.4 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak2players, last three wipes
Fri 16 OctFri 16 OctThu 15 Oct
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 1, 6 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Fri 16 Oct, 17:0512d ago 1 – running 0
Fri 16 Oct, 04:0612d ago 2 – 0.5 d 0
Thu 15 Oct, 20:2613d ago 2 – 0.3 d 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

Custom map, no picture published
Figure 5: The map: Custom Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address216.254.240.9:28015
Region–
Max players10
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe16 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC
Hostname–
First seen15 Oct 2026
MapCustom 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 player-run rust server list [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 560 on average168/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average121/200
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average17/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 288 on average15/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 274 on average17/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 250 on average25/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is RustCraft Arena based?

There is no region published for RustCraft Arena. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 216.254.240.9:28015.

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

RustCraft Arena is currently offline, with the last sighting 8 days 7 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 15 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on RustCraft Arena?

The version of Rust on RustCraft Arena is network protocol 2634 and build 167781, and the operating system is Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does RustCraft Arena follow for wipes?

With irregular wipe times, RustCraft Arena offers no next wipe to predict. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. 12 days 9 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on RustCraft Arena?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 6 hours after it began.

Population

A.6How does RustCraft Arena compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, RustCraft Arena holds #15,383, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on RustCraft Arena?

The last recorded sighting of RustCraft Arena was 8 days 7 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags, lists

A.8How should the tags on RustCraft Arena be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp10 (Max players): The slot count is 10; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; 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 RustCraft Arena publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can RustCraft Arena be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that RustCraft Arena 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.

Settings and map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on RustCraft Arena?

No gather rate appears in the name of RustCraft Arena. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is not in use; Valve's anti-cheat is off.

Connection

A.11What is the process for joining RustCraft Arena?

Enter client.connect 216.254.240.9:28015 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 mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp10Max players. The slot count is 10.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs167781Build. The game build is 167781.
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. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.