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Sunny Sandbox

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Sunny Sandbox, reached at 217.177.242.22:28015. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,349 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 27d ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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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#15,349top 69%
Last wipe27d agono schedule published
Next wipe37d 14hThu 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
0123405:0014:0023:0007:0016:0002:00
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
025507510005:0014:0023:0007:0016:0002:00
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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 69% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 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 14h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 14hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 14hforce wipefw
01234+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 0, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 18:36fw27d ago 0 – 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 Sunny Sandbox
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3500, seed 5341635. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address217.177.242.22:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:36 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3500
Seed5341635

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are rust build and creative servers [2], player-run rust server list [3] and servers wiping soon [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
【南瓜】Build-TestEA · groups of 8+ · 10 on average9/101
Raichu Staging | F1 Spawn | Noclip | DLC UnlockedEU · groups of 8+ · 2 on average0/25
[EU] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative | Sandbox | Minigames |EU · groups of 8+ · 116 on average44/999
[NA] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative | Sandbox | Minigames |NA · groups of 8+ · 90 on average129/999
[AU] Rusticated.com - Creative Sandbox | Build | Never WipesOC · groups of 8+ · 52 on average62/150
Atlas // CSL - Ranked | Battlefield | Aimtrain | Scrims | FFAEU · groups of 30+ · weekly · 37 on average6/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does Sunny Sandbox run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 99 server fps, with a low of 95. The highest number of entities it carried was 66,172, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 3,095 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does Sunny Sandbox have?

A region is not published by Sunny Sandbox. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 217.177.242.22:28015.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Sunny Sandbox?

Sunny Sandbox is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 5 days 14 hours ago. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Sunny Sandbox?

The version of Rust on Sunny Sandbox is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, and the operating system is Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does Sunny Sandbox wipe?

Once a month, Sunny Sandbox wipes in line with the force wipe. This server's next wipe coincides with the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which affects all Rust servers. The current world has been running for 27 days 9 hours.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on Sunny Sandbox?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 0 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.7What position does Sunny Sandbox occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Sunny Sandbox holds #15,349, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Sunny Sandbox?

The current population of Sunny Sandbox is 0, drawn from 50 slots. The mean population for the last seven days is 0.

Tags and filters

A.9How should the tags on Sunny Sandbox be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set, which Sunny Sandbox publishes as its tags. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Sunny Sandbox be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Sunny Sandbox: Build and creative servers in Rust and 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; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Sunny Sandbox operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Sunny Sandbox. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. 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. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12On which map does Sunny Sandbox take place?

Generated by the game from seed 5341635, the procedural map on Sunny Sandbox measures 3,500. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.13How do you connect to Sunny Sandbox?

Enter client.connect 217.177.242.22:28015 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp50Max players. The slot count is 50.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166494Build. The game build is 166494.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is 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. Rust build and creative servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-build-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.