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Offline · checked 22d ago · 37.29.88.16:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server nameserver, reached at 37.29.88.16:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #12,181 of all servers, the top 54%. It last wiped 26d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now2/1513% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#12,181top 54%
Last wipe26d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes 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 54% 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 Sep24 Sep29 Sep3 Oct8 Oct12 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap6.3 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak3players, last three wipes
Fri 2 OctFri 25 Sep
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 3, 37 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Fri 2 Oct, 06:2226d ago 3 – running 0
Fri 25 Sep, 23:2332d ago – – 6.3 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

No map picture published
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address37.29.88.16:28015
Region–
Max players15
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe2 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC
Hostname–
First seen20 Sep 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 player-run rust server list [2] and Rust wipe forecast [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 · 541 on average657/675
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average418/425
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 310 on average44/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 310 on average47/250
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 270 on average175/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average108/125

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of nameserver?

A region is not published by nameserver. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 37.29.88.16:28015 is its address.

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

Right now, nameserver is offline, and the last time it was seen was 22 days 14 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 20 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for nameserver?

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

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does nameserver follow for wipes?

The record of nameserver'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 world currently in use was created 26 days 5 hours ago.

A.5What characterises wipe day on nameserver?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 3 players. The crowd reached its maximum 37 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.6What is the rank of nameserver among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts nameserver at #12,181, within the top 54% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does nameserver operate in terms of players?

At this moment nameserver is offline, having last been seen 22 days 14 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.8How should the tags on nameserver be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp15 (Max players): The slot count is 15; 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 nameserver 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.9Where can nameserver be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include nameserver: 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.

Settings and map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern nameserver?

Its name carries no gather rate for nameserver. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. 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. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What is the map for nameserver?

The game generates the map on nameserver; that format is procedural.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining nameserver?

Enter client.connect 37.29.88.16:28015 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 mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp15Max players. The slot count is 15.
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. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.