[US East] Facepunch Premium 3
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Abstract
We describe the public Rust server [US East] Facepunch Premium 3, reached at 40.160.19.217:28015. At the last check it held 7 of 400 places, against a seven-day mean of 13 and a peak of 261. It ranks #808 of all servers, the top 4%. It last wiped 26d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.
Keywordsofficial monthly wipes vanilla premium
1Summary statistics

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.
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).
4Rank
The server stands in the top 4% 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.
5Wipes
5.1Schedule: force wipes only
The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 3h. The force wipe (high confidence).
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Wipe-day peak | 286 | players, last three wipes |
| When (UTC) | In | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 | 8d 3h | force wipefw |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 | 36d 3h | force wipefw |
5.2History
| Wiped (UTC) | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:42fw26d ago | 286 | – | running | 5 |
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
| Address | 40.160.19.217:28015 |
|---|---|
| Region | – |
| Max players | 400 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | monthly |
| Last wipe | 1 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTC |
| Hostname | us__east__premium__3.playrust.com |
| First seen | 13 Sep 2026 |
| Map | Procedural Map |
| Size | 4500 |
| Seed | 309724331 |
7Operator
125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname; the busiest are listed.
| Server | Status | Players |
|---|---|---|
| [EU] Facepunch 1 | online | 211/400 |
| [EU East] Facepunch 4 | online | 165/350 |
| [EU] Facepunch Premium 1 | online | 117/350 |
| [EU East] Facepunch 5 | online | 114/350 |
| [EA] Softcore 1 | online | 94/350 |
| [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 | online | 57/400 |
| [EU East] Facepunch 7 | online | 51/300 |
| [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 | online | 48/400 |
8Similar servers
Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North America server population [2], servers with the tutorial tag [3], official Rust server list [4], 1x rust servers [5] and servers wiping soon [6].
| Server | Players |
|---|---|
| Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 136 on average | 80/200 |
| Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 115 on average | 51/200 |
| RustLands | Monthly Large | No BP Wipe | NOOB FRIENDLYNA · groups of 50+ · monthly · 65 on average | 29/225 |
| PICKLE DUO MONTHLY | No BP Wipe | Low Upkeep | Duo SoloNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 39 on average | 13/200 |
| Rusticated.com - US Premium LongNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 35 on average | 17/150 |
| Rustoria.co - US Long PremiumNA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 32 on average | 17/200 |
Appendix AQuick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server details
A.1How well does [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 run?
Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 201, with a minimum of 166. The highest number of entities it carried was 163,207, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 6,364 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.
A.2What is the location of [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
No region tag is published by [US East] Facepunch Premium 3, but its name points to North America. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 40.160.19.217:28015.
A.3What is the reliability of [US East] Facepunch Premium 3, and is it online?
[US East] Facepunch Premium 3 is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 2 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 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.
A.4What version of Rust is run on [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
[US East] Facepunch Premium 3 is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Windows operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe schedule
A.5On what cycle does [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 wipe?
The only wipe for [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 is the monthly force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 26 days 21 hours. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.
A.6How would you describe wipe day on [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
Recent wipes saw an average peak of 286 players. The crowd reached its maximum 9 hours after the latest wipe.
Player count
A.7What is the rank of [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 among Rust servers?
Ranked by player hours across seven days, [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 holds #808, in the top 4% of all ranked servers.
A.8How would you characterise the player activity on [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
The current population of [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 is 7, drawn from 400 slots. Over the last week the count averages 13 players and reaches 26 at its height. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 01:00 UTC, averaging 17 players.
Tags and filters
A.9Who is responsible for running [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
The same operator most likely runs [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 and 124 other servers we track, since both publish a playrust.com hostname.
A.10How should the tags on [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 be interpreted?
official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp400 (Max players): It offers 400 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $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; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; ^q (Premium): Rust's premium status is required to join; sc2 (Custom tag): This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by a plugin: these are the tags [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 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.11Where can [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?
Rust servers with the tutorial tag, Official Rust servers, North American server statistics and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 fits. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Game mode: Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Tutorial on ^t and Premium ^q; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
Settings and map
A.12Under what rules and settings does [US East] Facepunch Premium 3 operate?
Its name carries no gather rate for [US East] Facepunch Premium 3. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The in-game Official tab lists it. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. Rust's premium status is required to join. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.
A.13What map is in use on [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
The game generates [US East] Facepunch Premium 3's procedural map at size 4,500, from seed 309724331. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.
Connection
A.14What steps are required to join [US East] Facepunch Premium 3?
Enter client.connect 40.160.19.217:28015 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. Rust's premium status is required to join.
Appendix BServer tags
What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs168909,^q,sc2,ts8.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| On Rust Statistics | |
| official | Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand. |
| Game | |
gmrust | Game mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays. |
mp400 | Max players. It offers 400 slots. |
ts8 | Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults. |
v2635 | Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join. |
cs168909 | Build. The game build is 168909. |
ptrak | Networking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer. |
$r? | Region code. A region code has not been set. |
| Wipe schedule | |
^m | Monthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe. |
| Difficulty | |
^v | Vanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. |
| Gameplay | |
^t | Tutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here. |
| Mods and access | |
^q | Premium. Rust's premium status is required to join. |
| Other | |
sc2 | Custom tag. This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by a plugin. |
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.
Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words
References
- [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
- [2]Rust Statistics. North America server population. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
- [3]Rust Statistics. Servers with the tutorial tag. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
- [4]Rust Statistics. Official Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
- [5]Rust Statistics. 1x rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
- [6]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.