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[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1, reached at 40.160.19.52:28015. At the last check it held 4 of 400 places, against a seven-day mean of 4 and a peak of 121. It ranks #1,458 of all servers, the top 7%. 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 teams off monthly wipes hardcore

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now4/4001% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean4peak 12, 48 h peak 10
Rank2#1,458top 7%
Last wipe26d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 22hThu 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
02.557.51021:0006:0015:0000:0009:0018:00
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
010020030040021:0006:0015:0000:0009:0018:00
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 7% 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
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct12 Oct20 Oct27 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 8d 22h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak22players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 22hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 22hforce wipefw
010203040+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 22, 4 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:39fw26d ago 22 – running 3

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, size 3750, seed 0.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address40.160.19.52:28015
Region–
Max players400
Group limitteams off
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:39 UTC
Hostnameus__east__hardcore__1.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3750
Seed–

7Operator

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname; the busiest are listed.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, playrust.com.
ServerStatusPlayers
[EU] Facepunch 1online288/400
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online204/350
[EU East] Facepunch 4online188/350
[EU East] Facepunch 5online145/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online100/400
[EU East] Facepunch 7online91/300
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2online80/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3online76/400

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are Rust servers in North America [2], tutorial server list [3], Rust official tag servers [4] and predicted wipe schedule [5].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Gringers Hardcore|Solo Only|Monthly October 1NA · no group limit · monthly · 3 on average3/50
Outlaw Ridge Hardcore | 50% Upkeep | No Tech Tree | MonthlyNA · no group limit · monthly · 3 on average2/50
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 137 on average120/200
Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 116 on average122/200
RustLands | Monthly Large | No BP Wipe | NOOB FRIENDLYNA · groups of 50+ · monthly · 67 on average38/225
PICKLE DUO MONTHLY | No BP Wipe | Low Upkeep | Duo SoloNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 42 on average30/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 smooth?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 233 server fps, with a low of 225. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 92,545 entities. The peak memory usage was 4,084 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What location does [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 have?

No region tag is published by [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1, 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 40.160.19.52:28015.

A.3What is the reliability of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1, and is it online?

[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 6 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 168 were served, an availability of 100%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.5What schedule does [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 follow for wipes?

Once a month, [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 wipes in line with the 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. 26 days 2 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What characterises wipe day on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 22 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 4 hours after it began.

Population

A.7What position does [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 holds #1,458, in the top 7% of all ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

The current population of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is 4, drawn from 400 slots. Over the last week the count averages 4 players and reaches 12 at its height. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 21:00 UTC, averaging 8 players.

Tags and filters

A.9By whom is [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 operated?

124 other servers we track share the playrust.com hostname published by [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1; the same operator most likely runs them.

A.10How should the tags on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 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; gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp400 (Max players): 400 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; 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; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags: these are the tags [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 publishes, and the server browser reads them. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.11Where can [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with the tutorial tag, Official Rust servers and North American server statistics are the Rust Statistics lists that [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 fits. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.

Rules, settings, map

A.12What are the settings and rules that govern [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

No gather rate appears in the name of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1. No group limit is published. Listed as hardcore, the game mode is The hardest mode Facepunch offers. Players may raid and fight one another. It appears under Official in the game's server list. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13What map is in use on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 runs a game-generated procedural map; its size is 3,750.

Connection

A.14How do you connect to [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

Enter client.connect 40.160.19.52:28015 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 mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^t,gmhardcore,cs168909,sc2,ts0.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
On Rust Statistics
officialRun 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
gmhardcoreGame mode. A harsher ruleset, hardcore.
mp400Max players. 400 slots are available.
ts0Group limit. Teams are disabled.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
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.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here.
Other
sc2Custom tag. The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags.

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

This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Rust servers in North America. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Tutorial server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust official tag servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.