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[EA] Facepunch 3

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [EA] Facepunch 3, reached at 43.239.138.84:28015. At the last check it held 21 of 350 places, against a seven-day mean of 30 and a peak of 771. It ranks #523 of all servers, the top 2%. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsofficial monthly wipes vanilla

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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 now21/3506% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean30peak 77, 48 h peak 64
Rank2#523top 2%
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 0hThu 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
02040608019:0004:0013:0023:0008:0017:00
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
010020030040019:0004:0013:0023:0008:0017:00
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 2% 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
12505007501k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 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 0h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak162players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 0hforce wipefw
050100150200+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 162, 46 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:39fw27d ago 162 – running 9

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 [EA] Facepunch 3
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 1574747206. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address43.239.138.84:28015
Region–
Max players350
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:39 UTC
Hostnameea3.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1574747206

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 1online222/400
[EU East] Facepunch 4online152/350
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online147/350
[EU East] Facepunch 5online139/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online65/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3online65/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2online61/400
[EU East] Facepunch 7online58/300

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 for new players [2], official Rust servers [3], unmodded rust server list [4] and servers wiping soon [5].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average485/525
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 215 on average309/350
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 135 on average90/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 129 on average161/225
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 126 on average169/300
Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 114 on average74/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does [EA] Facepunch 3 run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 146 server fps, with a low of 11. Its entity count reached a maximum of 175,902, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Its highest memory usage was 166,447 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is [EA] Facepunch 3 based?

No region is published by [EA] Facepunch 3. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 43.239.138.84:28015.

A.3What is the reliability of [EA] Facepunch 3, and is it online?

[EA] Facepunch 3 is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 11 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 168 were served, an availability of 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for [EA] Facepunch 3?

The version of Rust on [EA] Facepunch 3 is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on [EA] Facepunch 3?

Once a month, [EA] Facepunch 3 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. 27 days 1 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What characterises wipe day on [EA] Facepunch 3?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 162 players. The crowd reached its maximum 46 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of [EA] Facepunch 3 among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [EA] Facepunch 3 holds #523, in the top 2% of all ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of [EA] Facepunch 3?

On [EA] Facepunch 3, 21 of the 350 slots are occupied at present. Over the last week the count averages 30 players and reaches 77 at its height. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 13:00 UTC, with an average of 60 players.

Tags and filters

A.9Who operates [EA] Facepunch 3?

124 other servers we track share the playrust.com hostname published by [EA] Facepunch 3; the same operator most likely runs them.

A.10What do the tags associated with [EA] Facepunch 3 signify?

The game's server browser reads 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): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp350 (Max players): The slot count is 350; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; 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): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are unchanged from the game Facepunch ships; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by a plugin, which [EA] Facepunch 3 publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.11Where can [EA] Facepunch 3 be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with the tutorial tag, Official Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that [EA] Facepunch 3 fits. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Players now: At least 10; Average players: 25+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Settings and map

A.12Which settings and rules are in force on [EA] Facepunch 3?

No gather rate appears in the name of [EA] Facepunch 3. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It appears under Official in the game's server list. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say rates, kits and rules are unchanged from the game Facepunch ships. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13On which map does [EA] Facepunch 3 take place?

Generated by the game from seed 1574747206, the procedural map on [EA] Facepunch 3 measures 4,500. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.14What is the process for joining [EA] Facepunch 3?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 43.239.138.84:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs168909,sc2,ts8.

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
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp350Max players. The slot count is 350.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
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. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. Rates, kits and rules are unchanged from the game Facepunch ships.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server.
Other
sc2Custom 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

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 for new players. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Official Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.