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NSW RUST | SMALL

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server NSW RUST | SMALL, reached at 45.45.238.235:28080. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,373 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 24d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes vanilla

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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#15,373top 69%
Last wipe24d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 23hThu 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
0123420:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00
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
05010015020020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00
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 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 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 7d 23h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak2players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 23hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 23hforce wipefw
00.511.52+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 2, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sat 3 Oct, 23:2724d ago 2 – 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 NSW RUST | SMALL
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 2015564866. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address45.45.238.235:28080
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe3 Oct 2026, 23:27 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3000
Seed2015564866

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are rust community servers listed [2], vanilla rust servers [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].

Table 6: 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
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 177 on average152/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 159 on average222/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 135 on average90/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average161/225

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does NSW RUST | SMALL perform well?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 149 server fps, with a low of 112. Its entity count reached a maximum of 46,228, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Its highest memory usage was 1,448 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of NSW RUST | SMALL?

No region is published by NSW RUST | SMALL. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 45.45.238.235:28080.

A.3How reliable is NSW RUST | SMALL, and is it currently online?

NSW RUST | SMALL is online at this time. It last restarted around 10 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. 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 version of Rust is run on NSW RUST | SMALL?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is the version that NSW RUST | SMALL runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does NSW RUST | SMALL wipe?

Once a month, NSW RUST | SMALL 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. The current world has been running for 24 days 20 hours. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What characterises wipe day on NSW RUST | SMALL?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 1 hours after it began.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of NSW RUST | SMALL among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, NSW RUST | SMALL holds #15,373, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on NSW RUST | SMALL?

On NSW RUST | SMALL, 0 of the 50 slots are occupied at present. The seven-day average for this server is 0 players.

Tags and filters

A.9How should the tags on NSW RUST | SMALL be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped: these are the tags NSW RUST | SMALL 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.10Where can NSW RUST | SMALL be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include NSW RUST | SMALL: Rust community servers, measured and Vanilla Rust servers. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Vanilla ^v; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does NSW RUST | SMALL operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for NSW RUST | SMALL. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Community. By its own label, vanilla, nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What map is in use on NSW RUST | SMALL?

The game generates NSW RUST | SMALL's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 2015564866. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.13What is the process for joining NSW RUST | SMALL?

Enter client.connect 45.45.238.235:28080 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,^m,^v,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50Max players. 50 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166652Build. Build 166652 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped.

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

Welcome to NSW Rust. Our new vanilla server has a small pop (50), small map (3K), Reduced Base Decay (50%), and full PvP. Please don't be toxic. Have fun!

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Vanilla rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.