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Fossil's Playground

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Offline · checked 9d ago · 51.161.198.94:28055

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Fossil's Playground, reached at 51.161.198.94:28055 and hosted in OC. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,657 of all servers, the top 62%, and #177 in OC. It last wiped 19d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsquad monthly wipes softcore premium

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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 now1/502% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#13,657top 62%; #177 in OC
Last wipe19d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 13hThu 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.

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, measured since 2 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 62% of all ranked servers, the top 82% in OC, and #579 of the quad servers (top 70%). Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k3 Oct7 Oct12 Oct16 Oct21 Oct25 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 13h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 13hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 13hforce wipefw
00.250.50.751+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 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 8 Oct, 23:0719d ago 1 – running 1

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 Fossil's Playground
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3750, seed 3671786. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address51.161.198.94:28055
RegionOC
Max players50
Group limitquad
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe8 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC
Hostname–
First seen2 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3750
Seed3671786

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are Rust server list for Oceania [2], unmodded rust community servers [3] and next Rust wipe times [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - AU SoftcoreOC · quad · monthly · 36 on average30/150
RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio | Monthly AUOC · trio · monthly · 18 on average12/200
[EA] Softcore 1quad · monthly · 69 on average28/350
[US] Facepunch Softcore 2NA · quad · monthly · 60 on average43/300
LA ISLA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLYNA · quad · monthly · 8 on average5/200
LA VERGA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLNA · quad · monthly · 7 on average11/80

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is Fossil's Playground based?

In Oceania, according to its own listing, Fossil's Playground appears with the OC tag. 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 51.161.198.94:28055.

A.2How reliable is Fossil's Playground, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, Fossil's Playground is offline; it was last seen 9 days 21 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. It was first observed on 2 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Fossil's Playground?

Fossil's Playground is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on the Linux operating system. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does Fossil's Playground wipe?

Once a month, Fossil's Playground 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. The world currently in use was created 19 days 6 hours ago. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.5What characterises wipe day on Fossil's Playground?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.6What is the rank of Fossil's Playground among Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days Fossil's Playground is #13,657, within the top 62% of all ranked servers; within Oceania it is #177. The quad group places it at #579.

A.7What is the population level of Fossil's Playground?

The last recorded sighting of Fossil's Playground was 9 days 21 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags, lists

A.8What do the tags associated with Fossil's Playground signify?

gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore: an easier game; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 4; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): Softcore, Facepunch's easier ruleset: you retain part of your inventory on death; ^q (Premium): Rust's premium status is required to join; OC (Oceania): The server browser lists this server under Oceania: these are the tags Fossil's Playground 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.9Where can Fossil's Playground be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Fossil's Playground fits are: Rust servers in Oceania and Rust community servers, measured. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Oceania; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s and Premium ^q; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Under what rules and settings does Fossil's Playground operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for Fossil's Playground. quad sets the team size at 4 players. Listed as softcore, the game mode is Facepunch's easier mode, which preserves some of your loot. Players may raid and fight one another. Community is its category in the server browser. Rust's premium status is required to join. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does Fossil's Playground take place?

The game generates Fossil's Playground's procedural map at size 3,750, from seed 3671786. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

Connection

A.12What steps are required to join Fossil's Playground?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 51.161.198.94:28055. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. Rust's premium status is required to join.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^s,OC,gmsoftcore,cs167781,^q,ts4.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmsoftcoreGame mode. The ruleset is softcore: an easier game.
mp50Max players. 50 slots are available.
ts4Group limit. Teams are capped at 4.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^sSoftcore. Softcore, Facepunch's easier ruleset: you retain part of your inventory on death.
Mods and access
^qPremium. Rust's premium status is required to join.
Region
OCOceania. The server browser lists this server under Oceania.

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. Rust server list for Oceania. ruststatistics.org/top-au-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.