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The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore, reached at 51.222.245.218:28015 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 100 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 31. It ranks #3,497 of all servers, the top 16%, and #581 in NA. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsteams off monthly wipes modded oxide hardcore

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/1000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 3, 48 h peak 3
Rank2#3,497top 16%; #581 in NA
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 1hThu 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
0123418:0003:0012:0021:0006:0015:00
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
01020304018:0003:0012:0021:0006:0015:00
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 16% of all ranked servers, the top 31% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 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 1h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak4players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 1hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 1hforce wipefw
01234+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 4, 3 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 18:12fw27d ago 4 – 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

Custom map, no picture published
Figure 5: The map: Procedural, size 4250, seed 0.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address51.222.245.218:28015
RegionNA
Max players100
Group limitteams off
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:12 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural
Size4250
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US and NA server list [2], modded servers by player count [3], zombie server list [4] and upcoming Rust wipes [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[NA] Willjum's Casual Solo/Duo MonthlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 14 on average6/175
Hempville 420 No Kos Low Decay / Limited PvPNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 7 on average5/90
[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1NA · no group limit · monthly · 4 on average3/400
Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average4/1000
Gringers Hardcore|Solo Only|Monthly October 1NA · no group limit · monthly · 3 on average4/50
Outlaw Ridge Hardcore | 50% Upkeep | No Tech Tree | MonthlyNA · no group limit · monthly · 2 on average2/50

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore smooth?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 30, with a minimum of 30. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 98,355 entities. The peak memory usage was 5,116 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore based?

North America is where The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore lists itself, using the NA 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 51.222.245.218:28015.

A.3What is the reliability of The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore, and is it online?

At the present moment, The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is online. It last restarted around 3 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 166 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

The version of Rust on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore follow for wipes?

The only wipe for The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore 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 27 days 22 hours. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What characterises wipe day on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 4 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 3 hours after it began.

Population

A.7What position does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is #3,497, within the top 16% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #581.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

On The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore, 0 of the 100 slots are occupied at present. Over the last week the count averages 1 players and reaches 3 at its height. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 13:00 UTC, with an average of 2 players.

Tags, lists

A.9How should the tags on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmhardcore (Game mode): The ruleset is hardcore: a harsher game; mp100 (Max players): It offers 100 slots; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^h (Hardcore): The ruleset is Facepunch's hardcore, which cuts helpers and hardens survival; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; modded (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): North America is the region it appears under in the server browser, which The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore publishes as its tags. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.10Where can The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Modded Rust servers, Rust servers named for zombies and North American server statistics are the Rust Statistics lists that The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore fits. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

Its name carries no gather rate for The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore. A group limit is absent from what the server publishes. hardcore is the game mode here; Of Facepunch's modes, the hardest. Players may raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Oxide plugins are running. The server has VAC off, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What map is in use on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

At 4,250, the procedural map on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is generated by the game. Under map name, it gives Procedural.

Connection

A.13What steps are required to join The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 51.222.245.218:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. You can find its website at https://therustingdead.com.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^h,NA,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0,^o^z,modded.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmhardcoreGame mode. The ruleset is hardcore: a harsher game.
mp100Max players. It offers 100 slots.
ts0Group limit. Teams are disabled.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$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
^hHardcore. The ruleset is Facepunch's hardcore, which cuts helpers and hardens survival.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
moddedModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
NANorth America. North America is the region it appears under in the server browser.

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

Just wiped - October 1st, 2026. Hardcore monthly wipe active. Survive against players, zombies, and the elements in The Rusting Dead.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Zombie server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-zombie-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.