The place of the 8Ball
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Offline · checked 14d ago · 51.79.46.204:20290
Abstract
We describe the public Rust server The place of the 8Ball, reached at 51.79.46.204:20290. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #12,158 of all servers, the top 56%. It last wiped 25d ago.
Keywordsrust server
1Summary statistics
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.
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).
4Rank
The server stands in the top 56% 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.
5Wipes
5.1Schedule: no rhythm it keeps
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Usual gap | 1.8 days | between real wipes |
| On rhythm | 33% | of its recent wipes |
| Wipe-day peak | 3 | players, last three wipes |
| Crowd held | 100% | of its cycles kept half the crowd |
5.2History
| Wiped (UTC) | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 22:0725d ago | 3 | – | running | 0 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 15:2526d ago | 3 | – | 0.3 d | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:54fw27d ago | 4 | – | 1.8 d | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 17:5730d ago | 3 | held half | 3.1 d | 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
| Address | 51.79.46.204:20290 |
|---|---|
| Region | – |
| Max players | 10 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | – |
| Last wipe | 3 Oct 2026, 22:07 UTC |
| Hostname | – |
| First seen | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Map | Procedural Map |
| Size | 3000 |
| Seed | 297821397 |
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] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].
| Server | Players |
|---|---|
| Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 514 on average | 427/500 |
| Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 317 on average | 460/475 |
| Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 281 on average | 983/1000 |
| Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 276 on average | 64/100 |
| Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average | 989/1000 |
| Rustoria.co - US MainNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 236 on average | 29/250 |
Appendix AQuick answers
From the figures on this page.
About the server
A.1What is the location of The place of the 8Ball?
There is no region published for The place of the 8Ball. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 51.79.46.204:20290.
A.2How reliable is The place of the 8Ball, and is it currently online?
At the present moment, The place of the 8Ball is offline; it was last seen 14 days 16 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. It was first observed on 28 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.
A.3What is the Rust version for The place of the 8Ball?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that The place of the 8Ball runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.
Wipe timing
A.4When are wipes carried out on The place of the 8Ball?
Prediction of the next wipe is impossible for The place of the 8Ball, which wipes irregularly. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 25 days 18 hours ago.
A.5How would you describe wipe day on The place of the 8Ball?
The average busiest point of recent wipes was 3 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.
Player count
A.6What position does The place of the 8Ball occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours ranking puts The place of the 8Ball at #12,158, within the top 56% of ranked servers.
A.7At what level does The place of the 8Ball operate in terms of players?
At this moment The place of the 8Ball is offline, having last been seen 14 days 16 hours ago.
Tags and filters
A.8How should the tags on The place of the 8Ball be interpreted?
The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which The place of the 8Ball publishes as its tags. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.
A.9Where can The place of the 8Ball be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?
The Rust Statistics lists that The place of the 8Ball fits are: Rust community servers, measured. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Settings and map
A.10What are the settings and rules that govern The place of the 8Ball?
Its name carries no gather rate for The place of the 8Ball. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.
A.11What map is in use on The place of the 8Ball?
The game generates The place of the 8Ball's procedural map at size 3,000, from seed 297821397. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.
How to join
A.12How do you connect to The place of the 8Ball?
Enter client.connect 51.79.46.204:20290 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Appendix BServer tags
What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game | |
gmrust | Game mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays. |
mp10 | Max players. 10 slots are available. |
ts8 | Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default. |
v2634 | Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join. |
cs167781 | Build. Build 167781 is the one running. |
ptrak | Networking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game. |
$r? | Region code. The region code is unset. |
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]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
- [2]Rust Statistics. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
- [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.