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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, reached at 51.81.166.171:28016. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,098 of all servers, the top 70%. It last wiped 30d 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 now0/5000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,098top 70%
Last wipe30d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 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.

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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 70% 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 Sep26 Sep3 Oct9 Oct16 Oct22 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 0h. 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, 19:007d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 0hforce 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, 10 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Tue 29 Sep, 08:1830d ago 1 – 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 [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 2500, seed 4575464. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address51.81.166.171:28016
Region–
Max players500
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe29 Sep 2026, 08:18 UTC
Hostnamenexus_us_red.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size2500
Seed4575464

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 1online193/400
[EU East] Facepunch 4online146/350
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online129/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online103/400
[EU East] Facepunch 5online87/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2online74/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3online70/400
[US East] Facepunch Premium 1online55/400

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US Rust server statistics [2], rust servers for new players [3], official servers live [4], vanilla rust servers [5] and predicted wipe schedule [6].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 126 on average72/200
Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 110 on average76/200
RustLands | Monthly Large | No BP Wipe | NOOB FRIENDLYNA · groups of 50+ · monthly · 59 on average10/225
PICKLE DUO MONTHLY | No BP Wipe | Low Upkeep | Duo SoloNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 35 on average18/200
Rusticated.com - US Premium LongNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 33 on average27/150
Rustoria.co - US Long PremiumNA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 30 on average18/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1In which location is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red based?

Its name points to North America, though [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red publishes no region tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 51.81.166.171:28016 is its address.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

At the present moment, [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is offline; it was last seen 14 days 3 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166146 is the version that [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red runs, on Windows. 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 [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

The only wipe for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is the monthly 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. 30 days 9 hours have passed since the current world was generated. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.5What characterises wipe day on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 10 hours after it began.

Population

A.6How does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red at #15,098, within the top 70% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red operate in terms of players?

[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is not online now; 14 days 3 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags, lists

A.8Who operates [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

A playrust.com hostname is published by [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red; 124 other servers we track also publish one, so the same operator most likely runs them.

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Tags from [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, read by the game's server browser, are 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): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp500 (Max players): The slot count is 500; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166146 (Build): This server runs game build 166146; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; sc2 (Custom tag): A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin; ^x (Unknown flag): Facepunch has not documented this flag. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red fits are: Rust servers with the tutorial tag, Official Rust servers, North American server statistics and Vanilla Rust servers. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; 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; Boxes: Official only.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. survival is the game mode here; the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It appears under Official in the game's server list. By its own label, vanilla, this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What is the map for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Generated by the game from seed 4575464, the procedural map on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red measures 2,500. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 51.81.166.171:28016. 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 mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs166146,sc2,^x,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. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp500Max players. The slot count is 500.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166146Build. This server runs game build 166146.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here.
Other
sc2Custom tag. A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin.
^xUnknown flag. Facepunch has not documented this flag.

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. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US Rust server statistics. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust servers for new players. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Official servers live. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Vanilla rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.