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RUSTY METAL

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server RUSTY METAL, reached at 51.81.167.181:60402. At the last check it held 1 of 100 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 41. It ranks #2,767 of all servers, the top 12%. It last wiped 10d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes modded oxide

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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 now1/1001% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 4, 48 h peak 3
Rank2#2,767top 12%
Last wipe10d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 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.

AveragePeak
0123419:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00
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
05010015020019:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00
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 23 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 12% 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
15k10k15k20k23 Sep30 Sep7 Oct14 Oct21 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 8d 0h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap12 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak4players, last three wipes
Crowd held50%else halves by day 2
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 0hforce wipefw
Sun 18 OctThu 1 OctWed 23 Sep
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, 17 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sun 18 Oct, 01:1410d ago 4 – running 0
Thu 1 Oct, 21:43fw26d ago 4 held half 16.1 d 0
Wed 23 Sep, 22:5334d ago 4 halved by day 2 8 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

Map of RUSTY METAL
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 1337. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address51.81.167.181:60402
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe18 Oct 2026, 01:14 UTC
Hostname–
First seen22 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are browse modded Rust servers [2] and predicted wipe schedule [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 90 on average126/700
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average50/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|СИБИРСКИЙ 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 73 on average453/700
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|МОСКОВСКИЙ 26.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 67 on average178/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЯ 22.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 66 on average24/1000
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЙСКИЙ 28.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 58 on average580/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does RUSTY METAL perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 130, with a minimum of 96. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 127,124 entities. Its highest memory usage was 4,042 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of RUSTY METAL?

No region is published by RUSTY METAL. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 51.81.167.181:60402 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of RUSTY METAL?

RUSTY METAL is online at this time. It last restarted around 3 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 22 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for RUSTY METAL?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that RUSTY METAL runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on RUSTY METAL?

Once a month, RUSTY METAL 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 10 days 16 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on RUSTY METAL?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 4 players. The crowd reached its maximum 17 hours after the latest wipe. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 50% of recent wipes. Otherwise, a fall below half took place by day 2.

Population

A.7How does RUSTY METAL compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, RUSTY METAL holds #2,767, in the top 12% of all ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on RUSTY METAL?

At this moment 1 players are on RUSTY METAL, which has 100 slots in total. The peak over seven days is 4, against an average of 1. Averaging 3 players, 03:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags and filters

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on RUSTY METAL?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded, which RUSTY METAL 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 RUSTY METAL be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include RUSTY METAL: Modded Rust servers. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on RUSTY METAL?

Its name carries no gather rate for RUSTY METAL. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are running. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for RUSTY METAL?

Generated by the game from seed 1337, the procedural map on RUSTY METAL measures 4,500. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to RUSTY METAL?

Enter client.connect 51.81.167.181:60402 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 mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp100Max players. 100 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.

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. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.