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Observer Island

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Offline · checked 2d ago · 62.118.66.17:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Observer Island, reached at 62.118.66.17:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 11. It ranks #7,965 of all servers, the top 36%. It last wiped 2d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/5000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 1
Rank2#7,965top 36%
Last wipe2d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no rhythm it keeps

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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 36% 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
15k10k15k20k19 Oct21 Oct22 Oct24 Oct25 Oct27 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

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.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap1.5 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held100%of its cycles kept half the crowd
Sun 25 OctSat 24 OctThu 22 Oct
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, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sun 25 Oct, 14:522d ago 1 – running 1
Sat 24 Oct, 16:413d ago 1 – 0.9 d 1
Thu 22 Oct, 12:365d ago 1 held half 2.2 d 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

Custom map, no picture published
Figure 5: The map: Custom Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address62.118.66.17:28015
Region–
Max players500
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe25 Oct 2026, 14:52 UTC
Hostname–
First seen19 Oct 2026
MapCustom Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are player-run rust server list [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 499 on average825/850
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 349 on average50/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 343 on average129/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 313 on average475/525
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 282 on average304/350
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 257 on average224/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Observer Island have?

There is no region published for Observer Island. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 62.118.66.17:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is Observer Island, and is it currently online?

Right now, Observer Island is offline, and the last time it was seen was 2 days 2 hours ago. The server was up 9% of the time over the last 7 full days, 15 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 19 October 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for Observer Island?

The version of Rust on Observer Island is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.4On what cycle does Observer Island wipe?

No next wipe can be predicted for Observer Island since its wipes occur at irregular intervals. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. 2 days 3 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

A.5What happens on Observer Island when wipe day arrives?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe. For 100% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe.

Population

A.6What is the rank of Observer Island among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Observer Island holds #7,965, in the top 36% of all ranked servers.

A.7At what level does Observer Island operate in terms of players?

The last recorded sighting of Observer Island was 2 days 2 hours ago; it is offline now. The peak over seven days is 1, against an average of 1.

Tags and filters

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Observer Island?

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; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset: these are the tags Observer Island publishes, and the server browser reads them. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can Observer Island be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Observer Island: Rust community servers, measured. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.

Settings and map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Observer Island?

The name of Observer Island states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. The mode is survival, which means the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

How to join

A.11How do you connect to Observer Island?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 62.118.66.17:28015. 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?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
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.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in 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. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.