RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests, reached at 64.20.51.155:28080 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 4 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 5 and a peak of 13¹. It ranks #1,428 of all servers, the top 6%, and #212 in NA. It last wiped 13d ago on a published biweekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsteams off biweekly wipes modded carbon pve hardcore

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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.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	4/50	8% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	5	peak 13, 48 h peak 6
Rank²	#1,428	top 6%; #212 in NA
Last wipe	13d ago	biweekly schedule
Next wipe³	7d 18h	Thu 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

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).

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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 6% of all ranked servers, the top 11% 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

Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 18h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	28 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	100%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	21	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	0%	else halves by day 7

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 18h	force wipefw
Thu 12 Nov, 17:07	14d 16h	its own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 18h	force wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 17:07	42d 16h	its own schedule

Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 19, 9 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Thu 15 Oct, 17:0713d ago	19	–	running	2
Thu 1 Oct, 17:40fw27d ago	21	halved by day 7	14 d	2
Thu 17 Sep, 17:1141d ago	24	halved by day 7	14 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

No map picture published

Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4800, seed 0.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`64.20.51.155:28080`
Region	NA
Max players	50
Group limit	teams off
Wipe schedule	biweekly
Last wipe	15 Oct 2026, 17:07 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	14 Sep 2026
Map	Procedural Map
Size	4800
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 Rust server statistics [2], modded servers by player count [3], rust pve servers [4] and servers wiping soon [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
[US] Brits PvE Worlds 2.0 \| RUST MMORPG \| Quests \| Custom WeapoNA · no group limit · biweekly · 248 on average	318/2000
Chrayntopia ♡ ︎PvE \| RP \| PvPNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 103 on average	152/200
Orange Dream \| Cozy PvE/RP \| No KOSNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 35 on average	28/200
LuffyRust Texas USA - 10xPvE\|NoBP\|Kits\|Skins\|Backpacks\|Purge NoNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 14 on average	19/30
ZOMBZ SPOOKY PVE\|Hawk Ridge Island\|Zombies\|Kits\|Backpack\|No LosNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 12 on average	14/100
US Markiii-Rust PVE \| 900+ Raids \| Custom Weapons \| Markiii-ProNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 6 on average	9/50

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 58 server fps, with a low of 51. Its entity count reached a maximum of 149,062, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The peak memory usage was 4,369 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

In North America, according to its own listing, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests appears with the NA tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 64.20.51.155:28080 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 14 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 86%, with 144 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 14 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

The version of Rust on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests 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 schedule

A.5On what cycle does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests wipe?

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests follows a wipe rhythm of every 4 weeks on Thursday at 17:07 UTC. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. 13 days 7 hours have passed since the current world was generated. A fortnightly wipe schedule appears in its tags.

A.6What happens on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 21 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 9 hours after it began. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. Otherwise, a fall below half took place by day 7.

Population

A.7How does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests #1,428, in the top 6% of ranked servers and #212 in North America.

A.8At what level does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests operate in terms of players?

At this moment 4 players are on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests, which has 50 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 5 players and reaches 13 at its height. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 22:00 UTC, with an average of 5 players.

Tags and filters

A.9What do the tags associated with RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests signify?

gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): The server does not allow teams; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^b (Biweekly): Wipes take place once a fortnight; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode from Facepunch, where helpers are fewer and survival harsher; ^p (PvE): Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for its plugins; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America: these are the tags RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests publishes, and the server browser reads them. 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 RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests: Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers: live list and North American server statistics. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests. No group limit is published. Listed as hardcore, the game mode is Facepunch's most demanding mode. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are running. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12On which map does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests take place?

The procedural map RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs measures 4,800 and is generated by the game.

Connection

A.13What is the process for joining RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

Enter client.connect 64.20.51.155:28080 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^b,^h,NA,^p,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmhardcore`	Game mode. A harsher ruleset, hardcore.
`mp50`	Max players. 50 slots are available.
`ts0`	Group limit. The server does not allow teams.
`v2635`	Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
`cs168909`	Build. This server runs game build 168909.
`ptrak`	Networking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
`$r?`	Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
`^b`	Biweekly. Wipes take place once a fortnight.
Difficulty
`^h`	Hardcore. Hardcore mode from Facepunch, where helpers are fewer and survival harsher.
Gameplay
`^p`	PvE. Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world.
Mods and access
`^z`	Modded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
`^y`	Carbon. This server uses Carbon for its plugins.
Region
`NA`	North America. The server browser lists this server under North America.

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

Welcome to RustNK: A curated Hardcore PvE experience. Our server is designed for meaningful progression rather than instant gratification, featuring Vanilla upkeep, a balanced economy, challenging NPCs and events that scale with your group size. With a helpful & friendly community and active admins you can expect a fun and rewarding experience. Our customized Hardcore ruleset includes: - Fog of War - map uncovers as you explore - No tech tree - items must be found to be researched - No craftable guns - Vanilla ammo crafting costs - Vanilla bag & bed timers Our maps are procedurally generated, verified to meet our requirements, with some monument customizations. We have a growing list of custom events and features unique to our server. Wipes are the 1st & 3rd Thursday of month. rs01GohaozJ^0rAi4000/r

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. US Rust server statistics. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Rust pve servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.