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Smelly Shaft

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Offline · checked 27d ago · 65.21.84.250:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Smelly Shaft, reached at 65.21.84.250:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,938 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 27d ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/1000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,938top 69%
Last wipe27d agono schedule published
Next wipe37d 12hThu 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 29 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 69% 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
15k10k15k20k29 Sep1 Oct3 Oct5 Oct7 Oct9 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 12h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 12hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 12hforce wipefw
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 0, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 23:28fw27d ago 0 – 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 Smelly Shaft
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 1907403889. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address65.21.84.250:28015
Region–
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 23:28 UTC
Hostname–
First seen29 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1907403889

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are busiest community rust servers [2] and Rust wipe forecast [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 537 on average169/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average169/200
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average18/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 281 on average15/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 275 on average16/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 248 on average81/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of Smelly Shaft?

There is no region published for Smelly Shaft. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 65.21.84.250:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the reliability of Smelly Shaft, and is it online?

Right now, Smelly Shaft is offline, and the last time it was seen was 27 days 3 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 29 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for Smelly Shaft?

The version of Rust on Smelly Shaft is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, and the operating system is Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does Smelly Shaft follow for wipes?

Once a month, Smelly Shaft 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 27 days 6 hours ago.

A.5What characterises wipe day on Smelly Shaft?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 0 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Player count

A.6What position does Smelly Shaft occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Smelly Shaft at #15,938, within the top 69% of ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of Smelly Shaft?

At this moment Smelly Shaft is offline, having last been seen 27 days 3 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Smelly Shaft?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp100 (Max players): The slot count is 100; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs166494 (Build): This server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set: these are the tags Smelly Shaft publishes, and the server browser reads them. 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 Smelly Shaft be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Smelly Shaft: 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.

Settings and map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Smelly Shaft?

The name of Smelly Shaft states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Community is its category in the server browser. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does Smelly Shaft take place?

Generated by the game from seed 1907403889, the procedural map on Smelly Shaft measures 4,500. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

How to join

A.12What is the process for joining Smelly Shaft?

Enter client.connect 65.21.84.250:28015 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?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp100Max players. The slot count is 100.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs166494Build. This server runs game build 166494.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.

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. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.