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Heralds' Rust Server

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Heralds' Rust Server, reached at 66.51.96.69:28040 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,349 of all servers, the top 69%, and #1513 in NA. It last wiped 26d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsquad monthly 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 now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,349top 69%; #1513 in NA
Last wipe26d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 14hThu 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
0123405:0014:0023:0008:0017:0003:00
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
0246805:0014:0023:0008:0017:0003:00
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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 69% of all ranked servers, the top 81% in NA, and #633 of the quad servers (top 76%). 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 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 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 14h. 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 14hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 14hforce 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
Fri 2 Oct, 08:0726d 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 Heralds' Rust Server
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4000, seed 303130808. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.96.69:28040
RegionNA
Max players50
Group limitquad
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe2 Oct 2026, 08:07 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4000
Seed303130808

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North America server population [2], modded Rust population table [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
WIPED ●ZOMBIE● Sinister Rust PVP|Raidable Base|SkillTreeNA · quad · monthly · 1 on average1/75
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Monthly QuadNA · quad · monthly · 12 on average7/200
RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio Quad | Monthly | USNA · quad · monthly · 3 on average6/150
Rusty Pirates | No Decay | Monthly | No BP WipesNA · quad · monthly · 1 on average0/50
Atlas - US 2X Monthly Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad | Vanilla+ | No BP WipNA · quad · 2x · monthly · 249 on average214/250
US Limitless 2x Monthly Duo/Trio/Quad|No BP Wipes|Noob FriendlyNA · quad · 2x · monthly · 149 on average176/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of Heralds' Rust Server smooth?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 5, with a minimum of 5. Its entity count reached a maximum of 91,287, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The peak memory usage was 2,672 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What is the location of Heralds' Rust Server?

North America is where Heralds' Rust Server lists itself, using the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 66.51.96.69:28040 is its address.

A.3What is the reliability of Heralds' Rust Server, and is it online?

Heralds' Rust Server is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 19 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for Heralds' Rust Server?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Heralds' Rust Server runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on Heralds' Rust Server?

Once a month, Heralds' Rust Server 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 26 days 20 hours ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on Heralds' Rust Server?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 0 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7What position does Heralds' Rust Server occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days Heralds' Rust Server is #15,349, within the top 69% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,513. The quad group places it at #633.

A.8What is the population level of Heralds' Rust Server?

The current population of Heralds' Rust Server is 0, drawn from 50 slots. Averaged across the last seven days, the population is 0 players.

Tags, lists

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on Heralds' Rust Server?

Tags from Heralds' Rust Server, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts4 (Group limit): A team holds no more than 4; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Heralds' Rust Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics are the Rust Statistics lists that Heralds' Rust Server fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern Heralds' Rust Server?

No gather rate appears in the name of Heralds' Rust Server. The group limit is 4 players, under quad. The mode is survival, which means the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It appears under Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for Heralds' Rust Server?

The game generates Heralds' Rust Server's procedural map at size 4,000, from seed 303130808. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.13What steps are required to join Heralds' Rust Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 66.51.96.69:28040. 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts4,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp50Max players. It offers 50 slots.
ts4Group limit. A team holds no more than 4.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
NANorth 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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. North America server population. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.