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SunnStorm Rustlands

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server SunnStorm Rustlands, reached at 66.51.96.70:28000 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 21. It ranks #7,489 of all servers, the top 34%, and #1123 in NA. It last wiped 27d 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 softcore

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1Summary statistics

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 2, 48 h peak 1
Rank2#7,489top 34%; #1123 in NA
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 2hThu 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
00.250.50.75117:0002:0011:0020:0005:0014:00
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
02040608017:0002:0011:0020:0005:0014:00
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 34% of all ranked servers, the top 60% in NA, and #415 of the quad servers (top 50%). 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 2h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 2hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 2hforce wipefw
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, 4 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 18:19fw27d ago 1 – 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 SunnStorm Rustlands
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 2138400164. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.96.70:28000
RegionNA
Max players50
Group limitquad
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:19 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed2138400164

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 Rust population table [3] and next Rust wipe times [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[US] Facepunch Softcore 2NA · quad · monthly · 59 on average30/300
[US] Facepunch Softcore 1NA · quad · monthly · 46 on average19/300
LA VERGA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLNA · quad · monthly · 7 on average3/80
LA ISLA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLYNA · quad · monthly · 6 on average5/200
Poon Plowers | Monthly | Softcore | No BP WipeNA · quad · monthly · 2 on average2/100
Rusted Imperium | 2x | Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad | ORP | No BP WipeNA · quad · 2x · monthly · 12 on average5/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does SunnStorm Rustlands run?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 6, with a minimum of 5. The highest number of entities it carried was 121,085, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 3,445 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2What location does SunnStorm Rustlands have?

The NA tag places SunnStorm Rustlands in North America, as it lists itself. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 66.51.96.70:28000 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of SunnStorm Rustlands?

At the present moment, SunnStorm Rustlands is online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 4 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for SunnStorm Rustlands?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that SunnStorm Rustlands runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.5What schedule does SunnStorm Rustlands follow for wipes?

The only wipe for SunnStorm Rustlands is the monthly 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 current world has been running for 27 days 21 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.6What happens on SunnStorm Rustlands when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 4 hours after it began.

Player count

A.7How does SunnStorm Rustlands compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

On player hours over seven days SunnStorm Rustlands is #7,489, within the top 34% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,123. Within the quad group, its position is #415.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on SunnStorm Rustlands?

The current population of SunnStorm Rustlands is 0, drawn from 50 slots. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 2. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 01:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Tags, lists

A.9How should the tags on SunnStorm Rustlands be interpreted?

Tags from SunnStorm Rustlands, read by the game's server browser, are gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts4 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): Softcore, Facepunch's easier ruleset: you retain part of your inventory on death; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America. 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 SunnStorm Rustlands be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that SunnStorm Rustlands fits are: Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on SunnStorm Rustlands?

No gather rate appears in the name of SunnStorm Rustlands. The group limit is 4 players, under quad. softcore is the game mode here; Part of your loot is kept: that is the easier mode Facepunch provides. 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 map is in use on SunnStorm Rustlands?

Generated by the game from seed 2138400164, the procedural map on SunnStorm Rustlands 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.13What is the process for joining SunnStorm Rustlands?

Enter client.connect 66.51.96.70:28000 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,^m,^s,NA,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmsoftcoreGame mode. An easier ruleset, softcore.
mp50Max players. The slot count is 50.
ts4Group limit. Teams are capped at 4.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^sSoftcore. Softcore, Facepunch's easier ruleset: you retain part of your inventory on death.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

A private, whitelisted PVE Rust server with optional mods to enhance gameplay. No PVP, no raiding, no griefing — just relaxed survival, building, and exploration for trusted players only.

References

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