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Rat's Nest

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rat's Nest, reached at 66.51.97.51:28050 and hosted in EU. At the last check it held 0 of 100 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #14,572 of all servers, the top 66%, and #2485 in EU. It last wiped 19d ago on a published weekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Friday 30 October, 20:29 UTC, its weekly schedule tag.

Keywordsweekly wipes modded carbon

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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 now0/1000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 1
Rank2#14,572top 66%; #2485 in EU
Last wipe19d agoweekly schedule
Next wipe31d 8hFri 30 Oct, 20:29 UTC

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
0123413:0022:0007:0015:0001:0010:00
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
0246813:0022:0007:0015:0001:0010:00
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 1 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 66% of all ranked servers, the top 85% in EU. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k1 Oct7 Oct12 Oct18 Oct23 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: from its schedule tag

The next wipe is expected Friday 30 October, 20:29 UTC, in 1d 8h. Its weekly schedule tag (low confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap7.3 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Fri 30 Oct, 20:291d 8hits own schedule
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 6hforce wipefw
Fri 6 Nov, 20:298d 8hits own schedule
Fri 13 Nov, 20:2915d 8hits own schedule
Fri 20 Nov, 20:2922d 8hits own schedule
Fri 27 Nov, 20:2929d 8hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 6hforce wipefw
Fri 4 Dec, 20:2936d 8hits own schedule
Fri 9 OctFri 2 Oct
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 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Fri 9 Oct, 20:2919d ago 1 – running 0
Fri 2 Oct, 12:1227d ago 0 – 7.3 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

Map of Rat's Nest
Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 1000, seed 1337.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.97.51:28050
RegionEU
Max players100
Group limit10 max
Wipe scheduleweekly
Last wipe9 Oct 2026, 20:45 UTC
Hostname–
First seen1 Oct 2026
MapCustom Map
Size1000
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are live europe server counts [2], browse modded Rust servers [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 28.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average135/100
RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 118 on average184/225
RustSpain.com | EU MainEU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average13/200
[EU] Willjum's Solo Only | Thursday WipesEU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 26 on average7/175
TRAVELER SOLO [MAX 1] Wipe 26.10EU · no group limit · weekly · 23 on average31/100
RustAria #2 [х2 | NoLimit | Мoскoвcкий]EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 10 on average5/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does Rat's Nest run?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 5, with a minimum of 5. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 2,555 entities. The peak memory usage was 1,147 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What is the location of Rat's Nest?

Europe is where Rat's Nest lists itself, using the EU tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 66.51.97.51:28050.

A.3How reliable is Rat's Nest, and is it currently online?

Rat's Nest is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 21 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 1 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Rat's Nest?

The version of Rust on Rat's Nest is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on Rat's Nest?

The prediction follows the tag, as Rat's Nest's recorded wipes are too few to confirm its schedule. On Friday 30 October at 20:29 UTC the next wipe is expected. The current world has been running for 19 days 15 hours. The tags state that wipes occur weekly.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on Rat's Nest?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 0 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Population

A.7How does Rat's Nest compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

On player hours over seven days Rat's Nest is #14,572, within the top 66% of all ranked servers; within Europe it is #2,485.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Rat's Nest?

The current population of Rat's Nest is 0, drawn from 100 slots. Over the last week the count averages 0 players and reaches 1 at its height.

Tags, lists

A.9How should the tags on Rat's Nest be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp100 (Max players): It offers 100 slots; ts10 (Group limit): 10 is the maximum team size; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; 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; ^w (Weekly): Wipes happen every week; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework is Carbon; EU (Europe): Europe is the region it appears under in the server browser: these are the tags Rat's Nest 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.10Where can Rat's Nest be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rat's Nest fits are: European Rust servers and Modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list return it: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on Rat's Nest?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rat's Nest. The team limit is 10 players. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. The plugin count is Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for Rat's Nest?

The game generates Rat's Nest's procedural map at size 1,000, from seed 1337. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. Under map name, it gives Custom Map.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to Rat's Nest?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 66.51.97.51:28050. 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 mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^w,EU,gmrust,cs168909,ts10.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp100Max players. It offers 100 slots.
ts10Group limit. 10 is the maximum team size.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. 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
^wWeekly. Wipes happen every week.
Mods and access
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
^yCarbon. The plugin framework is Carbon.
Region
EUEurope. Europe is the region it appears under in the server browser.

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. Live europe server counts. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.