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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server ricksserver, reached at 66.51.97.59:28035 and hosted in EU. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 51. It ranks #7,303 of all servers, the top 33%, and #2018 in EU. It last wiped 4d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes

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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 5
Rank2#7,303top 33%; #2018 in EU
Last wipe4d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 22hThu 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
0123421:0006:0015:0000:0009:0019:00
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
0246821:0006:0015:0000:0009:0019:00
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 18 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 33% of all ranked servers, the top 69% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 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 22h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap5.4 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm50%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak3players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 1.5
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 22hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 22hforce wipefw
Sat 24 OctMon 19 OctSun 27 Sep
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 5, 2 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sat 24 Oct, 13:594d ago 5 – running 0
Mon 19 Oct, 02:319d ago 0 – 5.5 d 0
Sun 27 Sep, 15:5831d ago 3 halved by day 2 21.4 d 0
Sat 26 Sep, 14:4032d ago 5 – 1.1 d 0
Sun 20 Sep, 23:2537d ago 5 halved by day 1 5.6 d 0
Sat 19 Sep, 02:3439d ago 5 – 1.9 d 0
Sun 13 Sep, 17:3445d ago 4 halved by day 1 5.4 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 ricksserver
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 1900, seed 1293201566. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.97.59:28035
RegionEU
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe24 Oct 2026, 13:59 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size1900
Seed1293201566

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are eu rust server list [2], player-run rust server list [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average363/525
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 214 on average279/350
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 176 on average143/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 159 on average210/400
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average142/225
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 125 on average126/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does ricksserver run?

The server fps averaged 5 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 5. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 17,003 entities. Its highest memory usage was 1,367 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is ricksserver based?

The EU tag places ricksserver in Europe, as it lists itself. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 66.51.97.59:28035 is its address.

A.3How reliable is ricksserver, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, ricksserver is online. It last restarted around 4 days 2 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. The server was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on ricksserver?

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

Wipe timing

A.5What schedule does ricksserver follow for wipes?

Once a month, ricksserver wipes in line with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. 4 days 6 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What happens on ricksserver when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 3 players. The crowd reached its maximum 2 hours after the latest wipe. The crowd stayed above half its peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. If not, the population dropped below half by day 1.5.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of ricksserver among Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days ricksserver is #7,303, within the top 33% of all ranked servers; within Europe it is #2,018.

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

At this moment 0 players are on ricksserver, which has 50 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 0 players and reaches 5 at its height.

Tags and filters

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on ricksserver?

Tags from ricksserver, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; 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): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; EU (Europe): In the server browser it is filed under Europe. 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 ricksserver be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

European Rust servers and Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that ricksserver fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Europe; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

Rules, settings, map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern ricksserver?

The name of ricksserver states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What map is in use on ricksserver?

The game generates ricksserver's procedural map at size 1,900, from seed 1293201566. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to ricksserver?

Enter client.connect 66.51.97.59:28035 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,EU,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

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.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
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. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Region
EUEurope. In the server browser it is filed under Europe.

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. Eu rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.