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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server EU SoftCore Server, reached at 66.51.97.67:28020 and hosted in EU. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 71. It ranks #2,745 of all servers, the top 12%, and #1048 in EU. It last wiped 20d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsquad monthly wipes softcore

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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 mean1peak 7, 48 h peak 4
Rank2#2,745top 12%; #1048 in EU
Last wipe20d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 13hThu 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
0123406:0015:0000:0009:0019:0004:00
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
02040608006:0015:0000:0009:0019:0004:00
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 12% of all ranked servers, the top 36% in EU, and #165 of the quad servers (top 20%). Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 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 13h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap6.8 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak4players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 1
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 13hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 13hforce wipefw
Thu 8 OctThu 1 Oct
02468+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 4, 28 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 8 Oct, 14:0620d ago 4 – running 0
Thu 1 Oct, 18:16fw27d ago 5 halved by day 1 6.8 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 EU SoftCore Server
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 1427434459. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.97.67:28020
RegionEU
Max players50
Group limitquad
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe8 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1427434459

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are european rust servers [2], unmodded rust community servers [3] and servers wiping soon [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1EU · quad · monthly · 52 on average22/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2EU · quad · monthly · 40 on average9/400
[RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 РусскийEU · quad · monthly · 7 on average1/100
[EU] The Rusters | Friendly | Low UpkeepEU · quad · monthly · 4 on average0/100
Rusticulous (EU) Solo Beginner friendly, low decay, monthly wipEU · quad · monthly · 3 on average0/125
RustForNoobs.com | Main | Softcore Monthly | No BP Wipe | EUEU · quad · monthly · 2 on average0/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does EU SoftCore Server perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 34, with a minimum of 5. The highest number of entities it carried was 129,854, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 3,822 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is EU SoftCore Server based?

Europe is where EU SoftCore Server lists itself, using the EU tag. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 66.51.97.67:28020.

A.3How reliable is EU SoftCore Server, and is it currently online?

EU SoftCore Server is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 41 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for EU SoftCore Server?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that EU SoftCore Server runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.5On what cycle does EU SoftCore Server wipe?

The only wipe for EU SoftCore Server 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 20 days 15 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.6What characterises wipe day on EU SoftCore Server?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 4 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 28 hours after it began. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. Otherwise, a fall below half took place by day 1.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of EU SoftCore Server among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives EU SoftCore Server #2,745, in the top 12% of ranked servers and #1,048 in Europe. Within the quad group, its position is #165.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on EU SoftCore Server?

On EU SoftCore Server, 0 of the 50 slots are occupied at present. Over the last week the count averages 1 players and reaches 7 at its height. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 00:00 UTC, averaging 3 players.

Tags, lists

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on EU SoftCore Server?

gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; 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): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^s (Softcore): This is Facepunch's softcore mode, where death keeps part of your inventory; EU (Europe): In the server browser it is filed under Europe: these are the tags EU SoftCore Server publishes, and the server browser reads them. 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 EU SoftCore Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include EU SoftCore Server: European Rust servers and Rust community servers, measured. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Europe; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Softcore ^s; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern EU SoftCore Server?

Its name carries no gather rate for EU SoftCore Server. 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. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What is the map for EU SoftCore Server?

Size 4,500 and seed 1427434459 define the procedural, game-generated map on EU SoftCore Server. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

Connection

A.13What steps are required to join EU SoftCore Server?

Enter client.connect 66.51.97.67:28020 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,EU,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4.

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. 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. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Difficulty
^sSoftcore. This is Facepunch's softcore mode, where death keeps part of your inventory.
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. European rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.