Illusion's Server
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Offline · checked 45d ago · 66.51.98.53:28025
Abstract
We describe the public Rust server Illusion's Server, reached at 66.51.98.53:28025 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,172 of all servers, and #1566 in NA. It last wiped 54d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.
Keywordsmonthly wipes modded oxide
1Summary statistics
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.
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).
4Rank
Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.
5Wipes
5.1Schedule
The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 16h. The force wipe.
5.2History
| Wiped (UTC) | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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
| Address | 66.51.98.53:28025 |
|---|---|
| Region | NA |
| Max players | 50 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | monthly |
| Last wipe | 4 Sep 2026, 13:55 UTC |
| Hostname | – |
| First seen | 13 Sep 2026 |
| Map | Procedural Map |
| Size | – |
| Seed | – |
7Similar servers
Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US and NA server list [2], modded Rust population table [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].
| Server | Players |
|---|---|
| [NA] Willjum's Casual Solo/Duo MonthlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 15 on average | 22/175 |
| Hempville 420 No Kos Low Decay / Limited PvPNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 7 on average | 8/90 |
| Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average | 3/1000 |
| Testing GroundsNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 2 on average | 1/15 |
| Apocrypha-Linux | PvE | PvPNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 1 on average | 0/50 |
| [US] Exile PvE | Noob Friendly | Raidable Bases | Skill Tree | NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average | 1/50 |
Appendix AQuick answers
From the figures on this page.
About the server
A.1In which location is Illusion's Server based?
In North America, according to its own listing, Illusion's Server appears with the NA tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 66.51.98.53:28025.
A.2What is the reliability of Illusion's Server, and is it online?
Illusion's Server is currently offline, with the last sighting 45 days 9 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.
A.3What is the Rust version for Illusion's Server?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 162929 is the version that Illusion's Server runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
Wipe schedule
A.4On what cycle does Illusion's Server wipe?
An estimate derived from the force wipe gives the next wipe for Illusion's Server. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 54 days 12 hours. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.
Population
A.5What position does Illusion's Server occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?
On player hours over seven days Illusion's Server is #15,172, within the top – of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,566.
A.6At what level does Illusion's Server operate in terms of players?
At this moment Illusion's Server is offline, having last been seen 45 days 9 hours ago.
Tags, lists
A.7What is the meaning of the tags on Illusion's Server?
The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join; cs162929 (Build): Build 162929 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America, which Illusion's Server publishes as its tags. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.
A.8Where can Illusion's Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?
These Rust Statistics lists include Illusion's Server: Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Rules, settings, map
A.9Under what rules and settings does Illusion's Server operate?
No gather rate appears in the name of Illusion's Server. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It appears under Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins number Oxide on this server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
A.10On which map does Illusion's Server take place?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Illusion's Server runs.
How to join
A.11How do you connect to Illusion's Server?
Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 66.51.98.53:28025. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.
Appendix BServer tags
What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,NA,gmrust,cs162929,ts8,^o^z.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game | |
gmrust | Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules. |
mp50 | Max players. The slot count is 50. |
ts8 | Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default. |
v2633 | Protocol. The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join. |
cs162929 | Build. Build 162929 is the one running. |
ptrak | Networking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer. |
$r? | Region code. A region code has not been set. |
| Wipe schedule | |
^m | Monthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes. |
| Mods and access | |
^o | Oxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod). |
^z | Modded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game. |
| Region | |
NA | North 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]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
- [2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
- [3]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
- [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.