Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs, reached at 66.51.99.163:28000 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 40 places, against a seven-day mean of 0¹. It ranks #15,289 of all servers, the top 69%, and #1499 in NA. It last wiped 28d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

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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.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	0/40	0% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	0	peak –
Rank²	#15,289	top 69%; #1499 in NA
Last wipe	28d ago	monthly schedule
Next wipe³	6d 23h	Thu 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

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).

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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 69% of all ranked servers, the top 81% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region

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 6d 23h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.

Measure	Value	Note
Wipe-day peak	2	players, last three wipes

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	6d 23h	force wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	34d 23h	force wipefw

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 37 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:47fw28d ago	2	–	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

Custom map, no picture published

Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 4250, seed 0.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`66.51.99.163:28000`
Region	NA
Max players	40
Group limit	teams off
Wipe schedule	monthly
Last wipe	1 Oct 2026, 17:47 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Custom Map
Size	4250
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 Rust server statistics [2], modded server list with rates [3] and servers wiping soon [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
[NA] Willjum's Casual Solo/Duo MonthlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 14 on average	7/175
Hempville 420 No Kos Low Decay / Limited PvPNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 7 on average	9/90
[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1NA · no group limit · monthly · 4 on average	1/400
Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average	4/1000
Gringers Hardcore\|Solo Only\|Monthly October 1NA · no group limit · monthly · 3 on average	3/50
Outlaw Ridge Hardcore \| 50% Upkeep \| No Tech Tree \| MonthlyNA · no group limit · monthly · 2 on average	2/50

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs run?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 60, with a minimum of 54. The highest number of entities it carried was 106,593, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 3,784 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs have?

In North America, according to its own listing, Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs appears with the NA tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 66.51.99.163:28000 is its address.

A.3What is the reliability of Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs, and is it online?

Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs is online at this time. It last restarted around 32 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. 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 version of Rust is run on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs follow for wipes?

Once a month, Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs wipes in line with the force wipe. 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 world currently in use was created 28 days 1 hours ago. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 37 hours after it began.

Player count

A.7How does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs #15,289, in the top 69% of ranked servers and #1,499 in North America.

A.8What is the population level of Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

At this moment 0 players are on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs, which has 40 slots in total. The seven-day average for this server is 0 players.

Tags and filters

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

The game's server browser reads gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp40 (Max players): It offers 40 slots; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Facepunch's hardcore ruleset: fewer aids, survival made harsher; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework is Carbon; NA (North America): North America is the region it appears under in the server browser, which Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs: Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs. A group limit is absent from what the server publishes. Listed as hardcore, the game mode is Facepunch's most demanding mode. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Carbon plugins are running. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What is the map for Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

At 4,250, the procedural map on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs is generated by the game. The name of the map is Custom Map.

How to join

A.13What steps are required to join Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 66.51.99.163:28000. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/TjqW7Cwed5.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^m,^h,NA,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmhardcore`	Game mode. A harsher ruleset, hardcore.
`mp40`	Max players. It offers 40 slots.
`ts0`	Group limit. Teams are disabled.
`v2635`	Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
`cs168909`	Build. This server runs game build 168909.
`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. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
`^h`	Hardcore. Facepunch's hardcore ruleset: fewer aids, survival made harsher.
Mods and access
`^z`	Modded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
`^y`	Carbon. The plugin framework is Carbon.
Region
`NA`	North America. North America 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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

RUSTY GOATS | HARDCORE | NO TECH TREE | BETTER NPCS No map. No team UI. No tech tree. You're on your own out here. WHY PLAY HERE - Hardcore mode - no map, no compass UI, navigate by landmark - No team UI, no safe zones - nowhere to hide, nobody to blame but you - Tech tree disabled - every blueprint has to be earned in the field - Better NPCs - smarter, tougher, they shoot back - Locked crates hack 2x faster, fewer minis in the sky - Ship Vendor - buy a ready-to-sail ship or build your own to sell Map and blueprints wipe first Thursday of the month, 2PM ET. Everyone starts from nothing. That's the point. RULES Don't be a dick. No cheating/scripting/exploits. No racism or harassment. English in global chat. !bangs for commands Join our Discord for support & updates: rustygoats.net

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. US Rust server statistics. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Modded server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.