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Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox, reached at 66.51.99.163:28008 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 40 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 81. It ranks #3,650 of all servers, the top 16%, and #608 in NA. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly 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 now0/400% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 8, 48 h peak 3
Rank2#3,650top 16%; #608 in NA
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 4hThu 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
0123415:0000:0009:0019:0004:0013:00
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
02040608015:0000:0009:0019:0004:0013:00
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 16% of all ranked servers, the top 33% 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
12.5k5k7.5k10k20 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 4h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 4hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 4hforce wipefw
00.250.50.751+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, 19 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 18:13fw27d ago 1 – running 5

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 4500, seed 1337.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.99.163:28008
RegionNA
Max players40
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:13 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapCustom Map
Size4500
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North American Rust servers [2], modded servers by player count [3], build servers listed live [4], live creative server population [5] and predicted wipe schedule [6].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
RGB Creative Build | US Sandbox | Save/Load, Symmetry, BGradeNA · groups of 100+ · monthly · 7 on average6/200
Builders Like UsNA · groups of 32+ · monthly · 2 on average5/100
TURBOSBLAST! US PVP | MONTHLY | ZOMBIES | Deep Sea Build | NEW!NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 1 on average1/200
[NA] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative | Sandbox | Minigames |NA · groups of 8+ · 90 on average64/999
Intoxicated US Sandbox - Creative | Build | NoclipNA · groups of 8+ · 13 on average13/150
Together We Rust | Build ServerNA · groups of 8+ · 2 on average2/125

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Is the performance of Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox smooth?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 60, with a minimum of 60. The highest number of entities it carried was 8,023, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its highest memory usage was 2,439 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2What location does Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox have?

North America is where Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox lists itself, using 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 66.51.99.163:28008.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox?

Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 27 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox?

Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Linux operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox follow for wipes?

The only wipe for Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox is the monthly 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. 27 days 20 hours have passed since the current world was generated. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What characterises wipe day on Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 19 hours after it began.

Player count

A.7What position does Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox is #3,650, within the top 16% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #608.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox?

The current population of Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox is 0, drawn from 40 slots. The peak over seven days is 8, against an average of 1. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 01:00 UTC, averaging 3 players.

Tags, lists

A.9What do the tags associated with Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp40 (Max players): 40 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for 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; ^c (Creative): This is a sandbox: no gathering, and you build whatever you like; ^k (Build server): For practising bases and designing them; ^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 | Creative | Build | Sandbox 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 | Creative | Build | Sandbox be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox fits are: Modded Rust servers, Build and creative servers in Rust, Rust servers tagged creative and North American server statistics. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Creative ^c, Build server ^k, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is build & creative, which means building in a sandbox, gathering excluded. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Plugins number Carbon on this server. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What map is in use on Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox?

The game generates Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox's procedural map at size 4,500, from seed 1337. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page. Under map name, it gives Custom Map.

How to join

A.13What is the process for joining Rusty Goats | Creative | Build | Sandbox?

Enter client.connect 66.51.99.163:28008 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. 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,^c,^k,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp40Max players. 40 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for 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.
Gameplay
^cCreative. This is a sandbox: no gathering, and you build whatever you like.
^kBuild server. For practising bases and designing them.
Mods and access
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
^yCarbon. The plugin framework is Carbon.
Region
NANorth 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 | CREATIVE | BUILD | SANDBOX Unlimited materials. Zero threats. Just build. WHY PLAY HERE - Spawn items and vehicles on demand - Free build, free craft, instant blueprints - nothing costs, nothing decays - Symmetry building - square, triangle, hexagon, mirrored as you go - Save your builds and reload them anytime - Browse and import builds shared by the community - Test raids on your own builds - real costs, real scale Solo or with friends - invite others to build alongside you. Map wipes first Thursday of the month, 2PM ET. Your builds go with it, so save or screenshot the good ones. RULES Don't be a dick. No racism or targeted harassment. English in global chat. !bangs for commands Join our Discord for support & updates: rustygoats.net

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. North American Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded servers by player count. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Build servers listed live. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-build-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Live creative server population. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-creative-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.