Rusty Cage

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rusty Cage, reached at 66.51.99.65:28035 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 4 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 5¹. It ranks #3,899 of all servers, the top 18%, and #646 in NA. It last wiped 1d ago on a published weekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Tuesday 3 November, 22:06 UTC, its weekly schedule tag.

Keywordsduo weekly wipes modded oxide premium

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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	4/50	8% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	1	peak 5, 48 h peak 5
Rank²	#3,899	top 18%; #646 in NA
Last wipe	1d ago	weekly schedule
Next wipe³	5d 23h	Tue 3 Nov, 22:06 UTC

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.

AveragePeakWipe

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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Server fpsWipe

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 18% of all ranked servers, the top 35% in NA, and #227 of the duo servers (top 54%). 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: from its schedule tag

The next wipe is expected Tuesday 3 November, 22:06 UTC, in 5d 23h. Its weekly schedule tag (low confidence).

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

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	4 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	67%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	3	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	67%	else halves by day 2

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Tue 3 Nov, 22:06	5d 23h	its own schedule
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 20h	force wipefw
Tue 10 Nov, 22:06	12d 23h	its own schedule
Tue 17 Nov, 22:06	19d 23h	its own schedule
Tue 24 Nov, 22:06	26d 23h	its own schedule
Tue 1 Dec, 22:06	33d 23h	its own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 20h	force wipefw
Tue 8 Dec, 22:06	40d 23h	its own schedule

Fri 23 OctSat 17 OctTue 13 Oct

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted
Tue 27 Oct, 22:061d ago	–	–	running
Fri 23 Oct, 23:174d ago	1	halved by day 2	4 d
Sat 17 Oct, 02:5511d ago	4	held half	6.8 d
Tue 13 Oct, 05:2615d ago	3	held half	3.9 d

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 Rusty Cage — Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3000, seed 2013498811. Open on RustMaps.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`66.51.99.65:28035`
Region	NA
Max players	50
Group limit	duo
Wipe schedule	weekly
Last wipe	27 Oct 2026, 22:06 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Procedural Map
Size	3000
Seed	2013498811

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], duo server list [3], modded Rust servers listed live [4] and Rust wipe forecast [5].

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

Server	Players
RustForNoobs.com \| Solo/Duo \| Weekly \| USNA · duo · weekly · 101 on average	19/100
RustForNoobs.com \| Mondays \| Solo/Duo \| USNA · duo · weekly · 65 on average	153/175
US RustLife.net \| Solo/Duo \| Fridays \| Noob FriendlyNA · duo · weekly · 3 on average	3/100
WARBANDITS.GG \|Solo/Duo\|Weekly\| JUST WIPEDNA · duo · weekly · 3 on average	3/100
US RustLife.net \| Solo/Duo \| Mondays \| Noob FriendlyNA · duo · weekly · 2 on average	2/100
WARBANDITS.GG 2X \|Solo/Duo\|X2 JUST FULLWIPEDNA · duo · 2x · weekly · 144 on average	532/500

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does Rusty Cage perform well?

The server fps averaged 30 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 5. The highest number of entities it carried was 141,965, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 3,758 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What is the location of Rusty Cage?

North America is where Rusty Cage lists itself, using the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 66.51.99.65:28035.

A.3What is the reliability of Rusty Cage, and is it online?

At the present moment, Rusty Cage is online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 9 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 168 were served, an availability of 100%. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on Rusty Cage?

The version of Rust on Rusty Cage is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5On what cycle does Rusty Cage wipe?

The record of Rusty Cage's wipes is too sparse to confirm the schedule, so the prediction is based on its tag. On Tuesday 3 November at 22:06 UTC the next wipe is expected. The world currently in use was created 24 hours ago. A weekly wipe schedule is published in the server's tags.

A.6What happens on Rusty Cage when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 3 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began. For 67% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe. If not, the population dropped below half by day 2.

Player count

A.7What position does Rusty Cage occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days Rusty Cage is #3,899, within the top 18% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #646. The duo group places it at #227.

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

At this moment 4 players are on Rusty Cage, which has 50 slots in total. Averaged over the last seven days: 1 players; the same period peaks at 5. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 04:00 UTC, averaging 5 players.

Tags and filters

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on Rusty Cage?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts2 (Group limit): 2 is the maximum team size; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^w (Weekly): The server wipes weekly; ^q (Premium): Join only with Rust's premium status; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America, which Rusty Cage 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 Cage be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Rusty Cage fits are: Duo Rust servers, group limit 2, Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Premium; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Duo; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Rusty Cage operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rusty Cage. The group limit is 2 players, under duo. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. Join only with Rust's premium status. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What map is in use on Rusty Cage?

Size 3,000 and seed 2013498811 define the procedural, game-generated map on Rusty Cage. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to Rusty Cage?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 66.51.99.65:28035. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. Join only with Rust's premium status. You can find its website at https://rusty-cage.tebex.store/.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^w,NA,gmrust,cs168909,^q,ts2,^o^z.

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

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmrust`	Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
`mp50`	Max players. 50 slots are available.
`ts2`	Group limit. 2 is the maximum team size.
`v2635`	Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
`cs168909`	Build. The game build is 168909.
`ptrak`	Networking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
`$r?`	Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
`^w`	Weekly. The server wipes weekly.
Mods and access
`^q`	Premium. Join only with Rust's premium status.
`^o`	Oxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod).
`^z`	Modded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
`NA`	North America. In the server browser it is filed 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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

WELCOME TO RUSTY CAGE Vanilla+ Rust. Less Grind. Same Brutal Survival. **JOIN OUR COMMUNITY DISCORD!** Server updates, wipe announcements, support, and community discussions. **Discord:** https://discord.gg/c5xFrs5Ezd 2x Gathering & Useful Loot | 1x Sulfur 2x Stack Sizes | Balanced Crafting Speeds Improved Crate Loot | Vanilla Weapon Drop Rates 12-Hour Offline Raid Protection Weekly Wipes | 50 Player Slots Premium Access Required ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CHEATERS Build your fortress. Fight for your survival. Raid your enemies. Defend what's yours. No unnecessary grind. No unfair advantages. Just Rust the way it should be. **BREAK THE GRIND. NOT THE GAME.** VIP QUEUE SKIP — $4.99/month Skip the queue when the server is full! https://rusty-cage.tebex.store/ No Pay-to-Win. No VIP kits. Just priority access!

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. Duo server list. ruststatistics.org/top-duo-rust-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust servers listed live. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.