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Blind Squirrel Backlot

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Blind Squirrel Backlot, reached at 66.51.99.73:28040. At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,358 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 9d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes

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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 mean0peak –
Rank2#15,358top 69%
Last wipe9d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 15hThu 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
0123404:0013:0022:0007:0016:0002:00
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
0246804:0013:0022:0007:0016:0002:00
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 1 Oct.

4Rank

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

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k1 Oct7 Oct12 Oct18 Oct23 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 15h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 15hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 15hforce wipefw
01234+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 0, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Mon 19 Oct, 11:349d ago 0 – 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

Map of Blind Squirrel Backlot
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4250, seed 913836496. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.99.73:28040
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe19 Oct 2026, 11:34 UTC
Hostname–
First seen1 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4250
Seed913836496

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are busiest community rust servers [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average112/200
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 216 on average68/200
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 174 on average22/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 161 on average69/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 132 on average113/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average50/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does Blind Squirrel Backlot run?

The server fps averaged 5 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 5. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 102,716 entities. Its highest memory usage was 4,202 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2What location does Blind Squirrel Backlot have?

A region is not published by Blind Squirrel Backlot. 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 66.51.99.73:28040.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Blind Squirrel Backlot?

At the present moment, Blind Squirrel Backlot is online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 6 days 13 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 1 October 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for Blind Squirrel Backlot?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that Blind Squirrel Backlot runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on Blind Squirrel Backlot?

Once a month, Blind Squirrel Backlot wipes in line with the 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. 9 days 15 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on Blind Squirrel Backlot?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 0 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Population

A.7How does Blind Squirrel Backlot compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Blind Squirrel Backlot holds #15,358, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.8At what level does Blind Squirrel Backlot operate in terms of players?

On Blind Squirrel Backlot, 0 of the 50 slots are occupied at present. The mean population for the last seven days is 0.

Tags and filters

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on Blind Squirrel Backlot?

Tags from Blind Squirrel Backlot, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Blind Squirrel Backlot be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Blind Squirrel Backlot fits are: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Blind Squirrel Backlot operate?

The name of Blind Squirrel Backlot states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means gather, build and raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What is the map for Blind Squirrel Backlot?

Size 4,250 and seed 913836496 define the procedural, game-generated map on Blind Squirrel Backlot. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.13How do you connect to Blind Squirrel Backlot?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 66.51.99.73:28040. 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?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp50Max players. The slot count is 50.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167781Build. Build 167781 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.

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. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.