The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |, reached at 69.9.150.161:28018 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 1 of 100 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 6¹. It ranks #2,771 of all servers, the top 12%, and #455 in NA. It last wiped 4d 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

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	1/100	1% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	1	peak 6, 48 h peak 6
Rank²	#2,771	top 12%; #455 in NA
Last wipe	4d ago	monthly schedule
Next wipe³	7d 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 12% of all ranked servers, the top 24% 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 7d 23h. The force wipe (high confidence).

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

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	22.1 days	between real wipes
Wipe-day peak	4	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	100%	of its cycles kept half the crowd

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	7d 23h	force wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 23h	force wipefw

Fri 23 OctThu 1 Oct

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 6 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Fri 23 Oct, 19:574d ago	5	–	running	4
Thu 1 Oct, 18:30fw27d ago	3	held half	22.1 d	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 The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | — Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 3700, seed 1337.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`69.9.150.161:28018`
Region	NA
Max players	100
Group limit	8, the default
Wipe schedule	monthly
Last wipe	23 Oct 2026, 19:57 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Custom Map
Size	3700
Seed	1337

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], double gather rust servers [3], browse modded Rust servers [4], live aim server list [5] and predicted wipe schedule [6].

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

Server	Players
Paradise US 5X \| Free Heli & Planes \| Builds \| Raidable BasesNA · groups of 8+ · 5x · monthly · 1 on average	1/44
PLUKN - US Monument/Oil Rig \| Practice, Aimtrain, PVPNA · groups of 8+ · 5 on average	6/15
[US] Rustoria.co RTG - Aimtrain \| FaceChecks \| Arena \| 1v1NA · no group limit · 2 on average	4/100
[US] ICEFUSE BATTLEFIELD x1000000000\|MYMINI\|CLANS\|KITS\|PVP\|FPSNA · groups of 100+ · 1e+09x · weekly · 31 on average	24/100
KABOOM 1000X \| PVP \| LOADOUTS \| BACKPACKS \| SCRAP \| FUNNA · groups of 10+ · 1000x · weekly · 5 on average	7/200
NA \| Apex Aim Arena \| 1v1 Facecheck FFA TargetsNA · groups of 8+ · 4 on average	0/16

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Is the performance of The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | smooth?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 182, with a minimum of 145. The highest number of entities it carried was 96,082, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 3,144 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | have?

North America is where The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | lists itself, using the NA tag. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. You will find it at 69.9.150.161:28018.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | is online at this time. It last restarted around 21 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. 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 is the Rust version for The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

The version of Rust on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

The only wipe for The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | is the monthly force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The current world has been running for 4 days 23 hours. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 4 players. The crowd reached its maximum 6 hours after the latest wipe. For 100% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe.

Population

A.7What is the rank of The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | among Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | is #2,771, within the top 12% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #455.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

The current population of The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | is 1, drawn from 100 slots. Averaged over the last seven days: 1 players; the same period peaks at 6. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 03:00 UTC, averaging 5 players.

Tags, lists

A.9How should the tags on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | be interpreted?

gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla rules; mp100 (Max players): It offers 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; 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): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^d (Combat training): Loot is handed to you for aim and PvP practice; ^k (Build server): Base design and practice; ^q (Premium): Rust's premium status is required to join; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America: these are the tags The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | publishes, and the server browser reads them. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.10Where can The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | fits are: Rust servers with a 2x gather rate, Modded Rust servers, Rust aim training servers, Build and creative servers in Rust and North American server statistics. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Combat training ^d, Build server ^k, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week; Gather rate: 2x.

Rules, settings, map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

The rate for gathering on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | is 2x, according to its name. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as combat training, the game mode is practice for aim and PvP, loot given out. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Plugins number Oxide on this server. Rust's premium status is required to join. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12On which map does The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | take place?

Generated by the game from seed 1337, the procedural map on The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x | measures 3,700. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page. The map is named Custom Map.

Connection

A.13How do you connect to The Salt Mines (Official) Solo Only | 2x |?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 69.9.150.161:28018. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. Rust's premium status is required to join. Its website can be found at https://discord.com/invite/dYfBrKRKx6.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^d,^k,NA,gmvanilla,cs168909,^q,ts8,^o^z.

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

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmvanilla`	Game mode. Survival on vanilla rules.
`mp100`	Max players. It offers 100 slots.
`ts8`	Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
`v2635`	Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
`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. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Gameplay
`^d`	Combat training. Loot is handed to you for aim and PvP practice.
`^k`	Build server. Base design and practice.
Mods and access
`^q`	Premium. Rust's premium status is required to join.
`^o`	Oxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
`^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

(Official) The Salt Mines 2x (except Sulfer) PvP enhanced HQM / Raid Protection Airfield Event No Junk Convoy Boosted crates Server Protection (68% while Offline) No pay to win VIP for creature comforts, not advantages Reduced Decay Static Loottables

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. Double gather rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-2x-rust-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Live aim server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-aim-training-servers.
[6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.