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Benny's Server

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Offline · checked 8d ago · 72.81.249.2:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Benny's Server, reached at 72.81.249.2:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,333 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 8d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/690% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,333top 69%
Last wipe8d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes seen yet

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.

No hourly history yet.
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
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
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.

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep23 Sep27 Sep30 Sep23 Oct26 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap31.9 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
Tue 20 OctFri 18 Sep
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 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Tue 20 Oct, 00:368d ago 0 – running 0
Fri 18 Sep, 02:0040d ago 0 – 31.9 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

No map picture published
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address72.81.249.2:28015
Region–
Max players69
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe20 Oct 2026, 00:36 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

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

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 550 on average636/675
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average485/525
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 300 on average59/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 300 on average36/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 269 on average138/200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 257 on average255/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1In which location is Benny's Server based?

No region is published by Benny's Server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 72.81.249.2:28015.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of Benny's Server?

At the present moment, Benny's Server is offline; it was last seen 8 days 17 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for Benny's Server?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that Benny's Server runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on Benny's Server?

Too few wipes by Benny's Server have been recorded to determine the pattern. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 8 days 17 hours ago.

A.5What characterises wipe day on Benny's Server?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 0 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.6What is the rank of Benny's Server among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Benny's Server at #15,333, within the top 69% of ranked servers.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Benny's Server?

The last recorded sighting of Benny's Server was 8 days 17 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags and filters

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Benny's Server?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp69 (Max players): It offers 69 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset: these are the tags Benny's Server 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.9Where can Benny's Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that Benny's Server fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Benny's Server?

The name of Benny's Server states no gather rate. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. The mode is survival, which means gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11What is the map for Benny's Server?

On Benny's Server the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join Benny's Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 72.81.249.2:28015. 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 mp69,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp69Max players. It offers 69 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.