Rusty Bucket
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Online · checked 12m ago · 73.8.224.163:28015
Abstract
We describe the public Rust server Rusty Bucket, reached at 73.8.224.163:28015. At the last check it held 0 of 2 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 21. It ranks #8,831 of all servers, the top 40%. It last wiped 26d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.
Keywordsmonthly wipes modded oxide
1Summary statistics
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.
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).
4Rank
The server stands in the top 40% 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.
5Wipes
5.1Schedule: force wipes only
The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 23h. The force wipe (high confidence).
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Wipe-day peak | 2 | players, last three wipes |
| When (UTC) | In | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 | 6d 23h | force wipefw |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 | 34d 23h | force wipefw |
5.2History
| Wiped (UTC) | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 12:5226d ago | 2 | – | 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
| Address | 73.8.224.163:28015 |
|---|---|
| Region | – |
| Max players | 2 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | monthly |
| Last wipe | 3 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC |
| Hostname | – |
| First seen | 19 Sep 2026 |
| Map | Procedural 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 modded Rust population table [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].
| Server | Players |
|---|---|
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 95 on average | 73/700 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|СИБИРСКИЙ 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 90 on average | 211/700 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average | 27/1000 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|МОСКОВСКИЙ 26.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 76 on average | 137/1000 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЙСКИЙ 28.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 71 on average | 255/1000 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЯ 29.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 67 on average | 457/1000 |
Appendix AQuick answers
From the figures on this page.
About the server
A.1What location does Rusty Bucket have?
No region is published by Rusty Bucket. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 73.8.224.163:28015 is its address.
A.2How reliable is Rusty Bucket, and is it currently online?
Rusty Bucket is currently online. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 19 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.
A.3What version of Rust is run on Rusty Bucket?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Rusty Bucket runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
Wipe timing
A.4What schedule does Rusty Bucket follow for wipes?
The only wipe for Rusty Bucket 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. The current world has been running for 26 days 4 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.
A.5How would you describe wipe day on Rusty Bucket?
Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 2 players. The crowd reached its maximum 2 hours after the latest wipe.
Player count
A.6What position does Rusty Bucket occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Rusty Bucket at #8,831, within the top 40% of ranked servers.
A.7How would you characterise the player activity on Rusty Bucket?
On Rusty Bucket, 0 of the 2 slots are occupied at present. Over the last week the count averages 0 players and reaches 2 at its height.
Tags and filters
A.8How should the tags on Rusty Bucket be interpreted?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp2 (Max players): It offers 2 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game: these are the tags Rusty Bucket publishes, and the server browser reads them. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.
A.9Where can Rusty Bucket be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?
The Rust Statistics lists that Rusty Bucket fits are: Modded Rust servers. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Rules, settings, map
A.10Which settings and rules are in force on Rusty Bucket?
The name of Rusty Bucket states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins number Oxide on this server. VAC is inactive: the anti-cheat from Valve is off.
A.11On which map does Rusty Bucket take place?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Rusty Bucket runs.
Connection
A.12What steps are required to join Rusty Bucket?
Enter client.connect 73.8.224.163:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Appendix BServer tags
What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game | |
gmrust | Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules. |
mp2 | Max players. It offers 2 slots. |
ts8 | Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults. |
v2635 | Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join. |
cs168909 | Build. Build 168909 is the one running. |
ptrak | Networking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game. |
$r? | Region code. No region code is set. |
| Wipe schedule | |
^m | Monthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes. |
| Mods and access | |
^o | Oxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod). |
^z | Modded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game. |
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]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
- [2]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
- [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.