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The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded], reached at 74.136.196.241:28023 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 41. It ranks #3,240 of all servers, the top 15%, and #535 in NA. 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 pve

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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 now1/1001% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 4, 48 h peak 3
Rank2#3,240top 15%; #535 in NA
Last wipe26d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 2hThu 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
0123417:0002:0011:0021:0006:0015:00
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
05010015020017:0002:0011:0021:0006:0015:00
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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 15% of all ranked servers, the top 29% 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
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 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 8d 2h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap15.9 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak6players, last three wipes
Crowd held100%of its cycles kept half the crowd
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 2hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 2hforce wipefw
Thu 1 OctTue 15 Sep
02468+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 8, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 18:05fw26d ago 8 – running 1
Tue 15 Sep, 19:4342d ago 5 held half 15.9 d 2

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 Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]
Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 3500, seed 1337.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address74.136.196.241:28023
RegionNA
Max players100
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:05 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapCustom Map
Size3500
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are Rust servers in North America [2], modded Rust population table [3], pve server list [4], live roleplay population [5] and predicted wipe schedule [6].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[US] RustEZ Scourge PvE | Zombies | No Raiding | No KillingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 51 on average34/200
[US] RustEZ Survival PvE | No Decay | No Raiding | No KillingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 39 on average26/200
Zombie Land PVE Monthly | Raids | Skills | Custom MapsNA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 34 on average22/100
Hex US PVE Monthly 1X BiWeekly 5X | RPG | Custom Weapons | JetNA · no group limit · 1x · monthly · 32 on average27/100
[US] Salty Zombies PvE #1 | Skills | Raid | Quests | Jetpack | NA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 25 on average16/150
RustPlay PVE/PVP-Zones TP|Zombies|LVLs|Kits|Quests|Clans|+More!NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 12 on average6/420

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 107 server fps, with a low of 93. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 87,807 entities. Its highest memory usage was 4,828 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

In North America, according to its own listing, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] appears with 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 74.136.196.241:28023.

A.3How reliable is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded], and is it currently online?

The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 5 days 20 hours ago. The server was up 96% of the time over the last 7 full days, 162 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What version of Rust is run on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

The only wipe for The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is the monthly 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. 26 days 22 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What characterises wipe day on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 6 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.

Population

A.7How does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

On player hours over seven days The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is #3,240, within the top 15% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #535.

A.8At what level does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] operate in terms of players?

On The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded], 1 of the 100 slots are occupied at present. Averaged over the last seven days: 1 players; the same period peaks at 4. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 19:00 UTC, with an average of 2 players.

Tags, lists

A.9How should the tags on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] be interpreted?

Tags from The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded], read by the game's server browser, are gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp100 (Max players): The slot count is 100; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^r (Roleplay): The server is run for roleplay; ^p (PvE): Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America. 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 Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] fits are: Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers: live list, Rust roleplay servers, measured and North American server statistics. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Roleplay ^r, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Settings and map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

No gather rate appears in the name of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. roleplay is the game mode here; jobs, towns and roleplay rule sets. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are running. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What map is in use on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

The game generates The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]'s procedural map at size 3,500, from seed 1337. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. The map is named Custom Map.

How to join

A.13What steps are required to join The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

Enter client.connect 74.136.196.241:28023 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. Its website can be found at https://discord.com/invite/dwYuaCmyxt.

Appendix BServer tags

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

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. The mode is vanilla survival.
mp100Max players. The slot count is 100.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Gameplay
^rRoleplay. The server is run for roleplay.
^pPvE. Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
Region
NANorth 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 the Watering Hole RP/PVE Server. The Watering Hole is a monthly RP/PVE Server filled with many plugins such as Vehicle License, Skill Tree, Kits, Rare Mineral Extraction, Cooking with many custom recipes, Removal tool, Building grades and soo much more to enhance your Roleplay experience. Active admins for a troll free Roleplay and PVE experience. NO KOS OR TROLLS will be tolerated! Please see the Discord Page for all rules, plugins and other information you may need. Can't wait to see you at The Watering Hole!

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Rust servers in North America. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Pve server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Live roleplay population. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-roleplay-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.