Fooling Around

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Fooling Around, reached at 76.16.72.212:28115. At the last check it held 0 of 10 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 2¹. It ranks #4,829 of all servers, the top 22%. It last wiped 24d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsquad monthly wipes modded oxide softcore

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1Summary statistics

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

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	0/10	0% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	0	peak 2, 48 h peak 1
Rank²	#4,829	top 22%
Last wipe	24d ago	monthly schedule
Next wipe³	7d 17h	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).

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 22% of all ranked servers, and #305 of the quad servers (top 37%). 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 17h. The force wipe (high confidence).

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

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	5.6 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	0%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	1	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 17h	force wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	35d 17h	force wipefw

Sun 4 OctFri 2 OctTue 22 Sep

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 17 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted	Before
Sun 4 Oct, 02:1324d ago	2	–	running	1
Fri 2 Oct, 01:2626d ago	1	held half	2 d	1
Tue 22 Sep, 21:4636d ago	1	held half	9.2 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 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`76.16.72.212:28115`
Region	–
Max players	10
Group limit	quad
Wipe schedule	monthly
Last wipe	4 Oct 2026, 02:13 UTC
Hostname	–
First seen	20 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 server list with rates [2] and predicted wipe schedule [3].

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

Server	Players
Noobs 4 Real \| No Pros, No Sweats, Just Noobs, Solo/Duo!EU · quad · monthly · 3 on average	1/100
[EA] Softcore 1quad · monthly · 67 on average	18/350
[US] Facepunch Softcore 2NA · quad · monthly · 59 on average	80/300
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - AU SoftcoreOC · quad · monthly · 34 on average	24/150
LA VERGA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLNA · quad · monthly · 7 on average	10/80
LA ISLA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLYNA · quad · monthly · 7 on average	5/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is Fooling Around based?

There is no region published for Fooling Around. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 76.16.72.212:28115 is its address.

A.2How reliable is Fooling Around, and is it currently online?

Fooling Around is currently online. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 142 were served, an availability of 85%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 20 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Fooling Around?

The version of Rust on Fooling Around 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 timing

A.4What schedule does Fooling Around follow for wipes?

Once a month, Fooling Around 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. 24 days 22 hours have passed since the current world was generated. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.5What characterises wipe day on Fooling Around?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 17 hours after the latest wipe. For 100% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe.

Player count

A.6What position does Fooling Around occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Fooling Around at #4,829, within the top 22% of ranked servers. The quad group places it at #305.

A.7What is the population level of Fooling Around?

At this moment 0 players are on Fooling Around, which has 10 slots in total. The peak over seven days is 2, against an average of 0. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 02:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Tags, lists

A.8What do the tags associated with Fooling Around signify?

Tags from Fooling Around, read by the game's server browser, are gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules apply, an easier set; mp10 (Max players): The slot count is 10; ts4 (Group limit): A team holds no more than 4; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; 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): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^s (Softcore): On death you keep part of your inventory, as Facepunch's easier mode allows; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game. 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 Fooling Around be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Fooling Around fits are: Modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on Fooling Around?

The name of Fooling Around states no gather rate. The group limit is 4 players, under quad. Listed as softcore, the game mode is Facepunch's easier mode, which preserves some of your loot. Players may raid and fight one another. 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.11On which map does Fooling Around take place?

The game generates the map on Fooling Around; that format is procedural.

Connection

A.12What steps are required to join Fooling Around?

Enter client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115 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 mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^s,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4,^o^z.

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

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmsoftcore`	Game mode. Softcore rules apply, an easier set.
`mp10`	Max players. The slot count is 10.
`ts4`	Group limit. A team holds no more than 4.
`v2635`	Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
`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. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
`^m`	Monthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Difficulty
`^s`	Softcore. On death you keep part of your inventory, as Facepunch's easier mode allows.
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 server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.