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Vanilla Server

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Offline · checked 5d ago · 79.117.156.253:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Vanilla Server, reached at 79.117.156.253:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,339 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 5d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/10% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,339top 69%
Last wipe5d 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
15k10k15k20k27 Sep30 Sep2 Oct24 Oct26 Oct29 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
Wipe-day peak0players, last three wipes
No hourly players around its wipes yet.
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
Sat 24 Oct, 00:245d ago 0 – running 1

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.
Address79.117.156.253:28015
Region–
Max players1
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe24 Oct 2026, 00:24 UTC
Hostname–
First seen27 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 community tab servers measured [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 · 531 on average226/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average33/225
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average20/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 280 on average15/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 275 on average18/100
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 248 on average35/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Vanilla Server have?

A region is not published by Vanilla Server. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 79.117.156.253:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it currently online?

Vanilla Server is currently offline, with the last sighting 5 days 6 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 1 were served, an availability of 1%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 27 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Vanilla Server?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Vanilla Server runs, on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on Vanilla Server?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Vanilla Server to reveal its rhythm. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 5 days 6 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

A.5What happens on Vanilla Server when wipe day arrives?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 0 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.6What is the rank of Vanilla Server among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Vanilla Server holds #15,339, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

A.7At what level does Vanilla Server operate in terms of players?

Vanilla Server is not online now; 5 days 6 hours have passed since it was last seen. Averaged across the last seven days, the population is 0 players.

Tags, lists

A.8What do the tags associated with Vanilla Server signify?

The game's server browser reads gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla rules; mp1 (Max players): The slot count is 1; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set, which Vanilla Server publishes as its tags. 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 Vanilla Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Vanilla Server fits are: Rust community servers, measured. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.

Rules, settings, map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on Vanilla Server?

The name of Vanilla Server states no gather rate. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. Listed as survival, the game mode is the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What map is in use on Vanilla Server?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Vanilla Server runs.

How to join

A.12How do you connect to Vanilla Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 79.117.156.253:28015. 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 mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. Survival on vanilla rules.
mp1Max players. The slot count is 1.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.

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