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[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1, reached at 79.137.98.161:28015. At the last check it held 0 of 400 places, against a seven-day mean of 7 and a peak of 211. It ranks #1,222 of all servers, the top 5%. It last wiped 27d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsofficial teams off monthly wipes hardcore

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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 now0/4000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean7peak 21, 48 h peak 16
Rank2#1,222top 5%
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 14hThu 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
0510152005:0014:0023:0007:0016:0002:00
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
010020030040005:0014:0023:0007:0016:0002:00
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 5% 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
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 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 7d 14h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak31players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 14hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 14hforce wipefw
010203040+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 31, 4 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:40fw27d ago 31 – running 3

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, size 3750, seed 0.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address79.137.98.161:28015
Region–
Max players400
Group limitteams off
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:40 UTC
Hostnameeu__hardcore__1.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3750
Seed–

7Operator

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname; the busiest are listed.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, playrust.com.
ServerStatusPlayers
[US East] Facepunch Premium 1online99/400
[EU] Facepunch 1online61/400
[US] Facepunch Softcore 2online50/300
[US] Facepunch Softcore 1online45/300
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online44/350
[US East] Facepunch Primitive 1online26/400
[EU East] Facepunch 4online22/350
[EA] Softcore 1online21/350

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are europe region filter [2], rust servers for new players [3], Facepunch official servers [4] and next Rust wipe times [5].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
RAGE RUST • ХАРДКОР • МОСКВАEU · no group limit · monthly · 4 on average0/50
[RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Hardcore | 1x1 РусскийEU · no group limit · monthly · 1 on average0/100
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average119/200
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 216 on average73/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average45/100
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 124 on average26/300

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 226, with a minimum of 199. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 99,535 entities. Its highest memory usage was 4,318 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2In which location is [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 based?

Without a region tag from [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1, its name still points to Europe. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 79.137.98.161:28015 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

At the present moment, [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is online. It last restarted around 14 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

The version of Rust on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

Once a month, [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 wipes in line with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The world currently in use was created 27 days 10 hours ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What happens on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 31 players. The crowd reached its maximum 4 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7How does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 at #1,222, within the top 5% of ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

On [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1, 0 of the 400 slots are occupied at present. Over the last week the count averages 7 players and reaches 21 at its height. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 19:00 UTC, with an average of 15 players.

Tags, lists

A.9Who is responsible for running [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

The same operator most likely runs [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 and 124 other servers we track, since both publish a playrust.com hostname.

A.10What is the meaning of the tags on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

The game's server browser reads official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmhardcore (Game mode): The ruleset is hardcore: a harsher game; mp400 (Max players): The slot count is 400; ts0 (Group limit): No teams: the feature is off; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; sc2 (Custom tag): A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin, which [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 publishes as its tags. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.11Where can [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 fits are: Rust servers with the tutorial tag, European Rust servers and Official Rust servers. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.

Settings and map

A.12Under what rules and settings does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 operate?

The name of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 states no gather rate. A group limit is absent from what the server publishes. Listed as hardcore, the game mode is Of Facepunch's modes, the hardest. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The in-game Official tab lists it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.13What is the map for [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

At 3,750, the procedural map on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is generated by the game.

How to join

A.14How do you connect to [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 79.137.98.161:28015. 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 mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^t,gmhardcore,cs168909,sc2,ts0.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
On Rust Statistics
officialRun by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.
Game
gmhardcoreGame mode. The ruleset is hardcore: a harsher game.
mp400Max players. The slot count is 400.
ts0Group limit. No teams: the feature is off.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here.
Other
sc2Custom tag. A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin.

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

This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Europe region filter. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust servers for new players. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Facepunch official servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.