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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [EU] Facepunch Small 4, reached at 79.137.98.19:28020. At the last check it held 6 of 300 places, against a seven-day mean of 6 and a peak of 201. It ranks #1,275 of all servers, the top 6%. It last wiped 28d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsofficial monthly wipes vanilla

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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 now6/3002% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean6peak 20, 48 h peak 13
Rank2#1,275top 6%
Last wipe28d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe36d 23hThu 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
0510152020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00
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
010020030040020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00
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 6% 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 6d 23h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak25players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:006d 23hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0034d 23hforce 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 25, 43 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:41fw28d ago 25 – running 5

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 [EU] Facepunch Small 4
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3750, seed 168365630. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address79.137.98.19:28020
Region–
Max players300
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:41 UTC
Hostnamenew__eusmall4.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3750
Seed168365630

7Operator

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

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, playrust.com.
ServerStatusPlayers
[EU] Facepunch 1online191/400
[EU East] Facepunch 4online140/350
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online129/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online111/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3online78/400
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2online76/400
[EU East] Facepunch 5online72/350
[US East] Facepunch Premium 1online55/400

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are live europe server counts [2], servers with the tutorial tag [3], official servers live [4], vanilla rust servers [5] and Rust wipe forecast [6].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 317 on average430/475
eulongtest (private perf box)EU · groups of 14+ · monthly · 267 on average480/8
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 212 on average265/300
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 124 on average99/125
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 119 on average170/300
Rusty Moose |EU Small|EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 64 on average137/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of [EU] Facepunch Small 4 smooth?

The server fps averaged 227 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 196. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 90,226 entities. Memory use peaked at 4,106 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2What location does [EU] Facepunch Small 4 have?

No region tag is published by [EU] Facepunch Small 4, but its name points to Europe. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 79.137.98.19:28020 is its address.

A.3What is the reliability of [EU] Facepunch Small 4, and is it online?

[EU] Facepunch Small 4 is online at this time. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 5 hours ago. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

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

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that [EU] Facepunch Small 4 runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does [EU] Facepunch Small 4 wipe?

The only wipe for [EU] Facepunch Small 4 is the monthly 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. 28 days 1 hours have passed since the current world was generated. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6What characterises wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Small 4?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 25 players. The crowd reached its maximum 43 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.7What is the rank of [EU] Facepunch Small 4 among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts [EU] Facepunch Small 4 at #1,275, within the top 6% of ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of [EU] Facepunch Small 4?

At this moment 6 players are on [EU] Facepunch Small 4, which has 300 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 6 players and reaches 20 at its height. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 20:00 UTC, with an average of 12 players.

Tags, lists

A.9Who operates [EU] Facepunch Small 4?

A playrust.com hostname is published by [EU] Facepunch Small 4; 124 other servers we track also publish one, so the same operator most likely runs them.

A.10How should the tags on [EU] Facepunch Small 4 be interpreted?

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; gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp300 (Max players): 300 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags, which [EU] Facepunch Small 4 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.11Where can [EU] Facepunch Small 4 be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with the tutorial tag, European Rust servers, Official Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that [EU] Facepunch Small 4 fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.

Settings and map

A.12What are the settings and rules that govern [EU] Facepunch Small 4?

Its name carries no gather rate for [EU] Facepunch Small 4. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It appears under Official in the game's server list. By its own label, vanilla, this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.13What is the map for [EU] Facepunch Small 4?

Size 3,750 and seed 168365630 define the procedural, game-generated map on [EU] Facepunch Small 4. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.14What is the process for joining [EU] Facepunch Small 4?

Enter client.connect 79.137.98.19:28020 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 mp300,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs168909,sc2,ts8.

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
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp300Max players. 300 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server.
Other
sc2Custom tag. The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags.

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. Live europe server counts. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Servers with the tutorial tag. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Official servers live. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Vanilla rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.