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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small, reached at 79.137.98.21:28015. At the last check it held 3 of 250 places, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 81. It ranks #2,653 of all servers, the top 12%. It last wiped 1h ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsofficial monthly wipes

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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 now3/2501% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 8, 48 h peak 5
Rank2#2,653top 12%
Last wipe1h agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 6hThu 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
0246813:0022:0007:0015:0001:0010:00
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
02040608013:0022:0007:0015:0001:0010:00
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 12% 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
11k2k3k4k20 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: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 6h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap35 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak7players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 26
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 6hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 6hforce wipefw
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 7, 32 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 29 Oct, 10:151h ago – – running 1
Thu 24 Sep, 11:4535d ago 7 – – 4

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 Staging Primitive Small
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3750, seed 1756228292. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address79.137.98.21:28015
Region–
Max players250
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe29 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTC
Hostnamefacepunchprimitive.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3750
Seed1756228292

7Operator

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

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, playrust.com.
ServerStatusPlayers
[EA] Softcore 1online139/350
[EU] Facepunch 1online100/400
[EU East] Facepunch 4online87/350
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online60/350
[EU East] Facepunch 5online45/350
[EA] Facepunch 3online42/350
[EA] Facepunch 2online38/300
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online32/400

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], tutorial server list [3], Rust official tag servers [4], primitive mode servers [5] and upcoming Rust wipes [6].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rust4Noobs | Solo/Duo | Primitive Monthly | No BP WipeEU · duo · monthly · 6 on average1/100
JumpRust.com - EU 3x|Primitive|Full PVP|Shop|Kits|TP|Clans|EU · groups of 16+ · 3x · biweekly · 5 on average4/120
RustForNoobs.com Primitive | Bow / Melee | MedievalNA · groups of 16+ · biweekly · 1 on average1/50
JumpRust.com - US 3x|Primitive|Full PVP|Shop|Kits|TP|Clans|NA · groups of 16+ · 3x · biweekly · 4 on average2/120

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Does [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small perform well?

The server fps averaged 60 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 59. Its entity count reached a maximum of 82,000, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Its highest memory usage was 3,212 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2What is the location of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

Without a region tag from [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small, its name still points to Europe. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 79.137.98.21:28015 is its address.

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

At the present moment, [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small is online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 24 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

[EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small is running Rust network protocol 2636 and build 169627 on the Windows operating system. 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 Staging Primitive Small?

[EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small follows a wipe rhythm of every 5 weeks on Thursday at 10:15 UTC. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The current world has been running for 1 hours. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6What happens on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 7 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 32 hours after it began. For 0% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe. If not, the population dropped below half by day 26.

Player count

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

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small holds #2,653, in the top 12% of all ranked servers.

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

On [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small, 3 of the 250 slots are occupied at present. Averaged over the last seven days: 1 players; the same period peaks at 8. Averaging 3 players, 12:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags and filters

A.9Who operates [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

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

A.10What do the tags associated with [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small signify?

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; gmprimitive (Game mode): Primitive: bows, spears and melee, and no guns; mp250 (Max players): The slot count is 250; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2636 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2636 to connect; cs169627 (Build): The game build is 169627; 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; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): A non-standard tag, applied by the owner or a plugin, which [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small 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 Staging Primitive Small be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small: Rust servers with the tutorial tag, European Rust servers, Official Rust servers and Primitive Rust servers. These filters on the server list return it: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Primitive; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours; Boxes: Official only.

Rules, settings, map

A.12Under what rules and settings does [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small operate?

The name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small states no gather rate. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. primitive is the game mode here; guns are absent: bows, spears and melee only. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. The in-game Official tab lists it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.13What map is in use on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

Generated by the game from seed 1756228292, the procedural map on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small measures 3,750. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

Connection

A.14How do you connect to [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 79.137.98.21:28015. 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 mp250,ptrak,$r?,v2636,^m,^t,gmprimitive,cs169627,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
gmprimitiveGame mode. Primitive: bows, spears and melee, and no guns.
mp250Max players. The slot count is 250.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2636Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2636 to connect.
cs169627Build. The game build is 169627.
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.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server.
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. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging

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. Tutorial server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust official tag servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Primitive mode servers. ruststatistics.org/top-primitive-rust-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.