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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [EU] Facepunch Large 2, reached at 79.137.98.5:28020. At the last check it held 6 of 400 places, against a seven-day mean of 8 and a peak of 221. It ranks #1,105 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 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 now6/4002% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean8peak 22, 48 h peak 18
Rank2#1,105top 5%
Last wipe27d 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
0510152013:0022:0007:0016:0002:0011:00
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
010020030040013:0022:0007:0016:0002:0011:00
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 6h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak48players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 6hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 6hforce wipefw
020406080+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 48, 2 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:42fw27d ago 48 – running 13

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 Large 2
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 5000, seed 507294712. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address79.137.98.5:28020
Region–
Max players400
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTC
Hostnamenew__eularge2.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size5000
Seed507294712

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 1online161/350
[EU] Facepunch 1online142/400
[EU East] Facepunch 4online93/350
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online77/350
[EU East] Facepunch 5online46/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online40/400
[EU East] Facepunch 7online39/300
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3online35/400

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are rust servers in europe [2], tutorial island servers [3], Rust official tag servers [4], unmodded rust server list [5] and predicted wipe schedule [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 · 319 on average410/450
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 215 on average252/300
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 127 on average81/100
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 122 on average128/300
Rusty Moose |EU Small|EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 56 on average96/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - Small IIEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 42 on average43/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does [EU] Facepunch Large 2 perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 205, with a minimum of 169. Its entity count reached a maximum of 168,689, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The peak memory usage was 6,281 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

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

Its name points to Europe, though [EU] Facepunch Large 2 publishes no region tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 79.137.98.5:28020 is its address.

A.3What is the reliability of [EU] Facepunch Large 2, and is it online?

[EU] Facepunch Large 2 is online at this time. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 23 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were served, an availability of 99%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for [EU] Facepunch Large 2?

The version of Rust on [EU] Facepunch Large 2 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 timing

A.5On what cycle does [EU] Facepunch Large 2 wipe?

Once a month, [EU] Facepunch Large 2 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. The world currently in use was created 27 days 19 hours ago. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Large 2?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 48 players. The crowd reached its maximum 2 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7What position does [EU] Facepunch Large 2 occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts [EU] Facepunch Large 2 at #1,105, within the top 5% of ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on [EU] Facepunch Large 2?

At this moment 6 players are on [EU] Facepunch Large 2, which has 400 slots in total. Averaged over the last seven days: 8 players; the same period peaks at 22. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 19:00 UTC, averaging 16 players.

Tags and filters

A.9By whom is [EU] Facepunch Large 2 operated?

A playrust.com hostname is published by [EU] Facepunch Large 2; 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 Large 2 signify?

Tags from [EU] Facepunch Large 2, read by the game's server browser, are 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): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp400 (Max players): The slot count is 400; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; sc3 (Custom tag): This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by a plugin. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.11Where can [EU] Facepunch Large 2 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 Large 2 fits. These filters on the server list return it: 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 Large 2?

Its name carries no gather rate for [EU] Facepunch Large 2. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Official, in the game's own tab, includes this server. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13What is the map for [EU] Facepunch Large 2?

Generated by the game from seed 507294712, the procedural map on [EU] Facepunch Large 2 measures 5,000. 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 steps are required to join [EU] Facepunch Large 2?

Enter client.connect 79.137.98.5:28020 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 mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs168909,sc3,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. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp400Max players. The slot count is 400.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here.
Other
sc3Custom tag. This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by 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. Rust servers in europe. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Tutorial island servers. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust official tag servers. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.