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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [EU] Facepunch Small 2, reached at 79.137.98.8:28020. At the last check it held 8 of 300 places, against a seven-day mean of 7 and a peak of 211. It ranks #1,151 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 now8/3003% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean7peak 21, 48 h peak 16
Rank2#1,151top 5%
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 4hThu 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
0510152015:0000:0009:0017:0003:0012:00
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
010020030040015:0000:0009:0017:0003:0012:00
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 4h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak20players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 4hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 4hforce wipefw
05101520+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 20, 25 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 17:43fw27d ago 20 – 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 2
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 3750, seed 176866603. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address79.137.98.8:28020
Region–
Max players300
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 17:43 UTC
Hostnamenew__eusmall2.playrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size3750
Seed176866603

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 1online153/400
[EA] Softcore 1online135/350
[EU East] Facepunch 4online100/350
[EU] Facepunch Premium 1online92/350
[EU East] Facepunch 5online57/350
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1online51/400
[US] Facepunch Softcore 2online48/300
[EA] Facepunch 3online48/350

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are european rust servers [2], tutorial island servers [3], official servers live [4], 1x rust servers [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 · 318 on average411/450
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 215 on average265/300
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 126 on average94/100
Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 121 on average107/300
Rusty Moose |EU Small|EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 57 on average114/200
MANHUNT | ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ | КЛАССИКА | 22.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 42 on average86/150

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Is the performance of [EU] Facepunch Small 2 smooth?

The server fps averaged 226 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 168. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 96,669 entities. Its highest memory usage was 4,847 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

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

Its name points to Europe, though [EU] Facepunch Small 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. You will find it at 79.137.98.8:28020.

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

[EU] Facepunch Small 2 is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 35 minutes ago. 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 Small 2?

The version of Rust on [EU] Facepunch Small 2 is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on [EU] Facepunch Small 2?

The only wipe for [EU] Facepunch Small 2 is the monthly 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 20 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

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

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 20 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 25 hours after it began.

Population

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

Ranked by player hours across seven days, [EU] Facepunch Small 2 holds #1,151, in the top 5% of all ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of [EU] Facepunch Small 2?

On [EU] Facepunch Small 2, 8 of the 300 slots are occupied at present. Averaged over the last seven days: 7 players; the same period peaks at 21. The busiest hour of the last 48 is 21:00 UTC, averaging 15 players.

Tags, lists

A.9Who operates [EU] Facepunch Small 2?

The same operator most likely runs [EU] Facepunch Small 2 and 124 other servers we track, since both publish a playrust.com hostname.

A.10What do the tags associated with [EU] Facepunch Small 2 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; gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp300 (Max players): The slot count is 300; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^t (Tutorial on): The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin set this tag; it is not one of Rust's standard tags, which [EU] Facepunch Small 2 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 Small 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 Small 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.

Rules, settings, map

A.12Under what rules and settings does [EU] Facepunch Small 2 operate?

The name of [EU] Facepunch Small 2 states no gather rate. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. The in-game Official tab lists it. The server's own description is vanilla: this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.13On which map does [EU] Facepunch Small 2 take place?

The game generates [EU] Facepunch Small 2's procedural map at size 3,750, from seed 176866603. 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 2?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 79.137.98.8:28020. 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 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. The slot count is 300.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. A monthly wipe cycle applies, timed to coincide with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Gameplay
^tTutorial on. The tutorial from Facepunch is open to new players here.
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. European rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-eu-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Tutorial island servers. ruststatistics.org/rust-tutorial-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Official servers live. ruststatistics.org/top-official-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. 1x rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.