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Sander

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Offline · checked 22d ago · 85.165.49.87:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Sander, reached at 85.165.49.87:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,971 of all servers, the top 71%. It last wiped 25d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/20% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,971top 71%
Last wipe25d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes seen yet

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.

No hourly history yet.
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
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 71% 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
15k10k15k20k25 Sep28 Sep2 Oct5 Oct9 Oct12 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
00.250.50.751+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 1, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Fri 2 Oct, 10:2825d ago 1 – running 0

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.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address85.165.49.87:28015
Region–
Max players2
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe2 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC
Hostname–
First seen25 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are busiest community rust servers [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 532 on average216/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 327 on average13/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 325 on average20/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average127/200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 278 on average42/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 264 on average39/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What is the location of Sander?

There is no region published for Sander. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 85.165.49.87:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the reliability of Sander, and is it online?

At the present moment, Sander is offline; it was last seen 22 days 13 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0 were served, an availability of 0%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 25 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Sander?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 is the version that Sander runs, on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does Sander follow for wipes?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Sander to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. The current world has been running for 25 days 18 hours.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on Sander?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Population

A.6What position does Sander occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Sander at #15,971, within the top 71% of ranked servers.

A.7At what level does Sander operate in terms of players?

Sander is not online now; 22 days 13 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on Sander?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp2 (Max players): The slot count is 2; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): Build 166494 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, which Sander 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.9Where can Sander be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Sander fits are: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Settings and map

A.10What are the settings and rules that govern Sander?

Its name carries no gather rate for Sander. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.11What map is in use on Sander?

The game generates the map on Sander; that format is procedural.

How to join

A.12How do you connect to Sander?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 85.165.49.87:28015. 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 mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp2Max players. The slot count is 2.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs166494Build. Build 166494 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Busiest community rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.