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Rust NPC Server

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Offline · checked 36d ago · 85.255.236.12:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust NPC Server, reached at 85.255.236.12:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,483 of all servers, the top 67%. It last wiped 51d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/80% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,483top 67%
Last wipe51d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe 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 67% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep22 Sep23 Sep25 Sep26 Sep28 Sep
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

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

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
No wipe seen yet.

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 4: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address85.255.236.12:28015
Region–
Max players8
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe6 Sep 2026, 21:42 UTC
Hostname–
First seen18 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 player-run rust server list [2] and Rust wipe forecast [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 536 on average434/475
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average226/225
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 318 on average27/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 317 on average30/250
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 276 on average139/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 265 on average46/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Rust NPC Server have?

A region is not published by Rust NPC Server. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 85.255.236.12:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the reliability of Rust NPC Server, and is it online?

At the present moment, Rust NPC Server is offline; it was last seen 36 days 13 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 18 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Rust NPC Server?

Rust NPC Server is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207 on the Windows operating system. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe timing

A.4When are wipes carried out on Rust NPC Server?

The record of Rust NPC Server's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 51 days 10 hours ago.

Population

A.5What position does Rust NPC Server occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Rust NPC Server holds #15,483, in the top 67% of all ranked servers.

A.6At what level does Rust NPC Server operate in terms of players?

Rust NPC Server is not online now; 36 days 13 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags and filters

A.7What do the tags associated with Rust NPC Server signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp8 (Max players): It offers 8 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect; cs163207 (Build): This server runs game build 163207; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which Rust NPC Server 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.8Where can Rust NPC Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured are the Rust Statistics lists that Rust NPC Server fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Settings and map

A.9What are the settings and rules that govern Rust NPC Server?

Its name carries no gather rate for Rust NPC Server. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC is not in use; Valve's anti-cheat is off.

A.10What is the map for Rust NPC Server?

On Rust NPC Server the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

How to join

A.11What is the process for joining Rust NPC Server?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 85.255.236.12:28015. 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 mp8,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163207,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp8Max players. It offers 8 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2633Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2633 to connect.
cs163207Build. This server runs game build 163207.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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. Player-run rust server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.