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UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE

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Offline · checked 27d ago · 86.96.69.170:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE, reached at 86.96.69.170:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #16,831 of all servers, the top 70%. It last wiped 27d ago.

Keywords3x gather

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#16,831top 70%
Last wipe27d 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 70% 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
15k10k15k20k30 Sep1 Oct3 Oct4 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
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.
Address86.96.69.170:28015
Region–
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe30 Sep 2026, 09:26 UTC
Hostname–
First seen30 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 gather rate 3x servers [2], unmodded rust community servers [3] and next Rust wipe times [4].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[UAE/KSA] Falcon Rust 3x | Max 5 | ArabWA · groups of 8+ · 3x · 7 on average2/200
Rust Arabia - 2x Weekly | Fridays 5PM (GMT+4) | UAE/KSAWA · groups of 8+ · 2x · 1 on average0/100
Atlas - EU 3x | No BPs | MondaysEU · no group limit · 3x · 69 on average70/100
Bestrust 3x Weekly | JUST WIPED 27.10no group limit · 3x · 65 on average69/100
MIRAGE RUST | SUNDAY 3x | JUST WIPED 27.10no group limit · 3x · 64 on average63/100
Survivors.gg [ 3x Vanilla ] | JUST WIPED 27.10no group limit · 3x · 61 on average76/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1In which location is UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE based?

Its name points to the Middle East, though UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE 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 86.96.69.170:28015.

A.2How reliable is UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE, and is it currently online?

Right now, UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE is offline, and the last time it was seen was 27 days 8 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 30 September 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE?

The version of Rust on UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE is network protocol 2633 and build 165217, and the operating system is Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE wipe?

Too few wipes by UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE have been recorded to determine the pattern. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. The world currently in use was created 27 days 9 hours ago.

Population

A.5How does UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE holds #16,831, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.

A.6What is the population level of UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE?

At this moment UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE is offline, having last been seen 27 days 8 hours ago.

Tags and filters

A.7What is the meaning of the tags on UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE?

gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set: these are the tags UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE publishes, and the server browser reads them. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.8Where can UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE fits are: Rust servers with gather rate 3x and Rust community servers, measured. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: Middle East; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Gather rate: 3x.

Rules, settings, map

A.9Which settings and rules are in force on UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE?

At 3x gather, UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE states its rate in the server name itself. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Players may raid and fight one another. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.10On which map does UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE take place?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is what UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE runs.

How to join

A.11What steps are required to join UAE - DesertDwellers | 3x PVE?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 86.96.69.170:28015. 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50Max players. It offers 50 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2633Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2633.
cs165217Build. The game build is 165217.
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. Gather rate 3x servers. ruststatistics.org/top-3x-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.