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Squid World

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Offline · checked 7d ago · 88.97.185.42:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Squid World, reached at 88.97.185.42:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 11. It ranks #13,064 of all servers, the top 59%. It last wiped 21d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/5000% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean1peak 1
Rank2#13,064top 59%
Last wipe21d 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 59% 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 Sep27 Sep5 Oct12 Oct20 Oct27 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
Tue 6 Oct, 09:1921d ago 1 – running 1

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.
Address88.97.185.42:28015
Region–
Max players500
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe6 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC
Hostname–
First seen19 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 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 · 520 on average422/525
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 336 on average25/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 333 on average44/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 317 on average189/275
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 279 on average70/200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 263 on average87/150

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What location does Squid World have?

A region is not published by Squid World. 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 88.97.185.42:28015.

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

At the present moment, Squid World is offline; it was last seen 7 days 6 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 19 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Squid World?

Squid World is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on the Windows operating system. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4What schedule does Squid World follow for wipes?

The record of Squid World's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. The current world has been running for 21 days 14 hours.

A.5How would you describe wipe day on Squid World?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.6How does Squid World compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Squid World holds #13,064, in the top 59% of all ranked servers.

A.7What is the population level of Squid World?

At this moment Squid World is offline, having last been seen 7 days 6 hours ago. Over the last week the count averages 1 players and reaches 1 at its height.

Tags and filters

A.8How should the tags on Squid World be interpreted?

gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset: these are the tags Squid World 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.9Where can Squid World be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Squid World 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.10Under what rules and settings does Squid World operate?

Its name carries no gather rate for Squid World. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11What is the map for Squid World?

On Squid World the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining Squid World?

Enter client.connect 88.97.185.42:28015 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 mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp500Max players. 500 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs167781Build. The game build is 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in 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. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.