The Rusty Rifle
Online NA 104.128.50.78:28015 checked 11m ago
Measurements
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% of all ranked servers, top 83% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 23h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 22 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 18:23 UTC23d ago | 2 | – | 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does The Rusty Rifle rank against other Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours put The Rusty Rifle at #15,383, or #1,552 in North America, inside the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Rusty Rifle?
Of its 50 slots, The Rusty Rifle is using 0 right now. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on The Rusty Rifle mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The Rusty Rifle publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): The server has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world; ^q (Premium): You need Rust's premium status to join; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include The Rusty Rifle?
On Rust Population, The Rusty Rifle is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE servers, counted and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on The Rusty Rifle?
Averaged over recent wipes, 2 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 22 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on The Rusty Rifle?
The Rusty Rifle wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it runs now dates from 23 days 1 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
Map and rules
Which map does The Rusty Rifle run?
The Rusty Rifle uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 4,500 with seed 292611345. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
What are the rules and settings on The Rusty Rifle?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The Rusty Rifle states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs pve, no player combat. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. You need Rust's premium status to join. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does The Rusty Rifle run?
On Linux, The Rusty Rifle runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 167781. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Does The Rusty Rifle run smoothly?
In the last 48 hours, it averaged 111 server fps, with a low of 93. The entity count reached 139,395: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 4,076 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.
Is The Rusty Rifle online, and how reliable is it?
The Rusty Rifle is up and running at the moment. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 8 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is The Rusty Rifle located?
By its NA tag, The Rusty Rifle says it is in North America. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 104.128.50.78:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join The Rusty Rifle?
Either enter client.connect 104.128.50.78:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. You need Rust's premium status to join. For more, visit its website: https://chicagoservers.co.