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Specimen recordcat. no. 2,160NAfirst seen 14 Sep 2026

Steel Valley 3x PvE

Online NA 130.254.47.80:28015 checked 14m ago

3x biweekly wipes moddedoxidepve

Measurements

Players now
3/ 99
= 1 player
3% full
7-day average
2
peak 7
Rank
#2,160
top 10% · #339 in NA
Last wipe
11d ago
biweekly schedule
Next wipe
2d 13h
Sat 31 Oct, 20:52 UTC
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0246807:0016:0001:0010:0020:0005:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

02040608007:0016:0001:0010:0020:0005:00

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 10% of all ranked servers, top 18% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

from its schedule tag

Next wipe Saturday 31 October, 20:52 UTC, in 2d 13h. Its biweekly schedule tag · low confidence

11.9 days
usual gap
between real wipes
0%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
4
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
50%
crowd held
else halves by day 14

Coming wipes

2d 13h
Sat 31 Oct, 20:52 UTC
7d 12h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
16d 13h
Sat 14 Nov, 20:52 UTC
30d 13h
Sat 28 Nov, 20:52 UTC
35d 12h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW
44d 13h
Sat 12 Dec, 20:52 UTC

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sat 17 OctThu 1 OctWed 23 Sep
01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 21 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Sat 17 Oct, 20:52 UTC11d ago 5 – running 2
Thu 1 Oct, 21:32 UTC FW27d ago 4 halved by day 14 16 days 0
Wed 23 Sep, 23:47 UTC35d ago 3 held half 7.9 days 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does Steel Valley 3x PvE rank against other Rust servers?

Steel Valley 3x PvE ranks #2,160 on seven-day player hours, #339 in North America, and sits in the top 10% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Steel Valley 3x PvE?

Of its 99 slots, Steel Valley 3x PvE is using 3 right now. Averaged over seven days, it drew 2 players and reached a peak of 7. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 01:00 UTC, when an average of 6 players were on.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Steel Valley 3x PvE mean?

These are the tags Steel Valley 3x PvE publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp99 (Max players): 99 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^b (Biweekly): The server wipes on a two-week cycle; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Steel Valley 3x PvE?

On Rust Population, Steel Valley 3x PvE is filed under these lists: 3x Rust servers, counted live, Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE servers, counted and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Gather rate: 3x.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Steel Valley 3x PvE?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 4 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 21 hours in. In 50% of recent wipes, half the peak was held until the next wipe. The crowd dropped below half by day 14 when it did not hold.

What is the wipe schedule on Steel Valley 3x PvE?

Its tag sets the prediction: too few of Steel Valley 3x PvE's wipes are on record to confirm the schedule. Due on Saturday 31 October at 20:52 UTC is its next wipe. The world it runs now dates from 11 days 10 hours ago. Its tags set out a wipe schedule of one wipe every two weeks.

Settings

Which map does Steel Valley 3x PvE run?

The map on Steel Valley 3x PvE is procedural, made by the game at size 4,000 from seed 1361231414. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on Steel Valley 3x PvE?

You gather at 3x on Steel Valley 3x PvE, to judge by the name. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. pve is what it runs, no player combat. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Steel Valley 3x PvE run?

On Linux, Steel Valley 3x PvE runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Does Steel Valley 3x PvE run smoothly?

The last 48 hours saw an average of 36 server fps, with 13 as the lowest. Up to 77,371 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 2,983 MB of memory was used. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is Steel Valley 3x PvE online, and how reliable is it?

Steel Valley 3x PvE is up and running at the moment. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 18 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 14 September 2026.

Where is Steel Valley 3x PvE located?

The NA tag is how Steel Valley 3x PvE places itself in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 130.254.47.80:28015.

Getting in

How do I join Steel Valley 3x PvE?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 130.254.47.80:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you. You can find its website at https://steelvalley.ddns.net.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp99,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^b,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp99
Max players 99 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Wipe schedule

^b
Biweekly The server wipes on a two-week cycle.

Gameplay

^p
PvE Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

Region

NA
North America Its place in the server browser is under North America.

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.