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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,423habitat unknownfirst seen 24 Oct 2026

Mel_Sep

Online 136.34.5.103:28015 checked 9m ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 500
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,423
top 69%
Last wipe
3d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123406:0015:0000:0009:0018:0003:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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. 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
15k10k15k20k24 Oct25 Oct26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

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

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
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. 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

Player counts

How does Mel_Sep rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #15,423 for player hours, which puts Mel_Sep in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Mel_Sep?

Of its 500 slots, Mel_Sep is using 0 right now. Counted over seven days: an average of 0 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Mel_Sep mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Mel_Sep publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Mel_Sep?

These Rust Population lists include Mel_Sep: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on Mel_Sep?

The record holds too few of Mel_Sep's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 3 days 16 hours ago.

Map and rules

Which map does Mel_Sep run?

Mel_Sep uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on Mel_Sep?

Nothing in Mel_Sep's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Mel_Sep run?

On Windows, Mel_Sep runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Is Mel_Sep online, and how reliable is it?

You will find Mel_Sep online now. Over the last 3 full days, 72 of 72 hours were online, or 100%. On 24 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Mel_Sep located?

Nothing published by Mel_Sep states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 136.34.5.103:28015 is where it lives.

How to join

How do I join Mel_Sep?

Either enter client.connect 136.34.5.103:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp500
Max players 500 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code No region code is 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.