Kickback
Offline 144.6.168.131:28015 checked 1d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 44% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 07:26 UTC2d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 25 Oct, 02:59 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | 2.2 days | 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. 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 Kickback rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Kickback at #9,778, within the top 44% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Kickback?
At this count Kickback is offline, with its last sighting 27 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and 08:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on Kickback mean?
These are the tags Kickback publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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 Kickback?
Kickback appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Kickback?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Kickback?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Kickback's wipes are on record. 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 2 days 4 hours ago.
Map and rules
Which map does Kickback run?
The map on Kickback is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Kickback?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Kickback states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Kickback run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for Kickback. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Kickback online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Kickback 27 hours ago, and it is offline now. It was up 4% of the time over the last 3 full days, 3 out of 72 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 25 October 2026.
Where is Kickback located?
No region is published by Kickback. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 144.6.168.131:28015.
How to join
How do I join Kickback?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 144.6.168.131:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.