Rust PopulationField survey · Rust servers
Observing 45,646 players 11,619 servers 3,029 with someone on 120 fresh wipes in 3 h counted every five minutes
‹ All serversspecimen record
Specimen recordcat. no. 15,270habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes

Offline 149.50.96.179:28015 checked 1d ago

vanillamoddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 80
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,270
top 69%
Last wipe
28d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
6d 11h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123408:0010:0012:0015:0017:0020:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

02040608008:0010:0012:0015:0017:0020:00

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep26 Sep2 Oct9 Oct24 Oct30 Oct

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

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 11h. The force wipe · high confidence

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

6d 11h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
34d 11h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 21:19 UTC FW28d ago 0 – 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #15,270 for player hours, which puts NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes?

At this count NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes is offline, with its last sighting 35 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.

Tags

What do the server tags on NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes mean?

These are the tags NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp80 (Max players): The server has 80 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^v (Vanilla): Facepunch's game, unaltered: no kits, no rate changes, no extra rules; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. 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 NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes?

These Rust Population lists include NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.

What is the wipe schedule on NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes?

Once a month NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes wipes, and that is with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Counted from 28 days 10 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Map and rules

Which map does NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes run?

A procedural map of size 3,500 from seed 167130577, generated by the game, is in use on NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. The server describes itself as vanilla: facepunch's game, unaltered: no kits, no rate changes, no extra rules. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

About the server

Which version of Rust does NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes run?

On Linux, NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Does NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 42 server fps, with a low of 24. The entity count reached 76,195: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 2,715 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes was last seen 35 hours ago. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 16 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 108 of 168 hours were online, or 64%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.

Where is NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes located?

A region is not published by NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 149.50.96.179:28015.

How to join

How do I join NewGrounds R{ |InstaCraft|Kits|BattlePass|Homes?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 149.50.96.179:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you. For more, visit its website: http://rust-generation.uk.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp80,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^v,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode Survival in vanilla form.
mp80
Max players The server has 80 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Difficulty

^v
Vanilla Facepunch's game, unaltered: no kits, no rate changes, no extra rules.

Mods and access

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

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.