Ares
Online 15.218.79.168:28015 checked 12m 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 21:53 UTC1d ago | – | – | 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 Ares rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #9,810 for player hours, which puts Ares in the top 44% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Ares?
Ares holds 0 players at the moment, out of 10 slots. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 00:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on Ares mean?
These are the tags Ares publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; 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): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 Ares?
Ares appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Ares?
Too few wipes are on record for Ares to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 43 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
Which map does Ares run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Ares.
What are the rules and settings on Ares?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Ares states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. By its own description it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Ares run?
On Linux, Ares runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Ares online, and how reliable is it?
Ares is up and running at the moment. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 20 October 2026.
Where is Ares located?
Nothing published by Ares states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 15.218.79.168:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join Ares?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 15.218.79.168:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.