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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,841habitat unknownfirst seen 10 Oct 2026

Novas Realm

Offline 153.66.81.77:28015 checked 18d ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 15
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,841
top 72%
Last wipe
18d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

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
15k10k15k20k10 Oct11 Oct13 Oct14 Oct16 Oct17 Oct

Top 72% 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

Population

How does Novas Realm rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Novas Realm at #15,841, within the top 72% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Novas Realm?

At this count Novas Realm is offline, with its last sighting 18 days ago.

Tags

What do the server tags on Novas Realm mean?

These are the tags Novas Realm publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp15 (Max players): The server has 15 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167398 (Build): This server runs game build 167398; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. 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 Novas Realm?

These Rust Population lists include Novas Realm: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on Novas Realm?

Too few wipes are on record for Novas Realm 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. The world it runs now dates from 18 days 2 hours ago.

Map and rules

Which map does Novas Realm run?

Novas Realm uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on Novas Realm?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Novas Realm states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in 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 anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Novas Realm run?

On Linux, Novas Realm runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is Novas Realm online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, Novas Realm was last seen 18 days ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 10 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Novas Realm located?

Nothing published by Novas Realm states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 153.66.81.77:28015 is where it lives.

How to join

How do I join Novas Realm?

Either enter client.connect 153.66.81.77:28015 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 mp15,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp15
Max players The server has 15 slots.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2634
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join.
cs167398
Build This server runs game build 167398.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server.
^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.