The West Coast
Online NA 162.220.160.28:28080 checked 8m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 15% of all ranked servers, top 29% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 10h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 31 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:57 UTC FW27d ago | 4 | – | 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
Population
How does The West Coast rank against other Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours put The West Coast at #3,311, or #546 in North America, inside the top 15% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The West Coast?
The count reads 1 players on The West Coast, which has 160 slots. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 4 at the busiest. Look at the last 48 hours and 07:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 2 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on The West Coast mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags The West Coast publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp160 (Max players): The server has 160 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America. 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 The West Coast?
The West Coast appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted and North American Rust servers. Filter the server list by Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The West Coast?
Averaged over recent wipes, 4 players were counted at the busiest point. 31 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on The West Coast?
The force wipe is the only wipe The West Coast takes, once a month. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, which takes every Rust server. 27 days 14 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
Map and rules
Which map does The West Coast run?
A procedural map of size 3,500 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on The West Coast. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page. You will see the map named Death Island.
What are the rules and settings on The West Coast?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The West Coast 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. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does The West Coast run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for The West Coast. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Does The West Coast run smoothly?
In the last 48 hours, it averaged 92 server fps, with a low of 38. Up to 72,848 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 4,881 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.
Is The West Coast online, and how reliable is it?
The West Coast is up and running at the moment. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 19 hours ago. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 166 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is The West Coast located?
By its NA tag, The West Coast says it is in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 162.220.160.28:28080.
Getting in
How do I join The West Coast?
Either enter client.connect 162.220.160.28:28080 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.