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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,495habitat unknownfirst seen 20 Sep 2026

Astron

Offline 162.249.125.133:28015 checked 39d ago

monthly wipes

Measurements

Players now
0/ 500
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,495
no region published
Last wipe
39d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 1h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep21 Sep23 Sep24 Sep26 Sep27 Sep
Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 1h. The 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

Player counts

How does Astron rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, Astron places at #15,495, within the top – of ranked servers.

How busy is Astron?

We have no live count for Astron right now. It was last seen 39 days 15 hours ago.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Astron mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Astron is this set of tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): The game mode is vanilla survival; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join; cs164530 (Build): This server runs game build 164530; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe. 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 Astron?

Astron appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on Astron?

The next wipe for Astron is estimated from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. The world it runs now dates from 39 days 16 hours ago. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.

Map and rules

Which map does Astron run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Astron.

What are the rules and settings on Astron?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Astron states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is not running.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Astron run?

On Windows, Astron runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is Astron online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, Astron was last seen 39 days 15 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 20 September 2026.

Where is Astron located?

No region is published by Astron. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 162.249.125.133:28015.

Getting in

How do I join Astron?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 162.249.125.133:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmvanilla,cs164530,ts8

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode The game mode is vanilla survival.
mp500
Max players 500 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2633
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join.
cs164530
Build This server runs game build 164530.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe.

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.