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Specimen recordcat. no. 10,569habitat unknownfirst seen 26 Oct 2026

Rookies RUST

Online 162.43.51.50:28015 checked 11m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 75
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 2
Rank
#10,569
top 47%
No wipes
resets
6 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe
–
resets, no wipes
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5204:0013:0022:0006:0015:0001:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040004:0013:0022:0006:0015:0001:00

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 26 Oct. 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
15k10k15k20k26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct

Top 47% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Log · new worlds

World resets

a new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Wed 28 Oct, 15:58 UTC11h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 15:37 UTC11h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 15:22 UTC11h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 14:58 UTC12h ago – – – 0
Wed 28 Oct, 14:09 UTC12h ago – – – 0
Wed 28 Oct, 13:58 UTC13h ago – – – 0
Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does Rookies RUST rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #10,569 for player hours, which puts Rookies RUST in the top 47% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Rookies RUST?

Of its 75 slots, Rookies RUST is using 0 right now. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 2. Look at the last 48 hours and 15:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Rookies RUST mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Rookies RUST is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp75 (Max players): 75 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^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. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Rookies RUST?

These Rust Population lists include Rookies RUST: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on Rookies RUST?

A new world comes every few hours on Rookies RUST, which is why no wipe schedule is kept and those resets do not count as wipes.

Settings

Which map does Rookies RUST run?

A procedural map of size 4,000 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on Rookies RUST. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page. The name on the map is Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on Rookies RUST?

Nothing in Rookies RUST's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Rookies RUST run?

On Linux, Rookies RUST runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Does Rookies RUST run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 159 server fps, with a low of 57. The entity count reached 87,932: buildings, deployables and all other objects. The highest memory usage was 2,362 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is Rookies RUST online, and how reliable is it?

You will find Rookies RUST online now. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 9 hours ago. Over the last 2 full days, 47 of 48 hours were online, or 98%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 26 October 2026.

Where is Rookies RUST located?

No region is published by Rookies RUST. 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 162.43.51.50:28015.

How to join

How do I join Rookies RUST?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 162.43.51.50:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp75
Max players 75 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Mods and access

^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.

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.