Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.131:28025 checked 3d 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 38% of all ranked servers, and #451 of the quad servers (top 54%). 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 2 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC20d ago | – | – | 15.9 days | 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 Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Vanilla Server places at #8,463, within the top 38% of ranked servers. It places #451 among servers of the quad kind.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
At this count Vanilla Server is offline, with its last sighting 3 days 8 hours ago. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest.
Tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): The team limit is 4; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: players do not fight each other. 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 Vanilla Server?
On Rust Population, Vanilla Server is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed and PvE servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: PvE and Softcore; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: Quad; Last wipe: In the last week and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 2 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 4 days 14 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
The map on Vanilla Server is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Vanilla Server states none. 4 is the most a group can hold (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla Server uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Vanilla Server was last seen 3 days 8 hours ago. It was up 6% of the time over the last 7 full days, 10 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 9 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing published by Vanilla Server states a region. 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 163.5.171.131:28025.
Getting in
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Either enter client.connect 163.5.171.131:28025 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.