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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,426NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Hillside Exiles | KOTH

Online NA 167.114.158.11:28025 checked 53m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 16
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,426
top 69% · #1534 in NA
Last wipe
26d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
8d 1h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123418:0003:0012:0022:0007:0016:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040018:0003:0012:0022:0007:0016:00

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 17 Sep. 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 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 82% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 1h. The force wipe · high confidence

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

8d 1h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
36d 1h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:36 UTC FW26d ago 0 – 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does Hillside Exiles | KOTH rank against other Rust servers?

Hillside Exiles | KOTH ranks #15,426 on seven-day player hours, #1,534 in North America, and sits in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

The count reads 0 players on Hillside Exiles | KOTH, which has 16 slots. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.

Tags

What do the server tags on Hillside Exiles | KOTH mean?

These are the tags Hillside Exiles | KOTH publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp16 (Max players): You can join up to 16 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^e (Minigames): This server hosts minigames: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more; ^i (Battlefield): Kits and high rates make for fast PvP; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists it 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.

Who runs Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

The hillsiderust.com hostname that Hillside Exiles | KOTH publishes is shared with 3 other servers we track; one operator most likely runs them.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

These Rust Population lists include Hillside Exiles | KOTH: Modded Rust servers, counted, Rust battlefield servers and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Minigames ^e, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.

What is the wipe schedule on Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

The force wipe is the only wipe Hillside Exiles | KOTH takes, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Counted from 26 days 23 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does Hillside Exiles | KOTH run?

The map on Hillside Exiles | KOTH is procedural, made by the game at size 1,000 from seed 1716661203. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map. The name on the map is Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

No gather rate appears in the name of Hillside Exiles | KOTH. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. minigames & battle royale is what it runs, parkour, arenas, battle royale and Bedwars. 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 Hillside Exiles | KOTH run?

On Linux, Hillside Exiles | KOTH runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does Hillside Exiles | KOTH run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 240 server fps, with a low of 240. The entity count reached 1,365: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 651 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.

Is Hillside Exiles | KOTH online, and how reliable is it?

Hillside Exiles | KOTH is up and running at the moment. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 5 days 20 hours ago. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 out of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Hillside Exiles | KOTH located?

With its NA tag, Hillside Exiles | KOTH places itself in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 167.114.158.11:28025.

Getting in

How do I join Hillside Exiles | KOTH?

Either enter client.connect 167.114.158.11:28025 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. For more, visit its website: https://hillsiderust.com.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp16,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^e,^i,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp16
Max players You can join up to 16 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Gameplay

^e
Minigames This server hosts minigames: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more.
^i
Battlefield Kits and high rates make for fast PvP.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game.

Region

NA
North America The server browser lists it under North America.

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.