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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,349NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

HE:GO

Online NA 167.114.158.11:28055 checked 7m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 16
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,349
top 69% · #1520 in NA
Last wipe
27d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
7d 17h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123402:0011:0020:0005:0014:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040002:0011:0020:0005:0014:0000:00

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 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 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 7d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 17h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 17h
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, 18:33 UTC FW27d 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 HE:GO rank against other Rust servers?

HE:GO ranks #15,349 on seven-day player hours, #1,520 in North America, and sits in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is HE:GO?

HE:GO holds 0 players at the moment, out of 16 slots. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.

Tags

What do the server tags on HE:GO mean?

These are the tags HE:GO publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp16 (Max players): You can join up to 16 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^e (Minigames): This server hosts minigames: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more; ^d (Combat training): Practise aim and PvP; the loot is handed to you; ^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): Its place in the server browser is under North America. 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.

Who runs HE:GO?

3 other servers we track publish the same hillsiderust.com hostname as HE:GO, so the same operator most likely runs the group.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include HE:GO?

On Rust Population, HE:GO is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, Rust aim training servers, counted live, Rust battlefield servers and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Minigames ^e, Combat training ^d, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on HE:GO?

Averaged over recent wipes, 0 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on HE:GO?

Once a month HE:GO wipes, and that is with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 27 days 7 hours ago the current world was made.

Settings

Which map does HE:GO run?

A procedural map of size 1,000 from seed 1876800264, generated by the game, is in use on HE:GO. 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 HE:GO?

No gather rate appears in the name of HE:GO. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs minigames & battle royale, battle royale, parkour, Bedwars and arenas. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

About the server

Which version of Rust does HE:GO run?

On Linux, HE:GO runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does HE:GO run smoothly?

It ran at 240 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 240. Entities peaked at 14, including buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory usage was 690 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is HE:GO online, and how reliable is it?

You will find HE:GO online now. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 6 days 4 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is HE:GO located?

With its NA tag, HE:GO places itself in North America. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 167.114.158.11:28055.

Getting in

How do I join HE:GO?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 167.114.158.11:28055; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you. You can find its website at https://hillsiderust.com.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

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

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp16
Max players You can join up to 16 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Gameplay

^e
Minigames This server hosts minigames: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more.
^d
Combat training Practise aim and PvP; the loot is handed to you.
^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 Its place in the server browser is 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.