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Specimen recordcat. no. 5,820NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits

Online NA 168.100.160.43:30007 checked 10m ago

monthly wipes moddedoxidepve

Measurements

Players now
0/ 40
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 2
Rank
#5,820
top 26% · #956 in NA
Last wipe
27d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 15h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5204:0013:0022:0007:0016:0002:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

02040608004:0013:0022:0007:0016:0002:00

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
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 26% of all ranked servers, top 51% 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 15h. The force wipe · high confidence

5
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 15h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 15h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 3 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:19 UTC FW27d ago 5 – 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 OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits rank against other Rust servers?

Seven-day player hours put OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits at #5,820, or #956 in North America, inside the top 26% of all ranked servers.

How busy is OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits?

Of its 40 slots, OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits 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 20:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 2 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp40 (Max players): The server has 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; 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; ^p (PvE): Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears 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.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits?

On Rust Population, OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE servers, counted, Rust zombie and infected servers and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 5 players. 3 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.

What is the wipe schedule on OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits?

The force wipe is the only wipe OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits takes, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it runs now dates from 27 days 9 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.

Settings

Which map does OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits run?

OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 4,250 with seed 1289664808. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits?

No gather rate appears in the name of OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. You get pve here, no player combat. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Does OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits run smoothly?

It ran at 60 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 56. Up to 104,082 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 4,645 MB of memory was used. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits is online. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 17 hours ago. It was up 97% of the time over the last 7 full days, 163 out of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits located?

By its NA tag, OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits says it is in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 168.100.160.43:30007.

How to join

How do I join OMC Sparker's PVE [Monthly] Zombies - Bandits?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 168.100.160.43:30007. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/HNfq9d7Uw6.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp40
Max players The server has 40 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
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.

Gameplay

^p
PvE Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z
Modded This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game.

Region

NA
North America In the server browser it appears 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.