Sludgefest
Offline 174.20.162.154:28015 checked 8d 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 69% of all ranked servers. 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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
Population
How does Sludgefest rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Sludgefest at #15,332, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Sludgefest?
We have no live count for Sludgefest right now. It was last seen 8 days 14 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Sludgefest mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Sludgefest publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Sludgefest?
These Rust Population lists include Sludgefest: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Sludgefest?
The record holds too few of Sludgefest's wipes to show a 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 8 days 14 hours ago.
Map and rules
Which map does Sludgefest run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Sludgefest.
What are the rules and settings on Sludgefest?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Sludgefest states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Sludgefest run?
On Windows, Sludgefest runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Sludgefest online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Sludgefest was last seen 8 days 14 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. On 19 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Sludgefest located?
No region is published by Sludgefest. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 174.20.162.154:28015.
How to join
How do I join Sludgefest?
Either enter client.connect 174.20.162.154:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.