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Specimen recordcat. no. 16,593habitat unknownfirst seen 15 Sep 2026

Oxide Server

Offline 185.98.170.9:28015 checked 32d ago

quad moddedoxidesoftcore

Measurements

Players now
0/ 1
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#16,593
top 71%
Last wipe
35d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep22 Sep26 Sep29 Sep1 Oct3 Oct

Top 71% of all ranked servers, and #658 of the quad servers (top 77%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

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

No hourly players around its wipes yet.

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Tue 22 Sep, 21:50 UTC35d ago – – running 1

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

Population

How does Oxide Server rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #16,593 for player hours, which puts Oxide Server in the top 71% of all ranked servers. It places #658 among servers of the quad kind.

How busy is Oxide Server?

At this count Oxide Server is offline, with its last sighting 32 days 11 hours ago.

Tags

What do the server tags on Oxide Server mean?

These are the tags Oxide Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules apply, an easier set; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): You may team with up to 4 players; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs163493 (Build): The game build is 163493; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 Oxide Server?

These Rust Population lists include Oxide Server: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on Oxide Server?

Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Oxide Server's wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. Counted from 35 days 23 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does Oxide Server run?

Oxide Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on Oxide Server?

No gather rate appears in the name of Oxide Server. 4 is the most a group can hold (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Oxide Server run?

Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163493 on Windows is what Oxide Server uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is Oxide Server online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, Oxide Server was last seen 32 days 11 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 15 September 2026.

Where is Oxide Server located?

Nothing published by Oxide Server states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 185.98.170.9:28015.

Getting in

How do I join Oxide Server?

Either enter client.connect 185.98.170.9:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmsoftcore,cs163493,ts4,^o^z

Game

gmsoftcore
Game mode Softcore rules apply, an easier set.
mp1
Max players You can join up to 1 slots.
ts4
Group limit You may team with up to 4 players.
v2633
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2633.
cs163493
Build The game build is 163493.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

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.

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.