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Specimen recordcat. no. 12,603habitat unknownfirst seen 27 Oct 2026

first_server

Offline 188.162.65.159:28015 checked 1d ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 500
0% full
7-day average
1
peak 1
Rank
#12,603
top 57%
Last wipe
15d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75114:0015:00

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
15k10k15k20k27 Oct28 Oct

Top 57% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does first_server rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place first_server at #12,603, within the top 57% of all ranked servers.

How busy is first_server?

first_server is offline at this count; we last saw it 25 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and 15:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on first_server mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags first_server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; 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): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include first_server?

first_server appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: 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.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on first_server?

The record holds too few of first_server's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 15 days 7 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does first_server run?

first_server uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on first_server?

No gather rate appears in the name of first_server. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. You play with Valve's anti-cheat off: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does first_server run?

On Windows, first_server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is first_server online, and how reliable is it?

We last saw first_server 25 hours ago, and it is offline now. On 27 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is first_server located?

A region is not published by first_server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 188.162.65.159:28015 is where it lives.

How to join

How do I join first_server?

Either enter client.connect 188.162.65.159:28015 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 mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode Survival in vanilla form.
mp500
Max players 500 slots are available.
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 This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

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.