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Specimen recordcat. no. 13,418habitat unknownfirst seen 12 Oct 2026

first_server

Offline 188.162.65.220:28015 checked 16d ago

Measurements

Players now
1/ 500
= 1 player
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#13,418
top 61%
Last wipe
22d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe 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
15k10k15k20k12 Oct13 Oct15 Oct16 Oct18 Oct19 Oct

Top 61% 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

Player counts

How does first_server rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, first_server places at #13,418, within the top 61% of ranked servers.

How busy is first_server?

At this count first_server is offline, with its last sighting 16 days 13 hours ago.

Tags

What do the server tags on first_server mean?

These are the tags first_server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): The protocol is 2634; a different version will not connect; cs167398 (Build): This server runs game build 167398; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. 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?

On Rust Population, first_server is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the 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?

Too few wipes are on record for first_server to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 22 days 23 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does first_server run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on first_server.

What are the rules and settings on first_server?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: first_server states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is not running.

Server details

Which version of Rust does first_server run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Windows for first_server. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is first_server online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, first_server was last seen 16 days 13 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 12 October 2026.

Where is first_server located?

No region is published by first_server. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 188.162.65.220:28015.

How to join

How do I join first_server?

Either enter client.connect 188.162.65.220:28015 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?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs167398,ts8

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode This is vanilla survival.
mp500
Max players The server has 500 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2634
Protocol The protocol is 2634; a different version will not connect.
cs167398
Build This server runs game build 167398.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

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.