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Specimen recordcat. no. 359EUfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET

Online EU 193.25.252.119:28016 checked 10m ago

weekly wipes vanillaoxide

Measurements

Players now
133/ 400
= 10 players
33% full
7-day average
48
peak 389
Rank
#359
top 2% · #184 in EU
Last wipe
1d ago
weekly schedule
Next wipe
5d 21h
Wed 4 Nov, 15:01 UTC
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeakWipe
010020030040018:0003:0012:0022:0007:0016:00Wiped Wed 28 Oct, 15:01 UTCWIPE

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

Server fpsWipe
01020304018:0003:0012:0022:0007:0016:00Wiped Wed 28 Oct, 15:01 UTCWIPE

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
120040060080020 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 2% of all ranked servers, top 6% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

fixed weekdays

Next wipe Wednesday 4 November, 15:01 UTC, in 5d 21h. Every Wednesday at 15:01 UTC · high confidence

7 days
usual gap
between real wipes
100%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
421
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
0%
crowd held
else halves by day 1

Coming wipes

5d 21h
Wed 4 Nov, 15:01 UTC
7d 1h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
12d 21h
Wed 11 Nov, 15:01 UTC
19d 21h
Wed 18 Nov, 15:01 UTC
26d 21h
Wed 25 Nov, 15:01 UTC
33d 21h
Wed 2 Dec, 15:01 UTC
35d 1h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW
40d 21h
Wed 9 Dec, 15:01 UTC

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Wed 21 OctWed 14 OctWed 7 Oct
0200400600800+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 391, 0 hours in, with 81 in the queue.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Wed 28 Oct, 15:01 UTC1d ago – – running 110
Wed 21 Oct, 15:01 UTC8d ago 391+81 queue halved by day 1 7 days 133
Wed 14 Oct, 15:07 UTC15d ago 480+83 queue halved by day 1 7 days 109
Wed 7 Oct, 15:39 UTC22d ago 391+103 queue halved by day 1 7 days 267
Thu 1 Oct, 17:58 UTC FW27d ago 173 halved by day 1 5.9 days 170
Wed 30 Sep, 15:01 UTC29d ago 477+68 queue – 1.1 days 72
Wed 23 Sep, 15:01 UTC36d ago 393+125 queue halved by day 1 7 days 73
Wed 16 Sep, 15:02 UTC43d ago 388+41 queue halved by day 1 7 days 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

Population

How does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET rank against other Rust servers?

On player hours over the last seven days RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET is #359, #184 in Europe, placing it in the top 2% of ranked servers.

How busy is RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET holds 133 players at the moment, out of 400 slots. Averaged over seven days, it drew 48 players and reached a peak of 389. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 17:00 UTC, averaging 388 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp400 (Max players): 400 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^w (Weekly): Wipes happen every week; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; EU (Europe): Its place in the server browser is under Europe. 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.

Who runs RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

The rustvikings.com hostname that RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET publishes is shared with 10 other servers we track; one operator most likely runs them.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Rust servers in Europe, Community servers, field-listed and Vanilla Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Vanilla ^v and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days; Players now: At least 100; Average players: 25+ on average.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 421 players. Peaking 0 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd had 81 more waiting in the queue. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. In those that did not hold, the fall below half came by day 1.

What is the wipe schedule on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET follows a wipe rhythm of every Wednesday at 15:01 UTC. Due on Wednesday 4 November at 15:01 UTC is its next wipe. 26 hours ago the current world was made. A weekly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Settings

Which map does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET run?

The map on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET is procedural, made by the game at size 3,750 from seed 354085. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page. You will see the map named Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

Nothing in RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. You will find Oxide running as plugins. The server describes itself as vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

Server details

Which version of Rust does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET run?

On Linux, RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 29 server fps, with a low of 15. Entities peaked at 168,475, including buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 6,470 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.

Is RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET online, and how reliable is it?

You will find RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET online now. About 16 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.

Where is RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET located?

The EU tag is how RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET places itself in Europe. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 193.25.252.119:28016 is where it lives.

Getting in

How do I join RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Wednesdays | FULLWIPE 28/10 16:00CET?

Either enter client.connect 193.25.252.119:28016 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. You can find its website at https://rustvikings.com.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^w,^v,EU,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp400
Max players 400 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Wipe schedule

^w
Weekly Wipes happen every week.

Difficulty

^v
Vanilla No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.

Region

EU
Europe Its place in the server browser is under Europe.

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.