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Specimen recordcat. no. 318EUfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST

Online EU 193.25.252.119:28046 checked 12m ago

weekly wipes vanillaoxide

Measurements

Players now
3/ 400
= 1 player
1% full
7-day average
56
peak 485
Rank
#318
top 1% · #163 in EU
Last wipe
5d ago
weekly schedule
Next wipe
1d 12h
Fri 30 Oct, 15:01 UTC
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0510152003:0012:0021:0005:0014:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

01020304003:0012:0021:0005:0014:0000:00

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 1% 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 Friday 30 October, 15:01 UTC, in 1d 12h. Every Friday at 15:01 UTC · high confidence

7 days
usual gap
between real wipes
100%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
483
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
0%
crowd held
else halves by day 1

Coming wipes

1d 12h
Fri 30 Oct, 15:01 UTC
7d 16h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
8d 12h
Fri 6 Nov, 15:01 UTC
15d 12h
Fri 13 Nov, 15:01 UTC
22d 12h
Fri 20 Nov, 15:01 UTC
29d 12h
Fri 27 Nov, 15:01 UTC
35d 16h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW
36d 12h
Fri 4 Dec, 15:01 UTC

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Fri 23 OctFri 16 OctFri 9 Oct
0200400600800+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 485, 1 hours in, with 82 in the queue.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 23 Oct, 15:01 UTC5d ago 485+82 queue – running 137
Fri 16 Oct, 15:01 UTC12d ago 484+58 queue halved by day 1 7 days 122
Fri 9 Oct, 15:01 UTC19d ago 481+58 queue halved by day 1 7 days 88
Fri 2 Oct, 15:01 UTC26d ago 389+35 queue halved by day 1 7 days 46
Thu 1 Oct, 18:00 UTC FW27d ago 389+35 queue – 0.9 days 4
Fri 25 Sep, 15:01 UTC33d ago 486+58 queue halved by day 1 6.1 days 46
Fri 18 Sep, 15:01 UTC40d ago 390+36 queue halved by day 1 7 days 7

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 | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST rank against other Rust servers?

RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST ranks #318 on seven-day player hours, #163 in Europe, and sits in the top 1% of all ranked servers.

How busy is RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

The count reads 3 players on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST, which has 400 slots. We counted an average of 56 players in the past week, with 485 at the busiest. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 21:00 UTC, averaging 16 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST mean?

These are the tags RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp400 (Max players): 400 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^w (Weekly): A weekly wipe takes place; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; EU (Europe): Its place in the server browser is under Europe. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Who runs RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

The rustvikings.com hostname that RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST 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 | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

On Rust Population, RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST is filed under these lists: Rust servers in Europe, Community servers, field-listed and Vanilla Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by 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 week; Average players: 50+ on average and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 483 players. 82 more waited in the queue when the crowd peaked 1 hours into the latest wipe. In 0% of recent wipes, half the peak was held until the next wipe. The crowd dropped below half by day 1 when it did not hold.

What is the wipe schedule on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

The wipe rhythm for RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST is every Friday at 15:01 UTC. A wipe is due on Friday 30 October at 15:01 UTC, the next one. The world it runs now dates from 5 days 11 hours ago. Its tags carry a wipe schedule of one wipe a week.

Map and rules

Which map does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST run?

A procedural map of size 3,750 from seed 818229, generated by the game, is in use on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page. You will see the map named Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

No gather rate appears in the name of RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. Oxide plugins are in use here. The server describes itself as vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 30 server fps, with a low of 12. Entities peaked at 157,613, including buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 4,606 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.

Is RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST online, and how reliable is it?

You will find RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST online now. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 1 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST located?

The EU tag is how RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST places itself in Europe. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 193.25.252.119:28046.

Getting in

How do I join RustVikings | Solo/Duo | Fridays | FULLWIPE 23/10 17:00CEST?

Either enter client.connect 193.25.252.119:28046 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 This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Wipe schedule

^w
Weekly A weekly wipe takes place.

Difficulty

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

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server.

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.