Rust Drive
Offline 193.29.139.198:28536 checked 26d ago
Measurements
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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.
Rank
Top 66% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
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
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 18:38 UTC26d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 11:35 UTC26d ago | 2 | – | 0.3 days | 2 |
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.
Quick answers
Population
How does Rust Drive rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,039 for player hours, which puts Rust Drive in the top 66% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Rust Drive?
At this count Rust Drive is offline, with its last sighting 26 days 5 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Rust Drive mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Rust Drive is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp4 (Max players): You can join up to 4 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs166586 (Build): Game build: 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here. 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 Rust Drive?
These Rust Population lists include Rust Drive: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Rust Drive?
Averaged over recent wipes, 2 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Drive?
The record holds too few of Rust Drive'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. The world it runs now dates from 26 days 5 hours ago.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Rust Drive?
Nothing in Rust Drive's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is disabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Rust Drive run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Linux is what Rust Drive uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Rust Drive online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Rust Drive was last seen 26 days 5 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 3 October 2026.
Where is Rust Drive located?
No region is published by Rust Drive. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 193.29.139.198:28536 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Rust Drive?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 193.29.139.198:28536. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.