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Specimen recordcat. no. 13,089habitat unknownfirst seen 27 Oct 2026

Rust NPC Server

Offline 194.127.199.78:28015 checked 1d ago

Measurements

Players now
1/ 8
= 1 player
12% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#13,089
top 59%
Last wipe
1d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75120:0021:00

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 59% 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 Rust NPC Server rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #13,089 for player hours, which puts Rust NPC Server in the top 59% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Rust NPC Server?

At this count Rust NPC Server is offline, with its last sighting 24 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and 21:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on Rust NPC Server mean?

These are the tags Rust NPC Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp8 (Max players): The server has 8 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. 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.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Rust NPC Server?

On Rust Population, Rust NPC Server is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on Rust NPC Server?

The record holds too few of Rust NPC Server's wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. Counted from 41 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Map and rules

Which map does Rust NPC Server run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Rust NPC Server.

What are the rules and settings on Rust NPC Server?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Rust NPC Server states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is disabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Rust NPC Server run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Rust NPC Server uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Is Rust NPC Server online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, Rust NPC Server was last seen 24 hours ago. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 27 October 2026.

Where is Rust NPC Server located?

A region is not published by Rust NPC Server. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 194.127.199.78:28015.

Getting in

How do I join Rust NPC Server?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 194.127.199.78:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp8,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp8
Max players The server has 8 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

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.