Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore
Online EU 194.69.160.82:28015 checked 11m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 5% of all ranked servers, top 15% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 11h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 64, 23 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:02 UTC FW27d ago | 64 | – | running | 10 |
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 Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore rank against other Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours put Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore at #1,004, or #429 in Europe, inside the top 5% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
The count reads 6 players on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore, which has 200 slots. We counted an average of 9 players in the past week, with 23 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 16:00 UTC, when an average of 17 players were on.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore publishes: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp200 (Max players): 200 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode, as Facepunch designed it: fewer helpers and harsher survival; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; EU (Europe): Its place in the server browser is under Europe; rustmaps (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin applied this tag, which is not standard Rust. 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 Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
The rplayrust.com hostname that Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore publishes is shared with 16 other servers we track; one operator most likely runs them.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
These Rust Population lists include Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore: Rust servers in Europe and Official Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Plugins, not modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Hardcore ^h and Oxide ^o; Boxes: Official only.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
Averaged over recent wipes, 64 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 23 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
Once a month Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore wipes, and that is with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 27 days 13 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore run?
Custom is the map type on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore, at size 3,600. Its file is published and downloads from this page.
What are the rules and settings on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
Nothing in Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore's name says how gather works. No group limit is published. This server runs hardcore, Facepunch's most demanding mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The Official tab in Rust lists it. The plugins it runs are Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore run?
On Linux, Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore run smoothly?
The last 48 hours saw an average of 30 server fps, with 30 as the lowest. Up to 105,898 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 4,005 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.
Is Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore online, and how reliable is it?
You will find Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore online now. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 21 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 Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore located?
The EU tag is how Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore places itself in Europe. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 194.69.160.82:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
Either enter client.connect 194.69.160.82:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. For more, visit its website: https://redditplayrust.com/login.