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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,874habitat unknownfirst seen 28 Sep 2026

Epic

Offline 196.119.123.152:28015 checked 30d ago

Measurements

Players now
0/ 10
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,874
top 66%
Last wipe
30d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

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
15k10k15k20k28 Sep29 Sep1 Oct2 Oct4 Oct5 Oct

Top 66% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

No hourly players around its wipes yet.

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Tue 29 Sep, 00:24 UTC30d ago 1 – running 1

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 Epic rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Epic at #15,874, within the top 66% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Epic?

At this count Epic is offline, with its last sighting 30 days 3 hours ago.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Epic mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Epic publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): The game mode is vanilla survival; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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 Epic?

These Rust Population lists include Epic: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on Epic?

Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.

What is the wipe schedule on Epic?

The record holds too few of Epic'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 30 days 3 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does Epic run?

Epic uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on Epic?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Epic states none. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. 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 Epic run?

On Windows, Epic runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is Epic online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, Epic was last seen 30 days 3 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. On 28 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Epic located?

A region is not published by Epic. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 196.119.123.152:28015 is where it lives.

Getting in

How do I join Epic?

Either enter client.connect 196.119.123.152:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode The game mode is vanilla survival.
mp10
Max players 10 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2633
Protocol The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect.
cs165217
Build The game build is 165217.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

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.