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Specimen recordcat. no. 11,509AFfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE

Online AF 197.245.154.243:28015 checked 7m ago

monthly wipes moddedoxidepve

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#11,509
top 52% · #19 in AF
Last wipe
26d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
8d 11h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75106:0011:0015:0020:0000:0005:00

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, 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct

Top 52% of all ranked servers, top 59% in AF. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 11h. The force wipe · high confidence

5
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

8d 11h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
36d 11h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 23 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 19:08 UTC FW26d ago 5 – 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 ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE rank against other Rust servers?

Seven-day player hours put ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE at #11,509, or #19 in Africa, inside the top 52% of all ranked servers.

How busy is ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE?

The count reads 0 players on ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE, which has 50 slots. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and 19:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE mean?

What the game's server browser reads from ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE is this set of tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp50 (Max players): You can join up to 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; AF (Africa): The server browser lists it under Africa. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE?

ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted and PvE servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: Africa; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 5 players. 23 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.

What is the wipe schedule on ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE?

Once a month ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE 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. The world it runs now dates from 26 days 12 hours ago. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.

Settings

Which map does ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE run?

A procedural map of size 3,000 from seed 352165132, generated by the game, is in use on ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page. You will see the map named Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE states none. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. You get pve here, no player combat. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE online, and how reliable is it?

ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE is up and running at the moment. Over the last 7 full days, 57 of 168 hours were online, or 34%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE located?

By its AF tag, ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE says it is in Africa. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 197.245.154.243:28015.

How to join

How do I join ZA|THELASTOFUS|PVE?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 197.245.154.243:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,AF,^p,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmvanilla
Game mode Survival in vanilla form.
mp50
Max players You can join up to 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe.

Gameplay

^p
PvE Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

Region

AF
Africa The server browser lists it under Africa.

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.