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Specimen recordcat. no. 8,375habitat unknownfirst seen 10 Oct 2026

Shortcut Private Development

Online 2.28.133.234:28015 checked 13m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 4
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#8,375
top 38%
Last wipe
12d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75107:0016:0001:0010:0019:0004:00

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
15k10k15k20k10 Oct14 Oct17 Oct21 Oct24 Oct28 Oct

Top 38% 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

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

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
Fri 16 Oct, 03:25 UTC12d 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 Shortcut Private Development rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Shortcut Private Development at #8,375, within the top 38% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Shortcut Private Development?

Shortcut Private Development holds 0 players at the moment, out of 4 slots. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 18:00 UTC, when an average of 0 players were on.

Tags

What do the server tags on Shortcut Private Development mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Shortcut Private Development is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp4 (Max players): You can join up to 4 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Shortcut Private Development?

These Rust Population lists include Shortcut Private Development: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on Shortcut Private Development?

Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Shortcut Private Development?

Too few wipes are on record for Shortcut Private Development to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 12 days 2 hours ago.

Settings

What are the rules and settings on Shortcut Private Development?

No gather rate appears in the name of Shortcut Private Development. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is disabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Shortcut Private Development run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux for Shortcut Private Development. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Is Shortcut Private Development online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Shortcut Private Development is online. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 10 October 2026.

Where is Shortcut Private Development located?

No region is published by Shortcut Private Development. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 2.28.133.234:28015.

How to join

How do I join Shortcut Private Development?

Either enter client.connect 2.28.133.234:28015 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 mp4,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp4
Max players You can join up to 4 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.

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.