Hardcore Purist
Offline 209.252.174.159:28015 checked 31d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players 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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does Hardcore Purist rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Hardcore Purist at #16,970, within the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Hardcore Purist?
We have no live count for Hardcore Purist right now. It was last seen 31 days 3 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Hardcore Purist mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Hardcore Purist publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules apply, a harsher set; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2627 (Protocol): The protocol is 2627; a different version will not connect; cs153740 (Build): The game build is 153740; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Hardcore Purist?
Hardcore Purist appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Hardcore Purist?
Too few wipes are on record for Hardcore Purist to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 144 days 8 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Settings
Which map does Hardcore Purist run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Hardcore Purist.
What are the rules and settings on Hardcore Purist?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Hardcore Purist states none. The group limit goes unstated. hardcore is what it runs, Facepunch's most demanding mode. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Hardcore Purist run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2627 and build 153740 on Windows for Hardcore Purist. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Hardcore Purist online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Hardcore Purist 31 days 3 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 27 September 2026.
Where is Hardcore Purist located?
A region is not published by Hardcore Purist. 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 209.252.174.159:28015.
How to join
How do I join Hardcore Purist?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 209.252.174.159:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.