forever
Offline 212.15.62.163:28015 checked 16d 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 59% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9 Oct, 08:43 UTC20d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
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 forever rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #12,856 for player hours, which puts forever in the top 59% of all ranked servers.
How busy is forever?
We have no live count for forever right now. It was last seen 16 days 3 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on forever mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags forever publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp15 (Max players): 15 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167231 (Build): This server runs game build 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 forever?
On Rust Population, forever is filed under these lists: 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.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on forever?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on forever?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of forever's wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 20 days 3 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
Which map does forever run?
forever uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on forever?
No gather rate appears in the name of forever. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does forever run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231 on Windows is what forever uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is forever online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, forever was last seen 16 days 3 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 8 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is forever located?
A region is not published by forever. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 212.15.62.163:28015.
How to join
How do I join forever?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 212.15.62.163:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.