Penguin Paradise
Online 212.192.28.174:28019 checked 10m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 28% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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 3, 41 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 08:20 UTC4d ago | 3 | – | running | 2 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:09 UTC FW27d ago | 2 | held half | 22.6 days | 1 |
| Sat 26 Sep, 23:47 UTC31d ago | 2 | held half | 4.8 days | 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
Population
How does Penguin Paradise rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Penguin Paradise at #6,116, within the top 28% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Penguin Paradise?
Of its 20 slots, Penguin Paradise is using 0 right now. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 3. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 23:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.
Tags
What do the server tags on Penguin Paradise mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Penguin Paradise publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules apply, a harsher set; mp20 (Max players): 20 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): The team system is turned off; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^h (Hardcore): Fewer helpers and harsher survival: Facepunch's hardcore mode; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework Carbon runs on this server. 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 Penguin Paradise?
On Rust Population, Penguin Paradise is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Penguin Paradise?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 2 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 41 hours in. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on Penguin Paradise?
Irregular times are when Penguin Paradise wipes, which leaves no next wipe to predict. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 27 days 4 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
Which map does Penguin Paradise run?
A procedural map of size 6,000, generated by the game, is in use on Penguin Paradise.
What are the rules and settings on Penguin Paradise?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Penguin Paradise states none. No group limit is published. This server runs hardcore, Facepunch's most demanding mode. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Carbon running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Penguin Paradise run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux for Penguin Paradise. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Does Penguin Paradise run smoothly?
The last 48 hours saw an average of 91 server fps, with 48 as the lowest. Up to 425,027 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 6,181 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Is Penguin Paradise online, and how reliable is it?
You will find Penguin Paradise online now. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 56 minutes ago. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 17 September 2026.
Where is Penguin Paradise located?
Nothing published by Penguin Paradise states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 212.192.28.174:28019.
How to join
How do I join Penguin Paradise?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 212.192.28.174:28019; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.