BEST_BUDS
Offline 216.138.10.158:28015 checked 17h 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 69% 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 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 08:19 UTC27d ago | 0 | – | 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 BEST_BUDS rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, BEST_BUDS places at #15,344, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is BEST_BUDS?
BEST_BUDS is offline at this count; we last saw it 17 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on BEST_BUDS mean?
These are the tags BEST_BUDS publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): The server has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; 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. 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 BEST_BUDS?
BEST_BUDS appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on BEST_BUDS?
Averaged over recent wipes, 0 players were counted at the busiest point. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on BEST_BUDS?
Too few wipes are on record for BEST_BUDS 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 27 days 6 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does BEST_BUDS run?
The map on BEST_BUDS is procedural, made by the game at size 4,500 from seed 1337. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map.
What are the rules and settings on BEST_BUDS?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: BEST_BUDS states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does BEST_BUDS run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what BEST_BUDS uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Does BEST_BUDS run smoothly?
The last 48 hours saw an average of 63 server fps, with 45 as the lowest. Up to 121,142 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 4,048 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Is BEST_BUDS online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, BEST_BUDS was last seen 17 hours ago. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 28 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 165 of 168 hours were online, or 98%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.
Where is BEST_BUDS located?
A region is not published by BEST_BUDS. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 216.138.10.158:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join BEST_BUDS?
Either enter client.connect 216.138.10.158:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.