Branson
Offline 216.21.216.31:28015 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 68% 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 Branson rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Branson places at #16,304, within the top 68% of ranked servers.
How busy is Branson?
At this count Branson is offline, with its last sighting 31 days 22 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Branson mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Branson publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): This server runs game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. 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 Branson?
These Rust Population lists include Branson: Community servers, field-listed. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Branson?
The record holds too few of Branson's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 31 days 23 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does Branson run?
The map on Branson is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Branson?
No gather rate appears in the name of Branson. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Branson run?
On Windows, Branson runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Branson online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, Branson was last seen 31 days 22 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 28 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Branson located?
No region is published by Branson. 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 216.21.216.31:28015.
How to join
How do I join Branson?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 216.21.216.31:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.