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Specimen recordcat. no. 4,009NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE

Online NA 23.230.3.29:28019 checked 11m ago

monthly wipes moddedoxidepve

Measurements

Players now
0/ 69
0% full
7-day average
1
peak 4
Rank
#4,009
top 18% · #671 in NA
Last wipe
27d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 6h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123413:0022:0007:0016:0002:0011:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

025507510013:0022:0007:0016:0002:0011:00

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 18% of all ranked servers, top 36% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 6h. The force wipe · high confidence

5
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 6h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 6h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 29 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:03 UTC FW27d ago 5 – 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE rank against other Rust servers?

On player hours over the last seven days Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE is #4,009, #671 in North America, placing it in the top 18% of ranked servers.

How busy is Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?

The count reads 0 players on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE, which has 69 slots. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 4 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 00:00 UTC, when an average of 2 players were on.

Tags

What do the server tags on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp69 (Max players): You can join up to 69 slots; ts88 (Group limit): The team limit is 88; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. 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 Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?

Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE servers, counted, Rust zombie and infected servers and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 5 players. Peak came 29 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?

The force wipe is the only wipe Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE takes, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Counted from 27 days 18 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.

Map and rules

Which map does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE run?

A procedural map of size 4,096 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map. You will see the map named Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?

No gather rate appears in the name of Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE. A group may hold 88 players at most. You get pve here, no player combat. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE run?

On Linux, Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE run smoothly?

It ran at 71 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 37. The entity count reached 142,651: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 3,876 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE online, and how reliable is it?

You will find Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE online now. About 13 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 out of 168 hours. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE located?

With its NA tag, Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE places itself in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 23.230.3.29:28019.

How to join

How do I join Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?

Either enter client.connect 23.230.3.29:28019 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. For more, visit its website: https://pvz.tebex.io/category/packages.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp69,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts88,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp69
Max players You can join up to 69 slots.
ts88
Group limit The team limit is 88.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe.

Gameplay

^p
PvE Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z
Modded This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game.

Region

NA
North America The server browser lists it under North America.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.