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Specimen recordcat. no. 4,078AFfirst seen 4 Oct 2026

LowBlowZA

Online AF 41.193.57.20:28004 checked 2h ago

monthly wipes moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
2/ 40
= 1 player
5% full
7-day average
0
peak 2
Rank
#4,078
top 18% · #10 in AF
Last wipe
22d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 23h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5220:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00

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 4 Oct. 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
15k10k15k20k4 Oct9 Oct14 Oct18 Oct23 Oct28 Oct

Top 18% of all ranked servers, top 32% in AF. 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 23h. The force wipe · high confidence

0.8 days
usual gap
between real wipes
2
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 23h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 23h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Mon 5 OctSun 4 Oct
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Mon 5 Oct, 16:22 UTC23d ago 2 – running 0
Sun 4 Oct, 21:09 UTC23d ago 2 – 0.8 days 2

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

Population

How does LowBlowZA rank against other Rust servers?

On player hours over the last seven days LowBlowZA is #4,078, #10 in Africa, placing it in the top 18% of ranked servers.

How busy is LowBlowZA?

The count reads 2 players on LowBlowZA, which has 40 slots. Averaged over seven days, it drew 0 players and reached a peak of 2. Look at the last 48 hours and 17:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 2 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on LowBlowZA mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags LowBlowZA publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): 40 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; AF (Africa): The server browser lists it under Africa. 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 LowBlowZA?

LowBlowZA appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Region: Africa; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on LowBlowZA?

Averaged over recent wipes, 2 players were counted at the busiest point. 1 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.

What is the wipe schedule on LowBlowZA?

The force wipe is the only wipe LowBlowZA 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 22 days 23 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.

Settings

Which map does LowBlowZA run?

A procedural map of size 3,000 from seed 55847, generated by the game, is in use on LowBlowZA. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.

What are the rules and settings on LowBlowZA?

No gather rate appears in the name of LowBlowZA. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. 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. The plugins it runs are Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

Server details

Which version of Rust does LowBlowZA run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what LowBlowZA uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does LowBlowZA run smoothly?

It ran at 220 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 74. The entity count reached 59,469: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 2,589 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is LowBlowZA online, and how reliable is it?

LowBlowZA is up and running at the moment. About 12 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 4 October 2026.

Where is LowBlowZA located?

By its AF tag, LowBlowZA says it is in Africa. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 41.193.57.20:28004.

How to join

How do I join LowBlowZA?

Either enter client.connect 41.193.57.20:28004 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://discord.com/invite/etAtqFcp4.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,AF,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp40
Max players 40 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

Region

AF
Africa The server browser lists it under Africa.

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.