RUSTY METAL
Online 51.81.167.181:60402 checked 11m 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 23 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 12% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 5h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 17 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18 Oct, 01:14 UTC10d ago | 4 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:43 UTC FW26d ago | 4 | held half | 16.1 days | 0 |
| Wed 23 Sep, 22:53 UTC34d ago | 4 | halved by day 2 | 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 RUSTY METAL rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place RUSTY METAL at #2,764, within the top 12% of all ranked servers.
How busy is RUSTY METAL?
Of its 100 slots, RUSTY METAL is using 0 right now. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 4 at the busiest. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 03:00 UTC, averaging 3 players.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on RUSTY METAL mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags RUSTY METAL publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): You can join up to 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 RUSTY METAL?
These Rust Population lists include RUSTY METAL: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on RUSTY METAL?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 4 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 17 hours in. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 50% of its recent wipes. In those that did not hold, the fall below half came by day 2.
What is the wipe schedule on RUSTY METAL?
Once a month RUSTY METAL wipes, and that is with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. Counted from 10 days 12 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. Its tags give a wipe schedule of one wipe a month.
Map and rules
Which map does RUSTY METAL run?
A procedural map of size 4,500 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on RUSTY METAL. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.
What are the rules and settings on RUSTY METAL?
No gather rate appears in the name of RUSTY METAL. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does RUSTY METAL run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what RUSTY METAL uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Does RUSTY METAL run smoothly?
It ran at 131 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 96. Up to 127,124 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 4,042 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Is RUSTY METAL online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, RUSTY METAL is online. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 23 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 22 September 2026.
Where is RUSTY METAL located?
A region is not published by RUSTY METAL. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 51.81.167.181:60402.
Getting in
How do I join RUSTY METAL?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.81.167.181:60402. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.