Build Contest
Online 64.20.40.98:27058 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 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, 22:02 UTC26d 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 Build Contest rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Build Contest places at #15,341, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is Build Contest?
Of its 40 slots, Build Contest is using 0 right now. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.
Tags
What do the server tags on Build Contest mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Build Contest publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): You can join up to 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^c (Creative): No gathering is needed; this is sandbox building where you build what you like; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. 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 Build Contest?
On Rust Population, Build Contest is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, Build and creative servers and Rust creative servers, counted live. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Creative ^c, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Build Contest?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Build Contest?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Build Contest's wipes are on record. 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 26 days 8 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does Build Contest run?
The map on Build Contest is procedural, made by the game at size 3,500 from seed 1337. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page. The name on the map is Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Build Contest?
Nothing in Build Contest's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. build & creative is what it runs, no gathering; build in a sandbox. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Build Contest run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what Build Contest uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Does Build Contest run smoothly?
In the last 48 hours, it averaged 40 server fps, with a low of 40. The entity count reached 66,206: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Up to 2,207 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.
Is Build Contest online, and how reliable is it?
You will find Build Contest online now. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 6 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Build Contest located?
A region is not published by Build Contest. 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 64.20.40.98:27058.
How to join
How do I join Build Contest?
Either enter client.connect 64.20.40.98:27058 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/Yk2bBhmVwP.