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Specimen recordcat. no. 3,409NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Rusted Ridge

Online NA 66.51.96.61:28040 checked 9m ago

monthly wipes moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
1/ 50
= 1 player
2% full
7-day average
1
peak 3
Rank
#3,409
top 15% · #559 in NA
Last wipe
13d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 13h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5206:0015:0000:0008:0017:0003:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

01020304006:0015:0000:0008:0017:0003:00

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep25 Sep30 Sep19 Oct24 Oct29 Oct

Top 15% of all ranked servers, top 30% 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 13h. The force wipe · high confidence

3
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 13h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 13h
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 3, 2 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 16 Oct, 01:56 UTC13d ago 3 – 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

Population

How does Rusted Ridge rank against other Rust servers?

Rusted Ridge ranks #3,409 on seven-day player hours, #559 in North America, and sits in the top 15% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Rusted Ridge?

Rusted Ridge holds 1 players at the moment, out of 50 slots. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 3 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 02:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Rusted Ridge mean?

These are the tags Rusted Ridge publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): You can join up to 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 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; ^r (Roleplay): A server for roleplay; ^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): Its place in the server browser is under North America. 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 Rusted Ridge?

Rusted Ridge appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted, Rust population: roleplay and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Roleplay ^r, 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 Rusted Ridge?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 3 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 2 hours in.

What is the wipe schedule on Rusted Ridge?

Once a month Rusted Ridge wipes, and that is with the force wipe. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, which takes every Rust server. 13 days 2 hours ago the current world was made. Its tags give a wipe schedule of one wipe a month.

Settings

Which map does Rusted Ridge run?

A procedural map of size 5,000 from seed 346176, generated by the game, is in use on Rusted Ridge. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on Rusted Ridge?

Nothing in Rusted Ridge's name says how gather works. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. roleplay is what it runs, roleplay rules, jobs and towns. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Rusted Ridge run?

On Linux, Rusted Ridge runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does Rusted Ridge run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 29 server fps, with a low of 16. The entity count reached 149,386: buildings, deployables and all other objects. The highest memory usage was 6,108 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

Is Rusted Ridge online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Rusted Ridge is online. About 6 days 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. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.

Where is Rusted Ridge located?

By its NA tag, Rusted Ridge says it is in North America. 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 66.51.96.61:28040.

How to join

How do I join Rusted Ridge?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 66.51.96.61:28040. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^r,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp50
Max players You can join up to 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 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

^r
Roleplay A server for roleplay.

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 Its place in the server browser is 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.