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Specimen recordcat. no. 7,490NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

SunnStorm Rustlands

Online NA 66.51.96.70:28000 checked 8m ago

quad monthly wipes moddedoxidesoftcore

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 2
Rank
#7,490
top 34% · #1127 in NA
Last wipe
28d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 0h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75119:0004:0013:0023:0008:0017:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

02040608019:0004:0013:0023:0008:0017:00

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 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 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 34% of all ranked servers, top 61% in NA, and #418 of the quad servers (top 50%). 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 0h. The force wipe · high confidence

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 0h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 0h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 4 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:19 UTC FW28d ago 1 – 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 SunnStorm Rustlands rank against other Rust servers?

Seven-day player hours put SunnStorm Rustlands at #7,490, or #1,127 in North America, inside the top 34% of all ranked servers. It places #418 among servers of the quad kind.

How busy is SunnStorm Rustlands?

SunnStorm Rustlands holds 0 players at the moment, out of 50 slots. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 2 at the busiest. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 01:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.

Tags

What do the server tags on SunnStorm Rustlands mean?

These are the tags SunnStorm Rustlands publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): The team limit is 4; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): This is Facepunch's easier mode, where death leaves you part of your inventory; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; 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 SunnStorm Rustlands?

These Rust Population lists include SunnStorm Rustlands: Modded Rust servers, counted and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on SunnStorm Rustlands?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 4 hours in.

What is the wipe schedule on SunnStorm Rustlands?

Once a month SunnStorm Rustlands 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. The world it runs now dates from 28 days ago. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.

Settings

Which map does SunnStorm Rustlands run?

The map on SunnStorm Rustlands is procedural, made by the game at size 4,500 from seed 2138400164. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on SunnStorm Rustlands?

Nothing in SunnStorm Rustlands's name says how gather works. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. The plugins it runs are Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does SunnStorm Rustlands run?

On Linux, SunnStorm Rustlands runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Does SunnStorm Rustlands run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 6 server fps, with a low of 5. The entity count reached 121,085: buildings, deployables and all other objects. The highest memory usage was 3,445 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is SunnStorm Rustlands online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, SunnStorm Rustlands is online. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 7 hours ago. 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 SunnStorm Rustlands located?

The NA tag is how SunnStorm Rustlands places itself in North America. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 66.51.96.70:28000.

Getting in

How do I join SunnStorm Rustlands?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 66.51.96.70:28000; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^s,NA,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4,^o^z

Game

gmsoftcore
Game mode An easier ruleset, softcore.
mp50
Max players 50 slots are available.
ts4
Group limit The team limit is 4.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

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

Difficulty

^s
Softcore This is Facepunch's easier mode, where death leaves you part of your inventory.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

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.