Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs
Online NA 66.51.99.163:28000 checked 12m 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, top 80% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 10h. 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 2, 37 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:47 UTC FW28d ago | 2 | – | 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
Population
How does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs rank against other Rust servers?
Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs ranks #15,261 on seven-day player hours, #1,489 in North America, and sits in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?
Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs holds 0 players at the moment, out of 40 slots. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Tags
What do the server tags on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs is this set of tags: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules apply, a harsher set; mp40 (Max players): 40 slots are available; ts0 (Group limit): You cannot form teams here; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Facepunch's hardcore mode reduces the helpers and makes survival harsher; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework, Carbon, is in use; NA (North America): The server browser lists it 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 Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?
On Rust Population, Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?
Averaged over recent wipes, 2 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 37 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?
Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. 28 days 14 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
Settings
Which map does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs run?
The map on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs is procedural, made by the game at size 4,250. You will see the map named Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?
Nothing in Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs's name says how gather works. The group limit goes unstated. This server runs hardcore, Facepunch's most demanding mode. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Carbon running as plugins. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs run?
On Linux, Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Does Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs run smoothly?
It ran at 59 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, and never went below 54. Up to 106,467 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory usage was 3,867 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.
Is Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs is online. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 45 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 Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs located?
With its NA tag, Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs places itself in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 66.51.99.163:28000.
How to join
How do I join Rusty Goats | Hardcore | No Tech Tree | Better NPCs?
Either enter client.connect 66.51.99.163:28000 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/TjqW7Cwed5.