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Specimen recordcat. no. 3,593NAfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Vanillaish PVE Hardcore

Online NA 66.51.99.62:28020 checked 6m ago

teams off monthly wipes moddedoxidepvehardcore

Measurements

Players now
0/ 75
0% full
7-day average
1
peak 5
Rank
#3,593
top 16% · #596 in NA
Last wipe
27d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 8h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5211:0020:0005:0013:0023:0008:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

02040608011:0020:0005:0013:0023:0008:00

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
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 16% of all ranked servers, top 32% 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 8h. The force wipe · high confidence

3
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 8h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 8h
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, 23 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:58 UTC FW27d 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 Vanillaish PVE Hardcore rank against other Rust servers?

Seven-day player hours put Vanillaish PVE Hardcore at #3,593, or #596 in North America, inside the top 16% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Vanillaish PVE Hardcore?

The count reads 0 players on Vanillaish PVE Hardcore, which has 75 slots. Seven days of counting give an average of 1 players and a peak of 5. Look at the last 48 hours and 20:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 2 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on Vanillaish PVE Hardcore mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Vanillaish PVE Hardcore publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp75 (Max players): The server has 75 slots; ts0 (Group limit): The team system is turned off; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^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; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America. 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 Vanillaish PVE Hardcore?

These Rust Population lists include Vanillaish PVE Hardcore: Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE 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: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on Vanillaish PVE Hardcore?

Averaged over recent wipes, 3 players were counted at the busiest point. Peak came 23 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Vanillaish PVE Hardcore?

Vanillaish PVE Hardcore 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. 27 days 16 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.

Settings

Which map does Vanillaish PVE Hardcore run?

A procedural map of size 4,250, generated by the game, is in use on Vanillaish PVE Hardcore.

What are the rules and settings on Vanillaish PVE Hardcore?

Nothing in Vanillaish PVE Hardcore's name says how gather works. The group limit goes unstated. This server runs hardcore, Facepunch's most demanding mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Vanillaish PVE Hardcore run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux for Vanillaish PVE Hardcore. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does Vanillaish PVE Hardcore run smoothly?

The last 48 hours saw an average of 34 server fps, with 5 as the lowest. The entity count reached 113,265: buildings, deployables and all other objects. The highest memory usage was 5,644 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.

Is Vanillaish PVE Hardcore online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Vanillaish PVE Hardcore is online. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 6 days 8 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 Vanillaish PVE Hardcore located?

With its NA tag, Vanillaish PVE Hardcore places itself in North America. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 66.51.99.62:28020.

How to join

How do I join Vanillaish PVE Hardcore?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 66.51.99.62:28020. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/b4NScxs55u.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^h,NA,^p,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0,^o^z

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode A harsher ruleset, hardcore.
mp75
Max players The server has 75 slots.
ts0
Group limit The team system is turned off.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

^h
Hardcore Facepunch's hardcore mode reduces the helpers and makes survival harsher.

Gameplay

^p
PvE Players do not fight each other; the world supplies the danger.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

Region

NA
North America In the server browser it appears 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.