Hardcore PVE
Online 68.83.211.113:28015 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. 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
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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 2, 27 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Oct, 16:01 UTC22d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:18 UTC FW28d ago | 3 | halved by day 4 | 5.9 days | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 13:30 UTC29d ago | 2 | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
| Tue 15 Sep, 17:43 UTC44d ago | 2 | halved by day 12 | 14.8 days | 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 Hardcore PVE rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Hardcore PVE places at #15,284, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is Hardcore PVE?
Of its 100 slots, Hardcore PVE is using 0 right now. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Hardcore PVE mean?
These are the tags Hardcore PVE publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): The server has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^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. 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 Hardcore PVE?
Hardcore PVE appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Hardcore PVE?
Averaged over recent wipes, 2 players were counted at the busiest point. 27 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd dropped below half by day 8 when it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Hardcore PVE?
Irregular times are when Hardcore PVE wipes, which leaves no next wipe to predict. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 22 days 8 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Hardcore PVE run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Hardcore PVE.
What are the rules and settings on Hardcore PVE?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Hardcore PVE states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Hardcore PVE run?
On Windows, Hardcore PVE runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Hardcore PVE online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, Hardcore PVE is online. 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 Hardcore PVE located?
No region is published by Hardcore PVE. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 68.83.211.113:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join Hardcore PVE?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 68.83.211.113:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.