Area 501 [Duo|Casual]
Offline 69.237.201.90:28015 checked 9d 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 70% of all ranked servers, and #630 of the quad servers (top 76%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 Area 501 [Duo|Casual] rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,316 for player hours, which puts Area 501 [Duo|Casual] in the top 70% of all ranked servers. It places #630 among servers of the quad kind.
How busy is Area 501 [Duo|Casual]?
We have no live count for Area 501 [Duo|Casual] right now. It was last seen 9 days 17 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Area 501 [Duo|Casual] mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Area 501 [Duo|Casual] publishes: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, which is easier; mp40 (Max players): You can join up to 40 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Teams can have no more than 4 players; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs163207 (Build): Game build: 163207; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework, Carbon, is in use. 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 Area 501 [Duo|Casual]?
Area 501 [Duo|Casual] appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: Quad and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Area 501 [Duo|Casual]?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Area 501 [Duo|Casual]'s wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 54 days 3 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Area 501 [Duo|Casual] run?
Area 501 [Duo|Casual] uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 3,500 with seed 4269501. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
What are the rules and settings on Area 501 [Duo|Casual]?
Nothing in Area 501 [Duo|Casual]'s name says how gather works. The cap on groups is 4 players (quad). softcore is what it runs, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Area 501 [Duo|Casual] run?
On Windows, Area 501 [Duo|Casual] runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Area 501 [Duo|Casual] online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Area 501 [Duo|Casual] was last seen 9 days 17 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is Area 501 [Duo|Casual] located?
Nothing published by Area 501 [Duo|Casual] states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 69.237.201.90:28015.
How to join
How do I join Area 501 [Duo|Casual]?
Either enter client.connect 69.237.201.90:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.