Fooling Around
Online 76.16.72.212:28115 checked 1h 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 22% of all ranked servers, and #304 of the quad servers (top 37%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 0h. 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, 17 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 02:13 UTC24d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 2 Oct, 01:26 UTC26d ago | 1 | held half | 2 days | 1 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 21:46 UTC35d ago | 1 | held half | 9.2 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 Fooling Around rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #4,821 for player hours, which puts Fooling Around in the top 22% of all ranked servers. It places #304 among servers of the quad kind.
How busy is Fooling Around?
The count reads 0 players on Fooling Around, which has 10 slots. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 2. 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 Fooling Around mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Fooling Around publishes: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp10 (Max players): 10 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): Teams can have no more than 4 players; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; 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): 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): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 Fooling Around?
On Rust Population, Fooling Around is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Fooling Around?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. Peak came 17 hours into the latest wipe. In 100% of recent wipes, half the peak was held until the next wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Fooling Around?
Once a month Fooling Around wipes, and that is with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it runs now dates from 24 days 16 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
Settings
Which map does Fooling Around run?
The map on Fooling Around is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Fooling Around?
Nothing in Fooling Around'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. You can raid and fight other players here. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Fooling Around run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Fooling Around uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Fooling Around online, and how reliable is it?
Fooling Around is up and running at the moment. It was up 77% of the time over the last 7 full days, 129 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 20 September 2026.
Where is Fooling Around located?
A region is not published by Fooling Around. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 76.16.72.212:28115 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Fooling Around?
Either enter client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.