Big Brother is Watching
Offline EU 82.16.215.212:28015 checked 26d 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 2 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 61% of all ranked servers, top 83% in EU. 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 21:04 UTC27d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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
Player counts
How does Big Brother is Watching rank against other Rust servers?
On player hours over the last seven days Big Brother is Watching is #13,835, #2,381 in Europe, placing it in the top 61% of ranked servers.
How busy is Big Brother is Watching?
We have no live count for Big Brother is Watching right now. It was last seen 26 days 21 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Big Brother is Watching mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Big Brother is Watching is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: players do not fight each other; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; EU (Europe): In the server browser it appears under Europe. 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 Big Brother is Watching?
On Rust Population, Big Brother is Watching is filed under these lists: Rust servers in Europe, Modded Rust servers, counted and PvE servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on Big Brother is Watching?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Big Brother is Watching?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Big Brother is Watching'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. 52 days 16 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Big Brother is Watching run?
A procedural map of size 4,500 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on Big Brother is Watching. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page. The name on the map is Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Big Brother is Watching?
Nothing in Big Brother is Watching's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. pve is what it runs, no player combat. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Big Brother is Watching run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Linux is what Big Brother is Watching uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Big Brother is Watching online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Big Brother is Watching 26 days 21 hours ago, and it is offline now. 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 1 October 2026.
Where is Big Brother is Watching located?
By its EU tag, Big Brother is Watching says it is in Europe. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 82.16.215.212:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join Big Brother is Watching?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 82.16.215.212:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you. You can find its website at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I.