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Specimen recordcat. no. 8,681habitat unknownfirst seen 2 Oct 2026

Life is a game [X2]

Online 85.234.25.133:28015 checked 8m ago

2x moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 100
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#8,681
top 39%
Last wipe
26d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123409:0018:0003:0011:0021:0006:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

05010015020009:0018:0003:0011:0021:0006:00

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 2 Oct. 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
15k10k15k20k2 Oct7 Oct13 Oct18 Oct24 Oct29 Oct

Top 39% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 2 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 2 Oct, 18:04 UTC26d ago 1 – 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

Player counts

How does Life is a game [X2] rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #8,681 for player hours, which puts Life is a game [X2] in the top 39% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Life is a game [X2]?

Life is a game [X2] holds 0 players at the moment, out of 100 slots. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 1.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Life is a game [X2] mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Life is a game [X2] publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Life is a game [X2]?

On Rust Population, Life is a game [X2] is filed under these lists: 2x Rust servers: the live count and Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Gather rate: 2x and it will show up.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on Life is a game [X2]?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak came 2 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Life is a game [X2]?

The record holds too few of Life is a game [X2]'s wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. Counted from 26 days 14 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does Life is a game [X2] run?

A procedural map of size 4,000 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on Life is a game [X2]. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map.

What are the rules and settings on Life is a game [X2]?

You gather at 2x on Life is a game [X2], to judge by the name. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Life is a game [X2] run?

On Linux, Life is a game [X2] runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does Life is a game [X2] run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 119 server fps, with a low of 68. The entity count reached 91,829: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Memory use peaked at 5,071 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.

Is Life is a game [X2] online, and how reliable is it?

Life is a game [X2] is up and running at the moment. Judging by the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 22 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. On 2 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Life is a game [X2] located?

No region is published by Life is a game [X2]. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 85.234.25.133:28015.

How to join

How do I join Life is a game [X2]?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 85.234.25.133:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp100
Max players 100 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.

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.