Cortex
Offline 98.142.14.57:28025 checked 6d 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 69% of all ranked servers. 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 Cortex rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Cortex places at #15,349, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How busy is Cortex?
Cortex is offline at this count; we last saw it 6 days 11 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Cortex mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Cortex is this set of tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs166494 (Build): Game build: 166494; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^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 Cortex?
These Rust Population lists include Cortex: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Cortex?
The record holds too few of Cortex's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 26 days 23 hours ago.
Settings
Which map does Cortex run?
A procedural map of size 3,000 from seed 574433821, generated by the game, is in use on Cortex. The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page.
What are the rules and settings on Cortex?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Cortex states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Oxide running as plugins. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Cortex run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Windows is what Cortex uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Cortex online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, Cortex was last seen 6 days 11 hours ago. It was up 8% of the time over the last 7 full days, 14 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 2 October 2026.
Where is Cortex located?
No region is published by Cortex. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 98.142.14.57:28025.
Getting in
How do I join Cortex?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 98.142.14.57:28025. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.