Ludwig
Offline 102.66.155.252:28015 checked 44d ago
Vital stats
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
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 5h. The 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Ludwig?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Ludwig: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on Ludwig mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Ludwig: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp2 (Max players): It has 2 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs164070 (Build): The game build is 164070; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, is what it runs. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Ludwig rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #13,568 puts Ludwig in the top – of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Ludwig right now?
Offline now, Ludwig was last spotted 44 days 15 hours ago.
Server facts
Is Ludwig online, and how reliable is it?
Ludwig shows as offline, last spotted 44 days 15 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 13 September 2026.
Where is Ludwig located?
No region is published by Ludwig. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 102.66.155.252:28015.
Which Rust version is Ludwig on?
On Windows, Ludwig runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164070. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Ludwig?
An estimate from the force wipe gives Ludwig's next wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. 44 days 18 hours is when the present world was made. Its tags commit to wipes each month.
Rules and settings
Which map does Ludwig run?
The map on Ludwig is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Ludwig?
No gather rate appears in the name of Ludwig. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Players can raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin count is Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Getting in
How do I join Ludwig?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 102.66.155.252:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.