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Celebrity profile · EU

Play Rough PVE

Online EU 136.243.12.168:28015 checked 9m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 100 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak –
Rank#15,409top 69% · #2591 in EU
RegionEUEU · group 8, the default
Last wipe25d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe8d 18hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
0123401:0010:0019:0005:0014:0023:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

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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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Climbing the charts

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k1 Oct6 Oct11 Oct17 Oct22 Oct27 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 89% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

The wipe diary

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 18h. The force wipe · high confidence

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

8d 18hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
36d 18hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 2 Oct, 19:37 UTC25d 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.

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The interview

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Play Rough PVE?

You'll find Play Rough PVE on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: European Rust servers, live, Modded Rust servers, live and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

What do the server tags on Play Rough PVE mean?

These are the tags Play Rough PVE publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp100 (Max players): It has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; EU (Europe): Its place in the server browser is under Europe. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.

The players

How does Play Rough PVE rank against other Rust servers?

Play Rough PVE takes #15,409 on seven-day player hours, a top 69% spot overall and #2,591 across Europe.

How many players are on Play Rough PVE right now?

The current tally at Play Rough PVE: 0 players across 100 slots. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.

Server facts

Is Play Rough PVE online, and how reliable is it?

As of now, Play Rough PVE is online. About 18 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 86%, with 144 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 1 October 2026.

Does Play Rough PVE run smoothly?

Its server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 60, with 58 as the lowest. At its peak it held 144,625 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Up to 3,822 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.

Where is Play Rough PVE located?

Play Rough PVE uses its EU tag to list itself in Europe. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 136.243.12.168:28015.

Which Rust version is Play Rough PVE on?

On Windows, Play Rough PVE runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.

Wipe days

What happens on Play Rough PVE when wipe day comes around?

Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in.

What is the wipe schedule on Play Rough PVE?

Once a month is the whole wipe story for Play Rough PVE, tied to the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. Its current world has been live for 25 days 4 hours. Its tags commit to wipes each month.

Map and rules

Which map does Play Rough PVE run?

Generated by the game with seed 317670913, the map on Play Rough PVE is procedural and 4,500 in size. Matching size and seed produce the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page.

What are the rules and settings on Play Rough PVE?

No gather rate appears in the name of Play Rough PVE. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. pve is the game mode, no fighting other players. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

Join up

How do I join Play Rough PVE?

Enter client.connect 136.243.12.168:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^m,EU,^p,gmrust,cs167781,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on.
mp100
Max players It has 100 slots.
ts8
Group limit The default team size of 8 applies here.
v2634
Protocol To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634.
cs167781
Build The game build is 167781.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one.
$r?
Region code No region code has been set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe.

Gameplay

^p
PvE No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger.

Mods and access

^z
Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded.
^y
Carbon This server uses Carbon for plugins.

Region

EU
Europe Its place in the server browser is under Europe.

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.