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RustyToad

Online EU 148.251.238.131:29015 checked 7m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 50 slots 0% full −1against this time yesterday
7-day average0peak 3
Rank#4,292top 19% · #1551 in EU
RegionEUEU · group 30 max
Last wipe28d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe6d 17hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5202:0011:0021:0006:0015:0000:00

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 17 Sep. 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
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct14 Oct22 Oct30 Oct

Top 19% of all ranked servers, top 53% 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 6d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence

10
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

6d 17hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
34d 17hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 10, 47 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:18 UTC FW28d ago 10 – 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.

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The interview

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server tags

Who runs RustyToad?

The rustytoad.de hostname from RustyToad is used by no other server we track.

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include RustyToad?

These Rust Pop Watch lists include RustyToad: European Rust servers, live, Modded Rust servers, live and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. These filters bring it up 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 RustyToad mean?

The game's server browser picks up these tags from RustyToad: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts30 (Group limit): No team can exceed 30 players; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other; ^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.

Population

How does RustyToad rank against other Rust servers?

RustyToad takes #4,292 on seven-day player hours, a top 19% spot overall and #1,551 across Europe.

How many players are on RustyToad right now?

0 players are on RustyToad at the moment, out of 50 slots. Peak for the week was 3, against an average of 0 players. Over the last 48 hours, the fullest hour was 13:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.

Server details

Is RustyToad online, and how reliable is it?

RustyToad is live at the moment. The uptime figure suggests it restarted roughly 5 days 4 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 99%, with 167 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.

Does RustyToad run smoothly?

Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 110, and it never went below 89. At its peak it held 105,172 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Up to 3,388 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.

Where is RustyToad located?

In Europe, RustyToad lists itself with its EU tag. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 148.251.238.131:29015.

Which Rust version is RustyToad on?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version RustyToad runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.

Wipe days

What happens on RustyToad when wipe day comes around?

The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 10 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 47 hours after it began.

What is the wipe schedule on RustyToad?

Wipes on RustyToad come once a month, alongside 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 28 days 7 hours. The tags hold a monthly wipe schedule.

Rules and settings

Which map does RustyToad run?

The procedural map on RustyToad measures 3,700 and comes from the game with seed 1430733495. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: the same size and seed always make the same map.

What are the rules and settings on RustyToad?

The name of RustyToad says nothing about gather rate. Teams can reach 30 players. pve is the game mode, no fighting other players. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Carbon plugins power it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

How to join

How do I join RustyToad?

The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 148.251.238.131:29015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting. For more, see https://discord.com/invite/WKFtveKh35.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^m,EU,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts30

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival, standard Rust style.
mp50
Max players Slots: 50.
ts30
Group limit No team can exceed 30 players.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635.
cs168909
Build It's on game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code has been set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe.

Gameplay

^p
PvE Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other.

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.