Ares
Online 15.218.79.168:28015 checked 8m 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
Top 44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 21:53 UTC1d ago | – | – | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Ares?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Ares: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
What do the server tags on Ares mean?
For the server browser, Ares lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp10 (Max players): There are 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Ares rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #9,843 puts Ares in the top 44% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Ares right now?
0 players are on Ares at the moment, out of 10 slots. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. Look at 00:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server facts
Is Ares online, and how reliable is it?
Ares is live at the moment. 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 20 October 2026.
Where is Ares located?
There is no region from Ares. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 15.218.79.168:28015.
Which Rust version is Ares on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Ares runs on Linux. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Ares?
Too few wipes are on record for Ares to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 38 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does Ares run?
Ares uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Ares?
The name of Ares says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Oxide. Vanilla is what it calls itself: nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Ares?
Enter client.connect 15.218.79.168:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.