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Rookies RUST

Online 162.43.51.50:28015 checked 13m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 75 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak 2
Rank#10,565top 47%
Region–no continent published · group 8, the default
No wipesresets6 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe–resets, no wipes
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
00.511.5209:0018:0003:0012:0022:0007:00

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 26 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
15k10k15k20k26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct

Top 47% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

New worlds

World resets

a new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Wed 28 Oct, 15:58 UTC16h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 15:37 UTC17h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 15:22 UTC17h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 14:58 UTC17h ago – – – 0
Wed 28 Oct, 14:09 UTC18h ago – – – 0
Wed 28 Oct, 13:58 UTC18h ago – – – 0
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The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

The interview

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rookies RUST?

These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Rookies RUST: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

What do the server tags on Rookies RUST mean?

The game's server browser picks up these tags from Rookies RUST: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp75 (Max players): There are 75 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.

The players

How does Rookies RUST rank against other Rust servers?

A seven-day player-hours placing of #10,565 puts Rookies RUST in the top 47% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on Rookies RUST right now?

Rookies RUST is holding 0 players, with 75 slots in total. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 2. Look at 15:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.

About the server

Is Rookies RUST online, and how reliable is it?

Rookies RUST is live at the moment. The uptime figure suggests it restarted roughly 15 hours ago. Out of 48 hours in the last 2 full days, it was online for 47, a 98% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 26 October 2026.

Does Rookies RUST run smoothly?

Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 147, and it never went below 57. At its peak it held 87,932 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. The highest memory usage was 2,544 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.

Where is Rookies RUST located?

No region is published by Rookies RUST. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 162.43.51.50:28015.

Which Rust version is Rookies RUST on?

On Linux, Rookies RUST runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.

Wipe times

What is the wipe schedule on Rookies RUST?

None of the resets on Rookies RUST counts as a wipe, because a new world is made every few hours and no wipe schedule is kept.

Map and rules

Which map does Rookies RUST run?

The procedural map on Rookies RUST measures 4,000 and comes from the game with seed 1337. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map. The map name, as written, is Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on Rookies RUST?

No gather rate appears in the name of Rookies RUST. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.

Getting in

How do I join Rookies RUST?

Enter client.connect 162.43.51.50:28015 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 mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival, standard Rust style.
mp75
Max players There are 75 slots.
ts8
Group limit The default team size of 8 applies here.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region is listed.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded.

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.