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HE:GO

Online NA 167.114.158.11:28055 checked 2h ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 16 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak –
Rank#15,373top 69% · #1531 in NA
RegionNANA · group 8, the default
Last wipe27d agono schedule published
Next wipe7d 23hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
0123420:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

010020030040020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 82% in NA. 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 7d 23h. The force wipe · high confidence

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 23hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
35d 23hThu 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 0, 0 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:33 UTC FW27d ago 0 – 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

Who runs HE:GO?

The same operator most likely runs HE:GO and 3 other servers we track, since all publish a hillsiderust.com hostname.

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include HE:GO?

These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include HE:GO: Modded Rust servers, live, Aim training servers, ranked by the crowd, The battlefield crowd, counted and North America: who's hot right now. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Minigames ^e, Combat training ^d, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

What do the server tags on HE:GO mean?

The game's server browser picks up these tags from HE:GO: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp16 (Max players): It has 16 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^e (Minigames): Minigames here: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more; ^d (Combat training): Train your aim and PvP with loot handed to you; ^i (Battlefield): Kits and high rates drive fast PvP here; ^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; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.

Player counts

How does HE:GO rank against other Rust servers?

HE:GO takes #15,373 on seven-day player hours, a top 69% spot overall and #1,531 across North America.

How many players are on HE:GO right now?

0 players are on HE:GO at the moment, out of 16 slots. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.

About the server

Is HE:GO online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, HE:GO is up and running. About 5 days 20 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 168, a 100% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 13 September 2026.

Does HE:GO run smoothly?

The 48-hour average was 240 server fps, with a low of 240. At its peak it held 14 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Memory use peaked at 690 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.

Where is HE:GO located?

HE:GO uses its NA tag to list itself in North America. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 167.114.158.11:28055.

Which Rust version is HE:GO on?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version HE:GO runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.

Wipe days

What happens on HE:GO when wipe day comes around?

The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 0 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.

What is the wipe schedule on HE:GO?

HE:GO wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it is running now dates from 27 days.

Map and rules

Which map does HE:GO run?

Generated by the game with seed 1876800264, the map on HE:GO is procedural and 1,000 in size. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: the same size and seed always make the same map. Custom Map is how the map name reads.

What are the rules and settings on HE:GO?

The name of HE:GO says nothing about gather rate. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. minigames & battle royale is the game mode, parkour, battle royale, Bedwars and arenas. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.

How to join

How do I join HE:GO?

The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 167.114.158.11:28055. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting. You can find its website at https://hillsiderust.com.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp16,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^e,^d,^i,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival, standard Rust style.
mp16
Max players It has 16 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams cap at 8, which is the game default.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one.
$r?
Region code No region is listed.

Gameplay

^e
Minigames Minigames here: arenas, Bedwars, parkour and more.
^d
Combat training Train your aim and PvP with loot handed to you.
^i
Battlefield Kits and high rates drive fast PvP here.

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.

Region

NA
North America Its place in the server browser is under North America.

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.