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EL MATADERO

Online SA 168.100.163.110:28015 checked 11m ago

quad biweekly wipes vanillamoddedoxide
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Vital stats

Players now 6/ 50 slots 12% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average2peak 8
Rank#2,234top 10% · #83 in SA
RegionSASA · group quad
Last wipe20h agobiweekly schedule
Next wipe6d 20hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeakWipe
0246823:0006:0022:0006:0013:0020:00Wiped Thu 29 Oct, 01:52 UTCWIPE

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

Server fpsWipe
02040608023:0006:0022:0006:0013:0020:00Wiped Thu 29 Oct, 01:52 UTCWIPE

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
11k2k3k4k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 10% of all ranked servers, top 35% in SA, and #127 of the quad servers (top 15%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

The wipe diary

Wipe schedule

a steady gap

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 20h. The force wipe · high confidence

13.8 days
usual gap
between real wipes
100%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
8
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
67%
crowd held
else halves by day 10

Coming wipes

6d 20hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
12d 23hWed 11 Nov, 21:21 UTC
26d 18hWed 25 Nov, 16:54 UTC
34d 20hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
40d 14hWed 9 Dec, 12:27 UTC

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 9, 13 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 29 Oct, 01:48 UTC20h ago – – running 0
Thu 15 Oct, 06:15 UTC14d ago 9 – – 1
Thu 1 Oct, 15:03 UTC28d ago 8 halved by day 10 13.6 days 1
Thu 17 Sep, 09:12 UTC42d ago 6 held half 14.2 days 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 EL MATADERO?

These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include EL MATADERO: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: South America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

What do the server tags on EL MATADERO mean?

These are the tags EL MATADERO publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts4 (Group limit): Each team is capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^b (Biweekly): The server wipes every fortnight; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it; ^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; SA (South America): The server browser lists it under South America. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.

The players

How does EL MATADERO rank against other Rust servers?

EL MATADERO takes #2,234 on seven-day player hours, a top 10% spot overall and #83 across South America. The quad field places it at #127.

How many players are on EL MATADERO right now?

6 players are on EL MATADERO at the moment, out of 50 slots. Peak for the week was 8, against an average of 2 players. Look at 20:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 6 players on average.

Server details

Is EL MATADERO online, and how reliable is it?

EL MATADERO is live at the moment. The uptime figure suggests it restarted roughly 10 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 95%, with 159 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.

Does EL MATADERO run smoothly?

Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 59, and it never went below 48. At its peak it held 104,550 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Up to 3,684 MB of memory was used. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.

Where is EL MATADERO located?

EL MATADERO uses its SA tag to list itself in South 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 168.100.163.110:28015.

Which Rust version is EL MATADERO on?

On Linux, EL MATADERO runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

Wipe days

What happens on EL MATADERO when wipe day comes around?

The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 8 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 13 hours in. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 67% of its recent wipes. In the wipes that didn't hold, the crowd sank below half by day 10.

What is the wipe schedule on EL MATADERO?

About every 13.8 days is the recent wipe gap on EL MATADERO. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 20 hours is when the present world was made. The tags list a fortnightly wipe schedule.

Rules and settings

Which map does EL MATADERO run?

Generated by the game with seed 1337, the map on EL MATADERO is procedural and 2,300 in size. Matching size and seed produce the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page. The map name, as written, is Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on EL MATADERO?

The name of EL MATADERO says nothing about gather rate. The cap on groups is 4 players (quad). survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugin count is Oxide. It labels itself vanilla, with this meaning: 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.

How to join

How do I join EL MATADERO?

The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 168.100.163.110:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting. You can find its website at https://ko-fi.com/elmatadero.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^b,^v,SA,gmrust,cs168909,ts4,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes.
mp50
Max players Slots: 50.
ts4
Group limit Each team is capped at 4.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game.
$r?
Region code No region code has been set.

Wipe schedule

^b
Biweekly The server wipes every fortnight.

Difficulty

^v
Vanilla Nothing is altered here: no changed rates, kits or rules, just the game as Facepunch ships it.

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

SA
South America The server browser lists it under South 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.