Sludgefest
Offline 174.20.162.154:28015 checked 8d 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 69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 Sludgefest?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Sludgefest: Community servers, by the numbers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Sludgefest mean?
These are the tags Sludgefest publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp500 (Max players): It has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Sludgefest rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,332 puts Sludgefest in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Sludgefest right now?
Sludgefest went quiet 8 days 11 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Sludgefest online, and how reliable is it?
The server Sludgefest is not online now; 8 days 11 hours have passed since it was last seen. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 19 October 2026.
Where is Sludgefest located?
There is no region from Sludgefest. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 174.20.162.154:28015.
Which Rust version is Sludgefest on?
On Windows, Sludgefest runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Sludgefest?
The record of Sludgefest's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. The world it is running now dates from 8 days 11 hours.
The rules
Which map does Sludgefest run?
A procedural map is what Sludgefest runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Sludgefest?
No gather rate appears in the name of Sludgefest. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Sludgefest?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 174.20.162.154:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.