matrix
Offline 186.52.212.167:28015 checked 29d 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 71% 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include matrix?
You'll find matrix on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on matrix mean?
These are the tags matrix publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp20 (Max players): There are 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; ^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 matrix rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #16,882 puts matrix in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on matrix right now?
The last sighting of matrix was 29 days 18 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server facts
Is matrix online, and how reliable is it?
matrix shows as offline, last spotted 29 days 18 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 28 September 2026.
Where is matrix located?
No region is published by matrix. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 186.52.212.167:28015.
Which Rust version is matrix on?
On Linux, matrix runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on matrix?
Too few wipes are on record for matrix to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 39 days 10 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does matrix run?
The map on matrix is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on matrix?
The name of matrix says nothing about gather rate. 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. Oxide plugins power it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join matrix?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 186.52.212.167:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.