The Crucible |US|PvE
Online NA 191.101.233.112:28015 checked 5m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 11% of all ranked servers, top 21% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 15h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 11, 7 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:43 UTC FW27d ago | 11 | – | running | 1 |
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 The Crucible |US|PvE?
You'll find The Crucible |US|PvE on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Community servers, by the numbers, Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot, North America: who's hot right now and Vanilla Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on The Crucible |US|PvE mean?
For the server browser, The Crucible |US|PvE lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp120 (Max players): Slots: 120; 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): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^p (PvE): Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; NA (North America): In the server browser it sits 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 The Crucible |US|PvE rank against other Rust servers?
The Crucible |US|PvE takes #2,490 on seven-day player hours, a top 11% spot overall and #399 across North America.
How many players are on The Crucible |US|PvE right now?
3 players are on The Crucible |US|PvE at the moment, out of 120 slots. Averaging 2 players across seven days, it topped out at 9. Over the last 48 hours, the fullest hour was 01:00 UTC, averaging 4 players.
Server facts
Is The Crucible |US|PvE online, and how reliable is it?
The Crucible |US|PvE is live at the moment. About 7 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours in total. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.
Does The Crucible |US|PvE run smoothly?
Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 36, and it never went below 3. Entities reached a maximum of 107,469: buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 2,822 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where is The Crucible |US|PvE located?
The Crucible |US|PvE uses its NA tag to list itself in North America. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 191.101.233.112:28015.
Which Rust version is The Crucible |US|PvE on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version The Crucible |US|PvE runs on Linux. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What happens on The Crucible |US|PvE when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 11 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 7 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on The Crucible |US|PvE?
The Crucible |US|PvE 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. Its current world has been live for 27 days 8 hours. A wipe schedule of one wipe a month is published in its tags.
Rules and settings
Which map does The Crucible |US|PvE run?
Generated by the game with seed 863951188, the map on The Crucible |US|PvE is procedural and 4,000 in size. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: the same size and seed always make the same map. On the map name: Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on The Crucible |US|PvE?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Crucible |US|PvE. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. pve is the game mode, no fighting other players. The server browser lists it under Community. The plugin count is Oxide. The server's own word for it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join The Crucible |US|PvE?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 191.101.233.112:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/6J6jqbKyns.