Big Nigel
Offline 195.20.84.1:28015 checked 3d 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 26% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Saturday 31 October, 12:43 UTC, in 2d 2h. Every Saturday at 12:43 UTC · medium confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 12:43 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Sat 10 Oct, 13:23 UTC18d ago | 1 | held half | 14 days | 2 |
| Sat 3 Oct, 14:24 UTC25d ago | 3 | – | 7 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.
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 Big Nigel?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Big Nigel: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Big Nigel mean?
These are the tags Big Nigel publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp500 (Max players): It has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^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.
The players
How does Big Nigel rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Big Nigel at #5,811, within the top 26% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Big Nigel right now?
The last sighting of Big Nigel was 3 days 5 hours ago, and it is offline now. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 1 players.
About the server
Is Big Nigel online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Big Nigel was last seen 3 days 5 hours ago. It was up 17% of the time over the last 7 full days, 29 of 168 hours in total. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.
Where is Big Nigel located?
There is no region from Big Nigel. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 195.20.84.1:28015.
Which Rust version is Big Nigel on?
On Windows, Big Nigel runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Big Nigel when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 2 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on Big Nigel?
The wipe rhythm on Big Nigel is every Saturday at 12:43 UTC. The next wipe is pencilled in for Saturday 31 October at 12:43 UTC. 4 days 21 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does Big Nigel run?
A procedural map is what Big Nigel runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Big Nigel?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Big Nigel. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as standard. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Big Nigel?
Enter client.connect 195.20.84.1:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.