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BusyDaddyRust

Online 213.136.73.242:28015 checked 9m ago

teams off monthly wipes moddedoxidehardcore
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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 50 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak –
Rank#15,344top 69%
Region–no continent published · group teams off
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe7d 3hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
0123416:0001:0010:0020:0005:0014:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

05010015020016:0001:0010:0020:0005:0014:00

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

The wipe diary

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 3h. The force wipe · high confidence

0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 3hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
35d 3hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 2 Oct, 04:11 UTC27d ago 0 – running 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.

Tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include BusyDaddyRust?

These Rust Pop Watch lists include BusyDaddyRust: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

What do the server tags on BusyDaddyRust mean?

These are the tags BusyDaddyRust publishes for the browser: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules make it harsher; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled on this server; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode from Facepunch means harsher survival and fewer helpers; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.

Player counts

How does BusyDaddyRust rank against other Rust servers?

A seven-day player-hours placing of #15,344 puts BusyDaddyRust in the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on BusyDaddyRust right now?

BusyDaddyRust is holding 0 players, with 50 slots in total. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.

About the server

Is BusyDaddyRust online, and how reliable is it?

As of now, BusyDaddyRust is online. About 8 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 167, a 99% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 13 September 2026.

Does BusyDaddyRust run smoothly?

The 48-hour average was 83 server fps, with a low of 57. At its peak it held 208,469 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Up to 4,650 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.

Where is BusyDaddyRust located?

There is no region from BusyDaddyRust. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 213.136.73.242:28015.

Which Rust version is BusyDaddyRust on?

On Linux, BusyDaddyRust runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.

Wipe days

What happens on BusyDaddyRust when wipe day comes around?

Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.

What is the wipe schedule on BusyDaddyRust?

Once a month is the whole wipe story for BusyDaddyRust, tied to the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it is running now dates from 27 days 11 hours. Its tags commit to wipes each month.

The rules

Which map does BusyDaddyRust run?

A procedural map of 6,000 is what BusyDaddyRust runs, generated by the game.

What are the rules and settings on BusyDaddyRust?

Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on BusyDaddyRust. The group limit goes unpublished. It runs hardcore, Facepunch's most punishing mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.

Getting in

How do I join BusyDaddyRust?

The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 213.136.73.242:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^h,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0,^o^z

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode Hardcore rules make it harsher.
mp50
Max players Slots: 50.
ts0
Group limit Teams are disabled on this server.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build It's on game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one.
$r?
Region code Region code left blank.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

^h
Hardcore Hardcore mode from Facepunch means harsher survival and fewer helpers.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded.

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.