Branson
Offline 216.21.216.31:28015 checked 31d 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 68% 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Branson?
You'll find Branson on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Community servers, by the numbers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Branson mean?
For the server browser, Branson lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): Slots: 1; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): It's on game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Branson rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Branson at #16,304, in the top 68% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Branson right now?
Offline now, Branson was last spotted 31 days 12 hours ago.
About the server
Is Branson online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Branson was last seen 31 days 12 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 Branson located?
There is no region from Branson. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 216.21.216.31:28015.
Which Rust version is Branson on?
On Windows, Branson runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
The wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Branson?
The record of Branson's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 31 days 12 hours.
The rules
Which map does Branson run?
A procedural map is what Branson runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Branson?
No gather rate appears in the name of Branson. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Community is its listing in the server browser. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join Branson?
Enter client.connect 216.21.216.31:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.