Nova Events
Online 45.84.198.25:28015 checked 13m 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 24 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 14% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 9, 14 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 21:25 UTC3d ago | 9 | – | running | 8 |
| Sat 24 Oct, 14:31 UTC3d ago | 9 | – | 0.3 days | 2 |
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 Nova Events?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Nova Events: 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; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Nova Events mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Nova Events: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): It has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Nova Events rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Nova Events at #3,092, within the top 14% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Nova Events right now?
The current tally at Nova Events: 0 players across 50 slots. Peak for the week was 9, against an average of 2 players. Over the last 48 hours, the fullest hour was 16:00 UTC, averaging 8 players.
About the server
Is Nova Events online, and how reliable is it?
Nova Events is live at the moment. About 13 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. The last 3 full days saw uptime of 100%, with 72 out of 72 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 24 October 2026.
Does Nova Events run smoothly?
The 48-hour average was 27 server fps, with a low of 16. Entities reached a maximum of 71,854: buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 2,266 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Where is Nova Events located?
No region is published by Nova Events. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 45.84.198.25:28015.
Which Rust version is Nova Events on?
On Windows, Nova Events 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 Nova Events when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 9 players at their busiest. 14 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on Nova Events?
Nova Events's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 3 days 7 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does Nova Events run?
Generated by the game with seed 33616747, the map on Nova Events is procedural and 3,500 in size. Matching size and seed produce the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
What are the rules and settings on Nova Events?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Nova Events. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Nova Events?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 45.84.198.25:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.