RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests
Online NA 64.20.51.155:28080 checked 7m 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 6% of all ranked servers, top 11% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 17h. 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 19, 9 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 15 Oct, 17:07 UTC13d ago | 19 | – | running | 2 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW27d ago | 21 | halved by day 7 | 14 days | 2 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 17:11 UTC41d ago | 24 | halved by day 7 | 14 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 RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests: Modded Rust servers, live, Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot and North America: who's hot right now. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests mean?
For the server browser, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests lists these tags: gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled on this server; 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; ^b (Biweekly): Every two weeks it wipes; ^h (Hardcore): Fewer helpers and harsher survival in Facepunch's hardcore mode; ^p (PvE): Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; 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.
The players
How does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests rank against other Rust servers?
For the last seven days of player hours, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests sits at #1,433, inside the top 6% of ranked servers and at #214 in North America.
How many players are on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests right now?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is holding 4 players, with 50 slots in total. Peak for the week was 13, against an average of 5 players. Look at 22:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 5 players on average.
Server facts
Is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests online, and how reliable is it?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is live at the moment. About 15 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. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 14 September 2026.
Does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run smoothly?
The 48-hour average was 58 server fps, with a low of 48. Entities reached a maximum of 149,062: buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 4,369 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Where is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests located?
With its NA tag, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests lists itself in North America. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 64.20.51.155:28080.
Which Rust version is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 21 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 9 hours after it began. Above half the peak until the next wipe: that happened in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd fell under half by day 7 whenever it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
The wipe rhythm on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is every 4 weeks on Thursday at 17:07 UTC. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. Its current world has been live for 13 days 8 hours. Its tags set out a wipe schedule of one wipe every two weeks.
Rules and settings
Which map does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?
A procedural map of 4,800 is what RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests. Nothing on group size is published here. Facepunch's most punishing mode: that is the hardcore mode. Players can raid and fight one another. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Carbon. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Enter client.connect 64.20.51.155:28080 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.