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Not So Friendly POP!

Online NA 66.51.98.50:28010 checked 10m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 50 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak –
Rank#15,341top 69% · #1503 in NA
RegionNANA · group teams off
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe7d 2hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
0123417:0002:0011:0021:0006:0015:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

0246817:0002:0011:0021:0006:0015:00

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 1 Oct. 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
15k10k15k20k1 Oct7 Oct12 Oct18 Oct23 Oct29 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 81% in NA. 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 2h. The force wipe · high confidence

2
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 2hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
35d 2hThu 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 2, 28 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 2 Oct, 12:02 UTC27d ago 2 – 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.

Server tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Not So Friendly POP!?

These Rust Pop Watch lists include Not So Friendly POP!: Modded Rust servers, live and North America: who's hot right now. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: North America; 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 Not So Friendly POP! mean?

The game's server browser picks up these tags from Not So Friendly POP!: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules make it harsher; mp50 (Max players): It has 50 slots; ts0 (Group limit): No teams here; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, synced to Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode from Facepunch means harsher survival and fewer helpers; ^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; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.

Population

How does Not So Friendly POP! rank against other Rust servers?

For the last seven days of player hours, Not So Friendly POP! sits at #15,341, inside the top 69% of ranked servers and at #1,503 in North America.

How many players are on Not So Friendly POP! right now?

0 players are on Not So Friendly POP! at the moment, out of 50 slots. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.

Server facts

Is Not So Friendly POP! online, and how reliable is it?

As of now, Not So Friendly POP! is online. About 3 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 166 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 1 October 2026.

Does Not So Friendly POP! run smoothly?

The 48-hour average was 5 server fps, with a low of 5. Entities reached a maximum of 155,399: buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 3,785 MB. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.

Where is Not So Friendly POP! located?

In North America, Not So Friendly POP! lists itself with its NA tag. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 66.51.98.50:28010.

Which Rust version is Not So Friendly POP! on?

On Linux, Not So Friendly POP! 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 Not So Friendly POP! when wipe day comes around?

Recent wipes averaged a peak of 2 players at their busiest. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 28 hours after it began.

What is the wipe schedule on Not So Friendly POP!?

Not So Friendly POP! wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. The world it is running now dates from 27 days 1 hours. The tags hold a monthly wipe schedule.

The rules

Which map does Not So Friendly POP! run?

The procedural map on Not So Friendly POP! measures 4,500, generated by the game. On the map name: Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on Not So Friendly POP!?

No gather rate appears in the name of Not So Friendly POP!. Nothing on group size is published here. Facepunch's most punishing mode: that is the hardcore mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.

How to join

How do I join Not So Friendly POP!?

The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 66.51.98.50:28010. 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,NA,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0,^o^z

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode Hardcore rules make it harsher.
mp50
Max players It has 50 slots.
ts0
Group limit No teams here.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code has been set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly A monthly wipe, synced to Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

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

Mods and access

^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.

Region

NA
North America The server browser lists it under North America.

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.