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[NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS

Online NA 66.51.99.64:28000 checked 6m ago

15x monthly wipes moddedcarbon
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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 50 slots 0% full −1−100%against this time yesterday
7-day average1peak 9
Rank#2,683top 12% · #440 in NA
RegionNANA · group 12 max
Last wipe27d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe7d 8hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
0246811:0020:0005:0014:0000:0009:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

02040608011:0020:0005:0014:0000:0009:00

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
12k4k6k8k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 12% of all ranked servers, top 24% 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 8h. The force wipe · high confidence

7
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

7d 8hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
35d 8hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 7, 9 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:08 UTC FW27d ago 7 – 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.

Lists and tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS?

These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS: Hot end: Rust servers above 10x, Modded Rust servers, live, The roleplay set, by the numbers and North America: who's hot right now. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Roleplay ^r, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Gather rate: More than 10x.

What do the server tags on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS mean?

The game's server browser picks up these tags from [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts12 (Group limit): No team can exceed 12 players; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^m (Monthly): Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^r (Roleplay): Roleplay is the focus here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; NA (North America): In the server browser it sits under North America. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.

The players

How does [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS rank against other Rust servers?

[NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS takes #2,683 on seven-day player hours, a top 12% spot overall and #440 across North America.

How many players are on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS right now?

[NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS is holding 0 players, with 50 slots in total. Peak for the week was 9, against an average of 1 players. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 01:00 UTC, averaging 4 players.

Server facts

Is [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS online, and how reliable is it?

[NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS is live at the moment. About 23 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. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.

Does [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS run smoothly?

The 48-hour average was 52 server fps, with a low of 5. At its peak it held 258,544 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Up to 6,680 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

Where is [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS located?

In North America, [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS lists itself with its NA tag. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 66.51.99.64:28000.

Which Rust version is [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS on?

On Linux, [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

Wipe times

What happens on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS when wipe day comes around?

Recent wipes averaged a peak of 7 players at their busiest. 9 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.

What is the wipe schedule on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS?

[NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS wipes with the force wipe and at no other time, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Its current world has been live for 27 days 16 hours. The tags hold a monthly wipe schedule.

Map and rules

Which map does [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS run?

The procedural map on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS measures 4,000 and comes from the game with seed 1337. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map. The map name, as written, is Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS?

Gather comes at 15x on [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS, according to its name. Teams can reach 12 players. It runs roleplay, roleplay rules, towns and jobs. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Carbon plugins power it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

Join up

How do I join [NA] RustAfterDark | PVE | 15x RESOURCES | EVENTS | KITS?

Enter client.connect 66.51.99.64:28000 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^m,^r,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts12

Game

gmrust
Game mode Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on.
mp50
Max players Slots: 50.
ts12
Group limit No team can exceed 12 players.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build It's on game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region is listed.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe.

Gameplay

^r
Roleplay Roleplay is the focus here.

Mods and access

^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing.
^y
Carbon This server uses Carbon for plugins.

Region

NA
North America In the server browser it sits 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.