Hardcore PVE
Online 68.83.211.113:28015 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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 2, 27 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Oct, 16:01 UTC21d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:18 UTC FW27d ago | 3 | halved by day 4 | 5.9 days | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 13:30 UTC28d ago | 2 | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
| Tue 15 Sep, 17:43 UTC43d ago | 2 | halved by day 12 | 14.8 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Hardcore PVE?
You'll find Hardcore PVE on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Hardcore PVE mean?
These are the tags Hardcore PVE publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): It's on game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does Hardcore PVE rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Hardcore PVE at #15,349, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Hardcore PVE right now?
0 players are on Hardcore PVE at the moment, out of 100 slots. Across the past week it drew an average of 0 players.
Server details
Is Hardcore PVE online, and how reliable is it?
Hardcore PVE is live at the moment. 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 13 September 2026.
Where is Hardcore PVE located?
There is no region from Hardcore PVE. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 68.83.211.113:28015.
Which Rust version is Hardcore PVE on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Hardcore PVE runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Hardcore PVE when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 2 players. 27 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. If it did not hold, half the peak was gone by day 8.
What is the wipe schedule on Hardcore PVE?
There is no next wipe to predict on Hardcore PVE, because wipes come at irregular times. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 21 days 11 hours.
The rules
Which map does Hardcore PVE run?
The map on Hardcore PVE is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Hardcore PVE?
The name of Hardcore PVE says nothing about gather rate. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Hardcore PVE?
Enter client.connect 68.83.211.113:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.