True Vanilla
Online 72.49.55.243:28015 checked 1h 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 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 0h. 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 1, 7 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 23:58 UTC FW26d ago | 1 | – | 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.
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 True Vanilla?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include True Vanilla: Community servers, by the numbers. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on True Vanilla mean?
These are the tags True Vanilla publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp10 (Max players): There are 10 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): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does True Vanilla rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank True Vanilla at #15,426, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How many players are on True Vanilla right now?
0 players are on True Vanilla at the moment, out of 10 slots. The seven-day average sits at 0 players.
About the server
Is True Vanilla online, and how reliable is it?
As of now, True Vanilla is online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 15 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 100%, with 168 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.
Does True Vanilla run smoothly?
The 48-hour average was 79 server fps, with a low of 63. At its peak it held 114,423 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Memory use peaked at 3,693 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Where is True Vanilla located?
There is no region from True Vanilla. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 72.49.55.243:28015.
Which Rust version is True Vanilla on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version True Vanilla runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on True Vanilla when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 7 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on True Vanilla?
True Vanilla 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. Its current world has been live for 26 days 18 hours.
The rules
Which map does True Vanilla run?
Generated by the game with seed 1442890237, the map on True Vanilla is procedural and 4,500 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 True Vanilla?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on True Vanilla. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join True Vanilla?
Enter client.connect 72.49.55.243:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically. For more, see http://nky-it.com.