Fooling Around
Online 76.16.72.212:28115 checked 8m 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 21% of all ranked servers, and #297 of the quad servers (top 36%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 8h. 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 2, 17 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 02:13 UTC25d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 2 Oct, 01:26 UTC27d ago | 1 | held half | 2 days | 1 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 21:46 UTC36d ago | 1 | held half | 9.2 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 Fooling Around?
You'll find Fooling Around on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on Fooling Around mean?
For the server browser, Fooling Around lists these tags: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules make it easier; mp10 (Max players): There are 10 slots; ts4 (Group limit): No team can exceed 4 players; 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; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): Facepunch's softcore mode lets you keep some inventory after dying; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Fooling Around rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #4,724 puts Fooling Around in the top 21% of all ranked servers. Within the quad category, it sits at #297.
How many players are on Fooling Around right now?
The current tally at Fooling Around: 0 players across 10 slots. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 2. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 17:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server facts
Is Fooling Around online, and how reliable is it?
As of now, Fooling Around is online. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 85%, with 142 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 20 September 2026.
Where is Fooling Around located?
There is no region from Fooling Around. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 76.16.72.212:28115.
Which Rust version is Fooling Around on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Fooling Around runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What happens on Fooling Around when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 1 players. 17 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next one 100% of the time.
What is the wipe schedule on Fooling Around?
Wipes on Fooling Around come once a month, alongside the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. The world it is running now dates from 25 days 8 hours. The tags hold a monthly wipe schedule.
Rules and settings
Which map does Fooling Around run?
The map on Fooling Around is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Fooling Around?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Fooling Around. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's easier setting, with part of your loot kept. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join Fooling Around?
Enter client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.