Hunter's Cove
Online 79.127.254.131:28015 checked 10m 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 42% 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 1, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, 02:52 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Tue 20 Oct, 02:54 UTC9d ago | 1 | held half | 6 days | 1 |
| Sat 17 Oct, 02:31 UTC12d ago | 1 | held half | 3 days | 1 |
| Thu 15 Oct, 22:27 UTC13d ago | 1 | – | 1.2 days | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 00:34 UTC28d ago | 1 | – | 16.1 days | 1 |
| Tue 29 Sep, 22:54 UTC29d ago | 1 | – | 1.1 days | 1 |
| Tue 29 Sep, 06:47 UTC29d ago | 1 | – | 0.7 days | 1 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 05:48 UTC33d ago | – | – | 4 days | 1 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 01:03 UTC35d ago | – | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
| Sat 12 Sep, 02:23 UTC47d ago | – | – | 11.9 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 Hunter's Cove?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Hunter's Cove: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Hunter's Cove mean?
These are the tags Hunter's Cove publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; 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 code has been set; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
The players
How does Hunter's Cove rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Hunter's Cove at #9,445, within the top 42% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Hunter's Cove right now?
1 players are on Hunter's Cove at the moment, out of 1 slots. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
About the server
Is Hunter's Cove online, and how reliable is it?
Hunter's Cove is live at the moment. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 4%, with 7 out of 168 hours online. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 17 September 2026.
Where is Hunter's Cove located?
There is no region from Hunter's Cove. 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 79.127.254.131:28015.
Which Rust version is Hunter's Cove on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Hunter's Cove runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What happens on Hunter's Cove when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. Above half the peak until the next wipe: that happened in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on Hunter's Cove?
No next wipe can be predicted for Hunter's Cove: its wipes happen at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 3 days is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Hunter's Cove?
No gather rate appears in the name of Hunter's Cove. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Hunter's Cove?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 79.127.254.131:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting. It is at capacity now, so a queue is likely.