VP Channel
Offline 81.49.81.249:28015 checked 3d 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 39% 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, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct, 21:36 UTC8d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 08:46 UTC31d ago | 1 | – | 22.5 days | 1 |
| Sun 27 Sep, 22:53 UTC31d ago | 1 | – | 0.4 days | 1 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 08:44 UTC34d ago | 1 | held half | 2.6 days | 1 |
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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include VP Channel?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include VP Channel: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on VP Channel mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from VP Channel: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp10 (Max players): Slots: 10; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework called Oxide (uMod) is running here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does VP Channel rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place VP Channel at #8,701, in the top 39% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on VP Channel right now?
VP Channel went quiet 3 days 16 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 1.
Server facts
Is VP Channel online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: VP Channel was last seen 3 days 16 hours ago. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 40, a 24% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 24 September 2026.
Where is VP Channel located?
There is no region from VP Channel. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 81.49.81.249:28015.
Which Rust version is VP Channel on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version VP Channel runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on VP Channel when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on VP Channel?
There is no next wipe to predict on VP Channel, because wipes come at irregular times. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 31 days.
The rules
Which map does VP Channel run?
The map on VP Channel is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on VP Channel?
The name of VP Channel says nothing about gather rate. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join VP Channel?
Enter client.connect 81.49.81.249:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.