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HoudnsFinest

Online EU 82.23.183.12:28019 checked 8m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 5 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak 1
Rank#9,754top 44% · #2243 in EU
RegionEUEU · group 8, the default
No wipesresets14 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe–resets, no wipes
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75104:0013:0022:0007:0016:0002:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

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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 23 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Climbing the charts

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct

Top 44% of all ranked servers, top 77% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

New worlds

World resets

a new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Wed 28 Oct, 05:40 UTC21h ago – – – 0
Mon 26 Oct, 01:53 UTC3d ago – – – 0
Mon 26 Oct, 01:40 UTC3d ago – – – 0
Mon 26 Oct, 01:27 UTC3d ago – – – 0
Mon 26 Oct, 01:14 UTC3d ago – – – 0
Sun 25 Oct, 01:58 UTC4d ago – – – 0
Sun 25 Oct, 01:45 UTC4d ago – – – 0
Sun 25 Oct, 01:32 UTC4d ago – – – 0
Sun 25 Oct, 01:19 UTC4d ago – – – 0
Sun 25 Oct, 01:06 UTC4d ago – – – 0
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The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

The interview

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Lists and tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include HoudnsFinest?

You'll find HoudnsFinest on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: European Rust servers, live, Modded Rust servers, live, Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot and The roleplay set, by the numbers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Roleplay ^r, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

What do the server tags on HoudnsFinest mean?

These are the tags HoudnsFinest publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp5 (Max players): Slots: 5; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; 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 code has been set; ^m (Monthly): Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^r (Roleplay): Roleplay is the focus here; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, is what it runs; EU (Europe): The server browser lists it under Europe. 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 HoudnsFinest rank against other Rust servers?

For the last seven days of player hours, HoudnsFinest sits at #9,754, inside the top 44% of ranked servers and at #2,243 in Europe.

How many players are on HoudnsFinest right now?

HoudnsFinest is holding 0 players, with 5 slots in total. Peak for the week was 1, against an average of 0 players. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 06:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

About the server

Is HoudnsFinest online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, HoudnsFinest is up and running. About 19 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. The last 5 full days saw uptime of 99%, with 119 out of 120 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 23 October 2026.

Does HoudnsFinest run smoothly?

Its server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 156, with 100 as the lowest. The world carried as many as 121,090 entities, including buildings and deployables. Memory use peaked at 4,494 MB. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.

Where is HoudnsFinest located?

In Europe, HoudnsFinest lists itself with its EU tag. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 82.23.183.12:28019.

Which Rust version is HoudnsFinest on?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version HoudnsFinest runs on Linux. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

The wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on HoudnsFinest?

A new world arrives on HoudnsFinest every few hours, which means there is no wipe schedule to follow and no reset that counts as a wipe.

Map and rules

Which map does HoudnsFinest run?

The procedural map on HoudnsFinest measures 4,500 and comes from the game with seed 1415738502. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map.

What are the rules and settings on HoudnsFinest?

No gather rate appears in the name of HoudnsFinest. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. roleplay rules across towns and jobs: that is the roleplay mode. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins power it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.

Join up

How do I join HoudnsFinest?

Enter client.connect 82.23.183.12:28019 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^m,^r,EU,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes.
mp5
Max players Slots: 5.
ts8
Group limit The default team size of 8 applies here.
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 code has been set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Once a month it wipes, following Facepunch's force wipe.

Gameplay

^r
Roleplay Roleplay is the focus here.
^p
PvE No fighting between players: the world supplies the danger.

Mods and access

^z
Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded.
^y
Carbon Carbon, a plugin framework, is what it runs.

Region

EU
Europe The server browser lists it under Europe.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.