Nova
Offline 89.180.237.33:28015 checked 21d 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 66% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Oct, 03:09 UTC22d 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Nova?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include Nova: 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 Nova mean?
For the server browser, Nova lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp20 (Max players): Slots: 20; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): Game build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank. 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 Nova rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #14,577 puts Nova in the top 66% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Nova right now?
Nova went quiet 21 days 23 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Nova online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Nova was last seen 21 days 23 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 7 October 2026.
Where is Nova located?
No region is published by Nova. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 89.180.237.33:28015.
Which Rust version is Nova on?
On Linux, Nova runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
What happens on Nova when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 1 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on Nova?
Too few wipes are on record for Nova to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 22 days 14 hours.
Rules and settings
Which map does Nova run?
The map on Nova is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Nova?
No gather rate appears in the name of Nova. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Community is its listing in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
Getting in
How do I join Nova?
Enter client.connect 89.180.237.33:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.