A170/ 200 players
PvE#5,208
Skepticals Server
Offline 15.204.209.102:28018 checked 14h ago
monthly wipes
vanillamoddedcarbonpve
players now0of 10 slots
7-day average0peak 2
rank#5,208top 23%
last wipe · restocked10d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock21d 22hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
AveragePeak
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
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 21 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 23% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 22h. The force wipe · high confidence
2wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 21d 22hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 45 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 04:21 UTC10d ago | 2 | – | 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.
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On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Can you explain the tags on Skepticals Server?
Here are the tags Skepticals Server lists, which the game's browser uses: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival mode; mp10 (Max players): Room for 10; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Untouched rates, kits and rules: the game exactly as Facepunch ships it; ^p (PvE): No player-on-player fighting: the danger comes from the world; ^z (Modded): It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework here is Carbon. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
Who operates Skepticals Server?
The cravemc.net hostname from Skepticals Server is unique among the servers we track.
Where does Skepticals Server appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Skepticals Server are: Modded Rust servers and PvE Rust servers in stock. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Skepticals Server?
A procedural map, size 3,500 with seed 539490430, generated by the game, is what Skepticals Server runs. From this page you can look at it on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
Which settings and rules apply on Skepticals Server?
There is no gather rate in the name Skepticals Server. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. You play pve, no player-versus-player fighting. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. The plugins it runs number Carbon. It is vanilla by its own description: untouched rates, kits and rules: the game exactly as Facepunch ships it. VAC is on.
Server details
What location is Skepticals Server in?
No region is published by Skepticals Server. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. You can reach it at 15.204.209.102:28018.
How reliable is Skepticals Server, and is it online now?
No stock on Skepticals Server at the moment, last seen 14 hours ago. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 6 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 21 September 2026.
Is Skepticals Server lag-free?
Server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 92 and never dropped below 63. The entity count reached 69,801: that includes buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 2,463 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What Rust version does Skepticals Server run?
The setup: Skepticals Server on Linux, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
How does Skepticals Server compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Skepticals Server ranks #5,208 on player hours, among the top 23% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Skepticals Server right now?
At the moment Skepticals Server is offline, with a last sighting 14 hours ago. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 2. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 21:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Wipe schedule
When does Skepticals Server wipe?
Once a month, Skepticals Server wipes with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe, which is its next wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it has now started 10 days 15 hours ago. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
How does Skepticals Server handle wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 2 players. The crowd on the latest wipe was at its largest 45 hours after the wipe.
Join the server
What is the way to join Skepticals Server?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 15.204.209.102:28018. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^m,^v,^p,gmvanilla,cs167781,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
Game mode Vanilla survival mode.
mp10
Max players Room for 10.
ts8
Group limit The default cap is 8 per team.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167781
Build Build 167781.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe.
Difficulty
^v
Vanilla Untouched rates, kits and rules: the game exactly as Facepunch ships it.
Gameplay
^p
PvE No player-on-player fighting: the danger comes from the world.
Mods and access
^z
Modded It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference.
^y
Carbon The plugin framework here is Carbon.
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.