A1154/ 200 players
Community#16,408
Blind Squirrel Backlot
Offline 156.236.84.27:28040 checked 12d ago
monthly wipes
players now0of 50 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#16,408top 69%
last wipe · restocked35d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock22d 15hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
No hourly history yet.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 15h. The force wipe
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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
How should you read the tags on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
The server browser reads these tags that Blind Squirrel Backlot publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp50 (Max players): 50 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Blind Squirrel Backlot in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Blind Squirrel Backlot are: Community Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Settings and rules
Which map is currently on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Blind Squirrel Backlot runs a procedural map of size 4,250 with seed 913836496, generated by the game. You can view it on RustMaps from this page, since the same size and seed give the same map.
Which settings and rules apply on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
There is no gather rate in the name Blind Squirrel Backlot. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. You play survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. The server browser puts it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
What location is Blind Squirrel Backlot in?
You will find no region published for Blind Squirrel Backlot. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 156.236.84.27:28040.
What is the uptime like on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
No stock at present: Blind Squirrel Backlot is offline, last seen 12 days 12 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 13 September 2026.
What version does Blind Squirrel Backlot use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux is what powers Blind Squirrel Backlot. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Player count
Where does Blind Squirrel Backlot sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Blind Squirrel Backlot ranks #16,408 on player hours, among the top 69% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
At the moment Blind Squirrel Backlot is offline, with a last sighting 12 days 12 hours ago.
Wipe schedule
When does Blind Squirrel Backlot wipe?
The estimate of Blind Squirrel Backlot's next wipe comes from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it has now started 35 days 11 hours ago. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 156.236.84.27:28040. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game mode Rust survival, the standard way.
mp50
Max players 50 player slots.
ts8
Group limit The default cap is 8 per team.
v2633
Protocol To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2633.
cs165217
Build Game build: 165217.
ptrak
Networking This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe.
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.