NickelWaffles
Offline 157.85.86.35:28015 checked 9d ago
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 71% of all ranked servers, and #644 of the quad servers (top 75%). 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.
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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on NickelWaffles?
gmsoftcore (Game mode): A softer ruleset: softcore; mp1 (Max players): 1 player slots; ts4 (Group limit): A team holds 4 at most; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: your game must match to get in; cs163493 (Build): It runs on build 163493; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game is what NickelWaffles tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Where does NickelWaffles appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature NickelWaffles are: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad.
Settings and rules
Which map is currently on NickelWaffles?
The map on NickelWaffles is procedural, size 3,000 with seed 50000, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
What rules does NickelWaffles enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name NickelWaffles. You can have 4 players at most in a quad group. You play softcore, Facepunch's softer mode: part of your loot stays with you. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server info
What is the location of NickelWaffles?
You will find no region published for NickelWaffles. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 157.85.86.35:28015.
How stable is NickelWaffles, and is it currently online?
No stock on NickelWaffles at the moment, last seen 9 days 15 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 13 September 2026.
What Rust version does NickelWaffles run?
On Linux, NickelWaffles is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163493. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Population
What is NickelWaffles's rank among Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place NickelWaffles at #16,000, in the top 71% of all ranked servers. It ranks #644 among quad servers.
How many players are on NickelWaffles right now?
You will find NickelWaffles offline right now; its last sighting was 9 days 15 hours ago.
Wipe info
How often does NickelWaffles wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from NickelWaffles to reveal its rhythm. When the monthly force wipe arrives on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 37 days 3 hours ago.
Getting in
What steps do you take to join NickelWaffles?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 157.85.86.35:28015. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmsoftcore,cs163493,ts4,^o^z
Game
gmsoftcore
mp1
ts4
v2633
cs163493
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.