A1197/ 300 players
Modded#11,131
Rusty Balloon Knot
Offline 172.240.53.131:2856 checked 12h ago
moddedoxide
players now0of 150 slots
7-day average0peak 1
rank#11,131top 50%
last wipe · restocked12d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock22d 6hThu 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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 50% 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 22d 6h. The force wipe · high confidence
2wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 6hThu 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, 25 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:02 UTC FW12d 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.
Also on the shelf
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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 Rusty Balloon Knot?
gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp150 (Max players): Room for 150; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166494 (Build): Game build: 166494; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays is what Rusty Balloon Knot tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does Rusty Balloon Knot appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Rusty Balloon Knot are: Modded Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Rusty Balloon Knot?
Rusty Balloon Knot runs a procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1862422565, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Which settings and rules apply on Rusty Balloon Knot?
The name of Rusty Balloon Knot gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. You play survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. VAC is on.
Server details
Where can you find Rusty Balloon Knot?
There is no region listed for Rusty Balloon Knot. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 172.240.53.131:2856.
How stable is Rusty Balloon Knot, and is it currently online?
No stock on Rusty Balloon Knot at the moment, last seen 12 hours ago. The uptime counter points to a restart about 10 days 19 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 168 of 168 hours, or 100% of the time. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 1 October 2026.
How well does Rusty Balloon Knot perform?
Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 96, with a low of 80. At its peak it held 69,184 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. At most it drew 3,893 MB of memory. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
Which Rust build is Rusty Balloon Knot running?
On Linux, Rusty Balloon Knot is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
Where does Rusty Balloon Knot sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Rusty Balloon Knot ranks #11,131 on player hours, among the top 50% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rusty Balloon Knot right now?
Current status for Rusty Balloon Knot: offline, last seen 12 hours ago. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 1.
Wipe details
When does Rusty Balloon Knot wipe?
Once a month, Rusty Balloon Knot wipes with 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 12 days 15 hours ago.
What happens on Rusty Balloon Knot on wipe day?
An average of 2 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 25 hours in.
Join the server
What is the way to join Rusty Balloon Knot?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 172.240.53.131:2856. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp150,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game mode The standard survival game mode.
mp150
Max players Room for 150.
ts8
Group limit 8 to a team, as the game ships it.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs166494
Build Game build: 166494.
ptrak
Networking This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
Mods and access
^o
Oxide It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z
Modded Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays.
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.