A1548/ 600 players
players now1of 500 slots
7-day average0peak 3
rank#8,297top 37%
last wipe · restocked15d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock–no wipe seen yet
Players
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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 37% 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.
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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The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Facepunch Release?
Here are the tags Facepunch Release lists, which the game's browser uses: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp500 (Max players): Room for 500; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
Who is behind Facepunch Release?
With 124 other servers we track using the same playrust.com hostname, Facepunch Release is most likely run by one operator.
Where does Facepunch Release appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Facepunch Release: Official Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Boxes: Official only.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Facepunch Release?
The map on Facepunch Release is procedural, size 4,500 with seed 6974352, generated by the game. 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 Facepunch Release?
The name of Facepunch Release gives no gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. Rust's Official tab in-game lists it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server details
What location is Facepunch Release in?
There is no region listed for Facepunch Release. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 198.244.177.77:28017.
How reliable is Facepunch Release, and is it online now?
Open for trade right now: Facepunch Release is online. Its uptime figure puts the last restart at roughly 2 hours ago. 168 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 100% uptime. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 13 September 2026.
How well does Facepunch Release perform?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 102, and the floor was 77. Up to 115,309 entities were in play, buildings, deployables and the rest of the world combined. At most it drew 4,456 MB of memory. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.
What Rust version does Facepunch Release run?
On Windows, Facepunch Release is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Population
Where does Facepunch Release sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Facepunch Release at #8,297, in the top 37% of all ranked servers.
Is Facepunch Release busy at the moment?
Right now 500 slots in Facepunch Release hold 1 players. The seven-day average stands at 0 players, peaking at 3. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 14:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Wipe details
On what schedule does Facepunch Release wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Facepunch Release 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 15 days 4 hours ago.
Join the server
What is the way to join Facepunch Release?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 198.244.177.77:28017. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8
On Rust Vending Machine
official
Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.
Game
gmrust
Game mode The standard survival game mode.
mp500
Max players Room for 500.
ts8
Group limit 8 to a team, as the game ships it.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs167781
Build Game build: 167781.
ptrak
Networking Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
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.