Hard
Offline EA 203.135.211.120:28015 checked 27d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestWipe 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.
Tags & lists
Can you explain the tags on Hard?
Here are the tags Hard lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp0 (Max players): Room for 0; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): Build 163794; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^v (Vanilla): Untouched rates, kits and rules: the game exactly as Facepunch ships it; ^p (PvE): PvP is off; the world does the killing; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays; ^y (Carbon): It uses Carbon for plugins; EA (East Asia): The server browser lists it under East Asia. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does Hard appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Hard are: Modded Rust servers and PvE Rust servers in stock. It shows under these filters on the server list: Region: Asia; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Hard?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Hard runs.
What rules does Hard enforce, and what settings does it run?
No gather rate is given in the name of Hard. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. You play pve, other players are not fought. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are running on it. Vanilla is its own label: untouched rates, kits and rules: the game exactly as Facepunch ships it. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server details
What location is Hard in?
The EA tag places Hard in Asia. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 203.135.211.120:28015.
What is the uptime like on Hard?
Right now Hard is not in stock, last seen 27 days 15 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 17 September 2026.
What version does Hard use?
On Windows, Hard is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Live players
Where does Hard sit in the rankings?
For player hours over the last seven days, Hard is #14,481 across all ranked servers, in the top –, and #471 in Asia.
What is the current player count on Hard?
You will find Hard offline right now; its last sighting was 27 days 15 hours ago.
Wipe info
When does Hard wipe?
The wipes of Hard on record are too few to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 40 days 12 hours ago.
How to join
What is the way to join Hard?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 203.135.211.120:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp0,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^z,^y,^v,EA,^p,gmrust,cs163794,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp0
ts8
v2633
cs163794
ptrak
$r?
Difficulty
^v
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^z
^y
Region
EA
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.