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The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore

Online NA 51.222.245.218:28015 checked 10m ago

teams off monthly wipes moddedoxidehardcore
players now2of 100 slots
7-day average1peak 3
rank#3,307top 15% · #588 in NA
last wipe · restocked13d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock21d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

Players

AveragePeak
0123405:0014:0023:0009:0018:0003:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Server performance

01020304005:0014:0023:0009:0018:0003:00

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 best
RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep25 Sep30 Sep5 Oct10 Oct15 Oct

Top 15% of all ranked servers, top 32% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence

4wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes

Coming wipes

  1. 21d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 3 hours in.

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 18:12 UTC FW13d ago 4 – 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

Similar servers

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

On the back of the pack

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server tags

Can you explain the tags on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

The server browser reads these tags that The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules, which are harsher; mp100 (Max players): Room for 100; ts0 (Group limit): You can't form teams; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167781 (Build): It runs on build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): The hardcore ruleset, with fewer aids and harsher survival; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game; modded (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.

Where does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?

The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore are: Modded Rust servers, Rust zombie servers and North America Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Settings and rules

What map is in play on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

A procedural map, size 4,250, generated by the game, is what The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore runs. The map goes by: Procedural.

Which settings and rules apply on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

There is no gather rate in the name The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore. A group limit is not published here. hardcore is the game mode, Facepunch's most difficult mode. You can fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.

About the server

Where can you find The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore shows the NA tag and lists in North America. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. The endpoint is 51.222.245.218:28015.

What is the uptime like on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

Open for trade right now: The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is online. Its uptime figure puts the last restart at roughly 15 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 168 of 168 hours (100%). The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 13 September 2026.

Is The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore lag-free?

The 48-hour average for server fps is 30, and the floor was 30. At its peak it held 96,227 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. Memory use peaked at 5,425 MB. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.

What version does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore use?

On Linux, The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.

Player count

What is The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore's rank among Rust servers?

For player hours over the last seven days, The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is #3,307 across all ranked servers, in the top 15%, and #588 in North America.

What is the current player count on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is carrying 2 players on 100 slots at the moment. The seven-day average is 1, and the busiest point reached 3. The last 48 hours peaked at 08:00 UTC, when it averaged 3 players.

Wipe details

When does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore wipe?

Once a month, The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore 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 13 days 10 hours ago. Its tags state a wipe each month.

How does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore handle wipe day?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 4 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 3 hours in.

Getting in

What is the way to join The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?

Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 51.222.245.218:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you. You can find its website at https://therustingdead.com.

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^h,NA,gmhardcore,cs167781,ts0,^o^z,modded

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode Hardcore rules, which are harsher.
mp100
Max players Room for 100.
ts0
Group limit You can't form teams.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167781
Build It runs on build 167781.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code Region code not set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe.

Difficulty

^h
Hardcore The hardcore ruleset, with fewer aids and harsher survival.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z
Modded Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game.
modded
Modded Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game.

Region

NA
North America The server browser lists it under North America.

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.