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RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests

Online NA 64.20.51.155:28080 checked 8m ago

teams off biweekly wipes moddedcarbonpvehardcore
players now3of 50 slots
7-day average5peak 11
rank#1,513top 7% · #241 in NA
last wipe · restocked12d agobiweekly schedule
next wipe · restock1d 13hThu 15 Oct, 17:40 UTC

Players

AveragePeak
0246805:0014:0023:0009:0018:0003:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Server performance

02040608005:0014:0023:0009:0018:0003:00

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
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep25 Sep30 Sep4 Oct9 Oct14 Oct

Top 7% of all ranked servers, top 13% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Wipe schedule

from its schedule tag

Next wipe Thursday 15 October, 17:40 UTC, in 1d 13h. Its biweekly schedule tag · low confidence

14 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
22wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
0%crowd heldelse halves by day 7

Coming wipes

  1. 1d 13hThu 15 Oct, 17:40 UTC
  2. 15d 13hThu 29 Oct, 17:40 UTC
  3. 22d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
  4. 29d 13hThu 12 Nov, 17:40 UTC
  5. 43d 13hThu 26 Nov, 17:40 UTC

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Thu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
010203040+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 21, 9 hours in.

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW12d ago 21 – running 2
Thu 17 Sep, 17:11 UTC26d ago 24 halved by day 7 14 days 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.

Tags & lists

Can you explain the tags on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

Here are the tags RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests lists, which the game's browser uses: gmhardcore (Game mode): A tougher ruleset: hardcore; mp50 (Max players): 50 player slots; ts0 (Group limit): You can't form teams; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167398 (Build): Build 167398; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^b (Biweekly): Wipes run on a two-week cycle; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode as Facepunch runs it: fewer helpers, harder living; ^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; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.

On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests in?

The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests are: Modded Rust servers, PvE Rust servers in stock and North America Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Settings and rules

What map is in play on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

A procedural map, size 4,800, generated by the game, is what RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs.

Which settings and rules apply on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

No gather rate is given in the name of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests. A group limit is not published here. You play hardcore, Facepunch's most difficult mode. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. You will find Carbon plugins running here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Server info

What is the location of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests shows the NA tag and lists in North America. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 64.20.51.155:28080.

What is the uptime like on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

The shelves show RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests in stock and online right now. Its uptime figure puts the last restart at roughly 19 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 168 of 168 hours (100%). It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 14 September 2026.

How well does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests perform?

Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 58, with a low of 51. The entity count reached 141,996: that includes buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory reading was 4,364 MB. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.

What Rust version does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Windows is what powers RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.

Player count

How does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?

For player hours over the last seven days, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is #1,513 across all ranked servers, in the top 7%, and #241 in North America.

What is the current player count on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is carrying 3 players on 50 slots at the moment. The seven-day average is 5, and the busiest point reached 11. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 13:00 UTC, averaging 6 players.

Wipe schedule

On what schedule does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests wipe?

Too few wipes of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests are recorded to confirm its schedule, so its tag decides the prediction. Thursday 15 October at 17:40 UTC is when its next wipe falls due. 12 days 10 hours ago it made the world it is using now. A wipe every two weeks is published in its tags.

How does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests handle wipe day?

An average of 22 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. On the latest wipe, 9 hours after it began, the crowd peaked. Half the peak was kept until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. By day 7 the crowd had dropped below half in the wipes that failed to hold.

How to join

What is the way to join RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 64.20.51.155:28080. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^b,^h,NA,^p,gmhardcore,cs167398,ts0

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode A tougher ruleset: hardcore.
mp50
Max players 50 player slots.
ts0
Group limit You can't form teams.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167398
Build Build 167398.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Wipe schedule

^b
Biweekly Wipes run on a two-week cycle.

Difficulty

^h
Hardcore Hardcore mode as Facepunch runs it: fewer helpers, harder living.

Gameplay

^p
PvE PvP is off; the world does the killing.

Mods and access

^z
Modded Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays.
^y
Carbon It uses Carbon for plugins.

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.