A119/ 1000 players
Modded#7,486
Natural Selection
Online EU 66.51.97.50:28010 checked 10m ago
teams off
monthly wipes
moddedoxidehardcorepremium
players now0of 75 slots
7-day average0peak 2
rank#7,486top 34% · #1992 in EU
last wipe · restocked12d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock21d 22hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 34% of all ranked servers, top 70% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 22h. The force wipe · high confidence
2wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 21d 22hThu 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:31 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
Can you explain the tags on Natural Selection?
The server browser reads these tags that Natural Selection publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules, which are harsher; mp75 (Max players): 75 player slots; ts0 (Group limit): You can't form teams; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167398 (Build): Game build: 167398; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode as Facepunch runs it: fewer helpers, harder living; ^q (Premium): You need Rust premium status to join; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference; EU (Europe): Europe is where the server browser files it. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Natural Selection in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Natural Selection are: EU Rust servers in stock and Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Map and rules
What map is in play on Natural Selection?
Generated by the game, the map on Natural Selection is procedural and size 6,000.
What rules does Natural Selection enforce, and what settings does it run?
No gather rate is given in the name of Natural Selection. No group limit is published. hardcore is the game mode, Facepunch's most punishing mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs number Oxide. You need Rust premium status to join. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server info
Where can you find Natural Selection?
With its EU tag, Natural Selection lists in Europe. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. The endpoint is 66.51.97.50:28010.
How stable is Natural Selection, and is it currently online?
Open for trade right now: Natural Selection is online. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 5 days 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.
What is the performance like on Natural Selection?
Server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 59 and never dropped below 40. Up to 203,611 entities were in play, buildings, deployables and the rest of the world combined. The highest memory reading was 5,142 MB. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.
What Rust version does Natural Selection run?
On Linux, Natural Selection is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Live players
Where does Natural Selection sit in the rankings?
For player hours over the last seven days, Natural Selection is #7,486 across all ranked servers, in the top 34%, and #1,992 in Europe.
How many players are on Natural Selection right now?
Natural Selection is carrying 0 players on 75 slots at the moment. The seven-day average is 0, and the busiest point reached 2. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 22:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Wipe info
When does Natural Selection wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe at Natural Selection, once a month. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe, which is its next wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. It has been running its current world since 12 days 21 hours ago. Its tags state a wipe each month.
How does Natural Selection handle wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 2 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 1 hours in.
Getting in
What steps do you take to join Natural Selection?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 66.51.97.50:28010. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect. You need Rust premium status to join.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^h,EU,gmhardcore,cs167398,^q,ts0,^o^z
Game
gmhardcore
Game mode Hardcore rules, which are harsher.
mp75
Max players 75 player slots.
ts0
Group limit You can't form teams.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167398
Build Game build: 167398.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code Region code not set.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^h
Hardcore Hardcore mode as Facepunch runs it: fewer helpers, harder living.
Mods and access
^q
Premium You need Rust premium status to join.
^o
Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z
Modded It sits in Modded: plugins or settings make the difference.
Region
EU
Europe Europe is where the server browser files it.
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.