A1478/ 475 players
Community#4,087
RTF
Online NA 66.51.98.51:28025 checked 19m ago
monthly wipes
players now0of 50 slots
7-day average1peak 3
rank#4,087top 18% · #722 in NA
last wipe · restocked9d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock21d 18hThu 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
Top 18% of all ranked servers, top 39% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 18h. The force wipe · high confidence
1.5 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
0%on rhythmof its recent wipes
3wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
100%crowd heldof its cycles kept half the crowd
Coming wipes
- 21d 18hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Sun 4 OctSun 4 OctThu 1 Oct
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 25 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 22:02 UTC10d ago | 4 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 4 Oct, 15:44 UTC10d ago | 4 | – | 0.3 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:49 UTC FW13d ago | 2 | held half | 2.7 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
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On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on RTF?
Here are the tags RTF lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): The standard survival game mode; mp50 (Max players): Room for 50; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166652 (Build): It runs on build 166652; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
Where does RTF appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include RTF: Community Rust servers in stock and North America Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Map and rules
Which map is currently on RTF?
A procedural map, size 4,500 with seed 2009818051, generated by the game, is what RTF runs. You can view it on RustMaps from this page, since the same size and seed give the same map.
Which settings and rules apply on RTF?
The name of RTF gives no gather rate. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. You will find it in the Community section of the server browser, as a community server. VAC is on.
Server info
Where can you find RTF?
The NA tag places RTF in North America. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. You can reach it at 66.51.98.51:28025.
How stable is RTF, and is it currently online?
You can grab RTF: it is online as we speak. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 25 hours ago. 144 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 86% uptime. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 13 September 2026.
Is RTF lag-free?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 34, and the floor was 5. At its peak it held 123,580 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. At most it drew 3,546 MB of memory. What players call lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
What version does RTF use?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux is what powers RTF. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Population
How does RTF compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
For player hours over the last seven days, RTF is #4,087 across all ranked servers, in the top 18%, and #722 in North America.
Is RTF busy at the moment?
You will find 0 players filling 50 slots in RTF as things stand. It peaked at 3 this week, and the average was 1. The last 48 hours peaked at 20:00 UTC, when it averaged 2 players.
Wipe info
When does RTF wipe?
Once a month, RTF wipes with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe, which is its next wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 9 days 23 hours ago it made the world it is using now. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
What happens on RTF on wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 3 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 25 hours in. Half the peak was kept until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
How to join
What steps do you take to join RTF?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 66.51.98.51:28025. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,gmrust,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game mode The standard survival game mode.
mp50
Max players Room for 50.
ts8
Group limit Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs166652
Build It runs on build 166652.
ptrak
Networking Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe.
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.