A1322/ 350 players
Community#15,960
Blind Squirrel Backlot
Online 66.51.99.73:28040 checked 12m ago
monthly wipes
players now0of 50 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#15,960top 71%
last wipe · restocked35d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock22d 9hThu 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 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 9h. The 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.
Also on the shelf
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On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags & lists
How should you read the tags on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): 50 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): You need protocol 2633 to join, matching your game version; cs165217 (Build): It runs on build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe is what Blind Squirrel Backlot tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. 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 Blind Squirrel Backlot in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Blind Squirrel Backlot: Community Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
A procedural map, size 4,250 with seed 913836496, generated by the game, is what Blind Squirrel Backlot runs. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
What rules does Blind Squirrel Backlot enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name Blind Squirrel Backlot. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
About the server
What location is Blind Squirrel Backlot in?
No region is published by Blind Squirrel Backlot. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. You can reach it at 66.51.99.73:28040.
How reliable is Blind Squirrel Backlot, and is it online now?
You can grab Blind Squirrel Backlot: it is online as we speak. Its uptime figure puts the last restart at roughly 12 days 17 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 1 October 2026.
Is Blind Squirrel Backlot lag-free?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 53, and the floor was 24. Up to 101,426 entities were in play, buildings, deployables and the rest of the world combined. Memory use peaked at 5,893 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What version does Blind Squirrel Backlot use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux is what powers Blind Squirrel Backlot. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
What is Blind Squirrel Backlot's rank among Rust servers?
Over the last seven days Blind Squirrel Backlot ranks #15,960 on player hours, among the top 71% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
You will find 0 players filling 50 slots in Blind Squirrel Backlot as things stand. The seven-day average stands at 0 players.
Wipe info
When does Blind Squirrel Backlot wipe?
The estimate of Blind Squirrel Backlot's next wipe comes from the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe, which is its next wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 35 days 17 hours ago it made the world it is using now. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 66.51.99.73:28040. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game mode Survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50
Max players 50 player slots.
ts8
Group limit The default cap is 8 per team.
v2633
Protocol You need protocol 2633 to join, matching your game version.
cs165217
Build It runs on build 165217.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
Wipe schedule
^m
Monthly Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe.
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.