A127/ 250 players
Modded#15,960
Citadel of Pops
Online 69.164.253.186:25603 checked 13m ago
moddedoxide
players now0of 10 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#15,960top 71%
last wipe · restocked10d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock–too few wipes seen yet
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 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 13 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 10:41 UTC10d ago | 1 | – | 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.
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The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags & lists
What is the meaning of the tags on Citadel of Pops?
Here are the tags Citadel of Pops lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp10 (Max players): Room for 10; ts6 (Group limit): Teams cap at 6; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game. 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 Citadel of Pops in?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature Citadel of Pops are: Modded Rust servers. It shows under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
Which map is currently on Citadel of Pops?
A procedural map, size 3,500 with seed 172852236, generated by the game, is what Citadel of Pops runs. From this page you can look at it on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
What rules does Citadel of Pops enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name Citadel of Pops. 6 players is the most a group can take. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. The plugins it runs number Oxide. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server info
What is the location of Citadel of Pops?
There is no region listed for Citadel of Pops. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 69.164.253.186:25603.
How reliable is Citadel of Pops, and is it online now?
You can grab Citadel of Pops: it is online as we speak. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 19 hours ago. 145 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 86% uptime. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 13 September 2026.
How well does Citadel of Pops perform?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 57, and the floor was 29. Up to 74,773 entities were in play, buildings, deployables and the rest of the world combined. The highest memory reading was 2,515 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What version does Citadel of Pops use?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Linux is what powers Citadel of Pops. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
What is Citadel of Pops's rank among Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Citadel of Pops at #15,960, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Is Citadel of Pops busy at the moment?
You will find 0 players filling 10 slots in Citadel of Pops as things stand. Over the last seven days you would have seen 0 players on average.
Wipe schedule
How often does Citadel of Pops wipe?
The wipes of Citadel of Pops on record are too few to show its rhythm. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. The world it has now started 10 days 20 hours ago.
What happens on Citadel of Pops on wipe day?
An average of 1 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 13 hours in.
Join the server
What is the way to join Citadel of Pops?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 69.164.253.186:25603. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts6,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game mode Survival as standard Rust plays.
mp10
Max players Room for 10.
ts6
Group limit Teams cap at 6.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs167781
Build Build 167781.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
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.
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.