Skip to the shelves
Rust Vending Machine 59,955playing
Official#368

[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3

Online 79.137.98.22:28015 checked 13m ago

official quad monthly wipes softcore
players now34of 400 slots
7-day average58peak 163
rank#368top 2%
last wipe · restocked12d agomonthly schedule
next wipe · restock22d 6hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

Players

AveragePeak
05010015020013:0022:0007:0016:0001:0010:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Server performance

05010015020013:0022:0007:0016:0001:0010:00

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
120040060080020 Sep25 Sep30 Sep4 Oct9 Oct14 Oct

Top 2% of all ranked servers, and #21 of the quad servers (top 3%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 6h. The force wipe · high confidence

139wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes

Coming wipes

  1. 22d 6hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

050100150200+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 139, 47 hours in.

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW12d ago 139 – running 35

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.

Lists and tags

What is the meaning of the tags on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?

The server browser reads these tags that [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 publishes: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules, which are gentler; mp400 (Max players): The cap is 400; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the team ceiling; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs167781 (Build): It runs on build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available for newcomers; sc2 (Custom tag): A custom tag, added by the owner or through a plugin, not by the game. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.

Who operates [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?

The playrust.com hostname [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 uses is also published by 124 other servers we track, pointing to a single operator.

On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 in?

The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 are: Rust tutorial servers, EU Rust servers in stock and Official Rust servers in stock. It shows under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 10; Average players: 50+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Rules & map

What map is in play on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?

[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 runs a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1478860386, generated by the game. The map is the same for a given size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.

Which settings and rules apply on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?

No gather rate is given in the name of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3. quad groups are capped at 4 players. softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's softer mode: part of your loot stays with you. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It is in the Official tab of Rust's in-game browser. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.

Server details

Where can you find [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?

No region tag comes from [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3, but the name suggests Europe. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 79.137.98.22:28015.

How reliable is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3, and is it online now?

The shelves show [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 in stock and online right now. Its uptime figure puts the last restart at roughly 23 hours 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 13 September 2026.

Is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 lag-free?

Over the last 48 hours the average server fps was 147, with a low of 74. At its peak it held 293,040 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. At most it drew 8,927 MB of memory. The feel of lag traces back to fps dropping and entities piling up.

Which Rust build is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 running?

On Windows, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.

Population

What is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3's rank among Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 at #368, in the top 2% of all ranked servers. It ranks #21 among quad servers.

How many players are on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 right now?

[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is carrying 34 players on 400 slots at the moment. The seven-day average is 58, and the busiest point reached 163. The last 48 hours peaked at 18:00 UTC, when it averaged 137 players.

Wipe info

How often does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 wipe?

Once a month, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 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. The world it has now started 12 days 18 hours ago. Wipes once a month are what its tags show.

What happens on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 on wipe day?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 139 players. On the latest wipe, 47 hours after it began, the crowd peaked.

How to join

What is the way to join [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?

Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 79.137.98.22:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs167781,sc2,ts4

On Rust Vending Machine

official
Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.

Game

gmsoftcore
Game mode Softcore rules, which are gentler.
mp400
Max players The cap is 400.
ts4
Group limit 4 is the team ceiling.
v2634
Protocol You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version.
cs167781
Build It runs on build 167781.
ptrak
Networking The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Monthly wipes, tied to the Facepunch force wipe.

Gameplay

^t
Tutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is available for newcomers.

Other

sc2
Custom tag A custom tag, added by the owner or through a plugin, not by 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.