Empire
Offline 88.97.218.36:28015 checked 7d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5 Oct, 22:17 UTC8d ago | 0 | – | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Can you explain the tags on Empire?
Here are the tags Empire lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp300 (Max players): The cap is 300; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 to join, matching your game version; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game; ^y (Carbon): Carbon is the plugin framework in use. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does Empire appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Empire: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on Empire?
Generated by the game, the map on Empire is procedural.
Which settings and rules apply on Empire?
No gather rate is given in the name of Empire. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. This server runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. You can fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. You will find Carbon plugins running here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server info
What location is Empire in?
There is no region listed for Empire. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 88.97.218.36:28015.
What is the uptime like on Empire?
Right now Empire is not in stock, last seen 7 days 3 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 5 October 2026.
What version does Empire use?
On Windows, Empire is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
Where does Empire sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Empire ranks #15,983 on player hours, among the top 71% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Empire?
At the moment Empire is offline, with a last sighting 7 days 3 hours ago. Over the last seven days you would have seen 0 players on average.
Wipe info
How often does Empire wipe?
The wipes of Empire on record are too few to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. 8 days 1 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
How does Empire handle wipe day?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 0 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 0 hours in.
How to join
What is the way to join Empire?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 88.97.218.36:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp300,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp300
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.