A144/ 300 players
Modded#15,961
Cortex
Online 98.142.14.57:28025 checked 8m ago
moddedoxide
players now0of 1 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#15,961top 71%
last wipe · restocked12d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock–no wipe 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 2 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
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly 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
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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A389/ 100 players
B113/ 1000 players
B24/ 1000 players
B314/ 700 players
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 Cortex?
The server browser reads these tags that Cortex publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival mode; mp1 (Max players): The cap is 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in; cs166494 (Build): Game build: 166494; ptrak (Networking): Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard; $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 Cortex in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Cortex: 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.
Map and rules
Which map is currently on Cortex?
The map on Cortex is procedural, size 3,000 with seed 574433821, generated by the game. From this page you can look at it on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
What rules does Cortex enforce, and what settings does it run?
No gather rate is given in the name of Cortex. 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. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. You will find Oxide plugins running here. VAC is on.
Server info
What location is Cortex in?
You will find no region published for Cortex. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. The endpoint is 98.142.14.57:28025.
How stable is Cortex, and is it currently online?
You can grab Cortex: it is online as we speak. By its own uptime report, the last restart was about 7 days 15 hours ago. 168 of 168 hours online over the last 7 full days, or 100% uptime. Its first record on Rust Vending Machine is dated 2 October 2026.
Is Cortex lag-free?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 146, and the floor was 116. At its peak it held 45,763 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all else in the world. The highest memory reading was 2,544 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a growing entity count.
What Rust version does Cortex run?
The setup: Cortex on Windows, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Population
What is Cortex's rank among Rust servers?
Over the last seven days Cortex ranks #15,961 on player hours, among the top 71% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Cortex?
You will find 0 players filling 1 slots in Cortex as things stand. The seven-day average stands at 0 players.
Wipe info
When does Cortex wipe?
The wipes of Cortex 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. It has been running its current world since 12 days 4 hours ago.
Getting in
What steps do you take to join Cortex?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 98.142.14.57:28025. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
Game mode Vanilla survival mode.
mp1
Max players The cap is 1.
ts8
Group limit Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit.
v2634
Protocol Protocol 2634: your game must match to get in.
cs166494
Build Game build: 166494.
ptrak
Networking Network runs on RakNet, the game's standard.
$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.