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| VF | Hardcore | PvP |

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Evaluation 55 Bronze #7,101 on player hours
Players now
1/40
2% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#7,101
▲ 1382 this week
Wiped
8d 22h
ago · 1 Oct, 20:20 UTC
Next wipe
25d 23h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
teams off
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing69Uptime96Performance49Wipe hold–Momentum60
Population0 of 40 on average 0
Standing#7,101 on player hours 69
Uptime46 of the last 48 hours 96
Performance29 server fps on average 49
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumup 1,382 places this week 60

The score is the average of the readings that have figures. Population is the seven-day average against the slots; standing is how near the top of the rank it is; uptime the hours of the last 48 on the list; performance its server fps, 60 or more counting as full; wipe hold the share of its recent wipes that kept half their crowd; momentum its rank against a week ago, 50 for no change. The tier is the rank alone: Titanium is the top 10, Master the top 50, Diamond 150, Platinum 400, Gold 1,000, Silver 2,500.

Population

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75120:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 1 players.

Wipe record

1 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 25d 23h

The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak
1
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
1 Oct FW Thu 20:20 1 running

Performance

01020304020:0005:0014:0023:0008:0017:00

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12.5k5k7.5k10k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 31% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

No map picture published
Map
Procedural Map
Size
4500
Seed
–
Address
104.129.133.111:28041
Region
–
Max players
40
Group limit
teams off
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026
In its own words
New Players Friendly & Helpful Admins Non Toxic & Relaxed Community Configured for the beginner or the returning Rust player. We cater to those who want to play a more casual wipe. Rules are as follows: No VAC, EAC or Rust Game Bans Allowed. Don't be a Troll, Asshat, Scripter, Exploiter, Impersonator or otherwise Malignant. These are all kickable and/or bannable offenses, without warning or further definition.

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^y,^m,^h,gmhardcore,cs167398,^q,ts0
GamegmhardcoreGame mode A harsher ruleset, hardcore.
mp40Max players The server holds 40.
ts0Group limit Team play is turned off.
v2634Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634.
cs167398Build This server runs build 167398.
ptrakNetworking RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?Region code Region code: none.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty^hHardcore Hardcore rules from Facepunch - less help, a harder world.
Mods and access^yCarbon This server uses Carbon for plugins.
^qPremium Rust premium status is needed to get in.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Current Players
01Where does | VF | Hardcore | PvP | sit in the rankings?

In the top 31% of all ranked servers, | VF | Hardcore | PvP | holds #7,101 for player hours over the last seven days.

02Current population on | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: how busy is it?

The current population on | VF | Hardcore | PvP | is 1, against 40 slots. Averaging 0 players over seven days, it peaked at 1. The 48-hour peak time is 20:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.

Server Info
03The Rust version for | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: what is it?

The Rust build on | VF | Hardcore | PvP | is network protocol 2634 and build 167398, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04Performance of | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: is it smooth?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 29, with a minimum of 15. Entities reached 122,779 - buildings, deployables and the rest. The maximum memory used was 4,139 MB. Low fps plus a growing entity count equals lag for players.

05What is the host location for | VF | Hardcore | PvP |?

For | VF | Hardcore | PvP |, no region is published. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. 104.129.133.111:28041 is its address.

06How reliable is | VF | Hardcore | PvP |, and is it online?

Right now | VF | Hardcore | PvP | shows as online. Reported uptime puts the last restart at roughly 10 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Lists & Tags
07The tags on | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: what do they mean?

The server browser reads these tags from | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore; mp40 (Max players): The server holds 40; ts0 (Group limit): Team play is turned off; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs167398 (Build): This server runs build 167398; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code: none; ^m (Monthly): Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore rules from Facepunch - less help, a harder world; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; ^q (Premium): Rust premium status is needed to get in. Its queue, its current player count and the world's creation time sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.

08Where does | VF | Hardcore | PvP | show up in Rust Server Now lists and filters?

| VF | Hardcore | PvP | appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Rust community servers, live. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Game mode: Hardcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Premium ^q and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe Schedule
09| VF | Hardcore | PvP | wipes on what schedule?

| VF | Hardcore | PvP | takes a single wipe each month, the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives as its next wipe, wiping every Rust server. It has been running its current world for 8 days 22 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

10On wipe day, what changes for | VF | Hardcore | PvP |?

1 players on average marked the busiest point of its recent wipes. 5 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.

Rules & Settings
11Map selection on | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: what is it?

For | VF | Hardcore | PvP |, the map is procedural at size 4,500, generated by the game.

12The rules and settings of | VF | Hardcore | PvP |: what are they?

No gather rate appears in the name | VF | Hardcore | PvP |. You will find no published group limit. This server runs hardcore, Facepunch's most punishing mode. PvP and raiding are enabled. Community is its browser category: it is a community server. Carbon plugins are running. Rust premium status is needed to get in. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

How to join
13To join | VF | Hardcore | PvP |, what must you do?

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 104.129.133.111:28041, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join. Rust premium status is needed to get in. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/VanillaFudge.