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[UK] The Circle

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Evaluation 56 Bronze #15,986 on player hours
Players now
0/10
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,986
▲ 967 this week
Wiped
14d 13h
ago · 26 Sep, 12:53 UTC
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Team limit
8
no published schedule

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing29Uptime98Performance100Wipe hold–Momentum53
Population0 of 10 on average 0
Standing#15,986 on player hours 29
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance110 server fps on average 100
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumup 967 places this week 53

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
0123403:0012:0021:0007:0016:0001:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Wipe record

1 on record
Next wipe

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

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
26 Sep Sat 12:53 1 running

Performance

05010015020003:0012:0021:0007:0016:0001:00

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 25 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k25 Sep28 Sep1 Oct5 Oct8 Oct11 Oct

Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of [UK] The Circle
Map
Procedural Map
Size
3000
Seed
707334229
Open on RustMaps
Address
188.40.106.248:28135
Region
–
Max players
10
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
–
Last wipe
26 Sep 2026, 12:53 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
25 Sep 2026

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^v,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
GamegmrustGame mode Survival in the standard Rust format.
mp10Max players The server holds 10.
ts8Group limit Teams max out at 8, the game's default.
v2633Protocol Your game must run protocol 2633.
cs165217Build Game build: 165217.
ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust.
$r?Region code Region code: none.
Difficulty^vVanilla No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships.
Mods and access^oOxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^zModded Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Current Players
01Where does [UK] The Circle sit in the rankings?

In the top 71% of all ranked servers, [UK] The Circle holds #15,986 for player hours over the last seven days.

02Current population on [UK] The Circle: how busy is it?

0 of 10 slots are filled on [UK] The Circle at this moment. 0 players is the seven-day average.

About Server
03What Rust version is [UK] The Circle on?

Version for [UK] The Circle: Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04Is the performance on [UK] The Circle good?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 110, with a minimum of 82. Entities reached 47,423 - buildings, deployables and the rest. Memory usage reached 3,362 MB at its highest. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Location of [UK] The Circle: where?

Its name points to Europe, even though [UK] The Circle publishes no region tag. Rust Server Now does not verify machine locations; it only shows where a server says it is. 188.40.106.248:28135 is its address.

06Current online status and reliability of [UK] The Circle: what is the data?

Right now [UK] The Circle shows as online. Reported uptime puts the last restart at roughly 11 days 4 hours ago. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. 25 September 2026 is when Rust Server Now first saw it.

Lists & Tags
07The tags on [UK] The Circle: what do they mean?

The server browser reads these tags from [UK] The Circle: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust format; mp10 (Max players): The server holds 10; ts8 (Group limit): Teams max out at 8, the game's default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): Region code: none; ^v (Vanilla): No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply. 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.

08On which Rust Server Now lists does [UK] The Circle appear?

These Rust Server Now lists include [UK] The Circle: Best EU Rust servers and Modded Rust servers. Under these filters, it appears on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe data
09On what timetable does [UK] The Circle wipe?

[UK] The Circle does not have enough wipes on record to establish its rhythm. Force wipe is monthly for all Rust servers, and the next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. It has been running its current world for 14 days 13 hours.

10On wipe day, what changes for [UK] The Circle?

1 players on average marked the busiest point of its recent wipes. The latest wipe saw its peak 1 hours in.

Rules & Settings
11Map selection on [UK] The Circle: what is it?

For [UK] The Circle, the map is procedural at size 3,000 with seed 707334229, generated by the game. Size and seed together determine the map, which can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

12The rules and settings of [UK] The Circle: what are they?

The name [UK] The Circle does not state a gather rate. The game's default group limit of 8 players applies. This server runs survival, normal Rust: gather, build, raid. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. It uses the term vanilla for itself: no altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Join Info
13What is the process to join [UK] The Circle?

To connect, open Rust, press F1, and enter client.connect 188.40.106.248:28135. You can also click Launch Rust here to open the game via Steam and join.