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Project NOVA

Modded vanillacarbon
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Evaluation 50 Bronze #11,595 on player hours
Players now
0/40
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 2
Rank
#11,595
▼ 89 this week
Wiped
6d 23h
ago · 3 Oct, 22:39 UTC
Next wipe
25d 21h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
8
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing49Uptime98Performance100Wipe hold0Momentum50
Population0 of 40 on average 0
Standing#11,595 on player hours 49
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance216 server fps on average 100
Wipe hold0% of wipes kept half their crowd 0
Momentumdown 89 places this week 50

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
00.250.50.75122:0007:0016:0002:0011:0020:00

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

Wipe record

2 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 25d 21h

The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap
3 days
between real wipes
wipe-day peak
2
players, last three wipes
crowd held
0%
else halves by day 1

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sat 3 OctWed 30 Sep
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
3 Oct Sat 22:39 2 running
30 Sep Wed 22:22 1 3 days

Performance

010020030040022:0007:0016:0002:0011:0020:00

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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 51% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of Project NOVA
Map
Custom Map
Size
4500
Seed
1
Address
199.115.72.20:10000
Region
–
Max players
40
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
3 Oct 2026, 22:39 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^p,^m,^v,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8
GamegmvanillaGame mode You play vanilla survival here.
mp40Max players Slot count: 40.
ts8Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Protocol 2634: match it to join.
cs166652Build Game build: 166652.
ptrakNetworking Network layer: RakNet, the game's default.
$r?Region code No region set.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty^vVanilla Vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed.
Gameplay^pPvE No player-versus-player combat; the world is the threat.
Mods and access^zModded Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply.
^yCarbon This server uses Carbon for plugins.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Player counts
01What is the rank position of Project NOVA?

In the top 51% of all ranked servers, Project NOVA holds #11,595 for player hours over the last seven days.

02How many players are on Project NOVA right now?

The current population on Project NOVA is 0, against 40 slots. Averaging 0 players over seven days, it peaked at 2. The 48-hour peak time is 22:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.

Server Info
03Version of Rust on Project NOVA: which one?

The Rust build on Project NOVA is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04Performance of Project NOVA: is it smooth?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 216, with a minimum of 174. Entities reached 148,970 - buildings, deployables and the rest. The maximum memory used was 5,754 MB. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05What is the host location for Project NOVA?

There is no region published by Project NOVA. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. You reach it at 199.115.72.20:10000.

06How reliable is Project NOVA, and is it online?

Live status: Project NOVA is up. About 6 days 21 hours ago was its last restart, based on reported uptime. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server Now first saw it.

Tags & Lists
07What is the meaning of each tag on Project NOVA?

gmvanilla (Game mode): You play vanilla survival here; mp40 (Max players): Slot count: 40; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it to join; cs166652 (Build): Game build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's default; $r? (Region code): No region set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed; ^p (PvE): No player-versus-player combat; the world is the threat; ^z (Modded): Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins: that is the tag set Project NOVA publishes for the game's server browser. 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 Project NOVA appear?

The Rust Server Now lists that carry Project NOVA are: Modded Rust servers and Rust PvE servers, ranked by population. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

Wipe data
09On what timetable does Project NOVA wipe?

The only wipe for Project NOVA is the monthly force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. It has been running its current world for 6 days 23 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

10What happens on wipe day for Project NOVA?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 2 players. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Until the next wipe, the crowd stayed above half that peak in 0% of its recent wipes. If not, it dropped below half by day 1.

Rules & Settings
11The map for Project NOVA: which one?

The map on Project NOVA is procedural, size 4,500 with seed 1, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed reproduce it. The name of the map is: Custom Map.

12The rules and settings of Project NOVA: what are they?

You will not find a gather rate in the name Project NOVA. Up to 8 players can group, which is the game's default. pve is the game mode, no combat between players. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are running. It uses the term vanilla for itself: vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

How to join
13Joining Project NOVA: what are the steps?

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 199.115.72.20:10000, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join.