- Players now
- 0/50 0% full
- 7-day average
- 0 peak –
- Rank
- #15,967 ▲ 930 this week
- Wiped
- 7d 21h ago · 2 Oct, 08:19 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| Population0 of 50 on average | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Standing#15,967 on player hours | 30 | |
| Uptime46 of the last 48 hours | 96 | |
| Performance58 server fps on average | 96 | |
| Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen | – | |
| Momentumup 930 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
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Wipe record
1 on recordNot enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- wipe-day peak
- 0 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
| Date | Time | Peak | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Fri 08:19 | 0 | running |
Performance
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 bestTop 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Intel
- Address
- 216.138.10.158:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 50
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
Server tags
what each tag it publishes means ·mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8| Game | gmrust | Game mode Standard Rust survival is the game mode. |
mp50 | Max players The server holds 50. | |
ts8 | Group limit The default applies: 8 to a team. | |
v2634 | Protocol Protocol 2634: match it to join. | |
cs166586 | Build Game build: 166586. | |
ptrak | Networking The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust. | |
$r? | Region code Region code: none. |
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.
Similar servers
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- 3Rustoria.co - EU LongEU · groups of 14+ · monthly · 449 on averageUnranked198/200
- 4Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 419 on averageUnranked423/475
- 5Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | PyccкийEU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 376 on averageUnranked150/300
- 6Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 333 on averageUnranked155/225
Briefing
quick answers, from the figures on this page01What is the rank position of BEST_BUDS?
The rank for BEST_BUDS is #15,967 on seven-day player hours, in the top 70% of ranked servers.
02Current population on BEST_BUDS: how busy is it?
The current population on BEST_BUDS is 0, against 50 slots. The average population for the last seven days is 0.
03What Rust version is BEST_BUDS on?
The Rust build on BEST_BUDS is network protocol 2634 and build 166586, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
04How smooth is the performance on BEST_BUDS?
Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 58; the lowest was 32. Entities peaked at 120,776, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory usage reached 4,923 MB at its highest. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.
05Location of BEST_BUDS: where?
There is no region published by BEST_BUDS. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. For this server, the address is 216.138.10.158:28015.
06How reliable is BEST_BUDS, and is it online?
Live status: BEST_BUDS is up. Reported uptime puts the last restart at roughly 7 days 19 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. First seen by Rust Server Now on 13 September 2026.
07The tags on BEST_BUDS: what do they mean?
For the in-game browser, BEST_BUDS declares the following tags: gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game mode; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50; ts8 (Group limit): The default applies: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it to join; cs166586 (Build): Game build: 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): Region code: none. The tags also carry its live players, its queue and its world creation time, and those appear at the top of this page.
08On which Rust Server Now lists does BEST_BUDS appear?
BEST_BUDS appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Rust community servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
09BEST_BUDS wipes on what schedule?
The record for BEST_BUDS holds too few wipes to reveal a rhythm. The next force wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. 7 days 21 hours have passed since its current world began.
10On wipe day, what changes for BEST_BUDS?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 0 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
11Map selection on BEST_BUDS: what is it?
For BEST_BUDS, the map is procedural at size 4,500 with seed 1337, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed reproduce it.
12Which rules apply on BEST_BUDS, and what settings?
You will not find a gather rate in the name BEST_BUDS. Up to 8 players can group, which is the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. You will find it listed under Community in the server browser; it is a community server. Valve's VAC anti-cheat is active.
13Joining BEST_BUDS: what are the steps?
To connect, open Rust, press F1, and enter client.connect 216.138.10.158:28015. You can also click Launch Rust here to open the game via Steam and join.