Rust Server Now
73,250 playing Find a server
Onlinechecked 8m ago · scouted since 13 Sep 2026

[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1

Community official hardcore
Join server
Evaluation 70 Gold #998 on player hours
Players now
10/400
2% full
7-day average
13
peak 29
Rank
#998
▲ 108 this week
Wiped
8d 14h
ago · 1 Oct, 17:39 UTC
Next wipe
26d 10h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
teams off
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population3Standing96Uptime98Performance100Wipe hold–Momentum55
Population13 of 400 on average 3
Standing#998 on player hours 96
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance229 server fps on average 100
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumup 108 places this week 55

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
01020304009:0018:0003:0013:0022:0007:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 23 players.

Wipe record

1 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 10h

The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak
22
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

010203040+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
1 Oct FW Thu 17:39 22 running

Performance

010020030040009:0018:0003:0013:0022:0007:00

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
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 4% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

No map picture published
Map
Procedural Map
Size
3750
Seed
–
Address
40.160.19.52:28015
Region
–
Max players
400
Group limit
teams off
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 17:39 UTC
Hostname
us__east__hardcore__1.playrust.com
First seen
13 Sep 2026
Network · playrust.com

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname.

In its own words
This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^t,gmhardcore,cs167398,sc2,ts0
On Rust Server NowofficialRun by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand.
GamegmhardcoreGame mode You play hardcore here, under a harsher ruleset.
mp400Max players Slot count: 400.
ts0Group limit Teams are disabled.
v2634Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634.
cs167398Build This server runs build 167398.
ptrakNetworking Network layer: RakNet, the game's default.
$r?Region code The region code is blank.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe.
Gameplay^tTutorial on This server lets new players begin with Facepunch's tutorial.
Othersc2Custom tag The owner or a plugin added this tag; it isn't a standard Rust one.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Similar servers

the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
  1. 1
    Gringers Hardcore|Solo Only|Monthly October 1NA · no group limit · monthly · 5 on average
    Unranked
    4/50
  2. 2
    Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 419 on average
    Unranked
    309/350
  3. 3
    Rustoria.co - US Long PremiumNA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 288 on average
    Unranked
    156/200
  4. 4
    Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 280 on average
    Unranked
    138/200
  5. 5
    Rusty Moose |US Small|NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 255 on average
    Unranked
    166/225
  6. 6
    Rustafied.com - US Long - LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 195 on average
    Unranked
    135/200

Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Player counts
01Ranking of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 among Rust servers: what is it?

The rank for [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is #998 on seven-day player hours, in the top 4% of ranked servers.

02Current population on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1: how busy is it?

The current population on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is 10, against 400 slots. The seven-day average is 13 players, with a peak of 29. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 04:00 UTC, averaging 22 players.

About Server
03Version of Rust on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1: which one?

Version for [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1: Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Windows. Steam updates your game so your protocol matches; that is required to join.

04Performance of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1: is it smooth?

Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 229; the lowest was 123. Entities peaked at 100,751, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory usage reached 4,402 MB at its highest. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.

05Where can you find [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 physically?

Its name points to North America, even though [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 publishes no region tag. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. For this server, the address is 40.160.19.52:28015.

06Uptime and current status of [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1: what are they?

Right now [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 shows as online. Reported uptime puts the last restart at roughly 21 hours ago. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. First seen by Rust Server Now on 13 September 2026.

Lists & Tags
07What is the meaning of each tag on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

The server browser reads these tags from [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmhardcore (Game mode): You play hardcore here, under a harsher ruleset; mp400 (Max players): Slot count: 400; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs167398 (Build): This server runs build 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's default; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^m (Monthly): Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): This server lets new players begin with Facepunch's tutorial; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin added this tag; it isn't a standard Rust one. At the top of this page you also see the current players, the queue and when the world was created, all drawn from the tags.

08By whom is [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 run?

124 other servers we track also publish a playrust.com hostname alongside [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1, so they are most likely run by the same operator.

09On which Rust Server Now lists does [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 appear?

The Rust Server Now lists that carry [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 are: Rust tutorial servers (live), Official Rust servers, ranked live and North America Rust servers. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Region: North America; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 10; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Wipe Info
10[US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 wipes on what schedule?

Once a month, [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 wipes with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 8 days 14 hours have passed since its current world began. The tags list monthly wipes.

11On wipe day, what changes for [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

On average, 22 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. The latest wipe saw its peak 4 hours in.

Rules & Settings
12What map is running on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1?

The map on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is procedural, size 3,750, generated by the game.

13Which rules apply on [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1, and what settings?

You will not find a gather rate in the name [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1. The server does not publish a group limit. hardcore is the game mode, Facepunch's most difficult mode. You can fight and raid other players. The in-game Official tab lists it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

How to join
14To join [US East] Facepunch Hardcore 1, what must you do?

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 40.160.19.52:28015, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join.