[EA] Softcore 1 · Live players, rank and wipes

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each

Population149 of 350 on average		43
Standing#101 on player hours		100
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours		98
Performance40 server fps on average		66
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen		–
Momentumup 78 places this week		89

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

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 280 players.

Wipe record

1 on record

Next wipe

Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 14h

The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 293

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Date	Time	Peak	Lasted
1 Oct FW	Thu 17:40	293	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 best

RankRank in region

Top 0.4% of all ranked servers, #6 of the quad servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 683744944

Open on RustMaps

Address: 43.239.138.85:28015
Region: –
Max players: 350
Group limit: quad
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 17:40 UTC
Hostname: ea-s1.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 · mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs167398,sc2,ts4

On Rust Server Now	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.
Game	`gmsoftcore`	Game mode An easier ruleset, softcore.
	`mp350`	Max players Slot count: 350.
	`ts4`	Group limit Teams cap at 4.
	`v2634`	Protocol Game protocol 2634 - same version required to connect.
	`cs167398`	Build Game build: 167398.
	`ptrak`	Networking Network layer: RakNet, the game's default.
	`$r?`	Region code Region code: none.
Wipe schedule	`^m`	Monthly Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe.
Gameplay	`^t`	Tutorial on You can take Facepunch's tutorial here if you're new.
Other	`sc2`	Custom tag A custom tag, not one of the standard Rust set, applied by the owner or a plugin.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Similar servers

the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

1
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Unranked
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2
LA ISLA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLYNA · quad · monthly · 33 on average
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36/200
3
[RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 РусскийEU · quad · monthly · 18 on average
Unranked
4/100
4
【玖月】原倍/萌新/无任何售卖/公益服/10.2EA · quad · monthly · 11 on average
Unranked
11/200
5
【灯塔PVP】两倍/萌新保护服/10月3日新开EA · quad · monthly · 9 on average
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6
[EU] The Rusters | Friendly | Low UpkeepEU · quad · monthly · 7 on average
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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page

Player counts

01Where does [EA] Softcore 1 sit in the rankings?

In the top 0.4% of all ranked servers, [EA] Softcore 1 holds #101 for player hours over the last seven days. Ranked against quad, it sits at #6.

02What is the player count on [EA] Softcore 1?

The current population on [EA] Softcore 1 is 92, against 350 slots. Its seven-day average is 149 players; the peak is 332. Between the last 48 hours, 12:00 UTC saw the highest average: 260 players.

About Server

03The Rust version for [EA] Softcore 1: what is it?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Windows is what [EA] Softcore 1 runs. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04How smooth is the performance on [EA] Softcore 1?

Server fps over the last 48 hours: 40 average, 8 lowest. Entities peaked at 408,559, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The maximum memory used was 10,294 MB. Low fps plus a growing entity count equals lag for players.

05Location of [EA] Softcore 1: where?

No region is published by [EA] Softcore 1. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. You reach it at 43.239.138.85:28015.

06Uptime and current status of [EA] Softcore 1: what are they?

[EA] Softcore 1 reports online at this moment. The last restart happened around 17 hours ago, according to 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.

Server Tags

07The tags on [EA] Softcore 1: what do they mean?

The server browser reads these tags from [EA] Softcore 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; gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, softcore; mp350 (Max players): Slot count: 350; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634 - same version required to connect; cs167398 (Build): Game build: 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's default; $r? (Region code): Region code: none; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): You can take Facepunch's tutorial here if you're new; sc2 (Custom tag): A custom tag, not one of the standard Rust set, applied by the owner or a plugin. 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.

08Who is the operator of [EA] Softcore 1?

The same operator most likely runs [EA] Softcore 1 and 124 other servers we track, as both publish a playrust.com hostname.

09Where does [EA] Softcore 1 show up in Rust Server Now lists and filters?

These Rust Server Now lists include [EA] Softcore 1: Rust tutorial servers (live) and Official Rust servers, ranked live. Under these filters, it appears on the server list: Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 50; Average players: 100+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Wipe data

10[EA] Softcore 1 wipes on what schedule?

[EA] Softcore 1 takes a single wipe each month, the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. This world is 8 days 11 hours old. Its tags advertise a monthly wipe schedule.

11What happens on wipe day for [EA] Softcore 1?

293 players on average marked the busiest point of its recent wipes. The latest wipe saw its peak 44 hours in.

Settings & Rules

12Map selection on [EA] Softcore 1: what is it?

The map on [EA] Softcore 1 is procedural, size 4,500 with seed 683744944, generated by the game. Size and seed together determine the map, which can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

13The rules and settings of [EA] Softcore 1: what are they?

No gather rate appears in the name [EA] Softcore 1. A maximum of 4 players per group is set (quad). This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode: part of your loot stays with you. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it under Official in the game. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

How to join

14To join [EA] Softcore 1, what must you do?

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 43.239.138.85:28015, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join.