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[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red

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Evaluation 68 Bronze #4,701 on player hours
Players now
0/500
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 3
Rank
#4,701
▲ 1235 this week
Wiped
10d 19h
ago · 29 Sep, 08:18 UTC
Next wipe
26d 15h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
8
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing79Uptime98Performance99Wipe hold–Momentum63
Population0 of 500 on average 0
Standing#4,701 on player hours 79
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance59 server fps on average 99
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumup 1,235 places this week 63

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
0123404:0013:0022:0008:0017:0002:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 3 players.

Wipe record

1 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 15h

The force wipe · high confidence

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
29 Sep Tue 08:18 1 running

Performance

02040608004:0013:0022:0008:0017:0002:00

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
12k4k6k8k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 21% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
Map
Procedural Map
Size
2500
Seed
4575464
Open on RustMaps
Address
51.81.166.171:28016
Region
–
Max players
500
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
29 Sep 2026, 08:18 UTC
Hostname
nexus_us_red.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. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs166146,sc2,^x,ts8
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.
GamegmrustGame mode Standard Rust survival is the game mode.
mp500Max players The server holds 500.
ts8Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634.
cs166146Build Build 166146.
ptrakNetworking RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?Region code The region code is blank.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Wipes monthly, on the same cycle as the Facepunch force wipe.
Difficulty^vVanilla Vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed.
Gameplay^tTutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is available for new players on this server.
Othersc2Custom tag The owner or a plugin added this tag; it isn't a standard Rust one.
^xUnknown flag This flag has no entry in Facepunch's documentation.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Population
01Ranking of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red among Rust servers: what is it?

In the top 21% of all ranked servers, [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red holds #4,701 for player hours over the last seven days.

02Current population on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: how busy is it?

The current population on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is 0, against 500 slots. Averaging 0 players over seven days, it peaked at 3. Between the last 48 hours, 05:00 UTC saw the highest average: 1 players.

Server Info
03Version of Rust on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: which one?

Version for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166146 on Windows. To join, your game must share the protocol; Steam takes care of updating it.

04How smooth is the performance on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

Server fps over the last 48 hours: 59 average, 59 lowest. 33,800 entities at peak, counting buildings and deployables. The maximum memory used was 3,804 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.

05Where can you find [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red physically?

No region tag is published by [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, yet its name indicates North America. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. For this server, the address is 51.81.166.171:28016.

06Current online status and reliability of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: what is the data?

Right now [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red shows as online. The last restart happened around 10 days 17 hours ago, according to uptime. 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.

Tags & Lists
07The tags on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: what do they mean?

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; gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game mode; mp500 (Max players): The server holds 500; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs166146 (Build): Build 166146; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^m (Monthly): Wipes monthly, on the same cycle as the Facepunch force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available for new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin added this tag; it isn't a standard Rust one; ^x (Unknown flag): This flag has no entry in Facepunch's documentation: that is the tag set [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red publishes for the game's server browser. 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.

08Operator of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: who runs it?

[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red and 124 other servers we track share a playrust.com hostname, so they are most likely run by the same operator.

09On which Rust Server Now lists does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red appear?

These Rust Server Now lists include [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: Rust tutorial servers (live), Official Rust servers, ranked live, North America Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers, ranked live. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Boxes: Official only.

Wipe Info
10[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red wipes on what schedule?

[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red takes a single wipe each month, the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives as its next wipe, wiping every Rust server. It has been running its current world for 10 days 19 hours. The tags list monthly wipes.

11On wipe day, what changes for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 1 players. 10 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.

Settings & Rules
12What map is running on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?

The map on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is procedural, size 2,500 with seed 4575464, 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 [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: what are they?

No gather rate appears in the name [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red. 8 players per group is the default and the limit here. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. Rust's in-game Official tab includes it. Vanilla is its own label: vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

How to join
14To join [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, what must you do?

In Rust, press F1 and run client.connect 51.81.166.171:28016; or use Launch Rust on this page to connect through Steam.