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The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]

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Evaluation 73 Silver #2,253 on player hours
Players now
2/100
2% full
7-day average
3
peak 8
Rank
#2,253
▼ 61 this week
Wiped
8d 4h
ago · 1 Oct, 18:05 UTC
Next wipe
26d 20h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
8
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population3Standing90Uptime98Performance100Wipe hold100Momentum49
Population3 of 100 on average 3
Standing#2,253 on player hours 90
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance145 server fps on average 100
Wipe hold100% of wipes kept half their crowd 100
Momentumdown 61 places this week 49

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
0246823:0008:0017:0003:0012:0021:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 5 players.

Wipe record

2 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 20h

The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap
15.9 days
between real wipes
wipe-day peak
6
players, last three wipes
crowd held
100%
of its cycles kept half the crowd

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Thu 1 OctTue 15 Sep
02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
1 Oct FW Thu 18:05 8 running
15 Sep Tue 19:43 5 15.9 days

Performance

05010015020023:0008:0017:0003:0012:0021:00

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
11k2k3k4k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep1 Oct5 Oct9 Oct

Top 10% of all ranked servers, top 20% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]
Map
Custom Map
Size
3500
Seed
1337
Address
74.136.196.241:28023
Region
NA
Max players
100
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 18:05 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026
In its own words
Welcome to the Watering Hole RP/PVE Server. The Watering Hole is a monthly RP/PVE Server filled with many plugins such as Vehicle License, Skill Tree, Kits, Rare Mineral Extraction, Cooking with many custom recipes, Removal tool, Building grades and soo much more to enhance your Roleplay experience. Active admins for a troll free Roleplay and PVE experience. NO KOS OR TROLLS will be tolerated! Please see the Discord Page for all rules, plugins and other information you may need. Can't wait to see you at The Watering Hole!

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^r,NA,^p,gmvanilla,cs167058,ts8,^o^z
GamegmvanillaGame mode Survival in vanilla form.
mp100Max players Slot count: 100.
ts8Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Protocol 2634: match it to join.
cs167058Build Game build: 167058.
ptrakNetworking RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?Region code No region set.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Wipes monthly, on the same cycle as the Facepunch force wipe.
Gameplay^rRoleplay Roleplay server.
^pPvE You won't fight other players - the world is what kills you.
Mods and access^oOxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^zModded Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply.
RegionNANorth America The browser files it under North America.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Population
01Ranking of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] among Rust servers: what is it?

In North America, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is #381; globally, #2,253 on player hours over the last seven days, in the top 10% of ranked servers.

02What is the player count on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

Right now, 2 players occupy the 100 slots on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]. The seven-day average is 3 players, with a peak of 8. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 03:00 UTC, averaging 4 players.

About Server
03What Rust version is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] on?

Version for The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167058 on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04How smooth is the performance on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 145, with a minimum of 129. Entities reached 81,335 - buildings, deployables and the rest. The maximum memory used was 3,200 MB. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Where can you find The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] physically?

With a NA tag, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] places itself in North America. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. For this server, the address is 74.136.196.241:28023.

06Uptime and current status of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: what are they?

The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] reports online at this moment. The last restart happened around 2 days 5 hours ago, according to uptime. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Tags & Lists
07The tags on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: what do they mean?

The server browser reads these tags from The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp100 (Max players): Slot count: 100; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it to join; cs167058 (Build): Game build: 167058; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region set; ^m (Monthly): Wipes monthly, on the same cycle as the Facepunch force wipe; ^r (Roleplay): Roleplay server; ^p (PvE): You won't fight other players - the world is what kills you; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply; NA (North America): The browser files it under North America. 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.

08On which Rust Server Now lists does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] appear?

The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers, ranked by population, Roleplay Rust servers and North America Rust servers. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Roleplay ^r, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe Schedule
09On what timetable does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] wipe?

Once a month, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] wipes with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. 8 days 4 hours have passed since its current world began. Its tags advertise a monthly wipe schedule.

10What happens on wipe day for The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 6 players. The latest wipe saw its peak 1 hours in. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.

Server Rules
11What map is running on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?

A procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]. The map is reproducible from its size and seed, and can be seen on RustMaps from this page. You will see the map name as: Custom Map.

12The rules and settings of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: what are they?

You will not find a gather rate in the name The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]. The game's default group limit of 8 players applies. This server runs roleplay, jobs, towns and rules for roleplay. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are running. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

Join Info
13To join The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded], what must you do?

In Rust, press F1 and run client.connect 74.136.196.241:28023; or use Launch Rust on this page to connect through Steam. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/dwYuaCmyxt.