Rust Server Now
116,188 playing Find a server
Onlinechecked 11m ago · scouted since 13 Sep 2026

[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small

Community official hardcore
Join server
Evaluation 75 Silver #2,483 on player hours
Players now
2/150
1% full
7-day average
2
peak 7
Rank
#2,483
▲ 481 this week
Wiped
15d 8h
ago · 24 Sep, 11:42 UTC
Next wipe
26d 23h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
teams off
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population1Standing89Uptime98Performance100Wipe hold100Momentum60
Population2 of 150 on average 1
Standing#2,483 on player hours 89
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance225 server fps on average 100
Wipe hold100% of wipes kept half their crowd 100
Momentumup 481 places this week 60

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

AveragePeakWipe
0246820:0005:0014:0000:0009:0018:00Wiped Thu 8 Oct, 07:24 UTCWIPE

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 6 players.

Wipe record

2 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 23h

The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap
13.8 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

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
8 Oct Thu 07:24 2 before running
24 Sep Thu 11:42 6 13.8 days

Performance

Server fpsWipe
010020030040020:0005:0014:0000:0009:0018:00Wiped Thu 8 Oct, 07:24 UTCWIPE

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 11% 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
79.137.98.20:28019
Region
–
Max players
150
Group limit
teams off
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
24 Sep 2026, 11:42 UTC
Hostname
staginghardcoresmall.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 · mp150,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^t,gmhardcore,cs167443,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.
mp150Max players The server holds 150.
ts0Group limit No teams here.
v2635Protocol Game protocol 2635 - same version required to connect.
cs167443Build Build 167443.
ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust.
$r?Region code The region code is blank.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe.
Gameplay^tTutorial on You can take Facepunch's tutorial here if you're new.
Othersc2Custom tag Not part of the standard tag set - the owner or a plugin put it there.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Similar servers

the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
  1. 1
    RAGE RUST • ХАРДКОР • МОСКВАEU · no group limit · monthly · 6 on average
    Unranked
    8/50
  2. 2
    RUSTY BURGER - Hardcore | Solo | Monthly | Low UpkeepEU · no group limit · monthly · 2 on average
    Unranked
    2/200
  3. 3
    ХАРДКОР БЕЗ ОФФ РЕЙДОВ | SCRAP ZONEEU · no group limit · monthly · 2 on average
    Unranked
    3/100
  4. 4
    Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 482 on average
    Unranked
    584/600
  5. 5
    Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 476 on average
    Unranked
    640/675
  6. 6
    Rustoria.co - EU LongEU · groups of 14+ · monthly · 465 on average
    Unranked
    547/575

Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Population
01Ranking of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small among Rust servers: what is it?

The rank for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small is #2,483 on seven-day player hours, in the top 11% of ranked servers.

02How many players are on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small right now?

2 of 150 slots are filled on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small at this moment. Averaging 2 players over seven days, it peaked at 7. Between the last 48 hours, 11:00 UTC saw the highest average: 6 players.

Server Info
03What Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small on?

Version for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: Rust network protocol 2635 and build 167443 on Windows. Steam updates your game so your protocol matches; that is required to join.

04Is the performance on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small good?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 225, with a minimum of 189. Entities peaked at 85,079, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The maximum memory used was 3,668 MB. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Location of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: where?

No region tag is published by [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small, yet its name indicates Europe. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. For this server, the address is 79.137.98.20:28019.

06Current online status and reliability of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: what is the data?

[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small reports online at this moment. About 4 hours ago was its last restart, based on reported uptime. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server Now first saw it.

Server Tags
07How should you read the tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?

The server browser reads these tags from [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: 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; mp150 (Max players): The server holds 150; ts0 (Group limit): No teams here; v2635 (Protocol): Game protocol 2635 - same version required to connect; cs167443 (Build): Build 167443; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^m (Monthly): Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): You can take Facepunch's tutorial here if you're new; sc2 (Custom tag): Not part of the standard tag set - the owner or a plugin put it there. 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: who runs it?

The same operator most likely runs [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small and 124 other servers we track, as both publish a playrust.com hostname.

09On which Rust Server Now lists does [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small appear?

These Rust Server Now lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: Rust tutorial servers (live), Best EU Rust servers and Official Rust servers, ranked live. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.

Wipe Info
10[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small wipes on what schedule?

[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small takes a single wipe each month, the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 15 days 8 hours have passed since its current world began. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

11What happens on wipe day for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?

6 players on average marked the busiest point of its recent wipes. The latest wipe saw its peak 24 hours in. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.

Rules & Settings
12The map for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: which one?

A procedural map of size 3,750, generated by the game, is in use on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small.

13The rules and settings of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: what are they?

You will not find a gather rate in the name [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small. No group limit is published. hardcore is the game mode, Facepunch's most punishing mode. You can fight and raid other players. The in-game Official tab lists it. Valve's VAC anti-cheat is active.

Join Info
14To join [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small, what must you do?

To connect, open Rust, press F1, and enter client.connect 79.137.98.20:28019. You can also click Launch Rust here to open the game via Steam and join.