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[EU] Facepunch Staging

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Evaluation 53 Silver #1,148 on player hours
Players now
4/350
1% full
7-day average
10
peak 26
Rank
#1,148
▼ 555 this week
Wiped
15d 11h
ago · 24 Sep, 11:45 UTC
Next wipe
26d 19h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
8
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population3Standing95Uptime96Performance100Wipe hold0Momentum26
Population10 of 350 on average 3
Standing#1,148 on player hours 95
Uptime46 of the last 48 hours 96
Performance183 server fps on average 100
Wipe hold0% of wipes kept half their crowd 0
Momentumdown 555 places this week 26

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
01020304000:0009:0018:0003:0012:0021:00Wiped Thu 8 Oct, 07:27 UTCWIPE

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

Wipe record

2 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 19h

The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap
13.8 days
between real wipes
wipe-day peak
54
players, last three wipes
crowd held
0%
else halves by day 8

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

020406080+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
8 Oct Thu 07:27 5 before running
24 Sep Thu 11:45 54 13.8 days

Performance

Server fpsWipe
05010015020000:0009:0018:0003:0012:0021:00Wiped Thu 8 Oct, 07:27 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
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep1 Oct5 Oct9 Oct

Top 5% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of [EU] Facepunch Staging
Map
Procedural Map
Size
4300
Seed
1641015675
Open on RustMaps
Address
79.137.98.9:28015
Region
–
Max players
350
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
24 Sep 2026, 11:45 UTC
Hostname
eu__staging.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 · mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs167443,sc2,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.
mp350Max players Slot count: 350.
ts8Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
v2635Protocol Your game must run protocol 2635.
cs167443Build This server runs build 167443.
ptrakNetworking RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?Region code No region set.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty^vVanilla No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships.
Gameplay^tTutorial on You can take Facepunch's tutorial here if you're new.
Othersc2Custom tag A custom tag, not one of the standard Rust set, applied by the owner or a plugin.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Population
01What is the rank position of [EU] Facepunch Staging?

The rank for [EU] Facepunch Staging is #1,148 on seven-day player hours, in the top 5% of ranked servers.

02Current population on [EU] Facepunch Staging: how busy is it?

The current population on [EU] Facepunch Staging is 4, against 350 slots. The seven-day average is 10 players, with a peak of 26. Between the last 48 hours, 18:00 UTC saw the highest average: 19 players.

Server details
03What Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Staging on?

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

04How smooth is the performance on [EU] Facepunch Staging?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 183, with a minimum of 159. Entities peaked at 124,632, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory usage reached 5,530 MB at its highest. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Location of [EU] Facepunch Staging: where?

Its name points to Europe, even though [EU] Facepunch Staging 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 79.137.98.9:28015.

06How reliable is [EU] Facepunch Staging, and is it online?

[EU] Facepunch Staging reports online at this moment. The last restart happened around 7 hours ago, according to uptime. Over the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, or 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Tags & Lists
07How should you read the tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging?

The server browser reads these tags from [EU] Facepunch Staging: 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; mp350 (Max players): Slot count: 350; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635; cs167443 (Build): This server runs build 167443; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships; ^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. The tags also carry its live players, its queue and its world creation time, and those appear at the top of this page.

08Who is the operator of [EU] Facepunch Staging?

[EU] Facepunch Staging 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging appear?

These Rust Server Now lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging: Rust tutorial servers (live), Best EU Rust servers, Official Rust servers, ranked live and Vanilla Rust servers, ranked live. Under these filters, it appears on the server list: Region: Europe; 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; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Wipe data
10[EU] Facepunch Staging wipes on what schedule?

[EU] Facepunch Staging 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. It has been running its current world for 15 days 11 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

11What does [EU] Facepunch Staging look like on wipe day?

On average, 54 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. The latest wipe saw its peak 33 hours in. Until the next wipe, the crowd stayed above half that peak in 0% of its recent wipes. If not, it dropped below half by day 8.

Rules & Settings
12Map selection on [EU] Facepunch Staging: what is it?

A procedural map of size 4,300 with seed 1641015675, generated by the game, is in use on [EU] Facepunch Staging. Size and seed together determine the map, which can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

13Which rules apply on [EU] Facepunch Staging, and what settings?

The name [EU] Facepunch Staging does not state a gather rate. 8 players per group is the default and the limit here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The in-game Official tab lists it. It uses the term vanilla for itself: no altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Join Info
14What is the process to join [EU] Facepunch Staging?

To connect, open Rust, press F1, and enter client.connect 79.137.98.9:28015. You can also click Launch Rust here to open the game via Steam and join.