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Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop

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Evaluation 81 Platinum #162 on player hours
Players now
133/200
66% full
7-day average
112
peak 199
Rank
#162
▲ 284 this week
Wiped
8d 3h
ago · 1 Oct, 18:02 UTC
Next wipe
26d 21h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
8
monthly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population56Standing99Uptime98Performance50Wipe hold–Momentum100
Population112 of 200 on average 56
Standing#162 on player hours 99
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance30 server fps on average 50
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumup 284 places this week 100

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
05010015020022:0007:0016:0002:0011:0020:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 159 players.

Wipe record

1 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 21h

The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak
200
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

050100150200+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
1 Oct FW Thu 18:02 200 running

Performance

01020304022:0007:0016:0002:0011:0020:00

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
120040060080020 Sep24 Sep28 Sep1 Oct5 Oct9 Oct

Top 0.7% of all ranked servers, top 2% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop
Map
Reddit Maps
Size
4000
Seed
1337
Custom map
download
Address
91.229.114.102:28015
Region
NA
Max players
200
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC
Hostname
us.lowpop.rplayrust.com
First seen
13 Sep 2026
In its own words
Welcome to Reddit's official /r/PlayRust Monthly US Low Pop server! - No cheating or exploiting. - No spam, racism/slurs, discrimination. Visit /r/playrustpublic for server discussion! Support: redditplayrust.com Discord: discord.gg/playrust Monthly Map Wipe @ Force / BP Wipe @ Forced

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp200,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,NA,gmrust,cs167398,ts8,^o,rustmaps
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.
mp200Max players The server holds 200.
ts8Group limit The default applies: 8 to a team.
v2634Protocol Protocol 2634: match it to join.
cs167398Build Build 167398.
ptrakNetworking Network layer: RakNet, the game's default.
$r?Region code No region set.
Wipe schedule^mMonthly Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty^vVanilla Vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed.
Mods and access^oOxide Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod).
RegionNANorth America In the server browser it appears under North America.
OtherrustmapsCustom tag Not part of the standard tag set - the owner or a plugin put it there.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Player counts
01Ranking of Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop among Rust servers: what is it?

The seven-day player-hour rank for Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop is #162, top 0.7% of all ranked servers and #36 in North America.

02What is the player count on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop?

133 of 200 slots are filled on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop at this moment. Its seven-day average is 112 players; the peak is 199. Its busiest point in the last 48 hours was 02:00 UTC, averaging 156 players.

About Server
03The Rust version for Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: what is it?

Version for Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Linux. To join, your game must share the protocol; Steam takes care of updating it.

04Performance of Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: is it smooth?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 30, with a minimum of 30. Entities reached 258,424 - buildings, deployables and the rest. Peak memory: 8,095 MB. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Where can you find Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop physically?

The location Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop lists is North America, indicated by the NA tag. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. For this server, the address is 91.229.114.102:28015.

06Current online status and reliability of Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: what is the data?

Right now Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop shows as online. The last restart happened around 6 hours ago, according to uptime. 168 of 168 hours up in the last 7 full days; that is 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Server Tags
07The tags on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: 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; mp200 (Max players): The server holds 200; ts8 (Group limit): The default applies: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it to join; cs167398 (Build): Build 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's default; $r? (Region code): No region set; ^m (Monthly): Every month it wipes, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Vanilla in the full sense: nothing about rates, kits or rules is changed; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America; rustmaps (Custom tag): Not part of the standard tag set - the owner or a plugin put it there: that is the tag set Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop publishes for the game's server browser. The tags also carry its live players, its queue and its world creation time, and those appear at the top of this page.

08Operator of Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: who runs it?

The same operator most likely runs Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop and 16 other servers we track, as both publish a rplayrust.com hostname.

09Where does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop show up in Rust Server Now lists and filters?

Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Official Rust servers, ranked live, North America Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers, ranked live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 100; Average players: 100+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Wipe Schedule
10Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop wipes on what schedule?

Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop 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 8 days 3 hours. Its tags advertise a monthly wipe schedule.

11What happens on wipe day for Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop?

On average, 200 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. With 31 more in the queue, the latest wipe peaked 2 hours after the wipe.

Server Rules
12The map for Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: which one?

Custom map of size 4,000: Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop uses one, and the published map file can be downloaded from this page.

13Which rules apply on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop, and what settings?

No gather rate appears in the name Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop. The game's default group limit of 8 players applies. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The in-game Official tab lists it. Oxide plugins are running. 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
14Joining Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US Low Pop: what are the steps?

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 91.229.114.102:28015, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join. You can find its website at https://reddit.com/r/playrust.