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Cortex

Modded oxide
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Evaluation 55 Bronze #13,108 on player hours
Players now
0/1
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#13,108
▼ 3680 this week
Wiped
8d 0h
ago · 2 Oct, 01:23 UTC
Next wipe
–
not predictable yet
Team limit
8
no published schedule

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population1Standing42Uptime96Performance100Wipe hold–Momentum36
Population0 of 1 on average 1
Standing#13,108 on player hours 42
Uptime46 of the last 48 hours 96
Performance154 server fps on average 100
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumdown 3,680 places this week 36

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
0123403:0012:0021:0006:0015:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Wipe record

0 on record
Next wipe

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

DateTimePeakLasted
No wipe seen yet.

Performance

05010015020003:0012:0021:0006:0015:0000:00

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 2 Oct. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k2 Oct4 Oct5 Oct7 Oct8 Oct10 Oct

Top 58% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of Cortex
Map
Procedural Map
Size
3000
Seed
574433821
Open on RustMaps
Address
98.142.14.57:28025
Region
–
Max players
1
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
–
Last wipe
2 Oct 2026, 01:23 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
2 Oct 2026

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
GamegmvanillaGame mode The mode is vanilla survival.
mp1Max players The server holds 1.
ts8Group limit Teams max out at 8, the game's default.
v2634Protocol Game protocol 2634 - same version required to connect.
cs166494Build Game build: 166494.
ptrakNetworking RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?Region code No region set.
Mods and access^oOxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^zModded Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Player counts
01Ranking of Cortex among Rust servers: what is it?

In the top 58% of all ranked servers, Cortex holds #13,108 for player hours over the last seven days.

02What is the player count on Cortex?

0 of 1 slots are filled on Cortex at this moment. Averaging 0 players over seven days, it peaked at 1.

Server Info
03What Rust version is Cortex on?

The Rust build on Cortex is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, on Windows. Steam updates your game so your protocol matches; that is required to join.

04Is the performance on Cortex good?

Server fps over the last 48 hours: 154 average, 72 lowest. Entities peaked at 46,445, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Peak memory: 2,026 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.

05What is the host location for Cortex?

There is no region published by Cortex. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. 98.142.14.57:28025 is its address.

06How reliable is Cortex, and is it online?

Cortex reports online at this moment. The last restart happened around 3 days 11 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 2 October 2026.

Server Tags
07What is the meaning of each tag on Cortex?

The server browser reads these tags from Cortex: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): The server holds 1; ts8 (Group limit): Teams max out at 8, the game's default; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634 - same version required to connect; cs166494 (Build): Game build: 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded category: plugins or changed settings apply. Its queue, its current player count and the world's creation time sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.

08Where does Cortex show up in Rust Server Now lists and filters?

Cortex appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe Schedule
09On what timetable does Cortex wipe?

Cortex does not have enough wipes on record to establish its rhythm. Force wipe is monthly for all Rust servers, and the next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 8 days have passed since its current world began.

Rules & Settings
10Map selection on Cortex: what is it?

The map on Cortex is procedural, size 3,000 with seed 574433821, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed reproduce it.

11The rules and settings of Cortex: what are they?

You will not find a gather rate in the name Cortex. Up to 8 players can group, which is the game's default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings change the game, so the browser lists it under Modded. Plugins in use: Oxide. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

Joining Steps
12To join Cortex, what must you do?

In Rust, press F1 and run client.connect 98.142.14.57:28025; or use Launch Rust on this page to connect through Steam.