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[PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |

176.20.131.39:28015Up, checked 9m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026

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Players now 4/25 16% full
7-day average 2 peak 8
Rank #2,503 ▲ 157 this week
Server fps 99 last direct query
Seen, last 48 hours 98% 47 of 48 hours on the list

Health checks

from the latest readings
  • ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 9m ago
    Passing
  • Capacity16% of 25 slots in use
    Passing
  • Queuenobody waiting
    Passing
  • Performancerunning at 99 fps
    Passing
  • Fresh mapwiped 6d ago
    Passing
  • Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 19h
    Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48
48 hours agonow
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Map
Procedural Map · 4500
moddedoxidepve

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Players

AveragePeak
0246800:0009:0018:0004:0013:0022:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
11k2k3k4k20 Sep23 Sep27 Sep30 Sep4 Oct7 Oct

Top 10% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

05010015020000:0009:0018:0004:0013:0022:00

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.

Wipe calendar

1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeks
JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun
no wipe wiped force wipe today
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC

In 28d 19h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak
5
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

02468+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
History
  1. 1 Oct
    Thu 17:47 UTC · force wipe peak 5 · running
Map of [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |
Map
Procedural Map
Size
4500
Seed
93532827
Open on RustMaps
Address
176.20.131.39:28015
Region
–
Max players
25
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 17:47 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026
In its own words
Welcome to Rusty Bucket: Where the Old Farts Play... A chilled UK PvE server for grown-up gamers who now prefer building, exploring, and occasionally dying (I mean surviving) together. Map & Blueprints wipe on the first Thursday of every month. Features: • Increased gather rates (wood & ores) • Reduced building upkeep & decay • Craft uncraftable items at workbenches • Workbench coverage extended throughout your base • Upgrade & repair your base directly from your TC • Random world events & custom monuments • Extra lootables (bin bags, filing cabinets & more) • Infinite candles (they won’t burn out) • Sleep to skip the nights • Bigger stack sizes for the hoarders • Stack electric furnaces & boxes • Grid power access or craft a test generator • Heli Assist for easier flying • Lock vehicles so they won't decay • Track airdrops & helicopters on the map • Patrol Heli ignores you unless you draw a weapon • Personal SAM sites target Patrol Heli • Headshots can instantly kill NPCs • And plenty more... Rules: • Be friendly & respectful • No griefing or trolling • No trespassing into other players' bases • No advertising or external promotion • Have fun and help others

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp25,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^p,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z.

Game
gmrustGame mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp25Max players The slot count is 25.
ts8Group limit This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team.
v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.
cs166652Build Build: 166652.
ptrakNetworking The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet.
$r?Region code Region code: not set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe.
Gameplay
^pPvE There is no player-versus-player combat; the world provides the danger.
Mods and access
^oOxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^zModded Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player data

Where does [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | sit in the rankings?

The seven-day player hours rank for [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | is #2,503, in the top 10% of ranked servers.

What is the player count on [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

With 25 slots, [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | holds 4 players at present. The seven-day average is 2 players, with a peak of 8. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 6 players at 00:00 UTC.

Settings and rules

Which map is active on [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

[PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | uses a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 93532827, generated by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page.

What settings and rules apply on [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

The name of [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | carries no gather rate. Groups can contain up to 8 players, the default for the game. pve is the mode, no player-versus-player fighting. In the server browser it is Modded, meaning plugins or settings modify the game. It runs these plugins: Oxide. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe schedule

What can you expect from wipe day on [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

Across recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 5 players. 45 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.

What wipe pattern does [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | follow?

The force wipe is the only wipe [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | takes, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 6 days 5 hours is the age of the current world. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Server tags

How should you read the tags on [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

These tags are published by [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp25 (Max players): The slot count is 25; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs166652 (Build): Build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): Region code: not set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): There is no player-versus-player combat; the world provides the danger; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.

Where does [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

These Best Rust Servers lists include [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |: Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

Server details

What Rust version does [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux is what [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | runs. Your game needs the same protocol to connect, and Steam updates it automatically.

What is the location of [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

There is no published region for [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 176.20.131.39:28015 is its address.

How well does [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | perform?

The 48-hour average was 106 fps, with 29 as the lowest point. The world contained up to 135,578 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. Memory peaked at 4,283 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

What is the uptime and reliability of [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

Right now, [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs | is up. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 20 hours ago. 100% uptime for the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.

Join the server

How do you connect to [PVE] Rusty Bucket | Raidable Bases | Events | NPCs |?

Enter client.connect 176.20.131.39:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects.