[AE] Facepunch 2: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 13m ago
Passing
Capacity6% of 350 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 153 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 7d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 27d 5h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 4500

official vanilla

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 4% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

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 27d 5h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 28

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 17:42 UTC · force wipe peak 28 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 1120603257

Open on RustMaps

Address: 185.179.203.164:28015
Region: –
Max players: 350
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 17:42 UTC
Hostname: ae2.playrust.com
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

Operator · playrust.com

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname.

In its own words

This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs167398,sc2,ts8.

On Best Rust Servers

officialRun 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.

Game

gmrustGame mode Standard survival, as in Rust.

mp350Max players The slot count is 350.

ts8Group limit The game default applies: teams are limited to 8 players.

v2634Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join.

cs167398Build Build: 167398.

ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.

$r?Region code A region code is not set.

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

^vVanilla No changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it.

Gameplay

^tTutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is offered to new players on this server.

Other

sc2Custom tag The owner or a plugin added this tag, which is not part of standard Rust.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What is the rank of [AE] Facepunch 2?

The seven-day player hours rank for [AE] Facepunch 2 is #934, in the top 4% of ranked servers.

What is the population of [AE] Facepunch 2?

At the moment, 20 of 350 slots on [AE] Facepunch 2 are filled. The seven-day average is 16 players, with a peak of 40. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 36 players at 19:00 UTC.

Rules and settings

Which map is active on [AE] Facepunch 2?

The map on [AE] Facepunch 2 is procedural, size 4,500 with seed 1120603257, created by the game. View it on RustMaps from here: identical size and seed yield the same map.

What are the settings and rules for [AE] Facepunch 2?

A gather rate is absent from the name [AE] Facepunch 2. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. survival is the mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. You can fight other players and raid their bases. Rust's in-game Official section includes it. By its own description, it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe information

What happens on [AE] Facepunch 2 during wipe day?

Across recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 28 players. 27 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.

When does [AE] Facepunch 2 wipe?

One wipe a month comes to [AE] Facepunch 2, with the force wipe. Its next wipe is due Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, at the force wipe that clears every Rust server. 7 days 19 hours is the age of the current world. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Server tags

Who is the operator of [AE] Facepunch 2?

Since [AE] Facepunch 2 and 124 other servers we track share a playrust.com hostname, they are most likely run by the same operator.

How should you read the tags on [AE] Facepunch 2?

The tags below come from [AE] Facepunch 2 and are read by the game's server browser: 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 survival, as in Rust; mp350 (Max players): The slot count is 350; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams are limited to 8 players; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join; cs167398 (Build): Build: 167398; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is offered to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin added this tag, which is not part of standard Rust. At the top of this page you will find its current players, its queue and the making of its world, all from the tags.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold [AE] Facepunch 2?

The Best Rust Servers lists that [AE] Facepunch 2 fits are: Official Rust servers, Rust tutorial servers and Rust server list. You will find it on the server list under: 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; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 10; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

About the server

What Rust version does [AE] Facepunch 2 run?

The Rust version on [AE] Facepunch 2 is network protocol 2634 and build 167398, running on Windows. Your game needs the same protocol to connect, and Steam updates it automatically.

What is the location of the server [AE] Facepunch 2?

No region is published by [AE] Facepunch 2. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 185.179.203.164:28015 is its address.

How smooth is [AE] Facepunch 2?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 131 fps, with a minimum of 108. The entity count reached 142,377, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The highest memory usage was 5,720 MB. Lag, as felt by players, is caused by low fps and an increasing number of entities.

What is the uptime and reliability of [AE] Facepunch 2?

[AE] Facepunch 2 is online at the moment. It reports an uptime that puts the last restart at around 1 hours ago. 100% uptime for the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 13 September 2026.

Join the server

What is the process to join [AE] Facepunch 2?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 185.179.203.164:28015 in the console.