Project NOVA: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 9m ago
Passing
Capacity0% of 40 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 224 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 4d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 8h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

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

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 59% 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

2 days 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 8h. The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap: 3 days
wipe-day peak: 2
crowd held: 0%

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sat 3 OctWed 30 Sep

History

3 Oct
Sat 22:39 UTC peak 2 · running
30 Sep
Wed 22:22 UTC peak 1 · lasted 3 days

Map: Custom Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 1

Address: 199.115.72.20:10000
Region: –
Max players: 40
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 3 Oct 2026, 22:39 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^p,^m,^v,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8.

Game

gmvanillaGame mode The game mode is vanilla survival.

mp40Max players The slot count is 40.

ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.

v2634Protocol To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634.

cs166652Build The game build is 166652.

ptrakNetworking The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet.

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

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

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

Gameplay

^pPvE The world is the danger, not other players.

Mods and access

^zModded Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded.

^yCarbon The plugin framework Carbon is installed.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What is the rank of Project NOVA?

For player hours over seven days, Project NOVA holds rank #14,046, in the top 59% of all ranked servers.

What is the player count on Project NOVA?

At the moment, 0 of 40 slots on Project NOVA are filled. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 2.

Rules and settings

What map is used on Project NOVA?

Project NOVA uses a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, as the same size and seed give the same result. The name given to the map is Custom Map.

What settings and rules apply on Project NOVA?

The name of Project NOVA carries no gather rate. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. pve is the mode, other players cannot be fought. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change gameplay. Its plugins include Carbon. It uses the term vanilla for itself: no changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe details

What can you expect from wipe day on Project NOVA?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 2 players. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. The fall below half arrived by day 1 in the remaining wipes.

When does Project NOVA wipe?

Once a month, at the force wipe, Project NOVA wipes. Its next wipe is due Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, at the force wipe that clears every Rust server. The present world dates from 4 days 12 hours. Its tags list a wipe schedule of once a month.

Tags and filters

How should you read the tags on Project NOVA?

The tags below come from Project NOVA and are read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): The game mode is vanilla survival; mp40 (Max players): The slot count is 40; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it; ^p (PvE): The world is the danger, not other players; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework Carbon is installed. 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.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold Project NOVA?

The Best Rust Servers lists that Project NOVA fits are: Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. You will find it on the server list under: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

About the server

What is the Rust version on Project NOVA?

The Rust version on Project NOVA is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

What is the location of Project NOVA?

There is no published region for Project NOVA. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 199.115.72.20:10000 is its address.

How smooth is Project NOVA?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 224, and it never dropped below 181. The entity count reached 149,033, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory peaked at 4,839 MB. Low fps and a growing entity count are the sources of lag for players.

How reliable is Project NOVA and is it online?

The server Project NOVA is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 4 days 10 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

How do you connect to Project NOVA?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 199.115.72.20:10000 in the console.