Rusty Moose |US Small|: players

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 12m ago
Passing
Capacity68% of 200 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 30 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 6d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 9h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Moose Maps · 4000

official vanilla

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 0.1% of all ranked servers, top 0.4% in NA. 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 28d 9h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 507

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 18:00 UTC · force wipe peak 507 · running

Map: Moose Maps
Size: 4000
Seed: 1337

Address: 205.178.168.59:28010
Region: NA
Max players: 200
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
Hostname: small.us.moose.gg
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

Operator · moose.gg

25 servers publish a moose.gg hostname.

In its own words

Official Rusty Moose US Small Wipe Schedule - Map: Monthly @ Force Wipe - Blueprints: Monthly @ Force Wipe Join our Discord server for announcements and to get more involved with the community! https://moose.gg/vip https://discord.gg/moose Force wipes are always on the first Thursday of the month at 2pm EST / 19:00 London time.

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp200,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,NA,gmrust,cs167058,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 Survival in the standard Rust style.

mp200Max players 200 player slots.

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.

cs167058Build The game build is 167058.

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

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

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

Difficulty

^vVanilla Facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged.

Region

NANorth America The server browser lists it under North America.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Population

What is the rank of Rusty Moose |US Small|?

In North America, Rusty Moose |US Small| holds position #8, while its seven-day player hours rank #31 overall, within the top 0.1% of ranked servers.

What is the population of Rusty Moose |US Small|?

At the moment, 135 of 200 slots on Rusty Moose |US Small| are filled. In the past week, the average is 293 players and the peak is 507. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 02:00 UTC, averaging 392 players.

Settings and rules

Which map is active on Rusty Moose |US Small|?

The map on Rusty Moose |US Small| is procedural, size 4,000 with seed 1337, created by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page. You will see the map named Moose Maps.

What are the settings and rules for Rusty Moose |US Small|?

The name of Rusty Moose |US Small| carries no gather rate. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. survival is the mode, gather, build, raid: the standard mode. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. The Official tab in Rust's game menu lists it. It uses the term vanilla for itself: facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe details

What happens on Rusty Moose |US Small| during wipe day?

The average busiest count over recent wipes was 507 players. 4 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked, with 184 waiting in the queue.

On what schedule does Rusty Moose |US Small| wipe?

One wipe a month comes to Rusty Moose |US Small|, with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. That is the next wipe. The present world dates from 6 days 15 hours. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Server tags

Who manages Rusty Moose |US Small|?

Since Rusty Moose |US Small| and 24 other servers we track share a moose.gg hostname, they are most likely run by the same operator.

How should you read the tags on Rusty Moose |US Small|?

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): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp200 (Max players): 200 player slots; 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; cs167058 (Build): The game build is 167058; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America are the tags Rusty Moose |US Small| publishes; the game's server browser reads them. 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 Rusty Moose |US Small| appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is Rusty Moose |US Small|: Official Rust servers, North America Rust servers and Rust server list. Filter entries for this server: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Vanilla ^v; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week; Players now: At least 100; Average players: 200+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Server information

What is the Rust version on Rusty Moose |US Small|?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167058 on Linux is what Rusty Moose |US Small| runs. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

What is the location of Rusty Moose |US Small|?

In North America, Rusty Moose |US Small| lists itself with its NA tag. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. You can reach it at 205.178.168.59:28010.

How smooth is Rusty Moose |US Small|?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 30 fps, with a minimum of 27. The world contained up to 394,921 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. Memory use reached 11,368 MB. Lag, as felt by players, is caused by low fps and an increasing number of entities.

What is the online status and reliability of Rusty Moose |US Small|?

The server Rusty Moose |US Small| is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 18 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 100%, meaning 168 of 168 hours. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

Connection

What is the process to join Rusty Moose |US Small|?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 205.178.168.59:28010 in the console. https://moose.gg is its website.