[EA] Facepunch 3: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 11m ago
Passing
Capacity7% of 350 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 174 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 7d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 27d 16h
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 1% 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 16h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 162

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 17:39 UTC · force wipe peak 162 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 1574747206

Open on RustMaps

Address: 43.239.138.84:28015
Region: –
Max players: 350
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 17:39 UTC
Hostname: ea3.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,cs167231,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 Survival in the standard Rust style.

mp350Max players The slot count is 350.

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

v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.

cs167231Build The game build is 167231.

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

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

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

Difficulty

^vVanilla Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes.

Gameplay

^tTutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players.

Other

sc2Custom tag This tag is not standard Rust and was set by the owner or a plugin.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player data

Where does [EA] Facepunch 3 sit in the rankings?

For player hours over seven days, [EA] Facepunch 3 holds rank #306, in the top 1% of all ranked servers.

What is the population of [EA] Facepunch 3?

At the moment, 23 of 350 slots on [EA] Facepunch 3 are filled. In the past week, the average is 71 players and the peak is 193. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 14:00 UTC, averaging 108 players.

Settings and rules

What is the map on [EA] Facepunch 3?

[EA] Facepunch 3 uses a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1574747206, generated by the game. View it on RustMaps from here: identical size and seed yield the same map.

What are the settings and rules for [EA] Facepunch 3?

A gather rate is absent from the name [EA] Facepunch 3. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. It runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. The Official tab in Rust's game menu lists it. Vanilla is how it labels itself: rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe schedule

What happens on [EA] Facepunch 3 during wipe day?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 162 players. 46 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.

On what schedule does [EA] Facepunch 3 wipe?

Once a month, at the force wipe, [EA] Facepunch 3 wipes. Its next wipe is due Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, at the force wipe that clears every Rust server. It has been 7 days 8 hours since the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Tags and filters

Who manages [EA] Facepunch 3?

Since [EA] Facepunch 3 and 124 other servers we track share a playrust.com hostname, they are most likely run by the same operator.

What is the meaning of the tags on [EA] Facepunch 3?

These tags are published by [EA] Facepunch 3 and 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): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp350 (Max players): The slot count is 350; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams are limited to 8 players; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs167231 (Build): The game build is 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): This tag is not standard Rust and was set by the owner or a plugin. 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 [EA] Facepunch 3 appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is [EA] Facepunch 3: Official Rust servers, Rust tutorial servers and Rust server list. Filter entries for this server: 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: 50+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

About the server

What is the Rust version on [EA] Facepunch 3?

The Rust version on [EA] Facepunch 3 is network protocol 2634 and build 167231, running on Windows. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

Where can [EA] Facepunch 3 be found?

For [EA] Facepunch 3, no region is published. The location a server claims is what Best Rust Servers shows, not the machine's actual location. 43.239.138.84:28015 is its address.

What is the performance like on [EA] Facepunch 3?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 145 fps, with a minimum of 105. The entity count reached 190,544, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory use reached 7,775 MB. Low fps and a growing entity count are the sources of lag for players.

What is the uptime and reliability of [EA] Facepunch 3?

The server [EA] Facepunch 3 is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 15 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, an uptime of 100%. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 13 September 2026.

How to join

How do you connect to [EA] Facepunch 3?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 43.239.138.84:28015 in the console.