Fossil's Playground: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 5h ago
Failing
Capacity2% of 50 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 60 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 8h ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 27d 11h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: quad
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 3750

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 39% of all ranked servers, top 75% in OC, #483 of the quad 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 2 Oct. 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 11h. The force wipe · high confidence

History

8 Oct
Thu 23:07 UTC 1 on before · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 3750
Seed: 3671786

Open on RustMaps

Address: 51.161.198.94:28055
Region: OC
Max players: 50
Group limit: quad
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 8 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 2 Oct 2026

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^s,OC,gmsoftcore,cs167231,^q,ts4.

Game

gmsoftcoreGame mode This is softcore, a gentler ruleset.

mp50Max players 50 player slots.

ts4Group limit The maximum team size is 4.

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

cs167231Build Build: 167231.

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

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

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

Difficulty

^sSoftcore Facepunch's softer mode: on death, you keep some of your inventory.

Mods and access

^qPremium Access is limited to players with Rust's premium status.

Region

OCOceania The server browser lists it under Oceania.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What position does Fossil's Playground hold?

In Oceania, Fossil's Playground holds position #168, while its seven-day player hours rank #9,055 overall, within the top 39% of ranked servers. Among servers in the quad group, it is #483.

What is the player count on Fossil's Playground?

Fossil's Playground is not online now; the last time it was seen was 5 hours ago. The seven-day average is 1 players, with a peak of 1. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 07:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

Rules and settings

What is the map on Fossil's Playground?

The map on Fossil's Playground is procedural, size 3,750 with seed 3671786, created by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page.

What are the settings and rules for Fossil's Playground?

The name of Fossil's Playground carries no gather rate. A maximum of 4 players per group (quad). softcore is the mode, Part of your loot stays with you in Facepunch's easier mode. Combat between players is allowed, and bases can be raided. In the server browser, it is found under Community. Access is limited to players with Rust's premium status. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe information

When does Fossil's Playground wipe?

The force wipe is the only wipe Fossil's Playground 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. 8 hours is the age of the current world. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Server tags

What is the meaning of the tags on Fossil's Playground?

The tags below come from Fossil's Playground and are read by the game's server browser: gmsoftcore (Game mode): This is softcore, a gentler ruleset; mp50 (Max players): 50 player slots; ts4 (Group limit): The maximum team size is 4; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs167231 (Build): Build: 167231; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): Facepunch's softer mode: on death, you keep some of your inventory; ^q (Premium): Access is limited to players with Rust's premium status; OC (Oceania): The server browser lists it under Oceania. 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 Fossil's Playground?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is Fossil's Playground: Rust servers in Oceania and Community servers, no training or build tags. You will find it on the server list under: Region: Oceania; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s and Premium ^q; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

Server details

What Rust version does Fossil's Playground run?

The Rust version on Fossil's Playground is network protocol 2634 and build 167231, running on Linux. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

What is the location of Fossil's Playground?

With its OC tag, Fossil's Playground lists itself in Oceania. 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 51.161.198.94:28055.

How smooth is Fossil's Playground?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 60, and it never dropped below 60. A maximum of 75,024 entities were present, comprising buildings, deployables and all else. Memory peaked at 1,641 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 Fossil's Playground?

Down right now, Fossil's Playground was last seen 5 hours ago. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 2 hours ago. In the last 6 full days, 7 of 144 hours were online, an uptime of 5%. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 2 October 2026.

How to join

What is the process to join Fossil's Playground?

Enter client.connect 51.161.198.94:28055 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects. Access is limited to players with Rust's premium status.