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

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 6m ago
Passing
Capacity8% of 250 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 140 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 6d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 15h
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 28d 15h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 30

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 17:41 UTC · force wipe peak 30 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 157227784

Open on RustMaps

Address: 51.161.199.230:28015
Region: –
Max players: 250
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 17:41 UTC
Hostname: au__2.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 mp250,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs167058,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.

mp250Max players 250 player slots.

ts8Group limit This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team.

v2634Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join.

cs167058Build This server runs game build 167058.

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

$r?Region code No region code is 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

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

Other

sc2Custom tag A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not standard Rust.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

Where does [AU] Facepunch 2 sit in the rankings?

For player hours over seven days, [AU] Facepunch 2 holds rank #952, in the top 4% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on [AU] Facepunch 2?

At the moment, 19 of 250 slots on [AU] Facepunch 2 are filled. The seven-day average is 15 players, with a peak of 31. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 29 players at 08:00 UTC.

Settings and rules

What map is used on [AU] Facepunch 2?

A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 157227784 runs on [AU] Facepunch 2, produced by the game. View it on RustMaps from here: identical size and seed yield the same map.

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

The name of [AU] Facepunch 2 carries no gather rate. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. survival is the mode, the usual game: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight other players and raid their bases. It is found under Official in the game. 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 schedule

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

The average busiest count over recent wipes was 30 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 39 hours in.

What wipe pattern does [AU] Facepunch 2 follow?

Once a month, at the force wipe, [AU] Facepunch 2 wipes. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 6 days 9 hours is the age of the current world. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Server tags

Who is behind [AU] Facepunch 2?

A playrust.com hostname is published by [AU] Facepunch 2 and by 124 other servers we track, so one operator most likely runs them all.

What is the meaning of the tags on [AU] Facepunch 2?

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; mp250 (Max players): 250 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join; cs167058 (Build): This server runs game build 167058; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): No region code is 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; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not standard Rust are the tags [AU] Facepunch 2 publishes; the game's server browser reads them. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.

Where does [AU] Facepunch 2 appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

These Best Rust Servers lists include [AU] Facepunch 2: Rust servers in Oceania, Official Rust servers, Rust tutorial servers and Rust server list. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Oceania; 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 week; Players now: At least 10; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Server details

What Rust version does [AU] Facepunch 2 run?

The Rust version on [AU] Facepunch 2 is network protocol 2634 and build 167058, running on Windows. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

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

The name of [AU] Facepunch 2 points to Oceania, yet no region tag is published. The location a server claims is what Best Rust Servers shows, not the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 51.161.199.230:28015.

How smooth is [AU] Facepunch 2?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 165, and it never dropped below 124. The world contained up to 138,654 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. Memory peaked at 5,840 MB. Low fps and a growing entity count are the sources of lag for players.

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

[AU] Facepunch 2 is online at the moment. The uptime figure suggests it restarted about 14 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, 163 of 168 hours were online, an uptime of 97%. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.

Join the server

What are the steps to join [AU] Facepunch 2?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.161.199.230:28015 in the console.