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RTF

66.51.98.51:28025NAUp, checked 11m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026

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Players now 2/50 4% full
7-day average 1 peak 4
Rank #4,028 ▲ 1972 this week
Server fps 60 last direct query
Seen, last 48 hours 98% 47 of 48 hours on the list

Health checks

from the latest readings
  • ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 11m ago
    Passing
  • Capacity4% of 50 slots in use
    Passing
  • Queuenobody waiting
    Passing
  • Performancerunning at 60 fps
    Passing
  • Fresh mapwiped 4d ago
    Passing
  • Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 27d 17h
    Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48
48 hours agonow
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Map
Procedural Map · 4500

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Players

AveragePeak
0123402:0011:0020:0006:0015:0000:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12.5k5k7.5k10k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep1 Oct5 Oct9 Oct

Top 17% of all ranked servers, top 38% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

02040608002:0011:0020:0006:0015:0000:00

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 27d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap
1.5 days
between real wipes
on rhythm
0%
of its recent wipes
wipe-day peak
3
players, last three wipes
crowd held
100%
of its cycles kept half the crowd

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sun 4 OctSun 4 OctThu 1 Oct
01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
History
  1. 4 Oct
    Sun 22:02 UTC peak 4 · running
  2. 4 Oct
    Sun 15:44 UTC peak 4 · lasted 0.3 days
  3. 1 Oct
    Thu 21:49 UTC · force wipe peak 2 · lasted 2.7 days
Map of RTF
Map
Procedural Map
Size
4500
Seed
2009818051
Open on RustMaps
Address
66.51.98.51:28025
Region
NA
Max players
50
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
monthly
Last wipe
5 Oct 2026, 01:19 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026
In its own words
Pine Hosting - Wipes Monthly - No Cheating! - Suspect Profile Equals Ban! - Play With Cheaters Will Result In Ban!

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.

Game
gmrustGame mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp50Max players Slots: 50.
ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634.
cs166652Build This server runs game build 166652.
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.
Region
NANorth America In the server browser it appears under North America.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

Where does RTF sit in the rankings?

The seven-day player hours rank for RTF is #4,028, in the top 17% of ranked servers and #729 in North America.

How many players are on RTF?

With 50 slots, RTF holds 2 players at present. The seven-day average is 1 players, with a peak of 4. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 03:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.

Rules and settings

What map is used on RTF?

RTF uses a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 2009818051, 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 RTF?

The name of RTF carries no gather rate. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard mode. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. In the server browser, it is found under Community. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe information

What happens on RTF during wipe day?

The average busiest count over recent wipes was 3 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 25 hours after it began. Until the next wipe, the crowd remained above half the peak in 100% of recent wipes.

When does RTF wipe?

One wipe a month comes to RTF, 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 4 days. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Server tags

How should you read the tags on RTF?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; 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): This server runs game build 166652; 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; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America are the tags RTF 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.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold RTF?

The Best Rust Servers lists that RTF fits are: Community servers, no training or build tags and North America Rust servers. You will find it on the server list under: Region: North America; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

Server details

What is the Rust version on RTF?

The Rust version on RTF 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 RTF?

With its NA tag, RTF lists itself in North America. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 66.51.98.51:28025 is its address.

What is the performance like on RTF?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 60, and it never dropped below 54. The world contained up to 122,837 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. The highest memory usage was 3,688 MB. Lag, as felt by players, is caused by low fps and an increasing number of entities.

What is the uptime and reliability of RTF?

RTF is online at the moment. It reports an uptime that puts the last restart at around 15 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 100%, meaning 168 of 168 hours. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.

How to join

What are the steps to join RTF?

Enter client.connect 66.51.98.51:28025 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects.