The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP: players

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 10m ago
Passing
Capacity0% of 100 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 37 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 6d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 2h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: quad
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 4500

moddedoxidepve

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 21% of all ranked servers, top 46% in NA, #313 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 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 2h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 2

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 21:28 UTC · force wipe peak 2 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4500
Seed: 2122343034

Open on RustMaps

Address: 66.51.99.21:28050
Region: NA
Max players: 100
Group limit: quad
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 21:49 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

In its own words

This isn't Your average PVE server. Here everything is a challenge from farming to monuments to Events. Everything wants to kill you. Most Zombies have guns, Purge the last weekend before wipe. 3X Gather Skill tree Convoy Water treatment Event Junkyard Zombies Horde Purge Teleports Backpacks And more!

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs167231,ts4,^o^z.

Game

gmrustGame mode Survival in the standard Rust style.

mp100Max players 100 player slots.

ts4Group limit Team size is capped at 4.

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

cs167231Build This server runs game build 167231.

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

$r?Region code Region code: not set.

Wipe schedule

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

Gameplay

^pPvE No fighting between players: the world is where the danger lies.

Mods and access

^oOxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is installed.

^zModded Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded.

Region

NANorth America The server browser lists it under North America.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player data

What is the rank of The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

The seven-day player hours rank for The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP is #4,865, in the top 21% of ranked servers and #880 in North America. Among servers in the quad group, it is #313.

What is the population of The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

At the moment, 0 of 100 slots on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP are filled. The average over seven days is 0 players, peaking at 2. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 1 players at 18:00 UTC.

Map and rules

Which map is active on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 2122343034 runs on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP, produced by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page.

What settings and rules apply on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

No gather rate appears in the name of The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP. A maximum of 4 players per group (quad). It runs pve, other players cannot be fought. Plugins or settings change the game, and it is listed under Modded in the server browser. The plugins it uses are Oxide. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.

Wipe schedule

What happens on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP during wipe day?

The average busiest count over recent wipes was 2 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 27 hours after it began.

When does The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP wipe?

One wipe a month comes to The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP, 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. It has been 6 days 18 hours since the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Tags and filters

How should you read the tags on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

These tags are published by The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): 100 player slots; ts4 (Group limit): Team size is capped at 4; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs167231 (Build): This server runs game build 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): Region code: not set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the world is where the danger lies; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is installed; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. 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 The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP: Best modded Rust servers, Best Rust PvE servers and North America Rust servers. Filter entries for this server: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.

About the server

What Rust version does The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP run?

The Rust version on The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP is network protocol 2634 and build 167231, running on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

What is the location of The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

With its NA tag, The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP 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. You can reach it at 66.51.99.21:28050.

How well does The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP perform?

The 48-hour average was 38 fps, with 31 as the lowest point. The entity count reached 140,776, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory peaked at 6,009 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

What is the online status and reliability of The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

The server The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP is currently online. The uptime figure suggests it restarted about 4 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.

Connection

What is the process to join The Meat Grinder PvE/PvP?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 66.51.99.21:28050 in the console. Its website can be found at https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp9024879.jpg.