[EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small: players

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 11m ago
Passing
Capacity1% of 250 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 60 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 14d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 27d 10h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 3750

official

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 6% 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 10h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 7

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

24 Sep
Thu 11:45 UTC peak 7 · running

Map of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 3750
Seed: 1097052742

Open on RustMaps

Address: 79.137.98.21:28015
Region: –
Max players: 250
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 24 Sep 2026, 11:45 UTC
Hostname: facepunchprimitive.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. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp250,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^t,gmprimitive,cs167234,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

gmprimitiveGame mode Primitive mode offers only bows, spears and melee, with no guns.

mp250Max players Slots: 250.

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

v2634Protocol To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634.

cs167234Build The game build is 167234.

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.

Gameplay

^tTutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is offered to new players on this server.

Other

sc2Custom tag The owner or a plugin added this tag, which is not part of standard Rust.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Population

What position does [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small hold?

The seven-day player hours rank for [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small is #1,447, in the top 6% of ranked servers.

What is the population of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

At the moment, 2 of 250 slots on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small are filled. The average over seven days is 6 players, peaking at 21. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 16:00 UTC, averaging 17 players.

Rules and settings

Which map is active on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

[EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small uses a procedural map of size 3,750 with seed 1097052742, 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

The name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small carries no gather rate. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. primitive is the mode, melee, bows and spears only, no guns. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. It is found under Official in the game. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe information

What can you expect from wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

The average busiest count over recent wipes was 7 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 32 hours after it began.

When does [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small wipe?

Once a month, at the force wipe, [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small wipes. Its next wipe is due Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, at the force wipe that clears every Rust server. The present world dates from 14 days 20 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Server tags

Who manages [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

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

What is the meaning of the tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

The tags below come from [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small and are 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; gmprimitive (Game mode): Primitive mode offers only bows, spears and melee, with no guns; mp250 (Max players): Slots: 250; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams are limited to 8 players; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs167234 (Build): The game build is 167234; 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; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is offered to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): The owner or a plugin added this tag, which is not part of standard Rust. 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.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

These Best Rust Servers lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small: Europe Rust servers, Official Rust servers, Best primitive Rust servers and Rust tutorial servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Primitive; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.

Server information

What is the Rust version on [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167234 on Windows is what [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small runs. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

What is the location of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

No region tag comes from [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small, though its name points to Europe. Best Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 79.137.98.21:28015.

How smooth is [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

The 48-hour average was 60 fps, with 55 as the lowest point. A maximum of 83,786 entities were present, comprising buildings, deployables and all else. Memory use reached 3,672 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

What is the online status and reliability of [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

Right now, [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small is up. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 23 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 100%, meaning 168 of 168 hours. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

Join the server

What are the steps to join [EU] Facepunch Staging Primitive Small?

Enter client.connect 79.137.98.21:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects.