[EU] Facepunch Staging: players

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 12m ago
Passing
Capacity2% of 350 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 164 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 13d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 17h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 4300

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

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no wipe wiped force wipe today

Next wipe

Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC

In 28d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 54

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

24 Sep
Thu 11:45 UTC peak 54 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4300
Seed: 1641015675

Open on RustMaps

Address: 79.137.98.9:28015
Region: –
Max players: 350
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 24 Sep 2026, 11:45 UTC
Hostname: eu__staging.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 mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs167053,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 Survival in the standard Rust style.

mp350Max players The slot count is 350.

ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.

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

cs167053Build Build: 167053.

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

$r?Region code A region code is not set.

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly A monthly wipe happens, together 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 offered to new players on this server.

Other

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

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What is the rank of [EU] Facepunch Staging?

For player hours over seven days, [EU] Facepunch Staging holds rank #978, in the top 4% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on [EU] Facepunch Staging?

With 350 slots, [EU] Facepunch Staging holds 6 players at present. The average over seven days is 14 players, peaking at 170. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 18:00 UTC, with an average of 22 players.

Settings and rules

Which map is active on [EU] Facepunch Staging?

The map on [EU] Facepunch Staging is procedural, size 4,300 with seed 1641015675, created by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page.

What settings and rules apply on [EU] Facepunch Staging?

No gather rate appears in the name of [EU] Facepunch Staging. Groups can contain up to 8 players, the default for the game. It runs survival, the usual game: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight other players and raid their bases. The Official tab in Rust's game menu lists it. It uses the term vanilla for itself: no changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe schedule

What happens on [EU] Facepunch Staging during wipe day?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 54 players. 33 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.

When does [EU] Facepunch Staging wipe?

The force wipe is the only wipe [EU] Facepunch Staging takes, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. That is the next wipe. 13 days 13 hours is the age of the current world. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Server tags

Who manages [EU] Facepunch Staging?

A playrust.com hostname is published by [EU] Facepunch Staging 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?

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): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp350 (Max players): The slot count is 350; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs167053 (Build): Build: 167053; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is the game's standard, RakNet; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe happens, together 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 offered to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not standard Rust are the tags [EU] Facepunch Staging 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging?

These Best Rust Servers lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging: Europe Rust servers, Official Rust servers, Rust tutorial servers and Rust server list. You will find it on the server list under: Region: Europe; 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 2 weeks; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Server information

What Rust version does [EU] Facepunch Staging run?

The Rust version on [EU] Facepunch Staging is network protocol 2634 and build 167053, running on Windows. Steam updates your game to the same protocol required for joining.

What is the location of the server [EU] Facepunch Staging?

Its name points to Europe, but [EU] Facepunch Staging publishes no region tag. The location a server claims is what Best Rust Servers shows, not the machine's actual location. 79.137.98.9:28015 is its address.

How well does [EU] Facepunch Staging perform?

Average server fps over the past 48 hours was 163, and it never dropped below 141. The entity count reached 126,687, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory use reached 6,695 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

How reliable is [EU] Facepunch Staging and is it online?

[EU] Facepunch Staging is online at the moment. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 16 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, an uptime of 100%. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

Join the server

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

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 79.137.98.9:28015 in the console.