The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 16,408Acc. 2026.16408
Blind Squirrel Backlot
Rust server · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Offline 156.236.84.27:28040 checked 27d ago
The timeline
Wipes
Every wipe on record as a dated marker, the force wipes among them, and the wipes expected next. Newest first in the record below.
The record of each wipe
No wipe seen yet.
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
The rhythm
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 13h. The force wipe
The record
Population, performance and rank
Kept in folders: players every five minutes, every hour and every day; the server answering for itself; its rank among every server ranked.
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Related exhibits
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Visitors' questions about this exhibit
Quick answers
Answered from the figures on this page.
Tags, lists
What do the server tags on Blind Squirrel Backlot mean?
These tags from Blind Squirrel Backlot, read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are set on this server; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap of 8 per team applies here; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2633 to join; cs165217 (Build): This server runs game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^m (Monthly): On a monthly schedule the server wipes with Facepunch's force wipe. Shown at the top of this page are the current players, the queue and the world's age, also taken from the tags.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include Blind Squirrel Backlot?
These Rust Server History lists include Blind Squirrel Backlot: Rust community servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
The record
Which version of Rust does Blind Squirrel Backlot run?
On Linux, Blind Squirrel Backlot runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is Blind Squirrel Backlot online, and how reliable is it?
The record shows Blind Squirrel Backlot offline at this moment, last seen 27 days 14 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. The first sighting by Rust Server History was on 13 September 2026.
Where is Blind Squirrel Backlot located?
You will find no region published by Blind Squirrel Backlot. Where a server says it is is shown on Rust Server History; where the machine stands is not looked up. You will find it at 156.236.84.27:28040.
Wipe log
What is the wipe schedule on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
The next wipe on Blind Squirrel Backlot is an estimate, drawn from the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Made 50 days 13 hours ago, the current world is what it runs now. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
How does Blind Squirrel Backlot rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last seven days put Blind Squirrel Backlot at #16,408: a place in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Blind Squirrel Backlot?
No current count exists for Blind Squirrel Backlot; it was last seen 27 days 14 hours ago.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
The name of Blind Squirrel Backlot carries no gather rate. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. Recorded as survival, with this note: the usual game, with gathering, building and raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. Under Community in the server browser, this community server is listed. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is active.
Which map does Blind Squirrel Backlot run?
A procedural map of size 4,250 with seed 913836496 is what Blind Squirrel Backlot runs, generated by the game. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
How to join
How do I join Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 156.236.84.27:28040 to connect. Launch Rust from this page instead and you join through Steam with the connect already made.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.