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Exhibit no. 15,150Acc. 2026.15150
The Batcave
Rust server · in the archive since 6 October 2026
Offline 157.85.86.153:28015 checked 12d 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 9d 0h. 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 6 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% 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.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on The Batcave mean?
These tags from The Batcave, read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): The server holds 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The game default caps teams at 8; v2634 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2634; matching it is required to join; cs166652 (Build): Build number: 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe applies here, as does the force wipe from Facepunch; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded. 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 The Batcave?
The Rust Server History lists that feature The Batcave are: Modded Rust servers: the record. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Server record
Which version of Rust does The Batcave run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 is the build The Batcave runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is The Batcave online, and how reliable is it?
The record shows The Batcave offline at this moment, last seen 12 days 10 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 6 October 2026.
Where is The Batcave located?
No region is published by The Batcave. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 157.85.86.153:28015.
Wipe history
What is the wipe schedule on The Batcave?
Drawn from the force wipe, The Batcave's next wipe is an estimate. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes the force wipe, its next wipe, when every Rust server wipes. The world it runs now dates from 21 days 13 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Player counts
How does The Batcave rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last seven days put The Batcave at #15,150: a place in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Batcave?
No current count exists for The Batcave; it was last seen 12 days 10 hours ago.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on The Batcave?
No gather rate is stated in the name of The Batcave. No group may exceed 8 players, the default set by the game. Under game mode, the entry reads survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You may fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings alter the game here, and the browser lists the server under Modded. Plugins in use: Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is active.
Which map does The Batcave run?
Seed 50000, size 2,500: such is the procedural map The Batcave runs, generated by the game. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
Joining the server
How do I join The Batcave?
Entering client.connect 157.85.86.153:28015 in the console (F1) connects you to this server. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same: it opens the game via Steam and connects on your behalf.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.