The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 15,478Acc. 2026.15478
Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]
Rust server, AF · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Offline AF 165.0.38.196:28015 checked 38d 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 7h. 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 20 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% of all ranked servers, top 68% in AF. 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 Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] mean?
These tags from Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE], read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are set on this server; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap of 8 per team applies here; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): The game build is 164530; 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; ^p (PvE): Player combat is off: the world is the threat; AF (Africa): Its entry in the server browser sits under Africa. 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 Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]?
These Rust Server History lists include Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]: Rust community servers and Rust PvE servers, on record. These filters on the server list bring it up: Region: Africa; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m and PvE ^p; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Server record
Which version of Rust does Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] run?
The recorded build for Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] is Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] online, and how reliable is it?
Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] was last seen 38 days 17 hours ago and is offline right now. It was up for 0 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0% of the time. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server History first saw it.
Where is Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] located?
The AF tag is how Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] lists itself in Africa. Where a server says it is is shown on Rust Server History; where the machine stands is not looked up. Its entry gives 165.0.38.196:28015 as the address.
Wipe history
What is the wipe schedule on Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]?
An estimate from the force wipe gives Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]'s next wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world it runs now dates from 52 days 17 hours ago. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
How does Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] rank against other Rust servers?
Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] takes #25 in Africa on seven-day player hours, with #15,478 overall and a place in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]?
Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] is offline at present, having last been seen 38 days 17 hours ago.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]. No group may exceed 8 players, the default set by the game. pve is the game mode, fighting other players is excluded. Under Community in the server browser, this community server is listed. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] run?
A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 55488927 is what Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE] runs, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, since one size and seed always give one map.
Joining the server
How do I join Rusty Gang [ZA] [PvPvE]?
Entering client.connect 165.0.38.196:28015 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 mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,AF,^p,gmrust,cs164530,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp100
ts8
v2633
cs164530
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^p
Region
AF
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.