The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 1,002Acc. 2026.1002
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore
Rust server, EU · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online EU 194.69.160.82:28015 checked 10m 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.
13 Sep Now 1 Oct18:02 · FW 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 29 Oct 2026, 10:25 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 1 Oct 202618:02 UTC FW27d ago
- Peak
- 64
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 10
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
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 8h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 8hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 8hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 64, 23 hours in.
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 5% of all ranked servers, top 15% in EU. 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
Who runs Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
The same operator most likely runs Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore and 16 other servers we track, as all publish a rplayrust.com hostname.
What do the server tags on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore mean?
You can see the tags Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore publishes, 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; gmhardcore (Game mode): This server runs hardcore, the harsher ruleset; mp200 (Max players): Slot count: 200; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^h (Hardcore): Fewer helpers and a harsher survival: Facepunch's hardcore mode; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, is the plugin framework in use; EU (Europe): Europe is the region the server browser files it under; rustmaps (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not a standard Rust one. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and the world's creation time, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
The Rust Server History lists that feature Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore are: European Rust servers and Official Rust servers: the record. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Plugins, not modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Hardcore ^h and Oxide ^o; Players now: At least 10; Boxes: Official only.
Server entry
Does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore run smoothly?
30 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, never below 21. As many as 105,898 entities were in the world: buildings, deployables and the rest. The highest memory use was 4,005 MB. Lag, as players feel it, has two sources: low fps and a rising entity count.
Which version of Rust does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the build Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore online, and how reliable is it?
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore is listed as online now. Going by its reported uptime, it restarted about 1 minutes ago. 167 of 168 hours, or 99% of the time, over the last 7 full days. The first sighting by Rust Server History was on 13 September 2026.
Where is Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore located?
In Europe, Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore lists itself with its EU tag. The location on Rust Server History is what a server says, not a lookup of where the machine stands. Its entry gives 194.69.160.82:28015 as the address.
Wipe log
What does wipe day look like on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew an average of 64 players. On the latest wipe, 23 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
The force wipe is the only wipe on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Made 27 days 16 hours ago, the current world is what it runs now.
Population
How does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore rank against other Rust servers?
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore takes #430 in Europe on seven-day player hours, with #1,002 overall and a place in the top 5% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
Of its 200 slots, Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore currently has 16 filled. A seven-day average of 9 players is recorded, with a peak of 23. An average of 17 players at 16:00 UTC made that the busiest hour of the last 48.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
The name of Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore carries no gather rate. The entry carries no group limit. Under game mode, the entry reads hardcore, Facepunch's most punishing mode. PvP and raiding are enabled. It appears in Rust's Official tab in game. Oxide plugins are running. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore run?
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore runs a custom map of size 3,600; the published file is on this page for download.
How to join
How do I join Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - EU Hardcore?
Entering client.connect 194.69.160.82:28015 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. https://redditplayrust.com/login is its website.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp200,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^h,EU,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0,^o,rustmaps
On Rust Server History
Game
gmhardcore
mp200
ts0
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Difficulty
^h
Mods and access
^o
Region
EU
Other
rustmaps
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.