The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 4,009Acc. 2026.4009
Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE
Rust server, NA · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online NA 23.230.3.29:28019 checked 8m 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 Oct18:03 · FW 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 29 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 1 Oct 202618:03 UTC FW27d ago
- Peak
- 5
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 0
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 6h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 6hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 6hThu 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 5, 29 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 18% of all ranked servers, top 36% in NA. 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 and filters
What do the server tags on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags published by Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp69 (Max players): Slot count: 69; ts88 (Group limit): A team may hold no more than 88; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2635; matching it is required to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^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; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is installed here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. 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 Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?
The Rust Server History lists that feature Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE are: Modded Rust servers: the record, Rust PvE servers, on record, Rust servers with zombies in the name and North America Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
The record
Does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE run smoothly?
Across the last 48 hours it averaged 71 server fps; the low was 37. As many as 142,651 entities were in the world: buildings, deployables and the rest. The highest memory use was 3,876 MB. What players feel as lag comes from low fps and a climbing entity count.
Which version of Rust does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE run?
The recorded build for Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.
Is Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE online, and how reliable is it?
The live count shows Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE online right now. Going by its reported uptime, it restarted about 13 hours ago. Of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were up: 99% of the time. First seen by Rust Server History on 13 September 2026.
Where is Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE located?
In North America, Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE lists itself with its NA tag. Where a server says it is is shown on Rust Server History; where the machine stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 23.230.3.29:28019.
Wipe history
What does wipe day look like on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew an average of 5 players. 29 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?
The force wipe is the only wipe on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE, once a month. 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 27 days 18 hours ago. The tags list a monthly wipe schedule.
Player counts
How does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE rank against other Rust servers?
Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE takes #671 in North America on seven-day player hours, with #4,009 overall and a place in the top 18% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?
Against 69 slots, Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE records 0 players right now. The seven-day average stands at 1 players; the peak is 4. An average of 2 players at 00:00 UTC made that the busiest hour of the last 48.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?
The name of Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE carries no gather rate. No group may exceed 88 players. Recorded as pve, with this note: fighting other players is excluded. Under Modded in the server browser, the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE run?
Seed 1337, size 4,096: such is the procedural map Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE runs, generated by the game. One size and seed produce one map, which RustMaps can show you from this page. Under map name, the entry reads: Custom Map.
Joining the server
How do I join Players vs Zombies! HARDCORE PVE?
Entering client.connect 23.230.3.29:28019 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://pvz.tebex.io/category/packages is its website.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp69,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts88,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp69
ts88
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^o
^z
Region
NA
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.