The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 13,657Acc. 2026.13657
Fossil's Playground
Rust server, OC · in the archive since 2 October 2026
Offline OC 51.161.198.94:28055 checked 10d 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.
2 Oct Last seen 8 Oct23:07 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectedlast seen, 18 Oct 2026, 07:45 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 8 Oct 202623:07 UTC19d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 1
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 8d 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 0hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 36d 0hThu 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 1, 0 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 2 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 62% of all ranked servers, top 82% in OC, and #579 of the quad servers (top 70%). 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 Fossil's Playground mean?
These tags from Fossil's Playground, read by the game's server browser, are: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, an easier one; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are set on this server; ts4 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 4; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to join; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe applies here, as does the force wipe from Facepunch; ^s (Softcore): You keep part of your inventory on death in Facepunch's easier mode, softcore; ^q (Premium): Joining requires Rust's premium status; OC (Oceania): The server browser lists it under Oceania. 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 Fossil's Playground?
The Rust Server History lists that feature Fossil's Playground are: Oceania Rust servers on record and Rust community servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: Oceania; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s and Premium ^q; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Server record
Which version of Rust does Fossil's Playground run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the build Fossil's Playground runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you; joining needs the same protocol.
Is Fossil's Playground online, and how reliable is it?
The record shows Fossil's Playground offline at this moment, last seen 10 days 10 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. 2 October 2026 is when Rust Server History first saw it.
Where is Fossil's Playground located?
With its OC tag, Fossil's Playground lists itself in Oceania. 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 51.161.198.94:28055.
Wipe history
What does wipe day look like on Fossil's Playground?
1 players on average was the busiest its recent wipes drew. On the latest wipe, 0 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Fossil's Playground?
Fossil's Playground wipes with the force wipe, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 19 days 19 hours ago its current world was made. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Player counts
How does Fossil's Playground rank against other Rust servers?
Seven days of player hours rank Fossil's Playground at #13,657, in the top 62% of all ranked servers; within Oceania it is #177. Ranked against other quad servers, it stands at #579.
How busy is Fossil's Playground?
Fossil's Playground is offline at present, having last been seen 10 days 10 hours ago.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on Fossil's Playground?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of Fossil's Playground. You may join a group of up to 4 players (quad). Recorded as softcore, with this note: The easier mode from Facepunch: part of your loot is kept. Fighting and raiding between players are permitted. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. Joining requires Rust's premium status. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does Fossil's Playground run?
A procedural map of size 3,750 with seed 3671786 is what Fossil's Playground 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 Fossil's Playground?
Enter client.connect 51.161.198.94:28055 in the console, opened with F1 in Rust. Launch Rust and join on this page also works: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you. Joining requires Rust's premium status.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^s,OC,gmsoftcore,cs167781,^q,ts4
Game
gmsoftcore
mp50
ts4
v2634
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Difficulty
^s
Mods and access
^q
Region
OC
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.