The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 1,441Acc. 2026.1441
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests
Rust server, NA · in the archive since 14 September 2026
Online NA 64.20.51.155:28080 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.
14 Sep Now 17 Sep17:11 1 Oct17:40 · FW 15 Oct17:07 5 Nov19:00 · FW 12 Nov17:07 3 Dec19:00 · FW 10 Dec17:07
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 29 Oct 2026, 03:40 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 15 Oct 202617:07 UTC13d ago
- Peak
- 19
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 2
-
Thu 1 Oct 202617:40 UTC FW27d ago
- Peak
- 21
- Crowd
- halved by day 7
- Lasted
- 14 days
- Players before
- 2
-
Thu 17 Sep 202617:11 UTC41d ago
- Peak
- 24
- Crowd
- halved by day 7
- Lasted
- 14 days
- 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
fixed weekdays
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 15h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 15hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 14d 13hThu 12 Nov, 17:07 UTC
- 35d 15hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
- 42d 13hThu 10 Dec, 17:07 UTC
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 19, 9 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 6% of all ranked servers, top 11% 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.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests mean?
These tags from RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests, read by the game's server browser, are: gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, hardcore, applies here; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50 slots; ts0 (Group limit): Team play is off here; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^b (Biweekly): The server wipes on a two-week cycle; ^h (Hardcore): Fewer helpers and a harsher survival: Facepunch's hardcore mode; ^p (PvE): Player combat is off: the world is the threat; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon here; NA (North America): Its entry in the server browser sits 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 RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
The Rust Server History lists that feature RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests are: Modded Rust servers: the record, Rust PvE servers, on record and North America Rust servers. These filters on the server list bring it up: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server record
Does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run smoothly?
57 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, never below 48. Buildings, deployables and everything else in the world came to as many as 149,185 entities. Up to 4,369 MB of memory was used. Lag, as players feel it, has two sources: low fps and a rising entity count.
Which version of Rust does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?
The recorded build for RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.
Is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests online, and how reliable is it?
The live count shows RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests online right now. The uptime it reports puts the last restart at about 17 hours ago. Of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 167 were up: 99% of the time. The first sighting by Rust Server History was on 14 September 2026.
Where is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests located?
The NA tag is how RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests lists itself in North America. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You will find it at 64.20.51.155:28080.
Wipe history
What does wipe day look like on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
An average peak of 21 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 9 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked. Above half that peak until the next wipe it stayed in 0% of its recent wipes. The fall below half came by day 7 in those wipes where it didn't hold.
What is the wipe schedule on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Wipes on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests follow a every 4 weeks on Thursday at 17:07 UTC pattern. 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 13 days 10 hours ago. A wipe every two weeks is published in its tags.
Player counts
How does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests rank against other Rust servers?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests ranks #1,441 on seven-day player hours: top 6% overall and #214 in North America.
How busy is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Against 50 slots, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests records 3 players right now. A seven-day average of 5 players is recorded, with a peak of 13. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 22:00 UTC, averaging 5 players.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
No gather rate is stated in the name of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests. No figure for group size is published. Recorded as hardcore, with this note: Facepunch's mode at its hardest. PvP and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings alter the game here, and the browser lists the server under Modded. The plugin count is Carbon. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?
Size 4,800: the map on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is procedural and generated by the game.
Join record
How do I join RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Entering client.connect 64.20.51.155:28080 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^b,^h,NA,^p,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0
Game
gmhardcore
mp50
ts0
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^b
Difficulty
^h
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.