The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 3,299Acc. 2026.3299
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]
Rust server, NA · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online NA 74.136.196.241:28023 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 15 Sep19:43 1 Oct18:05 · FW 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 27 Oct 2026, 21:30 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 1 Oct 202618:05 UTC FW26d ago
- Peak
- 8
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 1
-
Tue 15 Sep 202619:43 UTC42d ago
- Peak
- 5
- Crowd
- held half
- Lasted
- 15.9 days
- Players before
- 2
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 21h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 21hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 36d 21hThu 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 8, 1 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 15% of all ranked servers, top 29% 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, lists
What do the server tags on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags published by The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival is the mode; mp100 (Max players): Slot count: 100; ts8 (Group limit): The game default caps teams at 8; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe falls on this server, and a wipe comes once a month; ^r (Roleplay): This is a roleplay server; ^p (PvE): The danger comes from the world, not other players; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, is the plugin framework in use; ^z (Modded): Under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings; NA (North America): North America is the region the server browser files it under. 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 The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
These Rust Server History lists include The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: Modded Rust servers: the record, Rust PvE servers, on record, Rust roleplay 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; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Roleplay ^r, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
The record
Does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] run smoothly?
Across the last 48 hours it averaged 108 server fps; the low was 93. As many as 87,855 entities were in the world: buildings, deployables and the rest. The highest memory use was 4,259 MB. What players feel as lag comes from low fps and a climbing entity count.
Which version of Rust does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the build The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] runs, on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] online, and how reliable is it?
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is listed as online now. Going by its reported uptime, it restarted about 5 days 1 hours ago. 162 of 168 hours, or 96% of the time, over the last 7 full days. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server History first saw it.
Where is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] located?
In North America, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] 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 74.136.196.241:28023.
Wipe record
What does wipe day look like on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
An average peak of 6 players was drawn by its recent wipes. On the latest wipe, 1 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
Once a month The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] wipes, with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes the force wipe, its next wipe, when every Rust server wipes. Made 26 days 3 hours ago, the current world is what it runs now. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Player counts
How does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] rank against other Rust servers?
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] takes #546 in North America on seven-day player hours, with #3,299 overall and a place in the top 15% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
Against 100 slots, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] records 1 players right now. The seven-day average stands at 1 players; the peak is 5. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 19:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
No gather rate is stated in the name of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. Under game mode, the entry reads roleplay, jobs and towns under roleplay rules. Plugins or settings alter the game here, and the browser lists the server under Modded. Oxide plugins are running. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] run?
Generated by the game at size 3,500 with seed 1337, the map on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is procedural. One size and seed produce one map, which RustMaps can show you from this page. Under map name, the entry reads: Custom Map.
Join record
How do I join The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 74.136.196.241:28023 to connect. Launch Rust from this page instead and you join through Steam with the connect already made. https://discord.com/invite/dwYuaCmyxt is where its website is.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^r,NA,^p,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp100
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^r
^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.