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Exhibit no. 4,788Acc. 2026.4788

Fooling Around

Rust server · in the archive since 20 September 2026

Online 76.16.72.212:28115 checked 9m ago

quad monthly wipes moddedoxidesoftcore
To visit
Players now 0/ 10
0% full
7-day average0peak 2
Rank#4,788top 21%
Last wipe25d agoSun 4 Oct, 02:13 UTC · monthly schedule
Next wipe7d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

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.

a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 29 Oct 2026, 04:40 UTCAll times UTC.

The record of each wipe

  1. Sun 4 Oct 202602:13 UTC25d ago
    Peak
    2
    Crowd
    –
    Lasted
    running
    Players before
    1
  2. Fri 2 Oct 202601:26 UTC27d ago
    Peak
    1
    Crowd
    held half
    Lasted
    2 days
    Players before
    1
  3. Tue 22 Sep 202621:46 UTC36d ago
    Peak
    1
    Crowd
    held half
    Lasted
    9.2 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

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence

5.6 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
0%on rhythmof its recent wipes
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
100%crowd heldof its cycles kept half the crowd

Coming wipes

  1. 7d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
  2. 35d 14hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sun 4 OctFri 2 OctTue 22 Sep
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 17 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.

Folder 1

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75105:0014:0023:0008:0017:0003:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Folder 2

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Folder 3

Rank

RankRank in region
12.5k5k7.5k10k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 21% of all ranked servers, and #313 of the quad servers (top 37%). 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 Fooling Around mean?

The game's server browser reads these tags published by Fooling Around: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, an easier one; mp10 (Max players): Slot count: 10; ts4 (Group limit): The team cap is 4; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^m (Monthly): On a monthly schedule the server wipes with Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): On death you keep part of your inventory; this is Facepunch's easier mode; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded. 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 Fooling Around?

The Rust Server History lists that feature Fooling Around are: Modded Rust servers: the record. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

Server record

Which version of Rust does Fooling Around run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the build Fooling Around runs, on Windows. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.

Is Fooling Around online, and how reliable is it?

Fooling Around is listed as online now. 142 of 168 hours, or 85% of the time, over the last 7 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 20 September 2026.

Where is Fooling Around located?

There is no region published by Fooling Around. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Its entry gives 76.16.72.212:28115 as the address.

Wipe history

What does wipe day look like on Fooling Around?

1 players on average was the busiest its recent wipes drew. On the latest wipe, 17 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 Fooling Around?

Once a month Fooling Around wipes, with the force wipe. 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 25 days 2 hours ago. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.

Player counts

How does Fooling Around rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Fooling Around at #4,788, among the top 21% of all ranked servers. Within its group of quad servers, this entry ranks #313.

How busy is Fooling Around?

Against 10 slots, Fooling Around records 0 players right now. The seven-day average stands at 0 players; the peak is 2. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 17:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Map and rules

What are the rules and settings on Fooling Around?

The name of Fooling Around carries no gather rate. A group may hold 4 players at most (quad). Under game mode, the entry reads softcore, The easier mode from Facepunch: part of your loot is kept. PvP and raiding are enabled. Under Modded in the server browser, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins in use: Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is active.

Which map does Fooling Around run?

Generated by the game, the map on Fooling Around is procedural.

Join record

How do I join Fooling Around?

Enter client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115 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.

The label explained

Server tags

What each tag this server publishes means.

Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^s,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4,^o^z

Game

gmsoftcore
Game mode The ruleset is softcore, an easier one.
mp10
Max players Slot count: 10.
ts4
Group limit The team cap is 4.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game has to be on protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one.
$r?
Region code The region code field is empty.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly On a monthly schedule the server wipes with Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

^s
Softcore On death you keep part of your inventory; this is Facepunch's easier mode.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Plugins run through Oxide (uMod).
^z
Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded.

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.