The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 963Acc. 2026.0963
[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small
Rust server · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online 79.137.98.21:28017 checked 7m 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 24 Sep11:47 29 Oct10:16 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 30 Oct 2026, 05:45 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
-
Thu 29 Oct 202610:16 UTC19h ago
- Peak
- –
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 7
-
Thu 24 Sep 202611:47 UTC35d ago
- Peak
- 21
- Crowd
- held half
- Lasted
- 34.9 days
- Players before
- 15
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 6d 13h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 6d 13hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 34d 13hThu 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 21, 31 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 4% of all ranked servers, and #49 of the quad servers (top 6%). 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
Who runs [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
A playrust.com hostname is published by [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small and by 124 other servers we track, which points to the same operator.
What do the server tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags published by [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmsoftcore (Game mode): This server runs softcore, the easier ruleset; mp250 (Max players): The server holds 250 slots; ts4 (Group limit): The team cap is 4; v2636 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2636; matching it is required to join; cs169627 (Build): Build number: 169627; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe applies here, as does the force wipe from Facepunch; ^t (Tutorial on): The server offers Facepunch's tutorial to new players; sc2 (Custom tag): Standard Rust does not define this tag; the owner or a plugin added it. 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
These Rust Server History lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small: Rust tutorial servers: the record, European Rust servers and Official Rust servers: the record. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours; Average players: 10+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
Server entry
Does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small run smoothly?
Averaged over the last 48 hours: 169 server fps, with 137 the lowest. Buildings, deployables and everything else in the world came to as many as 116,000 entities. Memory use peaked at 3,820 MB. Players feel lag when fps drop and the entity count climbs.
Which version of Rust does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small run?
The recorded build for [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small is Rust network protocol 2636 and build 169627 on Windows. Steam updates your game for you; joining needs the same protocol.
Is [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small online, and how reliable is it?
The live count shows [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small online right now. About 17 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged by the uptime it reports. 167 of 168 hours, or 99% of the time, over the last 7 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 13 September 2026.
Where is [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small located?
The name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small points to Europe, but no region tag is published. 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 79.137.98.21:28017.
Wipe record
What does wipe day look like on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew an average of 21 players. On the latest wipe, 31 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small 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 hours ago its current world was made. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Player record
How does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small rank against other Rust servers?
Over seven days of player hours, [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small ranks #963, inside the top 4% of all ranked servers. Ranked against other quad servers, it stands at #49.
How busy is [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
Against 250 slots, [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small records 4 players right now. The seven-day average stands at 10 players; the peak is 25. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 19:00 UTC, averaging 21 players.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
The name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small carries no gather rate. You may join a group of up to 4 players (quad). Under game mode, the entry reads softcore, Part of your loot stays with you in this easier Facepunch mode. PvP and raiding are enabled. The in-game Official tab of Rust lists it. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is active.
Which map does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small run?
Seed 597885, size 3,750: such is the procedural map [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small runs, generated by the game. One size and seed produce one map, which RustMaps can show you from this page.
How to join
How do I join [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 79.137.98.21:28017 to connect. Launch Rust from this page instead and you join through Steam with the connect already made.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp250,ptrak,$r?,v2636,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs169627,sc2,ts4
On Rust Server History
Game
gmsoftcore
mp250
ts4
v2636
cs169627
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^t
Other
sc2
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.