Server profile
[AU] Meltdown
Offline, with 0 of 10 players on; ranked #14,746 of every public Rust server, the top 65%. It last wiped 26d ago.
Offline 144.6.253.187:28015 checked 25d ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
Note: 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.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Note: 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.
If you like this one
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The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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- Rustafied.com - AU Monday74/100
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The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
When does [AU] Meltdown wipe, and how often?
Too few wipes are on record for [AU] Meltdown to reveal a rhythm. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server, this one included, takes the monthly force wipe. This world dates from 26 days 5 hours ago.
Server
What Rust version is live on [AU] Meltdown?
The Rust build is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Windows, for [AU] Meltdown. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Has [AU] Meltdown stayed online, and is it up now?
[AU] Meltdown is offline at the moment; the last time it was seen was 25 days 19 hours ago. It spent 0 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours up, 0% of the time. On 3 October 2026 is when Rust Insights first saw it.
What location is listed for [AU] Meltdown?
No region tag comes from [AU] Meltdown, though the name suggests Oceania. Rust Insights reports the location a server declares, not the physical place of the machine. Connect through 144.6.253.187:28015.
Server tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on [AU] Meltdown?
These tags come from [AU] Meltdown and are read by the game's server browser: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules make the game harsher; mp10 (Max players): The slot count is 10; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled here; v2634 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652 is what it runs; ptrak (Networking): Rust's standard network layer, RakNet, carries it; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, placing it under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, runs on this server. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and when the world was created, all of which appear at the top of this page.
On which Rust Insights lists does [AU] Meltdown appear?
The Rust Insights lists that carry [AU] Meltdown are Oceania Rust servers and Modded Rust servers, explained. On the server list, the filters that surface it are Region: Oceania; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y.
Population
What does the population of [AU] Meltdown look like?
The last time [AU] Meltdown was seen online was 25 days 19 hours ago, and it is offline now.
How does [AU] Meltdown compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
On player hours for the last seven days, [AU] Meltdown sits at #14,746, inside the top 65% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
What settings and rules apply on [AU] Meltdown?
No gather rate appears in the name of [AU] Meltdown. The server does not publish a group limit. You get hardcore as the game mode, The hardest mode Facepunch offers. PvP and raiding are both enabled. The server browser lists it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. It runs plugins, Carbon of them. Anti-cheat: VAC, from Valve, is on.
What is the map on [AU] Meltdown?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what [AU] Meltdown runs.
Connecting
How do you connect to [AU] Meltdown?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 144.6.253.187:28015. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.