Server profile
Ares
Online, with 0 of 10 players on; ranked #9,826 of every public Rust server, the top 44%. It last wiped 1d ago.
Online 15.218.79.168:28015 checked 10m 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 44% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Too few wipes seen yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 21:53 UTC1d ago | – | – | running | 0 |
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 short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
On what schedule does Ares wipe?
Its rhythm cannot be read yet: Ares has too few wipes on record. A force wipe falls on every Rust server once a month, and the next one is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 42 hours have passed since its current world was created.
About the server
On what version does Ares currently run?
Running on Linux, Ares is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliable is Ares, and is it up at the moment?
At the time of this check Ares is online. It spent 167 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours up, 99% of the time. On 20 October 2026 is when Rust Insights first saw it.
In which location does Ares sit?
There is no region published for Ares. Rust Insights reports the location a server declares, not the physical place of the machine. 15.218.79.168:28015 is where it answers.
Server tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on Ares?
The tags gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp10 (Max players): The slot count is 10; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 per team at most; v2635 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: no altered rates, kits or rules; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, placing it under Modded are what Ares publishes, and the server browser in the game reads them. Current players, queue length and the age of the world sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature Ares?
Ares appears among the following Rust Insights lists: Modded Rust servers, explained. You will find it on the server list by applying these filters: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
Population
How many players are on Ares right now?
Of its 10 slots, Ares currently has 0 filled. A weekly average of 0 players goes with a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and the peak hour is 00:00 UTC, at 1 players on average.
How does Ares compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
The player-hours ranking for the last seven days puts Ares at #9,826, among the top 44% of all ranked servers.
Map and rules
What are the settings and rules for Ares?
The name of Ares does not state a gather rate. No group limit is set, so the game's default of 8 players applies. survival is the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. Plugins or settings change the game, so it sits under Modded in the browser. Oxide is the plugin count it runs. The server describes itself as vanilla, meaning nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: no altered rates, kits or rules. The server has Valve's VAC anti-cheat switched on.
Which map is live on Ares?
The map on Ares is procedural and the game generates it.
Connecting
How can you get onto Ares?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 15.218.79.168:28015. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.