Server profile
Nova
Offline, with 0 of 75 players on; ranked #15,873 of every public Rust server, the top 72%. It last wiped 27d ago.
Offline 5.39.17.8:29344 checked 20d 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, measured since 17 Sep. 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 72% 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 first 48 hours of its last wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 18:38 UTC27d ago | 0 | – | 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.
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The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
What does Nova look like once wipe day arrives?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 0 players on average. The peak crowd on this wipe came 0 hours after it started.
When does Nova wipe, and how often?
The record of Nova's wipes is too thin yet to show its rhythm. A force wipe falls on every Rust server once a month, and the next one is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. This world dates from 27 days ago.
Server
On what version does Nova currently run?
The Rust build is network protocol 2634 and build 166586, running on Linux, for Nova. You can only join if your game is on the same protocol; Steam handles that update.
How reliable is Nova, and is it up at the moment?
The last sighting of Nova was 20 days 8 hours ago, and it is offline at present. The last 7 full days gave 0 of 168 hours up, or 0% of the time. On 13 September 2026 is when Rust Insights first saw it.
What location is listed for Nova?
No region is published by Nova. Rust Insights reports the location a server declares, not the physical place of the machine. 5.39.17.8:29344 is where it answers.
Server tags
How should you read the tags listed for Nova?
These tags come from Nova and are read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp75 (Max players): 75 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, which is the default the game ships with; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run the same version to join: the protocol is 2634; cs166586 (Build): It runs game build 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded is its listing, because plugins or settings change how the game plays. You will find the present player count, the queue and the world's creation time among the tags, and they are displayed at the top of this page.
On which Rust Insights lists does Nova appear?
The Rust Insights lists that carry Nova are Modded Rust servers, explained. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Player counts
What does the population of Nova look like?
Nova was last seen 20 days 8 hours ago and is offline right now.
In the ranking of Rust servers, where does Nova place?
The player-hours ranking for the last seven days puts Nova at #15,873, among the top 72% of all ranked servers.
Settings and rules
What settings and rules apply on Nova?
The name of Nova does not state a gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. PvP and raiding are both enabled. It is a Modded entry: plugins or settings modify the game. It runs plugins, Oxide of them. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is active.
What is the map on Nova?
The game generates the map on Nova: procedural, size 4,000, seed 50000. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, since the same size and seed produce the same map.
Join
What is the way to join Nova?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 5.39.17.8:29344. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.