Server profile · EU
Natural Selection
Online, with 0 of 75 players on; ranked #8,129 of every public Rust server, the top 37%. It last wiped 27d ago.
Online EU 66.51.97.50:28010 checked 9m 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 1 Oct. 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 37% of all ranked servers, top 72% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Force wipes only.
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 6h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 6hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 6hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
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 2, 1 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:31 UTC FW27d ago | 2 | – | 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 cycle
On Natural Selection, what happens on wipe day?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. The peak crowd on this wipe came 1 hours after it started.
When does Natural Selection wipe, and how often?
Each month Natural Selection wipes, and only with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. The world you are playing on now was made 27 days 14 hours ago. The tags put wipes at monthly.
About the server
Does Natural Selection hold a steady frame rate?
Server fps averaged 5 over 48 hours; the lowest reading was 5. The world held a peak of 204,250 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all the rest. It drew as much as 5,073 MB of memory. What players feel as lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
Which Rust version is Natural Selection on?
Running on Linux, Natural Selection is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Has Natural Selection stayed online, and is it up now?
At the time of this check Natural Selection is online. About 13 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged from the uptime it reports. It spent 167 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours up, 99% of the time. Rust Insights first logged this server on 1 October 2026.
What location is listed for Natural Selection?
With its EU tag, Natural Selection lists itself in Europe. The location shown on Rust Insights is the one a server states, not a lookup of where the machine sits. Connect through 66.51.97.50:28010.
Server tags
How should you read the tags listed for Natural Selection?
These tags come from Natural Selection and are read by the game's server browser: gmhardcore (Game mode): Harsher rules apply here: hardcore; mp75 (Max players): The slot count is 75; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled here; v2635 (Protocol): Matching versions are required, and the protocol is 2635; cs168909 (Build): It runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the rhythm: one wipe a month; ^h (Hardcore): Fewer helpers and a harsher survival come with Facepunch's hardcore mode; ^q (Premium): Rust's premium status is required to join; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is filed under Modded; EU (Europe): Its browser listing sits under Europe. 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.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature Natural Selection?
These Rust Insights lists include Natural Selection: Rust servers in Europe and Modded Rust servers, explained. On the server list, the filters that surface it are Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Population
What does the population of Natural Selection look like?
Natural Selection shows 0 players at the moment, against 75 slots. The seven-day average is 0 players, and the highest point in that week was 1.
How does Natural Selection compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
Natural Selection holds #8,129 for player hours over the last seven days, #2,103 in Europe and in the top 37% of all ranked servers.
Settings and rules
What are the settings and rules for Natural Selection?
The name of Natural Selection does not state a gather rate. The server does not publish a group limit. You get hardcore as the game mode, The hardest mode Facepunch offers. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins: Oxide run here. Rust's premium status is required to join. The server has Valve's VAC anti-cheat switched on.
What is the map on Natural Selection?
The game generates the map on Natural Selection: procedural, size 6,000.
Join
How can you get onto Natural Selection?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 66.51.97.50:28010. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you. Rust's premium status is required to join.