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[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2

Online, with 52 of 400 players on; ranked #401 of every public Rust server, the top 2%. It last wiped 25d ago.

Filed under official quad monthly wipes softcore
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The server's own banner, as it publishes it.
52/ 400 players now 13% full
407-day averagepeak 126
#401ranktop 2%
25d agolast wipemonthly schedule
9d 2hnext wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

The crowd

Players

Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.

AveragePeak
05010015020017:0002:0011:0021:0006:0015:00

Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.

Under the hood

Server performance

Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.

010020030040017:0002:0011:0021:0006:0015:00

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.

RankRank in region
120040060080020 Sep27 Sep5 Oct12 Oct20 Oct27 Oct

Note: Top 2% of all ranked servers, and #23 of the quad servers (top 3%). 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 9d 2h. The force wipe · high confidence

140 wipe-day peak players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

  1. 9d 2hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
  2. 37d 2hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe

050100150200+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 140, 47 hours in.

The record

Wipes

Every wipe we saw, newest first.

WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 17:44 UTC FW25d ago 140 – running 17

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

Similar servers

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

  1. [RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 РусскийEU · quad · monthly · 7 on average15/100
  2. [EU] The Rusters | Friendly | Low UpkeepEU · quad · monthly · 4 on average2/100
  3. Rusticulous (EU) Solo Beginner friendly, low decay, monthly wipEU · quad · monthly · 3 on average5/125
  4. RustForNoobs.com | Main | Softcore Monthly | No BP Wipe | EUEU · quad · monthly · 2 on average3/100
  5. EU | RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/DuoEU · quad · monthly · 2 on average6/50
  6. RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio Quad | Softcore Monthly | No BEU · quad · monthly · 2 on average0/100

The short version

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Wipe cycle

What does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 look like once wipe day arrives?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 140 players. 47 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.

On what schedule does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 wipe?

Each month [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 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. 25 days 23 hours have passed since its current world was created. The tags put wipes at monthly.

Server

How well does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 perform?

Average server fps over the last 48 hours was 164, with a floor of 89. Buildings, deployables and the rest took the entity count as high as 273,796. The highest memory figure was 9,299 MB. A climbing entity count and low fps are what players experience as lag.

On what version does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 currently run?

Running on Windows, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.

What does uptime look like for [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2, and is it online?

[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 is currently reachable and online. About 3 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged from the uptime it reports. The last 7 full days gave 168 of 168 hours up, or 100% of the time. On 13 September 2026 is when Rust Insights first saw it.

In which location does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 sit?

[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 publishes no region tag, but Europe is where its name points. The location shown on Rust Insights is the one a server states, not a lookup of where the machine sits. Connect through 79.137.98.12:28015.

Tags

Which meanings sit behind the tags on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?

These tags come from [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 and are read by the game's server browser: 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): Softcore rules make for an easier game; mp400 (Max players): 400 slots in total; ts4 (Group limit): A team holds 4 players at most; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run the same version to join: the protocol is 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the rhythm: one wipe a month; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): Owners and plugins can add tags, and this is one; it is not standard Rust. 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.

Who operates [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?

A playrust.com hostname is published by [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2, and by 124 other servers we track, which suggests the same operator runs them.

On which Rust Insights lists does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 appear?

The Rust Insights lists that carry [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 are Rust servers running the tutorial, Rust servers in Europe and Official Rust servers, listed. On the server list, the filters that surface it are Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Players now: At least 50; Average players: 25+ on average; Boxes: Official only.

Population history

What does the population of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 look like?

[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 shows 52 players at the moment, against 400 slots. A weekly average of 40 players goes with a peak of 126. The busiest point of the last 48 hours fell at 17:00 UTC, averaging 119 players.

In the ranking of Rust servers, where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 place?

The player-hours ranking for the last seven days puts [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 at #401, among the top 2% of all ranked servers. The quad ranking places it at #23.

Settings and rules

How is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 configured, and what rules apply?

Nothing about gather rate is given in the name of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2. A group may hold up to 4 players, listed as quad. You get softcore as the game mode, The easier mode from Facepunch, keeping part of your loot. Players may raid and fight one another. Rust's in-game Official tab lists this server. The server has Valve's VAC anti-cheat switched on.

Which map is live on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?

The game generates the map on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2: procedural, size 4,500, seed 872935069. The same size and seed produce the same map, so from this page you can look at it on RustMaps.

Join

How do you connect to [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?

To connect, start Rust and enter client.connect 79.137.98.12:28015 in the console (F1). Or join through Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects you.

The small print

Server tags

What each one means.

Published as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs168909,sc2,ts4

On Rust Insights

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.

Game

gmsoftcore
Game mode Softcore rules make for an easier game.
mp400
Max players 400 slots in total.
ts4
Group limit A team holds 4 players at most.
v2635
Protocol Your game must run the same version to join: the protocol is 2635.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Facepunch's force wipe sets the rhythm: one wipe a month.

Gameplay

^t
Tutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players.

Other

sc2
Custom tag Owners and plugins can add tags, and this is one; it is not standard Rust.

Note: 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.