Server profile
[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small
Online, with 12 of 250 players on; ranked #957 of every public Rust server, the top 4%. It last wiped 6h ago.
Online 79.137.98.21:28017 checked 8m 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 4% of all ranked servers, and #50 of the quad servers (top 6%). 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 2h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 2hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 2hThu 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 21, 31 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct, 10:16 UTC6h ago | – | – | running | 7 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 11:47 UTC35d ago | 21 | – | – | 15 |
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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- RustForNoobs.com | Main | Softcore Monthly | No BP Wipe | EU1/100
- EU | RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/Duo1/50
- EU SoftCore Server1/50
The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe schedule
What does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small look like once wipe day arrives?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 21 players. The peak crowd on this wipe came 31 hours after it started. Half the peak held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
How often does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small wipe, and on which day?
Each month [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small wipes, and only with the force wipe. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that applies to all Rust servers. 6 hours have passed since its current world was created. Its tags state a monthly wipe schedule.
Server
What does performance look like on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 150, and 107 was the lowest seen. Buildings, deployables and the rest took the entity count as high as 117,000. The highest memory figure was 3,865 MB. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.
What Rust version is live on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
Rust network protocol 2636 and build 169627 on Windows is what [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small runs. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.
What does uptime look like for [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small, and is it online?
[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small is currently reachable and online. About 4 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged from the uptime it reports. The last 7 full days gave 167 of 168 hours up, or 99% of the time. Rust Insights first logged this server on 13 September 2026.
In which location does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small sit?
The name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small points to Europe, even though no region tag is published. Rust Insights takes the location from what a server says about itself; no check is made of where the machine stands. Connect through 79.137.98.21:28017.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags listed for [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
When the game's server browser reads [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small, it finds these tags: 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; mp250 (Max players): 250 slots in total; ts4 (Group limit): A team holds 4 players at most; v2636 (Protocol): Matching versions are required, and the protocol is 2636; cs169627 (Build): The game build is 169627; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes monthly, together with the force wipe from Facepunch; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is open to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): Owners and plugins can add tags, and this is one; it is not standard Rust. Current players, queue length and the age of the world sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
Who is behind [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
The same operator probably runs them: [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small publishes a playrust.com hostname, and so do 124 other servers we track.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
These Rust Insights lists include [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small: 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; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours; Players now: At least 10; Boxes: Official only.
Population history
What does the population of [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small look like?
[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small shows 12 players at the moment, against 250 slots. Over the past week it peaked at 25 and averaged 10 players. Its strongest hour in the past 48 was 13:00 UTC, with an average of 19 players.
In the ranking of Rust servers, where does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small place?
Player hours over seven days put [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small at #957, within the top 4% of the ranked field. The quad ranking places it at #50.
Settings and rules
What are the settings and rules for [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
No gather rate appears in the name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small. quad is the group name, and it caps groups at 4 players. softcore is the game mode, Part of your loot stays with you in this easier Facepunch mode. PvP and raiding are both enabled. You will find it in the Official tab in game. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is active.
Which map is live on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
The game generates the map on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small: procedural, size 3,750, seed 597885. 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?
Type client.connect 79.137.98.21:28017 into the console, which you open with F1 in Rust. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same job by opening Rust through Steam.