Server profile
Cortex
Offline, with 0 of 1 players on; ranked #15,318 of every public Rust server, the top 69%. It last wiped 27d ago.
Offline 98.142.14.57:28025 checked 6d 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 2 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 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
How often does Cortex wipe, and on which day?
Its rhythm cannot be read yet: Cortex 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. This world dates from 27 days 11 hours ago.
Server
Which Rust version is Cortex on?
The Rust build is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, running on Windows, for Cortex. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Has Cortex stayed online, and is it up now?
The last sighting of Cortex was 6 days 23 hours ago, and it is offline at present. The last 7 full days gave 14 of 168 hours up, or 8% of the time. The first record Rust Insights has of it is 2 October 2026.
In which location does Cortex sit?
A region is not published by Cortex. The location shown on Rust Insights is the one a server states, not a lookup of where the machine sits. 98.142.14.57:28025 is where it answers.
Lists and tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on Cortex?
These tags come from Cortex and are read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival is the mode; mp1 (Max players): It holds 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams cap at 8; v2634 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): It runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): Rust's standard network layer, RakNet, carries it; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is filed under Modded. 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.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature Cortex?
Cortex appears among the following Rust Insights lists: Modded Rust servers, explained. You will find it on the server list by applying these filters: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Population history
How many players are on Cortex right now, and how does that number move?
Cortex was last seen 6 days 23 hours ago and is offline right now. A seven-day average of 0 players puts the last week in context.
How does Cortex compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
On player hours for the last seven days, Cortex sits at #15,318, inside the top 69% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
What are the settings and rules for Cortex?
No gather rate appears in the name of Cortex. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a Modded entry: plugins or settings modify the game. Plugins: Oxide run here. The server has Valve's VAC anti-cheat switched on.
Which map is live on Cortex?
Size 3,000 and seed 574433821 define the procedural map on Cortex, generated by the game. The same size and seed produce the same map, so from this page you can look at it on RustMaps.
How to join
What is the way to join Cortex?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 98.142.14.57:28025. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.