BLN16408
Blind Squirrel Backlot
Offline 156.236.84.27:28040 checked 27d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 17h.
The force wipe
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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01COMPlayers 136/200
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02COMPlayers 108/200
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03COMPlayers 44/350
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04COMPlayers 113/400
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05COMPlayers 149/200
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06COMPlayers 67/100
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags
Which Rust Tracker filters and lists carry Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Community servers, no tags — the Rust Tracker lists that include Blind Squirrel Backlot. These filters surface it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Which tags does Blind Squirrel Backlot carry, and what do they mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Blind Squirrel Backlot: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard mode; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8; this is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): Build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code: not set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipe, on Facepunch's force wipe. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; all appear at the top of this page.
Wipe Times
Which wipe times are confirmed for Blind Squirrel Backlot?
The next wipe at Blind Squirrel Backlot is an estimate, drawn from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe lands, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes with it. This world has been running 50 days 9 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Location and Status
What is the uptime on Blind Squirrel Backlot, and is it online?
Offline: Blind Squirrel Backlot confirmed offline, last seen 27 days 10 hours ago. Uptime stood at 0% for the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours online. First contact for Rust Tracker: 13 September 2026.
Which Rust version is confirmed on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Linux is what Blind Squirrel Backlot runs. Steam updates it for you; your game must share the protocol to join.
Where does Blind Squirrel Backlot sit?
Nothing on region from Blind Squirrel Backlot; none is published. Rust Tracker displays the location a server claims; it does not verify where the machine sits. You connect at 156.236.84.27:28040.
Player Count
What is the player count on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Last seen 27 days 10 hours ago; Blind Squirrel Backlot is offline at present.
Where does Blind Squirrel Backlot sit in the server rankings?
On player hours over seven days, Blind Squirrel Backlot ranks #16,408, inside the top 69% of all ranked servers.
Map and Rules
Which settings and rules are confirmed on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
No gather rate appears in Blind Squirrel Backlot's name. Up to 8 players per group, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build, raid, as the game intends. Players can raid and fight each other here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. On: VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is loaded on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Generated by the game from seed 913836496, the procedural map on Blind Squirrel Backlot measures 4,250. Look at it on RustMaps from this page: equal size and seed return the same map.
Connect
Which steps join Blind Squirrel Backlot?
To connect: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 156.236.84.27:28040 in the console. Or use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and join.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmrust,cs165217,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
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.