NCK16000
NickelWaffles
Offline 157.85.86.35:28015 checked 23d 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 71% of all ranked servers, and #644 of the quad servers (top 75%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly 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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01MODPlayers 7/100
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02MODPlayers 1/233
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03MODPlayers 2/50
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04COMPlayers 52/350
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05COMPlayers 54/300
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06COMPlayers 16/150
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Filters
Where does NickelWaffles appear in Rust Tracker lists and filters?
On Rust Tracker, NickelWaffles sits in these lists: Modded servers, tracked live. It comes up under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad.
Which tags does NickelWaffles carry, and what do they mean?
These tags are published by NickelWaffles for the game's server browser to read: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Easier rules apply: softcore; mp1 (Max players): Slots: 1; ts4 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 4; v2633 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2633 to connect; cs163493 (Build): Build: 163493; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code: not set; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework runs here: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings; listed under Modded. 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 NickelWaffles?
Too few wipes on record for NickelWaffles to show its rhythm. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next monthly force wipe. No server is exempt. Its world went live 51 days.
Location and Status
Is NickelWaffles up, and how does its uptime hold?
Offline: NickelWaffles confirmed offline, last seen 23 days 12 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours up over the last 7 full days: 0% uptime. Rust Tracker logged it first on 13 September 2026.
Which Rust build is NickelWaffles running?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163493 is the build on NickelWaffles; the platform is Linux. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Which location is NickelWaffles in?
Region: none published by NickelWaffles. Where a server says it is, Rust Tracker shows; where the machine stands, it does not look up. Connect on 157.85.86.35:28015.
Population
Is NickelWaffles busy?
Offline: NickelWaffles, last seen 23 days 12 hours ago.
How does NickelWaffles compare in the rankings?
Seven-day player hours put NickelWaffles at #16,000, within the top 71% of all ranked servers. Position #644 among quad servers.
Map and Rules
Which settings and rules are confirmed on NickelWaffles?
The name of NickelWaffles carries no gather rate. A limit of 4 players applies per group (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's lighter mode, with part of your loot kept. Fighting and raiding between players are on. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugin count stands at Oxide. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is confirmed for NickelWaffles?
Generated by the game from seed 50000, the procedural map on NickelWaffles measures 3,000. Same size, same seed, same map. RustMaps shows it, linked from this page.
How to Join
How do you get onto NickelWaffles?
To connect: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 157.85.86.35:28015 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 mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmsoftcore,cs163493,ts4,^o^z
Game
gmsoftcore
mp1
ts4
v2633
cs163493
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.