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Sludgefest
Offline 174.20.162.154:28015 checked 10d 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. 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
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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01COMPlayers 168/250
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02COMPlayers 194/250
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03COMPlayers 619/675
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04COMPlayers 35/100
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05COMPlayers 709/775
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06COMPlayers 561/625
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Tracker show Sludgefest?
Community servers, no tags — the Rust Tracker lists that include Sludgefest. It comes up under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
How should you read the tags on Sludgefest?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Sludgefest: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard mode; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots on this server; ts8 (Group limit): Team limit is 8, the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset. 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 Sludgefest?
Too few wipes on record for Sludgefest to show its rhythm. Track the force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server resets on that date. Its world went live 10 days.
Location and Status
How reliable is Sludgefest, and is it online now?
Offline now, Sludgefest was last seen 10 days ago. Uptime stood at 0% for the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours online. The first sighting by Rust Tracker was 19 October 2026.
Which Rust build is Sludgefest running?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the build on Sludgefest; the platform is Windows. Steam updates it for you; your game must share the protocol to join.
Which location is Sludgefest in?
Nothing on region from Sludgefest; none is published. Rust Tracker displays the location a server claims; it does not verify where the machine sits. You connect at 174.20.162.154:28015.
Population
What is the player count on Sludgefest?
Offline: Sludgefest, last seen 10 days ago.
Where does Sludgefest sit in the server rankings?
Seven-day player hours put Sludgefest at #15,332, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.
Map and Rules
Which settings and rules are confirmed on Sludgefest?
No gather rate appears in Sludgefest's name. 8 players per group is the game's default, and the cap holds. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid, as the game intends. Fighting and raiding between players are on. A community server: the server browser lists it under Community. On: VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is Sludgefest on?
A procedural map runs on Sludgefest, generated by the game.
Connect
How do you get onto Sludgefest?
Open the console in Rust with F1 after starting the game, then type client.connect 174.20.162.154:28015. Alternatively, Launch Rust here opens Rust via Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
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.