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BEST_BUDS
Offline 216.138.10.158:28015 checked 9h 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
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 08:19 UTC26d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
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 209/250
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02COMPlayers 200/225
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03COMPlayers 17/250
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04COMPlayers 18/250
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05COMPlayers 19/100
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06COMPlayers 105/200
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Tracker show BEST_BUDS?
On Rust Tracker, BEST_BUDS sits in these lists: Community servers, no tags. These filters surface it on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags on BEST_BUDS?
These tags are published by BEST_BUDS for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots on this server; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8; this is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code: not set. 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
What should you expect on BEST_BUDS when wipe day lands?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 0 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
Which wipe times are confirmed for BEST_BUDS?
BEST_BUDS's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few wipes on record. Track the force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server resets on that date. 26 days 22 hours since this world was made.
Location and Status
What is the uptime on BEST_BUDS, and is it online?
Tracking shows BEST_BUDS offline as of now, last seen 9 hours ago. About 28 hours ago it restarted last, based on reported uptime. 165 of 168 hours up over the last 7 full days: 98% uptime. First contact for Rust Tracker: 13 September 2026.
Which Rust version is confirmed on BEST_BUDS?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the build on BEST_BUDS; the platform is Linux. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is BEST_BUDS holding performance?
For the last 48 hours it averaged 62 server fps; the floor was 45. Buildings, deployables and the rest of the world took it to a maximum of 121,142 entities. Peak memory use: 4,585 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where does BEST_BUDS sit?
Nothing on region from BEST_BUDS; none is published. Where a server says it is, Rust Tracker shows; where the machine stands, it does not look up. You connect at 216.138.10.158:28015.
Population
How many players are on BEST_BUDS right now?
Offline: BEST_BUDS, last seen 9 hours ago. The last seven days put it at 0 players on average.
How does BEST_BUDS compare in the rankings?
Top 69% of all ranked servers, and #15,339 on seven-day player hours: BEST_BUDS.
Settings
Which settings and rules are confirmed on BEST_BUDS?
The name of BEST_BUDS carries no gather rate. 8 players per group is the game's default, and the cap holds. It runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Raiding and PvP are permitted between players. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. On: VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is BEST_BUDS on?
Generated by the game from seed 1337, the procedural map on BEST_BUDS measures 4,500. Same size, same seed, same map. RustMaps shows it, linked from this page.
Connect
Which steps join BEST_BUDS?
Open the console in Rust with F1 after starting the game, then type client.connect 216.138.10.158:28015. Alternatively, Launch Rust here opens Rust via Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2635
cs168909
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.