Offline 149.88.18.218:28025 checked 8h ago
Vanilla Server
By the numbersMatch stats
against its 1 slotsThe story of the match
Players, performance and rank, hour by hour and day by day.
CrowdPlayers
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
FitnessServer 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.
FormRank
daily · 1 is bestTop 69% of all ranked servers, and #629 of the quad servers (top 76%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe 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.
ResultsWipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC3d ago | 0 | – | running | 1 |
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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Operator and location
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment, Vanilla Server was last seen 8 hours ago. The last 7 full days put it at 3 of 168 hours up, 2% uptime. Rust Player Stats logged it for the first time on 12 October 2026.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
Windows carries Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 at Vanilla Server. Same protocol or no entry: your game must match, and Steam keeps it updated for you.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing on Vanilla Server states a region. Rust Player Stats takes the server's word on where it is and does not look up the machine's real location. You will find it at 149.88.18.218:28025.
Server tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
gmsoftcore (Game mode): The mode is softcore, easier rules; mp1 (Max players): The cap is 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game has to run protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^p (PvE): Players don't fight each other here; the world does the killing are the tags Vanilla Server publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. The tags carry more besides: present players, queue length and when the world was made, all displayed at the top of this page.
Which Rust Player Stats lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
The Rust Player Stats lists that include Vanilla Server are: Community servers, ranked live and Best Rust PvE servers (2026). These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: PvE and Softcore; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: Quad; Last wipe: In the last week.
Rules and settings
Which map is running on Vanilla Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Vanilla Server runs.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
Nothing in the name of Vanilla Server states a gather rate. A group holds 4 players at most (quad). You keep some loot on Facepunch's easier mode: that is the softcore game mode. You can fight and raid other players here. You will find it listed as Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Population
How full is Vanilla Server right now?
The board shows Vanilla Server offline, last seen 8 hours ago. The seven-day average for this server is 0 players.
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days put Vanilla Server at #15,419 on player hours: top 69% of all ranked servers. The quad table places it at #629.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes to tell its rhythm. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. 3 days 6 hours ago, its current world was made.
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 0 players. The crowd reached its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
Joining the server
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Press F1 in Rust, bring up the console and enter client.connect 149.88.18.218:28025. The Launch Rust button here does the same, opening Rust via Steam and connecting you.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^p,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4
Game
gmsoftcore
mp1
ts4
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Gameplay
^p
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.