Offline 163.5.171.131:28025 checked 3d 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 38% of all ranked servers, and #457 of the quad servers (top 55%). 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 1, 2 hours in.
ResultsWipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC5d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC20d ago | – | – | 15.9 days | 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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Operator and location
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Vanilla Server sits offline; 3 days 18 hours ago is when it was last seen. The last 7 full days put it at 10 of 168 hours up, 6% uptime. Rust Player Stats logged it for the first time on 9 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?
There is no region published on Vanilla Server. What a server says about itself is what Rust Player Stats shows; no check is made of where the machine actually stands. 163.5.171.131:28025 is the address.
Lists and filters
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Vanilla Server: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset: softcore; mp1 (Max players): It holds 1 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to get in; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^p (PvE): The danger comes from the world, not from other players. You will also find its current players, its queue and the age of its world in the tags, shown 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). Searching the server list with these filters returns it: 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?
Vanilla Server runs a map the game generates: procedural.
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). softcore, You keep some loot on Facepunch's easier mode. You can fight and raid other players here. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC is on, so Valve's anti-cheat is watching.
Live counts
How full is Vanilla Server right now?
The board shows Vanilla Server offline, last seen 3 days 18 hours ago. The seven-day average sits at 1 players; the peak reached 1.
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days put Vanilla Server at #8,469 on player hours: top 38% of all ranked servers. The quad table places it at #457.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
The record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes to tell its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe lands, and every Rust server wipes. 5 days 1 hours ago is when its current world was made.
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. The crowd reached its peak 2 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 163.5.171.131:28025. 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.