Offline 163.5.171.96:28025 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 55% of all ranked servers, and #563 of the quad servers (top 68%). 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, 20 hours in.
ResultsWipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | 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.
About the server
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
Offline right now, with a last sighting 3 days 10 hours ago: Vanilla Server. 1% of the time over the last 7 full days, which is 2 of 168 hours up. Rust Player Stats logged it for the first time on 17 October 2026.
Which Rust version is Vanilla Server on?
On Windows, Vanilla Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game for you, but the protocol has to match to join.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing on Vanilla Server states a region. Where the machine physically stands is not looked up by Rust Player Stats; it shows only what the server states. 163.5.171.96:28025 is the address.
Server tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Vanilla Server: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The mode is softcore, easier rules; mp1 (Max players): Slot count: 1; ts4 (Group limit): Teams cap at 4; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to get in; cs168909 (Build): It runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Standard network layer RakNet is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^p (PvE): The danger comes from the world, not from other players. At the top of this page the tags give you its players right now, its queue and the date its world was created.
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?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Vanilla Server runs.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Vanilla Server. A group holds 4 players at most (quad). softcore, On Facepunch's easier mode, part of your loot stays with you. PvP is on, and so is raiding. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Live counts
How full is Vanilla Server right now?
Down at the moment, Vanilla Server was last seen 3 days 10 hours ago. Averaged across seven days: 1 players. The high point: 1.
Where does Vanilla Server sit in the rankings?
Ranked #12,198 on seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is in the top 55% of all ranked servers. The quad table places it at #563.
Wipe days
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. The world it runs now was made 4 days 7 hours ago.
What does wipe day look like on Vanilla Server?
1 players on average is what its recent wipes drew at their busiest. The crowd reached its peak 20 hours after the latest wipe.
Connect
How do I join Vanilla Server?
Console route: F1 in Rust, then client.connect 163.5.171.96:28025. Or use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects 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.