Online EU 185.180.2.13:28298 checked 8m ago
Drops
By the numbersMatch stats
against its 30 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, measured since 26 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
FormRank
daily · 1 is bestTop 38% of all ranked servers, top 73% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
ResultsWipes
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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
About the server
Is Drops online, and how reliable is it?
Online now, Drops is up. About 33 minutes ago is when it restarted, judging by its reported uptime. 71 of 72 hours were up over the last 3 full days, 99% of the time. Rust Player Stats logged it for the first time on 26 October 2026.
Does Drops run smoothly?
Averaging 20 server fps across the last 48 hours, it held a floor of 20. Its entity count reached 103,343: buildings, deployables and the rest of the world. The memory ceiling was 3,569 MB. A climbing entity count plus low fps: that is lag, as players experience it.
Which Rust version is Drops on?
Linux carries Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 at Drops. Same protocol or no entry: your game must match, and Steam keeps it updated for you.
Where is Drops located?
The EU tag on Drops puts it in Europe. Where the machine physically stands is not looked up by Rust Player Stats; it shows only what the server states. You will find it at 185.180.2.13:28298.
Lists and filters
What do the server tags on Drops mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Drops: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp30 (Max players): It holds 30 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default 8 per team applies here; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game has to run protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build number: 168909; ptrak (Networking): Standard network layer RakNet is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^p (PvE): No player fights: the world is the danger; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The game changes here through plugins or settings, so it's listed under Modded; EU (Europe): Europe is where the browser lists it. 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 Drops?
The Rust Player Stats lists that include Drops are: EU Rust servers, live, Modded Rust servers, live and Best Rust PvE servers (2026). Searching the server list with these filters returns it: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Rules and settings
Which map is running on Drops?
The procedural map on Drops is size 4,250, generated by the game from seed 26830. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page, since size and seed give the same map.
What are the rules and settings on Drops?
The name of Drops does not say what the gather rate is. The cap is 8 players per group, the game's default. other players are not fought: that is the pve game mode. Plugins or settings change the game, so the server browser lists it as Modded. Plugins in use: Oxide. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Population
How full is Drops right now?
Out of 30 slots, 0 are taken on Drops at this moment. Seven days back gives an average of 0 players and a peak of 2. Peak traffic in the last 48 hours landed at 15:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Where does Drops sit in the rankings?
Drops sits at #8,566 for player hours in the past seven days — #2,133 in Europe and inside the top 38% of every ranked server.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Drops?
The record holds too few of Drops'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 3 days 12 hours ago.
Joining the server
How do I join Drops?
Console route: F1 in Rust, then client.connect 185.180.2.13:28298. Or use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp30,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^p,EU,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp30
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^o
^z
Region
EU
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.