Online 79.137.98.161:28015 checked 11m ago
[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1
By the numbersMatch stats
against its 400 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
FormRank
daily · 1 is bestTop 5% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipeThursday 5 November, 19:00 UTCin 7d 16h The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 16hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 16hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 31, 4 hours in.
ResultsWipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW27d ago | 31 | – | running | 3 |
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 [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 online, and how reliable is it?
The lights are on at [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1: online as you read this. The reported uptime puts the last restart at roughly 13 hours ago. 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, which is 167 of 168 hours up. On 13 September 2026, Rust Player Stats saw it for the first time.
Does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 run smoothly?
Averaging 227 server fps across the last 48 hours, it held a floor of 199. Buildings, deployables and everything else in the world pushed the entity count to 99,535. The memory ceiling was 4,318 MB. A climbing entity count plus low fps: that is lag, as players experience it.
Which Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows: that is the setup at [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1. Same protocol or no entry: your game must match, and Steam keeps it updated for you.
Where is [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 located?
The name of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 points to Europe, though it publishes no region tag. 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 79.137.98.161:28015.
Server tags
What do the server tags on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 mean?
Tags published by [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 and picked up by the in-game browser: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset: hardcore; mp400 (Max players): The cap is 400 slots; ts0 (Group limit): You can't form teams; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to get in; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): There's no region code on this one; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): New to Rust? Facepunch's tutorial runs here; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it's not one of Rust's standard tags. The tags carry more besides: present players, queue length and when the world was made, all displayed at the top of this page.
Who runs [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
One operator most likely runs [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 and the 124 other servers we track that share its playrust.com hostname.
Which Rust Player Stats lists and filters include [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
The Rust Player Stats lists that include [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 are: EU Rust servers, live, Official Rust servers, ranked live and Rust tutorial servers. Searching the server list with these filters returns it: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.
Rules and settings
Which map is running on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
The game generates the procedural map on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1, size 3,750.
What are the rules and settings on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
Nothing in the name of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 states a gather rate. It publishes no limit on groups. The toughest mode from Facepunch: that is the hardcore game mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The in-game Official tab is where it is listed. VAC is on, so Valve's anti-cheat is watching.
Live counts
How full is [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 right now?
Out of 400 slots, 0 are taken on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 at this moment. Seven days back gives an average of 7 players and a peak of 21. Peak traffic in the last 48 hours landed at 19:00 UTC, averaging 15 players.
Where does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 sit in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days place [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 at #1,222, among the top 5% of ranked servers.
Wipe timing
What is the wipe schedule on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
The force wipe is the only wipe for [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe comes, and that is its next wipe, when every Rust server wipes. 27 days 8 hours ago is when its current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
What does wipe day look like on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 31 players on average. 4 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked on the latest wipe.
Joining the server
How do I join [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
Press F1 in Rust, bring up the console and enter client.connect 79.137.98.161:28015. The Launch Rust button here does the same, opening Rust via Steam and connecting you.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^t,gmhardcore,cs168909,sc2,ts0
On Rust Player Stats
Game
gmhardcore
mp400
ts0
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^t
Other
sc2
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.