[AE] Facepunch 2
Online 185.179.203.164:28015 checked 12m ago
Server instruments
last reading Thu 22:00 UTCPlayers now
2% full 7-day avg7-day peakServer fps
48 h low 75 · below 20 is lag, below 10 is badEntities
48 h range 135,784–140,802 · memory 4,762 MBUptime
17 h 39 min since its last restart, at the last readingPlayers
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server 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.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 5% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 19h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- WPT 1Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC6d 19hFW
- WPT 2Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC34d 19hFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 28, 27 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:42 UTC FW28d ago | 28 | – | running | 4 |
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- 147/200
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Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe schedule
What happens on [AE] Facepunch 2 when wipe day comes?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 28 players on average. After the latest wipe, numbers topped out at 27 hours.
What wipe timing does [AE] Facepunch 2 follow?
The only wipe for [AE] Facepunch 2 is the force wipe, once a month. Mark Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC: that is force wipe day, and the wipe hits all Rust servers. The world it runs now was made 28 days 5 hours ago. The tags state a wipe schedule of one wipe a month.
Lists and filters
Which tags does [AE] Facepunch 2 carry, and what do they mean?
Check: tags. The game's server browser reads 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; gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is plain Rust survival; mp350 (Max players): 350 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap of 8, which is the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635: join only on the same game version; cs168909 (Build): Game build reading: 168909; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code: none set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the monthly cycle here; ^v (Vanilla): The stock game: Facepunch's rates, kits and rules, unchanged; ^t (Tutorial on): New here? Facepunch's tutorial can be your start; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; Rust does not ship it from [AE] Facepunch 2. Reading the top of this page: the tags also hold the current players, the queue and when the world was made.
Who operates [AE] Facepunch 2?
Most likely the same operator runs them: [AE] Facepunch 2 publishes a playrust.com hostname, and so do 124 other servers we track.
Which lists and filters on Rust Metrics show [AE] Facepunch 2?
On Rust Metrics, [AE] Facepunch 2 sits in these lists: Rust tutorial servers, Tag: official. listed. and Vanilla Rust servers, live. Check: filters. On the server list it appears under these: Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.
Occupancy
Where does [AE] Facepunch 2 sit in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days put [AE] Facepunch 2 at #1,005, in the top 5% of all ranked servers.
What is the population on [AE] Facepunch 2?
Current headcount on [AE] Facepunch 2: 7 players, 350 slots available. Seven-day check: 9 players on average. Peak reading: 26. The last 48 hours peaked at 19:00 UTC, averaging 19 players at that hour.
Server
Where does [AE] Facepunch 2 sit?
No region comes from [AE] Facepunch 2. Note: Rust Metrics shows the location a server gives, not where the machine stands. The endpoint you need is 185.179.203.164:28015.
What Rust version is [AE] Facepunch 2 on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is the build [AE] Facepunch 2 runs. Matching protocol is required to join. Let Steam update your game.
Is performance on [AE] Facepunch 2 within range?
Check: fps. Average 122 server fps over the last 48 hours, low of 75. Within range. Peak entity count: 140,802. Buildings, deployables and all else included. Check: memory. Peak use was 5,398 MB. What players call lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
Is [AE] Facepunch 2 up, and how often does it stay up?
[AE] Facepunch 2 reports online. Status: normal. Reading: uptime. About 17 hours ago it restarted, on its own count. Reading: 99% uptime over the last 7 full days. It was up 167 of 168 hours. Check: first contact. Rust Metrics logged it on 13 September 2026.
Settings and map
What settings and rules apply on [AE] Facepunch 2?
No gather rate appears in the name: [AE] Facepunch 2. No limit is set beyond the default. Groups take up to 8 players. The mode is survival. Note the following: gather, build and raid, as the game normally runs. Check: PvP. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The in-game Official tab of Rust lists it. Vanilla is the label it uses: the stock game: Facepunch's rates, kits and rules, unchanged. VAC is on. That is Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is live on [AE] Facepunch 2?
Check: map. Procedural, size 4,500, seed 1120603257, generated by the game on [AE] Facepunch 2. The map repeats when size and seed match. Open it on RustMaps from this page.
Join
What do you do to join [AE] Facepunch 2?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 185.179.203.164:28015. You can also use Launch Rust on this page, which passes you to Steam to open Rust and connect.