Southern Grid AU
Online OC 51.161.198.78:28070 checked 8m ago
Server instruments
last reading Wed 07:00 UTCPlayers now
0% full 7-day avg7-day peakServer fps
48 h low 5 · below 20 is lag, below 10 is badEntities
48 h range 102,393–122,719 · memory 2,984 MBUptime
12 h 4 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 24% of all ranked servers, top 58% in OC. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 10h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- WPT 1Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC8d 10hFW
- WPT 2Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC36d 10hFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 35 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 05:39 UTC26d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 19:13 UTC FW26d ago | 2 | – | 0.4 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- 42/100
- 11/250
- 8/250
- 3/500
- 4/100
- 7/75
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageReset cycle
What happens on Southern Grid AU when wipe day comes?
The busiest point of its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. 35 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked on the latest wipe.
When does Southern Grid AU wipe?
Once a month Southern Grid AU wipes, with the force wipe. Mark Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC: that is force wipe day, and the wipe hits all Rust servers. 26 days 3 hours ago the current world was made. The tags state a wipe schedule of one wipe a month.
Tag meanings
How should you read the tags on Southern Grid AU?
These are the tags Southern Grid AU publishes, and the server browser reads them: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, as standard Rust plays it; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams of up to 8; v2635 (Protocol): Match the game version: protocol 2635 is required; cs168909 (Build): The server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): This is RakNet, Rust's usual network layer; $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; ^q (Premium): Entry needs Rust's premium status; ^o (Oxide): Check: framework. Oxide (uMod) handles plugins; OC (Oceania): Oceania is the browser category it sits in. Reading the top of this page: the tags also hold the current players, the queue and when the world was made.
Which lists and filters on Rust Metrics show Southern Grid AU?
These Rust Metrics lists carry Southern Grid AU: Rust servers in Oceania, Rust community servers: live readings and Vanilla Rust servers, live. Reading: server list filters. It comes up under Region: Oceania; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Game mode: Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Premium ^q and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Occupancy
Where does Southern Grid AU sit in the rankings?
Ranked by seven-day player hours, Southern Grid AU sits at #5,229 and #120 in Oceania, inside the top 24%.
What player count does Southern Grid AU carry?
0 of 50 slots are filled on Southern Grid AU right now. Check: players over seven days. Average 0, peak 4. Average at the busiest hour was 1 players, at 07:00 UTC over the last 48 hours.
Server
Which location does Southern Grid AU run from?
Southern Grid AU gives Oceania as its location, with the OC tag. Where the machine stands is not checked here; Rust Metrics shows where the server says it is. The endpoint you need is 51.161.198.78:28070.
What Rust version is Southern Grid AU on?
Reading: Southern Grid AU, Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, Linux. Check: protocol. To join, your game must match; Steam handles the update.
Is performance on Southern Grid AU within range?
Check: fps. Average 11 server fps over the last 48 hours, low of 5. Within range. Reading: 122,719 entities at the highest. That covers buildings, deployables and everything else. Check: memory. Peak use was 3,734 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps plus a climbing entity count.
How reliable is Southern Grid AU, and is it online now?
Reading: online. Southern Grid AU answers right now. By its reported uptime, the last restart was roughly 12 hours ago. Uptime for the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours, or 100%. The first sighting on Rust Metrics was 13 September 2026.
Settings and map
How is Southern Grid AU configured, and what rules are in force?
No gather rate appears in the name: Southern Grid AU. 8 players per group, the default value. 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 server browser lists it under Community. Plugin count: Oxide. The server calls itself vanilla, with this meaning: the stock game: Facepunch's rates, kits and rules, unchanged. Entry needs Rust's premium status. VAC is on. That is Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is live on Southern Grid AU?
Size 4,500 and seed 1883130744: the game generates the procedural map on Southern Grid AU from them. The map repeats when size and seed match. Open it on RustMaps from this page.
Connection
What do you do to join Southern Grid AU?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.161.198.78:28070. You can also use Launch Rust on this page, which passes you to Steam to open Rust and connect. Entry needs Rust's premium status.