Cortex
Offline 98.142.14.57:28025 checked 6d ago
Server instruments
no direct query in 48 hoursPlayers now
0% full 7-day avgServer fps
no direct query answered in 48 hoursEntities
no direct query answered in 48 hoursUptime
no direct query answered in 48 hoursPlayers
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 2 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
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- 140/500
- 135/100
- 188/225
- 81/700
- 8/200
- 16/1000
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe schedule
When does Cortex wipe?
Its rhythm cannot be told from the wipes of Cortex on record: there are too few. The next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes, falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it runs now was made 27 days 8 hours ago.
Tag meanings
Which tags does Cortex carry, and what do they mean?
Check: tags. The game's server browser reads gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla settings; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams of up to 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to get in; cs166494 (Build): Game build reading: 166494; ptrak (Networking): This is RakNet, Rust's usual network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework in use: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings depart from the stock game from Cortex. Players now, queue and world creation time sit in the tags as well, and appear at the top of this page.
Which lists and filters on Rust Metrics show Cortex?
Rust Metrics lists featuring Cortex: Modded Rust servers, checked live. Reading: server list filters. It comes up under Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Occupancy
Where does Cortex sit in the rankings?
Ranking for Cortex: #15,338 on seven-day player hours, top 69% of all ranked servers.
How full does Cortex get?
Status for Cortex: offline. Last seen 6 days 20 hours ago. Check: player average. 0 over the last seven days.
Server
Where does Cortex sit?
Reading: location. Cortex gives no region. Rust Metrics does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Check: address. It reads 98.142.14.57:28025.
What Rust version is Cortex on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Windows is the build Cortex runs. Matching protocol is required to join. Let Steam update your game.
How reliable is Cortex, and is it online now?
Reading: offline. Cortex last answered 6 days 20 hours ago. Reading: 8% uptime over the last 7 full days. It was up 14 of 168 hours. Reading: first seen 2 October 2026, recorded by Rust Metrics.
Settings and map
What settings and rules apply on Cortex?
Reading the name gives no gather rate for Cortex. No limit is set beyond the default. Groups take up to 8 players. survival, gather, build and raid, as the game normally runs — that is the game mode. Players can raid each other and fight. That is permitted here. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed as Modded. Oxide plugins are running. VAC is on. That is Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is Cortex on?
Check: map. Procedural, size 3,000, seed 574433821, generated by the game on Cortex. The map repeats when size and seed match. Open it on RustMaps from this page.
Connection
How can you get onto Cortex?
Check: join. Open Rust, press F1, then enter client.connect 98.142.14.57:28025. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page: Steam opens Rust and connects you.