46,030 players on Rust servers right now11,649 servers online3,128 with players on109 fresh wipes in the last three hoursHard: 0 players (offline)Updated every five minutes46,030 players on Rust servers right now11,649 servers online3,128 with players on109 fresh wipes in the last three hoursHard: 0 players (offline)Updated every five minutes
newest first · every post is a reading of this server
8h ago
The count
Last seen: 0 of ? players
0/ ?players now
07-day averagepeak –
#15,338ranktop 69%
27d agolast wipeno schedule published
–next wipeno rhythm it keeps
Now
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Players on Hard
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
AveragePeak
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
48h
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How the server is running
Server performance
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
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 22 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Daily
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Rank #15,338 today
Rank
daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
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Coming up · wipe schedule
Wipe schedule
no rhythm it keeps
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
3.3 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
14%on rhythmof its recent wipes
0wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
0%crowd heldelse halves by day 1
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Tue 20 OctSat 17 OctSat 3 Oct
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first
8d ago
The current map
Wipe peaks at 0 players
Tuesday 20 October 2026, 14:47 UTC
Peak
0
Crowd
–
Lasted
running
Players before
0
12d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 0 players
Saturday 17 October 2026, 08:07 UTC
Peak
0
Crowd
–
Lasted
3.3 days
Players before
0
25d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Saturday 3 October 2026, 16:40 UTC
Peak
1
Crowd
halved by day 1
Lasted
13.6 days
Players before
0
26d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Friday 2 October 2026, 11:22 UTC
Peak
1
Crowd
–
Lasted
1.2 days
Players before
0
27d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Thursday 1 October 2026, 12:22 UTC
Peak
1
Crowd
–
Lasted
1 days
Players before
1
28d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Thursday 1 October 2026, 05:28 UTC
Peak
1
Crowd
–
Lasted
0.3 days
Players before
0
37d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Tuesday 22 September 2026, 06:07 UTC
Peak
1
Crowd
halved by day 1
Lasted
9 days
Players before
0
54d ago
Wipe
Wipe peaks at 1 player
Friday 4 September 2026, 16:17 UTC
Peak
1
Crowd
halved by day 2
Lasted
17.6 days
Players before
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
Recent wipes on this server averaged a peak of 0 players at their busiest. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. On those occasions it fell below half by day 1.
QOn what timetable does Hard wipe?
Hard wipes with no fixed pattern, so there is nothing to predict. Every server in Rust, this one among them, wipes at the monthly force wipe; Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next. This world dates from 27 days.
Lists and tags
QWho operates Hard?
A japantokyo.jp hostname is published by Hard and by 3 other servers we track, so they most likely share an operator.
QWhich Rust Live Stats filters and lists does Hard show up in?
These are the Rust Live Stats lists Hard fits: Modded Rust servers live now and Rust PvE servers, live now. You will find it on the server list under Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
QWhat meaning do the tags on Hard carry?
The server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, in the Rust style; mp0 (Max players): Slots: 0; ts16 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 16; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so match that version to join; cs168909 (Build): Build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the standard the game uses; $r? (Region code): The server sets no region code; ^p (PvE): No player fights another — the danger comes from the world; ^z (Modded): The game changes here through plugins or settings, so it is Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon, which Hard publishes. The current player count, the queue and the world's creation time also sit in the tags, shown at the top of this page.
Population
QWhat is the current population on Hard?
Hard is not online at the moment, having last been seen 8 hours ago. Averaged over seven days: 0 players.
QHow does Hard compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days put Hard at #15,338, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
Rules and settings
QWhat rules does Hard enforce, and which settings does it use?
The name Hard carries no gather rate. The cap on a group is 16 players. pve is the mode, with no fighting other players. The server browser files it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are in use. VAC is off: Valve's anti-cheat.
QCan you tell me the map for Hard?
Hard runs a game-generated procedural map of size 5,500. Map name, as listed: Custom Map.
Server facts
QWhere does Hard sit geographically?
There is no region from Hard. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. 162.222.17.4:30031 is its address.
QWhat is performance like on Hard?
It never went below 30 server fps in the last 48 hours, averaging 30. It supported up to 236,189 entities, covering buildings, deployables and all other objects. Up to 8,993 MB of memory was used. A climbing entity count and low fps are felt as lag by players.
QWhat Rust version is Hard on?
Hard operates on Linux with Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
QIs Hard up now, and how steady is its uptime?
At the time of this update, Hard is down, last seen 8 hours ago. About 22 hours ago is when it last restarted, according to its uptime. It was online for 28 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, or 17% of the time. On 13 September 2026, Rust Live Stats saw it for the first time.
How to join
QHow do you get onto Hard?
Enter client.connect 162.222.17.4:30031 in the console (F1 in Rust). Another way is Launch Rust and join on this page: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
what each one means
Published asmp0,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts16
Game
gmrust
Game modeStandard survival, in the Rust style.
mp0
Max playersSlots: 0.
ts16
Group limitTeams are capped at 16.
v2635
ProtocolThe server runs protocol 2635, so match that version to join.
cs168909
BuildBuild: 168909.
ptrak
NetworkingThe network layer is RakNet, the standard the game uses.
$r?
Region codeThe server sets no region code.
Gameplay
^p
PvENo player fights another — the danger comes from the world.
Mods and access
^z
ModdedThe game changes here through plugins or settings, so it is Modded.
^y
CarbonPlugin framework: Carbon.
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.