35,972 players on Rust servers right now11,694 servers online2,914 with players on94 fresh wipes in the last three hoursRusty Balloon Knot: 0 players (offline)Updated every five minutes35,972 players on Rust servers right now11,694 servers online2,914 with players on94 fresh wipes in the last three hoursRusty Balloon Knot: 0 players (offline)Updated every five minutes
newest first · every post is a reading of this server
15d ago
The count
Last seen: 0 of 150 players
0/ 150players now0% full
07-day averagepeak –
#15,230ranktop 71%
27d agolast wipeno schedule published
7d 15hnext wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Now
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Players on Rusty Balloon Knot
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
No hourly history yet.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
48h
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How the server is running
Server performance
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Daily
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Rank #15,230 today
Rank
daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
in 7d 15h
Coming up · wipe schedule
Next wipe in 7d 15h
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 15h.
The force wipe · high confidence
2wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
7d 15h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
35d 15h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 25 hours in.
Wipes
newest first
27d ago
Force wipe
Force wipe peaks at 2 players
Thursday 1 October 2026, 21:02 UTC FW
Peak
2
Crowd
–
Lasted
running
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
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At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 2 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 25 hours in.
QOn what timetable does Rusty Balloon Knot wipe?
The monthly force wipe is the only wipe Rusty Balloon Knot takes. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. The world you are playing on was built 27 days 6 hours.
Tags and filters
QWhere does Rusty Balloon Knot appear in Rust Live Stats lists and filters?
The Rust Live Stats lists that include Rusty Balloon Knot are Modded Rust servers live now. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
QWhat do the tags listed for Rusty Balloon Knot signify?
The server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival here follows standard Rust; mp150 (Max players): 150 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team at most, the game's default setting; v2634 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2634, so match that version to join; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code: none set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or changed settings alter the game, which Rusty Balloon Knot publishes. Players now, queue length and world creation time are carried in the tags too, and appear at the top of this page.
Player numbers
QHow full is Rusty Balloon Knot at the moment?
Last seen 15 days 2 hours ago, Rusty Balloon Knot is offline right now.
QHow does Rusty Balloon Knot compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?
Ranked by seven-day player hours, Rusty Balloon Knot is #15,230, placing it in the top 71% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
QWhich settings and rules are in force on Rusty Balloon Knot?
The name Rusty Balloon Knot carries no gather rate. No custom limit is set, so groups hold the default 8 players. survival applies here, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and player combat are both permitted. Plugins or settings change the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Plugins run here: Oxide. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
QWhich map is live on Rusty Balloon Knot?
Rusty Balloon Knot runs a game-generated procedural map: size 3,500, seed 1862422565. RustMaps shows it from this page, since equal size and seed give an equal map.
Server facts
QWhat location is Rusty Balloon Knot in?
No region is published by Rusty Balloon Knot. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. Connect to 172.240.53.131:2856.
QWhat Rust version is Rusty Balloon Knot on?
The setup on Rusty Balloon Knot is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 with Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
QIs Rusty Balloon Knot up now, and how steady is its uptime?
At the time of this update, Rusty Balloon Knot is down, last seen 15 days 2 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, giving 0% uptime. On 1 October 2026, Rust Live Stats saw it for the first time.
How to join
QWhat steps connect you to Rusty Balloon Knot?
Enter client.connect 172.240.53.131:2856 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 asmp150,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game modeSurvival here follows standard Rust.
mp150
Max players150 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit8 per team at most, the game's default setting.
v2634
ProtocolThe server runs protocol 2634, so match that version to join.
cs166494
BuildThe game build is 166494.
ptrak
NetworkingRakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one.
$r?
Region codeRegion code: none set.
Mods and access
^o
OxideOxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
^z
ModdedModded: plugins or changed settings alter the game.
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.