The count
Live coverage · Rust server
Vanilla
Offline Vanilla is not on the server list right now. The figures below are from when it was last seen, 3d ago.
Key points
- 0 of 20 players are on at the last check, 0% full.
- Over the last seven days it averages 2 players, with a peak of 2.
- It ranks #5,604, the top 25% of all ranked servers.
- The current map has been up 26d 12h, since Saturday 3 October, 05:52 UTC.
Live coverage
newest first · every post is a reading of this serverEmbedded chart
Players on Vanilla
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Embedded chart
How the server is running
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Embedded chart
Rank #5,604 today
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 25% of all ranked servers, and #345 of the quad servers (top 42%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Coming up · wipe schedule
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yet
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
newest firstThe current map
Wipe peaks at 2 players
Saturday 3 October 2026, 05:52 UTC
- Peak
- 2
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 2
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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from the figures on this pageWipe schedule
What happens on wipe day at Vanilla?
Recent wipes on this server averaged a peak of 2 players at their busiest. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
How often does Vanilla wipe, and at what times?
Too few wipes are recorded for Vanilla to establish a pattern. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world you are playing on was built 26 days 12 hours.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Live Stats filters and lists does Vanilla show up in?
These are the Rust Live Stats lists Vanilla fits: Modded Rust servers live now and Rust tutorial servers: live list. You will find it on the server list under Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Tutorial on ^t, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad.
What meaning do the tags on Vanilla carry?
These are the tags Vanilla makes public: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore ruleset: an easier game; mp20 (Max players): The slot count is 20; ts4 (Group limit): Team cap: 4; v2635 (Protocol): Join only if your game is on protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptsw (Networking): 'sw' is the network layer in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set here; ^t (Tutorial on): Start with Facepunch's tutorial here if you are new; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings changes put this under Modded. Also in the tags: players on now, the queue, and when the world was made. You will find them at the top of this page.
Player counts
How full is Vanilla at the moment?
Last seen 3 days 2 hours ago, Vanilla is offline right now. Peak over the past week: 2. Average: 2 players.
Where does Vanilla sit in the server rankings?
On player hours for the past seven days, Vanilla sits at #5,604, inside the top 25% of ranked servers. Within the quad group, its position is #345.
Settings and map
What rules does Vanilla enforce, and which settings does it use?
The name Vanilla carries no gather rate. The limit is 4 players to a group (quad). softcore applies here, An easier Facepunch mode: some loot stays yours. You can raid and fight other players. The server browser files it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins run here: Oxide. Anti-cheat: VAC from Valve is enabled.
Can you tell me the map for Vanilla?
A procedural map, generated by the game, runs on Vanilla.
Server details
What location is Vanilla in?
No region is published by Vanilla. A server's stated location is what Rust Live Stats shows; the machine's actual position is not looked up. 188.234.245.181:28015 is its address.
What Rust version is Vanilla on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Vanilla runs. Steam updates it for you, but your game needs the same protocol to join.
Is Vanilla up now, and how steady is its uptime?
Vanilla is currently offline, with its last appearance 3 days 2 hours ago. It was online for 19 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, or 11% of the time. Rust Live Stats has tracked it since 13 September 2026.
Connecting
What is the way to connect to Vanilla?
Use Launch Rust and join on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 188.234.245.181:28015.