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[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1
Key points
- 70 of 400 players are on now, 18% full.
- Over the last seven days it averages 56 players, with a peak of 167.
- It ranks #305, the top 1% of all ranked servers.
- The current map has been up 25d 23h, since Thursday 1 October, 17:41 UTC, on a monthly schedule.
- The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, in 9d 1h, with the force wipe.
Live coverage
newest first · every post is a reading of this serverEmbedded chart
Players on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
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Rank #305 today
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 1% of all ranked servers, and #17 of the quad servers (top 2%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Coming up · wipe schedule
Next wipe in 9d 1h
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 9d 1h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 9d 1hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 37d 1hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 323, 25 hours in.
Wipes
newest firstForce wipe
Force wipe peaks at 323 players
Thursday 1 October 2026, 17:41 UTC FW
- Peak
- 323
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 52
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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What happens on wipe day at [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1?
At their busiest, its recent wipes averaged 323 players. 25 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
On what timetable does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 wipe?
Once a month is all [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 wipes, together with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 25 days 23 hours have passed since this world was generated. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Lists and tags
Who is in charge of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1?
The playrust.com hostname [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 publishes is shared with 124 other tracked servers, which points to one operator.
Where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 appear in Rust Live Stats lists and filters?
On Rust Live Stats, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 is listed under EU Rust servers, live, Official Rust servers, live now and Rust tutorial servers: live list. You will find it on the server list under Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Players now: At least 50; Average players: 50+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
What meaning do the tags on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 carry?
official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset: softcore; mp400 (Max players): Slots: 400; ts4 (Group limit): Team cap: 4; v2635 (Protocol): You need protocol 2635 on your game to get in; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the standard the game uses; $r? (Region code): The server sets no region code; ^m (Monthly): It wipes with Facepunch's force wipe, once each month; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not standard Rust: that is the tag list [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 publishes for the game's server browser. Players now, queue length and world creation time are carried in the tags too, and appear at the top of this page.
Population
What is the current population on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1?
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 is carrying 70 players at the moment, with 400 slots in total. Peak over the past week: 167. Average: 56 players. Between now and 48 hours back, 19:00 UTC drew the most players, 141 on average.
How does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?
On player hours for the past seven days, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 sits at #305, inside the top 1% of ranked servers. The server sits at #17 among quad servers.
Settings and map
What rules does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 enforce, and which settings does it use?
Nothing in the name of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 states a gather rate. quad sets the cap: 4 players per group. softcore is the mode, with Part of your loot is kept in this easier Facepunch mode. Raiding and player combat are both permitted. The in-game Official tab carries it. Anti-cheat: VAC from Valve is enabled.
Which map is live on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1?
A procedural map of 4,500 with seed 1936951902, generated by the game, runs on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1. Size and seed repeat the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Server details
Where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 sit geographically?
The name points to Europe even though [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 publishes no region tag. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. 79.137.98.23:28015 is its address.
How well does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 perform?
It never went below 64 server fps in the last 48 hours, averaging 126. Buildings, deployables and everything else in the world added up to a maximum of 377,160 entities. The highest memory usage was 10,509 MB. Lag, as players feel it, comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
What Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 on?
The setup on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 with Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
How reliable is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1, and is it online at the moment?
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 is up and running at this moment. About 4 hours ago is when it last restarted, according to its uptime. 168 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, giving 100% uptime. On 13 September 2026, Rust Live Stats saw it for the first time.
How to join
What is the way to connect to [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1?
Enter client.connect 79.137.98.23:28015 in the console (F1 in Rust). Another way is Launch Rust and join on this page: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
