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Africa
198.73.57.173:28015 checked 11m ago
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1. Main points
Players now
0/ 30
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,269
top 68%
Last wipe
117d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Main points
- There were 0 players on it, 0% of its 30 slots.
- It ranks #15,269 of all ranked servers, the top 68%, on player hours over the last seven days.
- Its current map went up 117d ago.
2. Players
Figure 1: Players on Africa
Players now and over time, UTC
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
3. Server performance
Figure 2: Frame rate, entities and memory
From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag
Note
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.
4. Rank
Figure 3: Rank among all servers, daily
1 is best
Top 68% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
5. Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
6. Wipes
Table 1: Wipes, newest first
Every wipe seen on this server
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Notes
- 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.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
7. Map
Figure 4: Map of Africa
4250 · seed 1104
8. Server characteristics
Table 3: Characteristics of Africa
What the server publishes and what was recorded
| Address | 198.73.57.173:28015 |
|---|---|
| Region | – |
| Max players | 30 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | – |
| Last wipe | 4 Jul 2026, 12:28 UTC |
| Hostname | – |
| First seen | 13 Sep 2026 |
9. Similar servers
Table 4: Servers like this one
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
| Server | Characteristics | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Intoxicated ZA Vanilla 3 - 01 Oct | AF · groups of 8+ · monthly · 18 on average | 19 / 150 |
| Intoxicated ZA Vanilla 1 - 29 Oct - Just wiped | AF · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 7 on average | 51 / 100 |
| ServerZ Rust Monthly ZA | AF · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average | 4 / 50 |
| Voodoo ZA | AF · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average | 2 / 100 |
| KAKGENOEG NO KOS SOLO | DUO | TRIO za | AF · trio · monthly · 2 on average | 0 / 50 |
| CORDEX NO KOS, SOLO, DUO, TRIO | AF · trio · monthly · 1 on average | 0 / 100 |
10. Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe schedule
This release records the wipe timetable for Africa: what is it?
Too few wipes of Africa are on record to establish its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. The present world dates from 117 days 8 hours.
Server details
Is Africa up, and how well has it held up?
This release records Africa as online. By its own reported uptime, it restarted about 11 days 2 hours ago. 167 of 168 hours on across the last 7 full days gives an uptime of 99%. First recorded by Rust Census on 13 September 2026.
Does Africa hold a steady frame rate and connection?
Average server fps over the last 48 hours was 87, with a low of 61. The world carried up to 100,086 entities, including buildings, deployables and all else. Memory use reached 4,926 MB at its peak. Players feel low fps and a rising entity count as lag.
What location has been recorded for Africa?
No region tag is published by Africa, but its name points to Africa. Where a server says it is is what Rust Census shows; where the machine stands is not looked up. At 198.73.57.173:28015 it is addressed.
Which Rust version is Africa running?
The version in use on Africa is Rust network protocol 2631 and build 156658 on Windows. To join, your game has to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Player counts
What population has been recorded on Africa?
Africa stands at 0 players from 30 slots in this release. Averaged across seven days, the count is 0 players.
What position does Africa hold in the server rankings?
The rank for Africa is #15,269 on seven-day player hours, in the top 68% of ranked servers.
Tag details
On Rust Census, which lists and filters carry Africa?
Included in these Rust Census lists is Africa: Community servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Africa; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
The tags on Africa: what do they indicate?
These are the tags Africa publishes for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Survival play, in the standard Rust format; mp30 (Max players): The server holds 30 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships with; v2631 (Protocol): To connect, your game version must match protocol 2631; cs156658 (Build): The server runs game build 156658; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is used, the standard network layer of the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and the world's creation time, which appear at the top of this page.
Settings and map
What map is listed for Africa?
Africa runs a procedural map of size 4,250 with seed 1104, generated by the game. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
How is Africa configured, and what rules does it keep?
The name of Africa carries no gather rate. The default applies: groups are capped at 8 players. It runs survival, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and player combat are permitted. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is active: VAC, Valve's system, is on.
Connecting
What is the way to join Africa?
Enter client.connect 198.73.57.173:28015 in Rust's console, opened with F1. Alternatively, use Launch Rust and join here: Steam opens the game and connects you.
11. Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means: a glossary.
Published asmp30,ptrak,$r?,v2631,gmrust,cs156658,ts8
Game
gmrust | Game mode Survival play, in the standard Rust format. |
|---|---|
mp30 | Max players The server holds 30 slots. |
ts8 | Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships with. |
v2631 | Protocol To connect, your game version must match protocol 2631. |
cs156658 | Build The server runs game build 156658. |
ptrak | Networking RakNet is used, the standard network layer of the game. |
$r? | Region code A region code has not been set. |
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.