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[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
51.81.166.171:28016 checked 13d ago
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1. Main points
Players now
0/ 500
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,098
top 70%
Last wipe
30d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
7d 9h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Main points
- The server is offline; at its last check there were 0 players on it, 0% of its 500 slots.
- It ranks #15,098 of all ranked servers, the top 70%, on player hours over the last seven days.
- Its current map went up 30d ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.
2. Players
Figure 1: Players on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
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 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
5. Wipe schedule
Patternforce wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 9h. The force wipe · high confidence
Wipe-day peak
1
players, last three wipes
Table 1: Coming wipes
Expected from its own rhythm and the force wipe
| In | Date and time | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 7d 9h | Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC | Force wipe FW |
| 35d 9h | Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC | Force wipe FW |
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 10 hours in.
Source: Live server queries, Rust Census
6. Wipes
Table 2: Wipes, newest first
Every wipe seen on this server
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 29 Sep, 08:18 UTC30d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
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 5: Map of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
2500 · seed 4575464
![Map of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red](https://files.facepunch.com/rust/map-images/3caf24d4771e5a0c119a56958d9d47951b2c29547c38c17112d5012d1b7347f5/proceduralmap.2500.0.289_3caf24d4771e5a0c119a56958d9d4795.jpg)
Table 3: The world
As the server publishes it
| Map | Procedural Map |
|---|---|
| Size | 2500 |
| Seed | 4575464 |
8. Server characteristics
Table 4: Characteristics of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
What the server publishes and what was recorded
| Address | 51.81.166.171:28016 |
|---|---|
| Region | – |
| Max players | 500 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | monthly |
| Last wipe | 29 Sep 2026, 08:18 UTC |
| Hostname | nexus_us_red.playrust.com |
| First seen | 13 Sep 2026 |
9. Operator
Hostnameplayrust.com
Table 5: Other servers of this operator
The busiest servers publishing a playrust.com hostname
| Server | Status | Players |
|---|---|---|
| [EU] Facepunch 1 | Online | 85 / 400 |
| [EA] Softcore 1 | Online | 83 / 350 |
| [EU East] Facepunch 4 | Online | 69 / 350 |
| [EU] Facepunch Premium 1 | Online | 63 / 350 |
| [EU East] Facepunch 5 | Online | 43 / 350 |
| [US East] Facepunch Premium 1 | Online | 30 / 400 |
| [EA] Facepunch 2 | Online | 29 / 300 |
| [EU] Facepunch Softcore 1 | Online | 29 / 400 |
125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname; the busiest are listed.
10. About this server
In its own words: the description the server publishes, unedited.
This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging
11. Similar servers
Table 6: Servers like this one
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
| Server | Characteristics | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Rustopia.gg - US Large | NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 129 on average | 44 / 200 |
| Rusty Moose |US Monthly| | NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 111 on average | 49 / 200 |
| RustLands | Monthly Large | No BP Wipe | NOOB FRIENDLY | NA · groups of 50+ · monthly · 60 on average | 23 / 225 |
| PICKLE DUO MONTHLY | No BP Wipe | Low Upkeep | Duo Solo | NA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 36 on average | 11 / 200 |
| Rusticated.com - US Premium Long | NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 33 on average | 22 / 150 |
| Rustoria.co - US Long Premium | NA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 31 on average | 12 / 200 |
12. Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe schedule
When does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red wipe, and how often?
The force wipe is the only wipe [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red takes, once a month. Its next wipe is due on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that reaches every Rust server. 30 days 1 hours have passed since this world was made. The tags list a wipe schedule of one month.
On [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, what happens on wipe day?
An average of 1 players attended at peak across recent wipes. 10 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
Server record
How reliable is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, and is it online now?
The latest count records [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red as offline, last seen 13 days 18 hours ago. A total of 0 of 168 hours were up over 7 full days, which is 0% of the time. First recorded by Rust Census on 13 September 2026.
In which location is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red based?
No region tag is published by [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, but its name points to North America. Rust Census does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 51.81.166.171:28016 is its address.
On which Rust version does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red operate?
This release lists [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red on Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166146, running on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but it has to be on the same protocol to join.
Player counts
What are the current player figures for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is offline at present; its last recording was 13 days 18 hours ago.
How does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red compare with other servers in the rankings?
The rank for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is #15,098 on seven-day player hours, in the top 70% of ranked servers.
Tag details
On Rust Census, which lists and filters carry [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?
The Rust Census lists that [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red fits are: Rust tutorial servers, Official Rust servers: live, North America: servers listed and Vanilla Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.
Which operator runs [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red and 124 other servers we track publish a playrust.com hostname, so one operator most likely runs them.
The tags on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: what do they indicate?
Read by the game's server browser, [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red publishes these tags: 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; gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it; mp500 (Max players): Slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 to a team; v2634 (Protocol): To connect, your game version must match protocol 2634; cs166146 (Build): Build 166146 is installed; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server carries no region code; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes monthly, on Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): This is the unmodified game: rates, kits and rules as Facepunch ships them; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): The tag is custom: it was set by the owner or by a plugin; ^x (Unknown flag): This flag is not documented by Facepunch. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and the world's creation time, which appear at the top of this page.
Settings and map
Which map is in use on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red runs a procedural map of size 2,500 with seed 4575464, generated by the game. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
On [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, what rules and settings are in force?
The name of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red carries no gather rate. 8 players is the group limit, the game's default. survival is the game mode recorded, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Combat between players and raiding are both permitted. The in-game Official tab of Rust lists it. Its own label is vanilla: this is the unmodified game: rates, kits and rules as Facepunch ships them. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Connecting
What is the way to join [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?
Enter client.connect 51.81.166.171:28016 in the console, opened with F1 after starting Rust; alternatively, Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
13. Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means: a glossary.
Published asmp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^v,^t,gmrust,cs166146,sc2,^x,ts8
On Rust Census
| 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. |
|---|
Game
gmrust | Game mode The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it. |
|---|---|
mp500 | Max players Slots: 500. |
ts8 | Group limit This is the game default: 8 to a team. |
v2634 | Protocol To connect, your game version must match protocol 2634. |
cs166146 | Build Build 166146 is installed. |
ptrak | Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard. |
$r? | Region code This server carries no region code. |
Wipe schedule
^m | Monthly This server wipes monthly, on Facepunch's force wipe. |
|---|
Difficulty
^v | Vanilla This is the unmodified game: rates, kits and rules as Facepunch ships them. |
|---|
Gameplay
^t | Tutorial on Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players. |
|---|
Other
sc2 | Custom tag The tag is custom: it was set by the owner or by a plugin. |
|---|---|
^x | Unknown flag This flag is not documented by Facepunch. |
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.