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Vanilla Server

98.97.21.35:28015 checked 18d ago

Release date
Next release
In five minutes (08:45 UTC)
Source
Live server queries
Server address
98.97.21.35:28015
First recorded
10 October 2026

Connect to this server

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1. Main points

Players now

0/ 1

0% full

7-day average

0

peak –

Rank

#15,817

top 72%

Last wipe

18d ago

no schedule published

Next wipe

–

no wipe seen yet

Main points

  • The server is offline; at its last check there were 0 players on it, 0% of its 1 slots.
  • It ranks #15,817 of all ranked servers, the top 72%, on player hours over the last seven days.
  • Its current map went up 18d ago.

2. Players

Figure 1: Players on Vanilla Server

Players now and over time, UTC

No hourly history yet.

Hourly 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

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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. 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

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k10 Oct11 Oct13 Oct14 Oct16 Oct17 Oct

Top 72% 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

WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
No wipe seen yet.

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. 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 Vanilla Server

No map picture published

Table 2: The world

As the server publishes it

MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

8. Server characteristics

Table 3: Characteristics of Vanilla Server

What the server publishes and what was recorded

Address98.97.21.35:28015
Region–
Max players1
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe10 Oct 2026, 03:40 UTC
Hostname–
First seen10 Oct 2026

9. Similar servers

Table 4: Servers like this one

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

ServerCharacteristicsPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 550 on average636 / 675
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average485 / 525
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 300 on average59 / 250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 300 on average36 / 250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 269 on average138 / 200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 257 on average255 / 300

10. Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Wipe details

This release records the wipe timetable for Vanilla Server: what is it?

With too few wipes of Vanilla Server on record, its rhythm remains unclear. A force wipe takes place monthly for every Rust server, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The present world dates from 18 days 15 hours.

About the server

How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it online now?

Vanilla Server is offline at the time of this release; it was last seen 18 days 10 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was up 0 of them, or 0%. The first sighting of it by Rust Census was on 10 October 2026.

In which location is Vanilla Server based?

No region is published by Vanilla Server. Rust Census does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 98.97.21.35:28015 is its address.

Which Rust version is Vanilla Server running?

The version in use on Vanilla Server is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 on Windows. The same protocol is required for your game to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Population

What population has been recorded on Vanilla Server?

The last count for Vanilla Server was 18 days 10 hours ago; it is offline at present.

How does Vanilla Server compare with other servers in the rankings?

For seven-day player hours, Vanilla Server is ranked #15,817, placing it in the top 72% of all ranked servers.

Lists and tags

On Rust Census, which lists and filters carry Vanilla Server?

The Rust Census lists that Vanilla Server fits are: Community servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

The tags on Vanilla Server: what do they indicate?

Read by the game's server browser, Vanilla Server publishes these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival play in the vanilla format; mp1 (Max players): Slots: 1; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, which is the game's default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to join; cs167398 (Build): The server runs game build 167398; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is used, the standard network layer of the game; $r? (Region code): This server carries no region code. Current players, queue length and world creation time are in the tags as well, and are shown at the top of this page.

Rules, map

Which map is in use on Vanilla Server?

A procedural map runs on Vanilla Server, generated by the game.

What settings and rules have been listed for Vanilla Server?

No gather rate is recorded for Vanilla Server in its name. The group cap stands at 8 players, the default for the game. survival is the game mode recorded, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and player combat are permitted. Community is its section in the server browser. Anti-cheat is active: VAC, Valve's system, is on.

Connecting

What steps are needed to join Vanilla Server?

Enter client.connect 98.97.21.35:28015 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 asmp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs167398,ts8

Game

gmvanillaGame mode Survival play in the vanilla format.
mp1Max players Slots: 1.
ts8Group limit 8 per team, which is the game's default limit.
v2634Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634 to join.
cs167398Build The server runs game build 167398.
ptrakNetworking RakNet is used, the standard network layer of the game.
$r?Region code This server carries no region code.

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.