An entry in the registerNo. 960
[AE] Facepunch 2
Online 185.179.203.164:28015 checked 11m ago
[AE] Facepunch 2 is a Rust server, one of the playrust.com servers. At the last count it had 16 players of a possible 350; over the past week it averaged 10, with a peak of 28. It stands at No. 960 of the ranked servers, the top 4%. It last wiped 26d ago, on a monthly schedule, and the next wipe is expected on Thursday 5 November, with the force wipe. Its own tags class it as official, vanilla.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
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.
§ 3Standingthe rank, daily · 1 is best
Top 4% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
§ 4The wipe scheduleforce wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 9d 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
players, last three wipes
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 9d 0h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 37d 0h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 28, 27 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:42 UTC FW26d ago | 28 | – | running | 4 |
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.
§ 6In its own wordsas the server describes itself
This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.
§ 7Similar serversthe same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
- 1 Rustoria.co - EU East Long494/575 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 313 on average
- 2 Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|355/400 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 208 on average
- 3 Rustopia.gg - US Large107/200 NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 138 on average
- 4 Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | Pyccкий180/300 EU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 132 on average
- 5 Rustafied.com - EU Long - Large191/250 EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average
- 6 Rusty Moose |US Monthly|108/200 NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 116 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
Server record
On which Rust version does [AE] Facepunch 2 operate?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what [AE] Facepunch 2 runs. The protocol must match on your game to join; the update comes through Steam.
How reliable is [AE] Facepunch 2, and is it online now?
The records show [AE] Facepunch 2 online at the time of this check. Of note: the reported uptime places the last restart about 12 hours ago. In the last 7 full days it was up for 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. The first sighting at Rust Server Stats was on 13 September 2026.
What is the performance of [AE] Facepunch 2 like?
Server fps averaged 116 over the last 48 hours; the low was 79. Buildings, deployables and the rest brought the entity count to a high of 143,149. The memory peak was 5,438 MB. An entity count climbing and fps running low are felt in-game as lag.
What is the location of [AE] Facepunch 2?
The server publishes no region: [AE] Facepunch 2. Where the machine stands is not looked up by Rust Server Stats; it shows where a server says it is. At 185.179.203.164:28015 stands the address.
The rules and map
What map is in use on [AE] Facepunch 2?
[AE] Facepunch 2 runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,500 with seed 1120603257. Because size and seed fix the map, it can be viewed on RustMaps from here.
The rules and settings of [AE] Facepunch 2: what are they?
Nothing in the name of [AE] Facepunch 2 gives a gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. Play is survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are permitted. The in-game Official tab lists it. Vanilla is its own description: rust as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules unchanged. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is active.
Player record
How full does [AE] Facepunch 2 get?
At the latest count [AE] Facepunch 2 has 16 players, with 350 slots in total. Averaged across seven days, 10 players; the peak reached 28. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 19:00 UTC, averaging 21 players.
Against other Rust servers, how is [AE] Facepunch 2 ranked?
Ranked by player hours over the last seven days, [AE] Facepunch 2 stands at #960, in the top 4% overall.
Tag and list record
[AE] Facepunch 2 sits in which Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
The Rust Server Stats lists [AE] Facepunch 2 fits: Rust servers running the tutorial, Official Rust servers and Best vanilla Rust servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: 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; Players now: At least 10; Boxes: Official only.
Which meanings attach to the tags on [AE] Facepunch 2?
These tags are [AE] Facepunch 2's, and the game's browser reads them: 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 standard survival game; mp350 (Max players): The server holds 350 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default applies: 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Join only on protocol 2635; other versions cannot connect; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, in step with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Rust as Facepunch ships it: rates, kits and rules unchanged; ^t (Tutorial on): The Facepunch tutorial is open to newcomers; sc2 (Custom tag): Set by a plugin or by the owner, and outside Rust's standard tags. At the top of this page are its current players, queue and world creation time, all taken from the tags.
By whose hand is [AE] Facepunch 2 run?
A playrust.com hostname is published by [AE] Facepunch 2, and by 124 other servers we track; the same operator most likely runs them.
Wipe record
Wipe day on [AE] Facepunch 2: what should be expected?
Averaged over recent wipes, the crowd reached 28 at its busiest. 27 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
On what schedule does [AE] Facepunch 2 wipe?
Once a month, with the force wipe, [AE] Facepunch 2 wipes. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe shared by every Rust server. The world now in play was generated 26 days ago. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
How to join
How does one connect to [AE] Facepunch 2?
Join on this page with Launch Rust, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you, or open the console with F1 and enter client.connect 185.179.203.164:28015.