An entry in the registerNo. 15,339
Project NOVA
Online 199.115.72.20:10000 checked 9m ago
Project NOVA is a Rust server. At the last count it had 0 players of a possible 40. It stands at No. 15,339 of the ranked servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 25d 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 vanilla, modded, carbon, pve.
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 69% 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 7d 20h. The force wipe · high confidence
between real wipes
players, last three wipes
else halves by day 1
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 20h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 20h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 22:39 UTC25d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 22:22 UTC28d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 3 days | 0 |
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.
§ 6Similar serversthe same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
- 1 [PvE] Relic | No Killing | No Raiding | No Decay | Noob Friendl63/300 groups of 30+ · monthly · 53 on average
- 2 [US] RustEZ Scourge PvE | Zombies | No Raiding | No Killing51/200 NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 51 on average
- 3 [US] RustEZ Survival PvE | No Decay | No Raiding | No Killing35/200 NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 39 on average
- 4 1[PvE]Тульский|Русский|Classic+Ивенты23/200 EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 35 on average
- 5 [坚果PVE]宗门师徒/死亡不掉/技能强化/养殖钓鱼33/100 EA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 35 on average
- 6 Zombie Land PVE Monthly | Raids | Skills | Custom Maps28/100 NA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 34 on average
§ 7Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
The record
The Rust version for Project NOVA: which one?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux is what Project NOVA runs. The protocol must match on your game to join; the update comes through Steam.
What does uptime look like on Project NOVA, and is it up?
The records show Project NOVA online at the time of this check. Of note: the reported uptime places the last restart about 5 days 22 hours ago. The records show 100% uptime over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours up. Rust Server Stats records a first sighting on 13 September 2026.
Does Project NOVA hold a steady frame?
For the last 48 hours the average was 214 server fps, with a low of 150. Of note: 149,181 entities at the peak, counting buildings, deployables and the rest. The memory peak was 5,200 MB. What players feel as lag: fps running low and entities climbing.
Where does Project NOVA operate from?
The server publishes no region: Project NOVA. The location Rust Server Stats shows is the one a server states; the machine's own location is not looked up. 199.115.72.20:10000 — that is the address.
Settings and map
What map does Project NOVA put players on?
Project NOVA runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,500 with seed 1. The map repeats with the same size and seed; this page links to it on RustMaps. The name of the map is: Custom Map.
What does Project NOVA set down in the way of rules and settings?
The name of Project NOVA states no rate for gathering. Eight players per group is the default and the limit here. pve is the game mode, player combat is excluded. It sits in the Modded section, with plugins or settings that change play. Carbon plugins are in use. The server describes itself as vanilla: unchanged rates, kits and rules: Facepunch's own game. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is active.
Population
What are the player numbers on Project NOVA?
The record for Project NOVA shows 0 players, against a capacity of 40. The record shows an average of 0 players over the past seven days.
Against other Rust servers, how is Project NOVA ranked?
On player hours over seven days Project NOVA ranks #15,339, inside the top 69% of all ranked servers.
The tags and lists
Project NOVA sits in which Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
These are the Rust Server Stats lists that include Project NOVA: Modded Rust servers and Rust PvE servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
How should the tags on Project NOVA be read?
gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla rules, survival play; mp40 (Max players): 40 is the number of slots; ts8 (Group limit): Set at the game default of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Join only on protocol 2634; other versions cannot connect; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet carries it, the standard layer for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code absent; ^m (Monthly): One wipe a month, alongside the force wipe from Facepunch; ^v (Vanilla): Unchanged rates, kits and rules: Facepunch's own game; ^p (PvE): The danger comes from the world, not other players; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings; the browser lists it as Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon — that is the set of tags Project NOVA publishes for the game's browser. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and the date its world was made. These appear at the top of this page.
Wipe record
What is the shape of wipe day on Project NOVA?
The average peak across recent wipes was 2 players. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. The crowd held above half the peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. The fall below half came by day 1 where the crowd did not hold.
On what schedule does Project NOVA wipe?
Once a month, with the force wipe, Project NOVA 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 25 days ago. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
How to join
Which steps join Project NOVA?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 199.115.72.20:10000. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.