An entry in the registerNo. 15,098
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red
Offline 51.81.166.171:28016 checked 13d ago
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red is a Rust server, one of the playrust.com servers. It was offline at the last count. It stands at No. 15,098 of the ranked servers, the top 70%. It last wiped 29d 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 70% 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 13h. The force wipe · high confidence
players, last three wipes
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 13h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 13h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 10 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 29 Sep, 08:18 UTC29d ago | 1 | – | running | 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.
§ 6In its own wordsas the server describes itself
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
§ 7Similar serversthe same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
- 1 Rustopia.gg - US Large89/200 NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 130 on average
- 2 Rusty Moose |US Monthly|85/200 NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 112 on average
- 3 RustLands | Monthly Large | No BP Wipe | NOOB FRIENDLY44/225 NA · groups of 50+ · monthly · 61 on average
- 4 PICKLE DUO MONTHLY | No BP Wipe | Low Upkeep | Duo Solo22/200 NA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 36 on average
- 5 Rusticated.com - US Premium Long24/150 NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 33 on average
- 6 Rustoria.co - US Long Premium22/200 NA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 31 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
Server details
The Rust version for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: which one?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166146 on Windows is what [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red runs. The protocol must match on your game to join; the update comes through Steam.
What does uptime look like on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, and is it up?
The records show [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red offline, last answering 13 days 14 hours ago. The records show 0% uptime over the last 7 full days: 0 of 168 hours up. The first sighting at Rust Server Stats was on 13 September 2026.
Where does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red operate from?
Its name points to North America, but [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red publishes no region tag. Rust Server Stats records the stated location of a server, not the location of the machine. 51.81.166.171:28016 — that is the address.
Rules, settings, map
What map does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red put players on?
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 2,500 with seed 4575464. RustMaps can display it from this page, since equal size and seed yield the same map.
What settings and rules does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red run?
The name of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red states no rate for gathering. Groups are capped at 8 players, the standard default. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Player-versus-player fighting and raiding are enabled. The in-game Official tab lists it. By its own account it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
The players
What population does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red carry?
The last sighting of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red was 13 days 14 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Against other Rust servers, how is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red ranked?
Ranked by player hours over the last seven days, [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red stands at #15,098, in the top 70% overall.
Tag and list record
Where does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red appear among the Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
These are the Rust Server Stats lists that include [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: Rust servers running the tutorial, Official Rust servers, North America: server records and Best vanilla Rust servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: 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.
How should the tags on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red be read?
The game's server browser reads the tags [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red publishes: 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): Standard survival, as Rust plays it; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): The default applies: 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: joining needs the same game version; cs166146 (Build): Game build: 166146; ptrak (Networking): Standard network layer: RakNet; $r? (Region code): Region code absent; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, in step with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it; ^t (Tutorial on): The Facepunch tutorial is open to newcomers; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not standard Rust; ^x (Unknown flag): Facepunch publishes no documentation for this flag. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and the date its world was made. These appear at the top of this page.
By whose hand is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red run?
A playrust.com hostname is published by [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, and by 124 other servers we track; the same operator most likely runs them.
Wipe schedule
What happens on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red when wipe day arrives?
The average peak across recent wipes was 1 players. 10 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
The wipe timetable for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red: what does it show?
The force wipe is the only wipe for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red, once a month. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe shared by every Rust server. Of note: the current world is 29 days 21 hours old. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Joining the server
How does one connect to [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Red?
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 51.81.166.171:28016.