An entry in the registerNo. 15,098
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue
Offline 51.81.166.171:28018 checked 13d ago
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue 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 30d 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 11h. The force wipe · high confidence
players, last three wipes
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 11h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 11h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 19 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep, 23:17 UTC30d 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 Large35/200 NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 130 on average
- 2 Rusty Moose |US Monthly|50/200 NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 112 on average
- 3 RustLands | Monthly Large | No BP Wipe | NOOB FRIENDLY30/225 NA · groups of 50+ · monthly · 60 on average
- 4 PICKLE DUO MONTHLY | No BP Wipe | Low Upkeep | Duo Solo14/200 NA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 36 on average
- 5 Rusticated.com - US Premium Long17/150 NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 33 on average
- 6 Rustoria.co - US Long Premium19/200 NA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 31 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
Server record
On which Rust version does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue operate?
The server [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue is on Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166100, hosted on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, and it has to be on the same protocol to join.
What does uptime look like on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue, and is it up?
Offline at present: [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue, last seen 13 days 16 hours ago. Of note: 0 of 168 hours up in the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. The first sighting at Rust Server Stats was on 13 September 2026.
Where does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue operate from?
The name of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue points to North America, though no region tag is published. The location Rust Server Stats shows is the one a server states; the machine's own location is not looked up. 51.81.166.171:28018 — that is the address.
The rules and map
What map is in use on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue?
[US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 2,500 with seed 5346364. The map repeats with the same size and seed; this page links to it on RustMaps.
What does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue set down in the way of rules and settings?
The name of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue states no rate for gathering. Eight players per group is the default and the limit here. 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: no changed rates, kits or rules: the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Player record
What population does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue carry?
No answer from [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue at the latest refresh; it was last seen 13 days 16 hours ago.
Against other Rust servers, how is [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue ranked?
Ranked by player hours over the last seven days, [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue stands at #15,098, in the top 70% overall.
Tag and list record
Where does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue appear among the Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
These are the Rust Server Stats lists that include [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue: 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.
Which meanings attach to the tags on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue?
These tags are [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue'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; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, which is the default; v2634 (Protocol): The game version must match protocol 2634 to join; cs166100 (Build): Build 166100; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): One wipe a month, alongside the force wipe from Facepunch; ^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): Not a standard Rust tag. A plugin or the owner is responsible; ^x (Unknown flag): Not documented by Facepunch. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and the date its world was made. These appear at the top of this page.
Which operator stands behind [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue?
The playrust.com hostname of [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue is also published by 124 other servers we track; most likely the same operator runs them.
Wipe record
What happens on [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue when wipe day arrives?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. 19 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
On what schedule does [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe for [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe, the force wipe that takes every Rust server. The present world dates from 30 days 8 hours. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
How to join
How does one connect to [US] Facepunch Nexus Staging - Blue?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.81.166.171:28018. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.