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RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests

Online NA 64.20.51.155:28080 checked 13m ago

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is a Rust server in North America. At the last count it had 3 players of a possible 50; over the past week it averaged 5, with a peak of 13. It stands at No. 1,445 of the ranked servers, the top 6%, and No. 215 in North America. It last wiped 13d ago, on a biweekly schedule, and the next wipe is expected on Thursday 5 November, with the force wipe. Its own tags class it as modded, carbon, pve, hardcore.

§ 1Attendance

AveragePeak
0246805:0014:0023:0007:0016:0002:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

§ 2Performance

02040608005:0014:0023:0007:0016:0002:00

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

RankRank in region
15001k1.5k2k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 6% of all ranked servers, top 12% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

§ 4The wipe schedulefixed weekdays

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence

The rhythm
Usual gap28 days

between real wipes

On rhythm100%

of its recent wipes

Wipe-day peak21

players, last three wipes

Crowd held0%

else halves by day 7

Coming wipes
Date, UTCHence
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW7d 14h
Thu 12 Nov, 17:0714d 12h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW35d 14h
Thu 10 Dec, 17:0742d 12h

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
010203040+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 19, 9 hours in.

§ 5The record of wipesnewest first

WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 15 Oct, 17:07 UTC13d ago 19 – running 2
Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW27d ago 21 halved by day 7 14 days 2
Thu 17 Sep, 17:11 UTC41d ago 24 halved by day 7 14 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.

§ 6In its own wordsas the server describes itself

Welcome to RustNK: A curated Hardcore PvE experience. Our server is designed for meaningful progression rather than instant gratification, featuring Vanilla upkeep, a balanced economy, challenging NPCs and events that scale with your group size. With a helpful & friendly community and active admins you can expect a fun and rewarding experience. Our customized Hardcore ruleset includes: - Fog of War - map uncovers as you explore - No tech tree - items must be found to be researched - No craftable guns - Vanilla ammo crafting costs - Vanilla bag & bed timers Our maps are procedurally generated, verified to meet our requirements, with some monument customizations. We have a growing list of custom events and features unique to our server. Wipes are the 1st & 3rd Thursday of month. rs01GohaozJ^0rAi4000/r

§ 7Similar serversthe same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

  1. 1 [US] Brits PvE Worlds 2.0 | RUST MMORPG | Quests | Custom Weapo235/2000 NA · no group limit · biweekly · 251 on average
  2. 2 Chrayntopia ♡ ︎PvE | RP | PvP124/200 NA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 105 on average
  3. 3 Orange Dream | Cozy PvE/RP | No KOS27/200 NA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 34 on average
  4. 4 LuffyRust Texas USA - 10xPvE|NoBP|Kits|Skins|Backpacks|Purge No15/35 NA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 14 on average
  5. 5 ZOMBZ SPOOKY PVE|Hawk Ridge Island|Zombies|Kits|Backpack|No Los14/100 NA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 12 on average
  6. 6 US Markiii-Rust PVE | 900+ Raids | Custom Weapons | Markiii-Pro9/50 NA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 6 on average

§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry

Server details

The Rust version for RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests: which one?

The server RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, hosted on Windows. Steam updates your game for you, and it has to be on the same protocol to join.

How reliable is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests, and is it online now?

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests currently answers as online. Of note: the reported uptime places the last restart about 17 hours ago. The records show 99% uptime over the last 7 full days: 167 of 168 hours up. Rust Server Stats records a first sighting on 14 September 2026.

What is the performance of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests like?

The records show an average of 57 server fps over 48 hours, never below 48. Buildings, deployables and the rest brought the entity count to a high of 149,185. Up to 4,369 MB of memory was used. Lag, as players meet it, comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.

Where does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests operate from?

In North America, RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests lists itself with the NA tag. Where the machine stands is not looked up by Rust Server Stats; it shows where a server says it is. 64.20.51.155:28080 — that is the address.

The rules and map

What map is in use on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,800.

What does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests set down in the way of rules and settings?

No gather rate appears in the name of RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests. Nothing on group size is published. hardcore is the game mode, Facepunch's mode of greatest difficulty. Combat and raiding between players are permitted. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins run here: Carbon. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.

Population

How full does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests get?

The record for RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests shows 3 players, against a capacity of 50. Averaged across seven days, 5 players; the peak reached 13. Of the last 48 hours, 22:00 UTC drew the highest average: 5 players.

What position does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests hold among Rust servers?

The player-hour table over seven days puts RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests at #1,445, and #215 for North America, within the top 6% of all ranked servers.

The tags and lists

RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests sits in which Rust Server Stats lists and filters?

The Rust Server Stats lists RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests fits: Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers and North America: server records. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

The tags on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests: what do they signify?

The game's server browser reads the tags RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): The harsher ruleset, known as hardcore; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50 slots; ts0 (Group limit): Teams have been disabled; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635: joining needs the same game version; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet carries it, the standard layer for the game; $r? (Region code): Region code absent; ^b (Biweekly): A wipe comes once a fortnight; ^h (Hardcore): The hardcore ruleset from Facepunch: survival is harsher and helpers are fewer; ^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): The plugin framework is Carbon; NA (North America): North America is where the server browser lists it. The tags include current players, queue and the time the world was made; the top of this page shows them.

Wipe schedule

What happens on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests when wipe day arrives?

Averaged over recent wipes, the crowd reached 21 at its busiest. 9 hours into the latest wipe the crowd reached its peak. The crowd held above half the peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. By day 7, in the wipes that did not, the crowd fell below half.

On what schedule does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests wipe?

Of note: RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests wipes on a every 4 weeks on Thursday at 17:07 UTC rhythm. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, when all Rust servers are wiped. Of note: the current world is 13 days 11 hours old. Its tags set out a fortnightly wipe schedule.

Connection

How does one connect to RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?

To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 64.20.51.155:28080. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.

§ 9Key to the tagswhat each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^b,^h,NA,^p,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts0

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode The harsher ruleset, known as hardcore.
mp50
Max players The server holds 50 slots.
ts0
Group limit Teams have been disabled.
v2635
Protocol Protocol 2635: joining needs the same game version.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet carries it, the standard layer for the game.
$r?
Region code Region code absent.

Wipe schedule

^b
Biweekly A wipe comes once a fortnight.

Difficulty

^h
Hardcore The hardcore ruleset from Facepunch: survival is harsher and helpers are fewer.

Gameplay

^p
PvE The danger comes from the world, not other players.

Mods and access

^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings; the browser lists it as Modded.
^y
Carbon The plugin framework is Carbon.

Region

NA
North America North America is where the server browser lists it.

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.