An entry in the registerNo. 15,938
Smelly Shaft
Offline 65.21.84.250:28015 checked 26d ago
Smelly Shaft is a Rust server. It was offline at the last count. It stands at No. 15,938 of the ranked servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 27d ago, and the next wipe is expected on Thursday 5 November, with the force wipe.
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 29 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 16h. The force wipe · high confidence
players, last three wipes
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 16h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 16h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 23:28 UTC FW27d ago | 0 | – | 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.
§ 6Similar serversthe same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
- 1 Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|169/250 EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 560 on average
- 2 Rustoria.co - EU East Long108/200 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average
- 3 Rusty Moose |EU Main|16/250 EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 291 on average
- 4 Rustoria.co - EU Main15/250 EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 288 on average
- 5 Rustafied.com - EU Friday16/100 EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 274 on average
- 6 Rustoria.co - EU East Medium21/200 EU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 250 on average
§ 7Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
Server record
The Rust version for Smelly Shaft: which one?
The server Smelly Shaft is on Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494, hosted on Linux. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
How reliable is Smelly Shaft, and is it online now?
Smelly Shaft shows offline as of the latest refresh, last seen 26 days 23 hours ago. In the last 7 full days it was up for 0 of 168 hours, 0% of the time. Rust Server Stats records a first sighting on 29 September 2026.
Where does Smelly Shaft operate from?
The server publishes no region: Smelly Shaft. The location Rust Server Stats shows is the one a server states; the machine's own location is not looked up. At 65.21.84.250:28015 stands the address.
Settings and map
What map is in use on Smelly Shaft?
Smelly Shaft runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,500 with seed 1907403889. The map repeats with the same size and seed; this page links to it on RustMaps.
What settings and rules does Smelly Shaft run?
The name of Smelly Shaft states no rate for gathering. Eight players per group is the default and the limit here. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are permitted. A community server: the browser lists it under Community. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
Player record
What population does Smelly Shaft carry?
The last sighting of Smelly Shaft was 26 days 23 hours ago, and it is offline now.
What position does Smelly Shaft hold among Rust servers?
On player hours over seven days Smelly Shaft ranks #15,938, inside the top 69% of all ranked servers.
The tags and lists
Smelly Shaft sits in which Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
On Rust Server Stats, Smelly Shaft is placed in these lists: Best Rust community servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Which meanings attach to the tags on Smelly Shaft?
These tags are Smelly Shaft's, and the game's browser reads them: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): The server holds 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, which is the default; v2634 (Protocol): The game version must match protocol 2634 to join; cs166494 (Build): Build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code absent. At the top of this page are its current players, queue and world creation time, all taken from the tags.
Wipe record
What happens on Smelly Shaft when wipe day arrives?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. 0 hours into the latest wipe the crowd reached its peak.
On what schedule does Smelly Shaft wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe for Smelly Shaft, once a month. 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 27 days 3 hours old.
How to join
How does one connect to Smelly Shaft?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 65.21.84.250:28015. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.