An entry in the registerNo. 4,822
Fooling Around
Online 76.16.72.212:28115 checked 10m ago
Fooling Around is a Rust server. At the last count it had 0 players of a possible 10; over the past week it averaged 0, with a peak of 2. It stands at No. 4,822 of the ranked servers, the top 22%. It last wiped 24d 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 modded, oxide, softcore.
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
§ 3Standingthe rank, daily · 1 is best
Top 22% of all ranked servers, and No. 305 of the quad servers (top 37%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
§ 4The wipe scheduleforce wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 21h. The force wipe · high confidence
between real wipes
of its recent wipes
players, last three wipes
of its cycles kept half the crowd
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 21h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 21h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 17 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 02:13 UTC24d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 2 Oct, 01:26 UTC26d ago | 1 | held half | 2 days | 1 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 21:46 UTC35d ago | 1 | held half | 9.2 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 Noobs 4 Real | No Pros, No Sweats, Just Noobs, Solo/Duo!4/100 EU · quad · monthly · 3 on average
- 2 [EA] Softcore 126/350 quad · monthly · 67 on average
- 3 [US] Facepunch Softcore 250/300 NA · quad · monthly · 60 on average
- 4 Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - AU Softcore10/150 OC · quad · monthly · 35 on average
- 5 LA ISLA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONLY6/200 NA · quad · monthly · 7 on average
- 6 LA VERGA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONL8/80 NA · quad · monthly · 7 on average
§ 7Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
The record
The Rust version for Fooling Around: which one?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Fooling Around runs. The protocol must match on your game to join; the update comes through Steam.
What does uptime look like on Fooling Around, and is it up?
Online: Fooling Around is up as of the latest refresh. The records show 77% uptime over the last 7 full days: 129 of 168 hours up. Its earliest entry at Rust Server Stats is dated 20 September 2026.
In which location does Fooling Around sit?
The server publishes no region: Fooling Around. The location Rust Server Stats shows is the one a server states; the machine's own location is not looked up. At 76.16.72.212:28115 stands the address.
The rules and map
What map does Fooling Around put players on?
Fooling Around plays on a map the game generates, procedural in kind.
What does Fooling Around set down in the way of rules and settings?
No gather rate appears in the name of Fooling Around. The ceiling for a group is 4 players (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's gentler mode, with part of the loot retained. Combat and raiding between players are permitted. Plugins or settings change the game; it appears under Modded in the browser. The plugin set is Oxide. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
Player record
What are the player numbers on Fooling Around?
At the latest count Fooling Around has 0 players, with 10 slots in total. The seven-day record: an average of 0 players and a peak of 2. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 01:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
What position does Fooling Around hold among Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hour table places Fooling Around at #4,822, within the top 22% of ranked servers. Within quad, it stands at #305.
Tag and list record
Where does Fooling Around appear among the Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
On Rust Server Stats, Fooling Around is placed in these lists: Modded Rust servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
How should the tags on Fooling Around be read?
These tags are Fooling Around's, and the game's browser reads them: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset, under the softcore name; mp10 (Max players): 10 is the number of slots; ts4 (Group limit): No team may exceed 4; 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; ^m (Monthly): One wipe a month, alongside the force wipe from Facepunch; ^s (Softcore): Softcore, from Facepunch: you keep part of the inventory on death; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Under Modded, because settings or plugins alter the game. The tags include current players, queue and the time the world was made; the top of this page shows them.
Wipe record
What is the shape of wipe day on Fooling Around?
The average peak across recent wipes was 1 players. 17 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Above half that peak until the next wipe: the crowd held in 100% of recent wipes.
The wipe timetable for Fooling Around: what does it show?
Fooling Around wipes with the force wipe alone, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, when all Rust servers are wiped. The present world dates from 24 days 19 hours. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Joining the server
What is the way to join Fooling Around?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.