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[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1
Online 79.137.98.161:28015 checked 8m ago
[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 is a Rust server, one of the playrust.com servers. At the last count it had 2 players of a possible 400; over the past week it averaged 7, with a peak of 21. It stands at No. 1,223 of the ranked servers, the top 5%. It last wiped 27d 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, hardcore.
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 5% 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 18h. The force wipe · high confidence
players, last three wipes
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 18h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 18h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 31, 4 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW27d ago | 31 | – | running | 3 |
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. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.
§ 7Similar serversthe same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes
- 1 RAGE RUST • ХАРДКОР • МОСКВА0/50 EU · no group limit · monthly · 4 on average
- 2 [RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Hardcore | 1x1 Русский0/100 EU · no group limit · monthly · 1 on average
- 3 Rustoria.co - EU East Long166/200 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average
- 4 Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|129/200 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 215 on average
- 5 Rustafied.com - EU Long - Large76/100 EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average
- 6 Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | Pyccкий37/300 EU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 125 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
The record
On which Rust version does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 operate?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 runs. Steam updates your game for you, and it has to be on the same protocol to join.
What does uptime look like on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1, and is it up?
The records show [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 online at the time of this check. A restart came about 11 hours ago, by the server's own uptime figure. The records show 86% uptime over the last 7 full days: 144 of 168 hours up. Rust Server Stats records a first sighting on 13 September 2026.
What is the performance of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 like?
For the last 48 hours the average was 227 server fps, with a low of 199. Of note: 100,149 entities at the peak, counting buildings, deployables and the rest. The memory peak was 4,318 MB. What players feel as lag: fps running low and entities climbing.
Where does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 operate from?
The name of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 points to Europe, though no region tag is published. Where the machine stands is not looked up by Rust Server Stats; it shows where a server says it is. At 79.137.98.161:28015 stands the address.
Rules, settings, map
The map for [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1: which one is it?
[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 3,750.
What does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 set down in the way of rules and settings?
Nothing in the name of [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 gives a gather rate. No group limit is published. Play is hardcore, Facepunch's most difficult mode. Player-versus-player fighting and raiding are enabled. The in-game Official tab lists it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Player record
What population does [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 carry?
2 players are on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 at present; the slot count is 400. The seven-day record: an average of 7 players and a peak of 21. Of the last 48 hours, 19:00 UTC drew the highest average: 15 players.
Against other Rust servers, how is [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 ranked?
On player hours over seven days [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 ranks #1,223, inside the top 5% of all ranked servers.
The tags and lists
[EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 sits in which Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
The Rust Server Stats lists [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 fits: Rust servers running the tutorial, EU Rust servers: the records and Official Rust servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.
The tags on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1: what do they signify?
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; gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset, under the hardcore name; mp400 (Max players): The server holds 400 slots; ts0 (Group limit): Teams have been disabled; v2635 (Protocol): The game version must match protocol 2635 to join; cs168909 (Build): The build number is 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; ^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 — that is the set of tags [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 publishes for the game's browser. At the top of this page are its current players, queue and world creation time, all taken from the tags.
By whose hand is [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 run?
Most likely one operator runs [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 and 124 other servers we track: all publish a playrust.com hostname.
The wipes
What happens on [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 when wipe day arrives?
Averaged over recent wipes, the crowd reached 31 at its busiest. 4 hours into the latest wipe the crowd reached its peak.
The wipe timetable for [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1: what does it show?
Once a month, with the force wipe, [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1 wipes. 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 6 hours old. The tags list wipes as monthly.
How to join
What is the way to join [EU] Facepunch Hardcore 1?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 79.137.98.161:28015. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.