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[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small
Online 79.137.98.20:28019 checked 13m ago
[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small is a Rust server, one of the playrust.com servers. At the last count it had 0 players of a possible 150; over the past week it averaged 0, with a peak of 4. It stands at No. 4,131 of the ranked servers, the top 19%. It last wiped 33d 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 19% 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 9d 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
between real wipes
players, last three wipes
of its cycles kept half the crowd
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 9d 0h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 37d 0h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 6, 8 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct, 07:24 UTC19d ago | 6 | – | running | 2 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 11:42 UTC33d ago | 6 | held half | 13.8 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
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 RAGE RUST • ХАРДКОР • МОСКВА6/50 EU · no group limit · monthly · 3 on average
- 2 [RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Hardcore | 1x1 Русский0/100 EU · no group limit · monthly · 1 on average
- 3 Rustoria.co - EU East Long510/575 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 313 on average
- 4 Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|352/400 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 208 on average
- 5 Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | Pyccкий184/300 EU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 132 on average
- 6 Rustafied.com - EU Long - Large191/250 EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
Server details
The Rust version for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: which one?
The server [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 169289, 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small, and is it up?
The records show [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small online at the time of this check. Of note: the reported uptime places the last restart about 7 hours ago. In the last 7 full days it was up for 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. Rust Server Stats records a first sighting on 13 September 2026.
How does [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small perform?
For the last 48 hours the average was 231 server fps, with a low of 223. Of note: 84,000 entities at the peak, counting buildings, deployables and the rest. Of note: memory use reached 4,695 MB. Lag, as players meet it, comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
What is the location of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?
No region tag is published by [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small; its name points to Europe. Where the machine stands is not looked up by Rust Server Stats; it shows where a server says it is. At 79.137.98.20:28019 stands the address.
The rules and map
The map for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: which one is it?
[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 3,750.
What settings and rules does [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small run?
No gather rate appears in the name of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small. The group limit is not stated. Play is hardcore, Facepunch's mode of greatest difficulty. Raiding and fighting other players are allowed. Rust's in-game Official tab carries it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Player record
How full does [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small get?
The record for [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small shows 0 players, against a capacity of 150. Averaged across seven days, 0 players; the peak reached 4. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 19:00 UTC, averaging 2 players.
What position does [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small hold among Rust servers?
Ranked by player hours over the last seven days, [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small stands at #4,131, in the top 19% overall.
Tags, lists
[EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small sits in which Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
These are the Rust Server Stats lists that include [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: 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.
Which meanings attach to the tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?
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; mp150 (Max players): Slot count: 150; ts0 (Group limit): The team system is disabled; v2635 (Protocol): Join only on protocol 2635; other versions cannot connect; cs169289 (Build): Game build: 169289; 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; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): Not a standard Rust tag. A plugin or the owner is responsible — that is the set of tags [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small publishes for the game's browser. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and the date its world was made. These appear at the top of this page.
Who operates [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?
The playrust.com hostname of [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small is also published by 124 other servers we track; most likely the same operator runs them.
Wipe record
What is the shape of wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 6 players. 8 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 [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small: what does it show?
Once a month, with the force wipe, [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small wipes. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe, the force wipe that takes every Rust server. Of note: the current world is 33 days 6 hours old. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
How to join
Which steps join [EU] Facepunch Staging Hardcore Small?
Join on this page with Launch Rust, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you, or open the console with F1 and enter client.connect 79.137.98.20:28019.