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[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3
Online 79.137.98.22:28015 checked 13m ago
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is a Rust server, one of the playrust.com servers. At the last count it had 68 players of a possible 400; over the past week it averaged 41, with a peak of 112. It stands at No. 398 of the ranked servers, the top 2%. It last wiped 25d 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, 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, 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 2% of all ranked servers, and No. 21 of the quad servers (top 3%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
§ 4The wipe scheduleforce wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 9d 1h. The force wipe · high confidence
players, last three wipes
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 9d 1h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 37d 1h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 139, 47 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW25d ago | 139 | – | running | 35 |
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 [RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 Русский16/100 EU · quad · monthly · 7 on average
- 2 [EU] The Rusters | Friendly | Low Upkeep2/100 EU · quad · monthly · 4 on average
- 3 Rusticulous (EU) Solo Beginner friendly, low decay, monthly wip7/125 EU · quad · monthly · 3 on average
- 4 RustForNoobs.com | Main | Softcore Monthly | No BP Wipe | EU2/100 EU · quad · monthly · 2 on average
- 5 EU | RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/Duo7/50 EU · quad · monthly · 2 on average
- 6 RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio Quad | Softcore Monthly | No B0/100 EU · quad · monthly · 2 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
The record
What Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 on?
The server [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, hosted on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 up, and how steady is its uptime?
The records show [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 online at the time of this check. A restart came about 3 hours ago, by the server's own uptime figure. The records show 100% uptime over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours up. Rust Server Stats records a first sighting on 13 September 2026.
What is the performance of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 like?
The records show an average of 158 server fps over 48 hours, never below 86. Buildings, deployables and the rest brought the entity count to a high of 289,246. Of note: memory use reached 8,928 MB. An entity count climbing and fps running low are felt in-game as lag.
In which location does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 sit?
Its name points to Europe, but [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 publishes no region tag. Where the machine stands is not looked up by Rust Server Stats; it shows where a server says it is. At 79.137.98.22:28015 stands the address.
Rules, settings, map
What map is in use on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,500 with seed 1478860386. RustMaps can display it from this page, since equal size and seed yield the same map.
What settings and rules does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 run?
Nothing in the name of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 gives a gather rate. 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. The in-game Official tab lists it. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
Population
How full does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 get?
At the latest count [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 has 68 players, with 400 slots in total. Averaged across seven days, 41 players; the peak reached 112. The busiest hour of the last 48 was 18:00 UTC, averaging 108 players.
Where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 sit in the rankings?
On player hours over seven days [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 ranks #398, inside the top 2% of all ranked servers. Within quad, it stands at #21.
Tag and list record
Where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 appear among the Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
On Rust Server Stats, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is placed in these lists: 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: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Players now: At least 50; Average players: 25+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
How should the tags on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 be read?
These tags are [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3's, and the game's browser reads them: 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; gmsoftcore (Game mode): The softer ruleset, known as softcore; mp400 (Max players): 400 is the number of slots; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the ceiling per team; v2635 (Protocol): Join only on protocol 2635; other versions cannot connect; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909; 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. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and the date its world was made. These appear at the top of this page.
Which operator stands behind [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
The playrust.com hostname of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is also published by 124 other servers we track; most likely the same operator runs them.
Wipe schedule
Wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3: what should be expected?
Averaged over recent wipes, the crowd reached 139 at its busiest. 47 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
When does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe for [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3, once a month. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe shared by every Rust server. The world now in play was generated 25 days 23 hours ago. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Connection
Which steps join [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 79.137.98.22:28015. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.