An entry in the registerNo. 1,476
[EU] Facepunch Staging
Online 79.137.98.9:28015 checked 12m ago
[EU] Facepunch Staging is a Rust server, one of the playrust.com servers. At the last count it had 4 players of a possible 350; over the past week it averaged 4, with a peak of 12. It stands at No. 1,476 of the ranked servers, the top 7%. It last wiped 34d 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, vanilla.
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 7% 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 17h. The force wipe · high confidence
between real wipes
players, last three wipes
else halves by day 8
| Date, UTC | Hence |
|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 FW | 7d 17h |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 FW | 35d 17h |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 23, 11 hours in.
§ 5The record of wipesnewest first
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct, 07:27 UTC20d ago | 23 | – | running | 5 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 11:45 UTC34d ago | 54 | halved by day 8 | 13.8 days | 11 |
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 Rustoria.co - EU East Long136/200 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average
- 2 Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|103/200 EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 216 on average
- 3 Rustafied.com - EU Long - Large67/100 EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 128 on average
- 4 Magic Rust — Long | Kлaccикa x1 | Pyccкий29/300 EU · groups of 150+ · 1x · monthly · 125 on average
- 5 Rusty Moose |EU Small|60/200 EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 64 on average
- 6 Rustafied.com - EU Long - Small II12/100 EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 42 on average
§ 8Questions answeredfrom the figures in this entry
Server record
What Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Staging on?
The server [EU] Facepunch Staging is on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 169488, hosted on Windows. The protocol must match on your game to join; the update comes through Steam.
What does uptime look like on [EU] Facepunch Staging, and is it up?
Online: [EU] Facepunch Staging is up as of the latest refresh. The uptime it reports puts the last restart at about 13 hours ago. In the last 7 full days it was up for 167 of 168 hours, 99% of the time. Its earliest entry at Rust Server Stats is dated 13 September 2026.
How does [EU] Facepunch Staging perform?
Server fps averaged 191 over the last 48 hours; the low was 180. Buildings, deployables and the rest brought the entity count to a high of 115,000. Up to 4,138 MB of memory was used. What players feel as lag: fps running low and entities climbing.
In which location does [EU] Facepunch Staging sit?
The name of [EU] Facepunch Staging 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 79.137.98.9:28015 stands the address.
The rules and map
The map for [EU] Facepunch Staging: which one is it?
[EU] Facepunch Staging runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,300 with seed 1641015675. RustMaps can display it from this page, since equal size and seed yield the same map.
What settings and rules does [EU] Facepunch Staging run?
Nothing in the name of [EU] Facepunch Staging gives a gather rate. Eight players per group is the default and the limit here. Play is survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are permitted. It is found among the Official servers in-game. The server describes itself as vanilla: unchanged rates, kits and rules: Facepunch's own game. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Population
What population does [EU] Facepunch Staging carry?
The record for [EU] Facepunch Staging shows 4 players, against a capacity of 350. Averaged across seven days, 4 players; the peak reached 12. At 19:00 UTC, over the last 48 hours, the mean was 9 players, the highest of any hour.
Where does [EU] Facepunch Staging sit in the rankings?
Ranked by player hours over the last seven days, [EU] Facepunch Staging stands at #1,476, in the top 7% overall.
Tag and list record
Where does [EU] Facepunch Staging appear among the Rust Server Stats lists and filters?
The Rust Server Stats lists [EU] Facepunch Staging fits: Rust servers running the tutorial, EU Rust servers: the records, Official Rust servers and Best vanilla Rust servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Boxes: Official only.
How should the tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging be read?
These tags are [EU] Facepunch Staging'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; gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as Rust plays it; mp350 (Max players): 350 is the number of slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, which is the default; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635: joining needs the same game version; cs169488 (Build): The build number is 169488; ptrak (Networking): Standard network layer: RakNet; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, in step with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Unchanged rates, kits and rules: Facepunch's own game; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial can be taken here by new players; sc2 (Custom tag): Not a standard Rust tag. A plugin or the owner is responsible. At the top of this page are its current players, queue and world creation time, all taken from the tags.
Who operates [EU] Facepunch Staging?
A playrust.com hostname is published by [EU] Facepunch Staging, and by 124 other servers we track; the same operator most likely runs them.
The wipes
What is the shape of wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Staging?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 38 players. 11 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Above half that peak until the next wipe: the crowd held in 0% of recent wipes. The fall below half came by day 8 where the crowd did not hold.
On what schedule does [EU] Facepunch Staging wipe?
[EU] Facepunch Staging wipes with the force wipe alone, once a month. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe shared by every Rust server. The present world dates from 34 days 13 hours. The tags list wipes as monthly.
Joining the server
What is the way to join [EU] Facepunch Staging?
To connect, open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 79.137.98.9:28015. The Launch Rust and join button on this page does the same through Steam.