Vanilla Server
Offline 163.5.171.131:28025 checked 3d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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.
Rank
Top 38% of all ranked servers, and #450 of the quad servers (top 54%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- usual gap
- 15.9 daysbetween real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 2 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
25 OCT 2026Sun 25 Oct, 00:01 UTC4d ago |
1 | – | running | 1 |
9 OCT 2026Fri 9 Oct, 03:12 UTC20d ago |
– | – | 15.9 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Rules and settings
On Vanilla Server, which rules and settings apply?
You will find no gather rate in the name of Vanilla Server. The server sets a group limit of 4 players (quad). Filed under softcore, An easier mode from Facepunch, with part of your loot kept. PvP and raiding are allowed. Filed under Community in the server browser, it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map on Vanilla Server?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Vanilla Server runs.
Lists and filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Server Index is Vanilla Server filed under?
The Rust Server Index lists that include Vanilla Server are Community Rust servers, indexed and Rust PvE servers, filed A to Z. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: PvE and Softcore; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: Quad; Last wipe: In the last week.
How should you read the tags listed for Vanilla Server?
These are the tags Vanilla Server publishes; the game's server browser reads this list: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, which is easier; mp1 (Max players): 1 slots are available; ts4 (Group limit): Groups are capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; older or newer clients cannot join; cs168909 (Build): The game build here is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's default layer; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^p (PvE): No fighting between players: the danger comes from the world. The top of this page shows three items from the tags: players at present, queue and world creation time.
Wipes and resets
What should you expect on Vanilla Server when wipe day comes?
The average peak across its recent wipes is 1 players. 2 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
When does Vanilla Server wipe?
Its rhythm is not yet clear, since the record holds too few of Vanilla Server's wipes. The monthly force wipe reaches every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its present world dates from 4 days 18 hours.
Players and ranking
What position does Vanilla Server hold among Rust servers?
Filed under rankings: #8,453 for Vanilla Server on seven-day player hours, top 38% overall. See also the quad servers, where it stands at #450.
What does the player count on Vanilla Server look like?
The last check found Vanilla Server offline, last seen 3 days 12 hours ago. Averaged across seven days: 1 players, peaking at 1.
Server facts
What version does Vanilla Server use?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, on Windows, is what Vanilla Server runs. Steam keeps your game updated, but the protocol must match for you to join.
How reliable is Vanilla Server, and is it online now?
Last seen 3 days 12 hours ago, Vanilla Server is offline right now. Of the last 7 full days, 10 of 168 hours were up, 6% of the time. The earliest sighting at Rust Server Index is 9 October 2026.
Which region is Vanilla Server in?
No region is published by Vanilla Server. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 163.5.171.131:28025.
How to join
How can you connect to Vanilla Server?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 163.5.171.131:28025. You can also choose Launch Rust and join here; that opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^p,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4
Game
gmsoftcore
mp1
ts4
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Gameplay
^p
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.