Nova
Offline 89.180.237.33:28015 checked 22d 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 70% of all ranked servers. 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.
- 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, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 OCT 2026Tue 6 Oct, 19:55 UTC22d ago |
1 | – | running | 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.
Settings and map
On Nova, which rules and settings apply?
No gather rate appears in the name Nova. The default group limit of 8 players applies. Filed under survival, building, gathering and raiding in the standard game. PvP and raiding are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community; it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What is the map on Nova?
Nova runs a procedural map, which the game generates.
Tags and filters
Where does Nova appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
The Rust Server Index lists that include Nova are Community Rust servers, indexed. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Which tags are attached to Nova, and what do they stand for?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: Nova gives gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp20 (Max players): Player cap: 20; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): The protocol is 2634; older or newer clients cannot join; cs166652 (Build): Build on file: 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): A region code is absent. See also the top of this page, where the tags carry the current players, the queue and the time the world was made.
Wipe dates
What should you expect on Nova when wipe day comes?
Its recent wipes averaged 1 players at peak. The latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
Which wipe timetable does Nova follow?
Nova's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of its wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, and it wipes every Rust server. 22 days 21 hours is when its current world was made.
Player counts
How is Nova ranked compared with the rest?
Filed under rankings: #15,613 for Nova on seven-day player hours, top 70% overall.
Is Nova quiet or crowded?
The last check found Nova offline, last seen 22 days 15 hours ago.
Operator and status
Which Rust build is Nova running?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652, on Linux, is what Nova runs. Steam keeps your game updated, but the protocol must match for you to join.
How reliable is Nova, and is it online now?
Last seen 22 days 15 hours ago, Nova is offline right now. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. It was first recorded by Rust Server Index on 6 October 2026.
Which region is Nova in?
No region is published by Nova. No lookup of the machine's position is made by Rust Server Index; it shows where the server says it is. Connection details: 89.180.237.33:28015.
Joining the server
What steps lead onto Nova?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 89.180.237.33:28015 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp20
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
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.