Starch 2x
Offline 98.243.53.208:28050 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Sunday 1 November, 12:02 UTC, in 3d 19h. Its weekly schedule tag · low confidence
- usual gap
- 14.6 daysbetween real wipes
- on rhythm
- 67%of its recent wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 2players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 0%else halves by day 6
Coming wipes
- in 3d 19hSun 1 Nov, 12:02 UTC
- in 8d 2hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- in 10d 19hSun 8 Nov, 12:02 UTC
- in 17d 19hSun 15 Nov, 12:02 UTC
- in 24d 19hSun 22 Nov, 12:02 UTC
- in 31d 19hSun 29 Nov, 12:02 UTC
- in 36d 2hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
- in 38d 19hSun 6 Dec, 12:02 UTC
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
18 OCT 2026Sun 18 Oct, 12:02 UTC10d ago |
1 | – | running | 1 |
3 OCT 2026Sat 3 Oct, 20:50 UTC24d ago |
2 | halved by day 8 | 14.6 days | 2 |
3 OCT 2026Sat 3 Oct, 00:09 UTC25d ago |
2 | – | 0.9 days | 0 |
18 SEP 2026Fri 18 Sep, 01:32 UTC40d ago |
2 | halved by day 4 | 14.9 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
Where can you read the rules and settings that apply on Starch 2x?
By its name, Starch 2x gathers at 2x. The default group limit of 8 players applies. The server runs battlefield, high rates and kits for fast PvP. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Plugins in use: Oxide. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is enabled.
What is the map on Starch 2x?
Starch 2x runs a procedural map of size 4,000 with seed 1113617313, generated by the game. The map can be seen on RustMaps from this page, because the same size and seed give the same map.
Tags and filters
Where does Starch 2x appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
These lists on Rust Server Index take Starch 2x: Rust servers filed under 2x gather rate, Modded Rust servers, filed by play style and Rust battlefield servers, indexed. Filed under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Gather rate: 2x.
How should you read the tags listed for Starch 2x?
Filed under these tags, as published by Starch 2x and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp30 (Max players): 30 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Joining needs you on game protocol 2635; cs167781 (Build): It runs build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): The region code field is left empty; ^w (Weekly): One wipe each week; ^i (Battlefield): Kits and high rates make for fast PvP; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, provides the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe dates
What happens on wipe day at Starch 2x?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours in. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. By day 6 the crowd had fallen below half when it didn't hold.
When does Starch 2x wipe?
Its schedule is unconfirmed: too few of Starch 2x's wipes are on record, and the prediction follows the tag. Dated for Sunday 1 November at 12:02 UTC: its next wipe. The world it runs now was made 10 days 4 hours. Its tags carry a wipe schedule of once a week.
Players and ranking
Where does Starch 2x sit in the rankings?
The seven-day player-hours ranking places Starch 2x at #14,392, among the top 65% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Starch 2x at the moment?
Filed under offline: Starch 2x, last seen 3 days 22 hours ago. Averaged across seven days: 0 players, peaking at 1.
Operator and status
What Rust version is Starch 2x on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 167781 on Windows is what you will find on Starch 2x. The protocol must match before you can join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Is Starch 2x reachable, and does it stay up?
As of now Starch 2x is offline, with its last appearance 3 days 22 hours ago. Uptime for the last 7 full days came to 1%, 1 hours out of 168. On 14 September 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
Where in the world is Starch 2x hosted?
Starch 2x gives no region at all. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. Connection details: 98.243.53.208:28050.
Connecting
How can you connect to Starch 2x?
Enter client.connect 98.243.53.208:28050 in the console, opened with F1. Or join on this page with Launch Rust, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you. https://discord.com/invite/eGnTBwH8zk is where its website lives.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp30,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^w,^i,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp30
ts8
v2635
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^w
Gameplay
^i
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.