Hard
162.222.17.4:30031 checked 28m 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 22 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- usual gap
- 1.2 days between real wipes
- on rhythm
- 20% of its recent wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 0% else halves by day 1.5
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 16 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 16:40 UTC 10d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 2 Oct, 11:22 UTC 11d ago | 1 | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 12:22 UTC 12d ago | 1 | – | 1 days | 1 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 05:28 UTC 12d ago | 1 | – | 0.3 days | 0 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 06:07 UTC 21d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 9 days | 0 |
| Fri 4 Sep, 16:17 UTC 39d ago | 1 | halved by day 2 | 17.6 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
Quick answers
Population
How busy is Hard?
At present Hard shows as offline; its last appearance was 28 minutes ago. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
How does Hard rank against other Rust servers?
For player hours in the last seven days, Hard holds rank #15,998 and is in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Hard?
Its recent wipes drew an average busiest crowd of 1 players. 16 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaks. Half that peak or more was held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd fell under half by day 1.5 when it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Hard?
No next wipe can be predicted for Hard, which wipes at irregular times. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. 10 days 1 hours is how long the present world has lasted.
Server
Is Hard online, and how reliable is it?
Right now Hard is offline, with the most recent sighting 28 minutes ago. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 5 days 5 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 158 of 168 hours, or 94% of the time. The earliest record When Is Wipe has is 13 September 2026.
Performance of Hard: does it run smoothly?
Over the past 48 hours, it averaged 30 server fps, with a minimum of 29. At its peak it held 139,377 entities, which covers buildings, deployables and all other objects in the world. It went as high as 12,115 MB of memory. The feeling of lag players report is caused by low fps and entities climbing.
Which version of Rust does Hard run?
On Hard, the Rust version is network protocol 2634 and build 167231 and the OS is Linux. Steam updates your game, so the protocol matches when you join.
Where is Hard located?
For Hard, no region is published. When Is Wipe shows the location a server claims; it does not look up the machine's actual location. 162.222.17.4:30031 is its address.
Lists and tags
Who runs Hard?
3 other servers we track also publish a japantokyo.jp hostname, as does Hard, so they are most likely run by the same operator.
Which When Is Wipe lists include Hard? And filters?
Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers are the When Is Wipe lists that Hard fits. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Hard mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Hard publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp0 (Max players): The server holds 0 players; ts16 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 16; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version; cs167231 (Build): Build 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^p (PvE): This is a PvE server, where the environment is the only enemy; ^z (Modded): Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework is Carbon. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Map and rules
What rules does Hard enforce? And settings?
Hard's name makes no mention of a gather rate. Up to 16 players can be in a group. The game mode for this server is pve, no player-versus-player combat. It is in the Modded section: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins: Carbon. VAC is off.
Which map does Hard run?
A procedural map, size 4,500, is used by Hard; the game generates it. Custom Map appears as the map name.
Join
How do I join Hard?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 162.222.17.4:30031 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp0,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^p,gmrust,cs167231,ts16
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp0- Max players The server holds 0 players.
ts16- Group limit Teams are capped at 16.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version.
cs167231- Build Build 167231.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code The server has no region code.
Gameplay
^p- PvE This is a PvE server, where the environment is the only enemy.
Mods and access
^z- Modded Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section.
^y- Carbon The plugin framework is Carbon.
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.