Facepunch Release
198.244.177.77:28017 checked 13m 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 35% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 Facepunch Release?
Facepunch Release is holding 0 of its 500 slots at the moment. The past seven days show 0 players on average and 3 at peak. In the last 48 hours, 14:00 UTC drew the highest average: 1 players.
How does Facepunch Release rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, Facepunch Release is #7,713 for player hours, placing it in the top 35% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on Facepunch Release?
Too few wipes are on record for Facepunch Release to show its rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. 15 days 7 hours ago the current world was made.
Server details
Is Facepunch Release online, and how reliable is it?
Right now Facepunch Release is up and online. Based on reported uptime, the last restart was roughly 5 hours ago. 168 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 100% uptime. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 13 September 2026.
Performance of Facepunch Release: does it run smoothly?
The last 48 hours saw an average of 102 server fps and a low of 77. At its peak it held 115,309 entities, which covers buildings, deployables and all other objects in the world. It went as high as 4,456 MB of memory. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Which version of Rust does Facepunch Release run?
On Facepunch Release, the Rust version is network protocol 2634 and build 167781 and the OS is Windows. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is Facepunch Release located?
For Facepunch Release, no region is published. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 198.244.177.77:28017.
Tags, lists
Who runs Facepunch Release?
124 other servers we track also publish a playrust.com hostname, as does Facepunch Release, so they are most likely run by the same operator.
Which When Is Wipe lists include Facepunch Release? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists Facepunch Release fits are: Official Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Boxes: Official only.
What do the server tags on Facepunch Release mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Facepunch Release publishes: 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 is the game mode; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. The tags also hold its population now, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Rules, map
What rules does Facepunch Release enforce? And settings?
Facepunch Release's name makes no mention of a gather rate. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. On this server, the mode is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server is in the Official tab in-game. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does Facepunch Release run?
The map on Facepunch Release is procedural, size 4,500, seed 6974352, created by the game. The map is fixed by size and seed; view it on RustMaps from this page.
Join
How do I join Facepunch Release?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 198.244.177.77:28017 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8
On When Is Wipe
- 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.
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp500- Max players Slot count: 500.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2634- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167781- Build The game build is 167781.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
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.