Project NOVA
199.115.72.20:10000 checked 11m 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 58% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 7h. The force wipe · high confidence
- usual gap
- 3 days between real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 2 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 0% else halves by day 1
Coming wipes
- 22d 7hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 22:39 UTC 10d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 22:22 UTC 13d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 3 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.
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Quick answers
Population
How busy is Project NOVA?
0 of 40 slots on Project NOVA are filled right now. A seven-day average of 0 players, with a peak of 1.
How does Project NOVA rank against other Rust servers?
For player hours in the last seven days, Project NOVA holds rank #12,877 and is in the top 58% of all ranked servers.
Wipe times
What does wipe day look like on Project NOVA?
The busiest points of its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 1 hours after the latest wipe. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd fell under half by day 1 when it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Project NOVA?
Once a month, at the force wipe, Project NOVA wipes. Its next wipe is due on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that wipes every Rust server. 10 days 12 hours is how long the present world has lasted. Its tags show a monthly wipe schedule.
Server details
Is Project NOVA online, and how reliable is it?
Right now Project NOVA is up and online. Based on reported uptime, the last restart was roughly 10 days 11 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 Project NOVA: does it run smoothly?
In the last 48 hours, average server fps was 224, and it never dropped below 177. At its peak it held 149,023 entities, which covers buildings, deployables and all other objects in the world. It went as high as 6,475 MB of memory. The feeling of lag players report is caused by low fps and entities climbing.
Which version of Rust does Project NOVA run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux is what Project NOVA runs. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is Project NOVA located?
There is no region published for Project NOVA. What When Is Wipe shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. 199.115.72.20:10000 is its address.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include Project NOVA? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists Project NOVA fits are: Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Project NOVA mean?
These are the tags Project NOVA publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp40 (Max players): Slot count: 40; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): It wipes monthly, together with the force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): This server runs the game unchanged, with no modified rates, kits or rules; ^p (PvE): This is a PvE server, where the environment is the only enemy; ^z (Modded): Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section; ^y (Carbon): This server runs Carbon for plugins. The tags also hold its population now, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Map and rules
What rules does Project NOVA enforce? And settings?
Project NOVA's name makes no mention of a gather rate. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. no player-versus-player combat That is the game mode: pve. Listed as Modded, it uses plugins or settings that change the game. Plugins: Carbon. Vanilla is claimed: this server runs the game unchanged, with no modified rates, kits or rules. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does Project NOVA run?
The map on Project NOVA is procedural, size 4,500, seed 1, created by the game. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here. The name of the map is Custom Map.
How to join
How do I join Project NOVA?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 199.115.72.20:10000 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^p,^m,^v,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmvanilla- Game mode Survival in vanilla form.
mp40- Max players Slot count: 40.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version.
cs166652- Build Build 166652.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code The server has no region code.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly It wipes monthly, together with the force wipe.
Difficulty
^v- Vanilla This server runs the game unchanged, with no modified rates, kits or rules.
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 This server runs Carbon for plugins.
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.