Nova
5.39.17.8:29344 checked 5d 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 72% 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
- 0 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 18:38 UTC 12d ago | 0 | – | 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
Quick answers
Population
How busy is Nova?
Currently Nova is offline, having last been seen 5 days 20 hours ago. The past week gives an average of 0 players.
How does Nova rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Nova ranks #15,894 worldwide and sits in the top 72% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Nova?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 0 players on average. The crowd reaches its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Nova?
Its rhythm is not yet clear from the wipes of Nova on record. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. The map has been running for 12 days 11 hours.
Server
Is Nova online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for Nova: offline, last seen 5 days 20 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 35 of 168 hours, or 21% of the time. Its first appearance in When Is Wipe data was 13 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does Nova run?
The Rust version for Nova is network protocol 2634 and build 166586, on Linux. Steam updates your game, so the protocol matches when you join.
Where is Nova located?
There is no region published for Nova. What When Is Wipe shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. You can reach it at 5.39.17.8:29344.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include Nova? And filters?
These When Is Wipe lists include Nova: Best modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Nova mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp75 (Max players): The server holds 75 players; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166586 (Build): This server runs build 166586; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set for this server; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings are the tags Nova publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does Nova enforce? And settings?
Nova's name makes no mention of a gather rate. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. standard survival: gathering, building, raiding That is the game mode: survival. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. Listed as Modded, it uses plugins or settings that change the game. Plugins: Oxide. VAC is on.
Which map does Nova run?
A procedural map, size 4,000 with seed 50000, is used by Nova; the game generates it. The map is fixed by size and seed; view it on RustMaps from this page.
How to join
How do I join Nova?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 5.39.17.8:29344 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp75- Max players The server holds 75 players.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2634- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166586- Build This server runs build 166586.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code A region code is not set for this server.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings.
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.