Natural Selection
EU 66.51.97.50:28010 checked 7m 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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 33% of all ranked servers, top 69% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 23h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 2 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 21d 23hThu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:31 UTCFW 12d ago | 2 | – | 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.
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Quick answers
Player counts
How busy is Natural Selection?
The current population of Natural Selection is 0 out of 75 slots. For the last seven days the mean was 0 players; the highest count was 2. Over the past 48 hours, the peak period was 22:00 UTC with an average of 1 players.
How does Natural Selection rank against other Rust servers?
For player hours in the last seven days, Natural Selection holds rank #7,345 worldwide, #1,978 in Europe, and is in the top 33% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Natural Selection?
The busiest points of its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. On the latest wipe, 1 hours passed before the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on Natural Selection?
Once a month, at the force wipe, Natural Selection wipes. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that clears every Rust server. The map has been running for 12 days 21 hours. The tags list a monthly wipe schedule.
Server
Is Natural Selection online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for Natural Selection: online. Based on reported uptime, the last restart was roughly 5 days ago. 168 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 100% uptime. Its first appearance in When Is Wipe data was 1 October 2026.
Performance of Natural Selection: does it run smoothly?
Over the past 48 hours, it averaged 59 server fps, with a minimum of 40. At its peak it held 203,611 entities, which covers buildings, deployables and all other objects in the world. Memory use reached 5,142 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Which version of Rust does Natural Selection run?
The Rust version for Natural Selection is network protocol 2634 and build 167398, on Linux. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is Natural Selection located?
In Europe, Natural Selection lists itself with its EU tag. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 66.51.97.50:28010 is its address.
Tags, lists
Which When Is Wipe lists include Natural Selection? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists Natural Selection fits are: EU Rust servers and Best modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Natural Selection mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Natural Selection publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): This server uses the hardcore ruleset; mp75 (Max players): The server holds 75 players; ts0 (Group limit): This server has teams turned off; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs167398 (Build): This server runs build 167398; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set for this server; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes apply, aligned with the force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): This is Facepunch's hardcore mode, where survival is harder and help is scarcer; ^q (Premium): This server is restricted to those with Rust premium; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings; EU (Europe): In the server browser it sits under Europe. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does Natural Selection enforce? And settings?
Natural Selection's name makes no mention of a gather rate. No group limit is given. Facepunch's most difficult mode That is the game mode: hardcore. PvP and raiding are enabled. It is in the Modded section: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins: Oxide. This server is restricted to those with Rust premium. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does Natural Selection run?
The map on Natural Selection is procedural, size 6,000, created by the game.
How to join
How do I join Natural Selection?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 66.51.97.50:28010 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect. This server is restricted to those with Rust premium.
Server tags
Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^h,EU,gmhardcore,cs167398,^q,ts0,^o^z
Game
gmhardcore- Game mode This server uses the hardcore ruleset.
mp75- Max players The server holds 75 players.
ts0- Group limit This server has teams turned off.
v2634- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs167398- Build This server runs build 167398.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code A region code is not set for this server.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly Monthly wipes apply, aligned with the force wipe.
Difficulty
^h- Hardcore This is Facepunch's hardcore mode, where survival is harder and help is scarcer.
Mods and access
^q- Premium This server is restricted to those with Rust premium.
^o- Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings.
Region
EU- Europe In the server browser it sits under Europe.
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.