Empire
88.97.218.36:28015 checked 7d 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. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5 Oct, 22:17 UTC 8d 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 Empire?
Currently Empire is offline, having last been seen 7 days 3 hours ago. Averaged over the past week: 0 players.
How does Empire rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Empire ranks #15,983 worldwide and sits in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Wipe times
What does wipe day look like on Empire?
Its recent wipes drew an average busiest crowd of 0 players. The crowd reaches its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on Empire?
Too few wipes are on record for Empire to show its rhythm. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. 8 days 1 hours is how long the present world has lasted.
Server
Is Empire online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for Empire: offline, last seen 7 days 3 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 1 of 168 hours, or 1% of the time. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 5 October 2026.
Which version of Rust does Empire run?
The Rust version for Empire is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, on Windows. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is Empire located?
For Empire, no region is published. 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 88.97.218.36:28015.
Tags, lists
Which When Is Wipe lists include Empire? And filters?
These When Is Wipe lists include Empire: Best modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on Empire mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp300 (Max players): Slot count: 300; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^z (Modded): Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework is Carbon are the tags Empire publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does Empire enforce? And settings?
Empire's name makes no mention of a gather rate. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. The game mode for this server is survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. You can fight and raid other players. In the Modded list, the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins: Carbon. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does Empire run?
The map on Empire is procedural, created by the game.
How to join
How do I join Empire?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 88.97.218.36:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp300,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp300- Max players Slot count: 300.
ts8- Group limit Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default.
v2634- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166652- Build Build 166652.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use here, as standard for the game.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
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.