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Online 79.137.98.21:28017 checked 13m ago

[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small

official quad monthly wipes softcore

Connect

srv = rust.server("79.137.98.21:28018")
print(srv.connect_command)

Right now

srv.summary()
players now 8/250 # 3% full
7-day average 10 # peak 25
rank #969 # top 4%
last wipe 23h ago # monthly schedule
next wipe 6d 8h # Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
display(Image(srv.banner))

Players

srv.players.plot(range="48h")
AveragePeakWipe
01020304011:0021:0006:0014:0023:0008:00Wiped Thu 29 Oct, 10:16 UTCWIPE

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Server performance

srv.performance.plot(measure="fps", range="48h")
Server fpsWipe
010020030040011:0021:0006:0014:0023:0008:00Wiped Thu 29 Oct, 10:16 UTCWIPE

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 · daily · 1 is best

srv.rank.plot(invert=True)  # 1 is best
RankRank in region
12505007501k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct14 Oct22 Oct30 Oct

Top 4% of all ranked servers, and #49 of the quad servers (top 6%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Wipe schedule · force wipes only

srv.wipe_schedule()

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 8h. # The force wipe · high confidence

usual gap34.9 daysbetween real wipes
wipe-day peak21players, last three wipes
crowd held100%of its cycles kept half the crowd

Coming wipes

inatkind
06d 8hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW force wipe
134d 8hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW force wipe

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

05101520+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 21, 31 hours in.

Wipes · newest first

srv.wipes.head(20)
wipedpeakcrowdlastedplayers_before
0 Thu 29 Oct, 10:16 UTC23h ago NaN NaN running 7
1 Thu 24 Sep, 11:47 UTC35d ago 21 held half 34.9 days 15

# 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.

display(srv.map, srv.info())

Map

3750 · seed 597885
Map of [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small
map
Procedural Map
size
3750
seed
597885
Open on RustMaps

Server

srv.info()
address
79.137.98.21:28017
region
–
max players
250
group limit
quad
wipe schedule
monthly
last wipe
29 Oct 2026, 10:16 UTC
hostname
eustagingsoftcoresmall.playrust.com
first seen
13 Sep 2026

Operator · playrust.com

rust.servers(operator="playrust.com").sort_values("players")

125 servers publish a playrust.com hostname; the busiest are listed.

About this server · in its own words

print(srv.description)
This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. The Staging Branch in Rust is a separate version of Rust where new updates and features are tested before being published to the main game. To join, launch 'Rust - Staging Branch' from your Steam library. See more at https://rust.facepunch.com/staging

Similar servers · the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

rust.similar(srv).head(6)
serverlike_thisplayers
0[RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 РусскийEU · quad · monthly · 7 on average5/100
1[EU] The Rusters | Friendly | Low UpkeepEU · quad · monthly · 3 on average2/100
2Rusticulous (EU) Solo Beginner friendly, low decay, monthly wipEU · quad · monthly · 3 on average1/125
3EU | RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/DuoEU · quad · monthly · 1 on average0/50
4RustForNoobs.com | Main | Softcore Monthly | No BP Wipe | EUEU · quad · monthly · 1 on average0/100
5EU SoftCore ServerEU · quad · monthly · 1 on average1/50

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Population data

What position does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small take in the server rankings?

Rank #969 on seven-day player hours for [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small, within the top 4% of all ranked servers. The quad group places it at #49.

How full does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small run?

Current row: 8 players on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small, against 250 slots. Over the last seven days it averaged 10 players and peaked at 25. The 48-hour sample puts the busiest hour at 19:00 UTC, averaging 21 players.

Server facts

How smoothly does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small run?

The 48-hour average is 176 server fps, with a low of 137. The entity count peaked at 116,000, covering buildings, deployables and the rest of the world. A high of 3,820 MB of memory used. Lag, as players feel it, comes from an entity count that climbs and fps that falls.

What is the Rust version on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?

Version Rust network protocol 2636 and build 169730 on Windows is reported by [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update.

How reliable is [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small, and is it online now?

Online is the state at the latest refresh for [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small. The uptime it reports puts the last restart about 21 hours ago. 167 of 168 hours up over the last 7 full days, or 99%. The first row Rust Data holds for it is dated 13 September 2026.

Where does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small sit?

Its name points to Europe, but [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small publishes no region tag. Where a server says it is, that is what Rust Data shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. 79.137.98.21:28017 is its address.

Map and rules

Which rules apply on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small, and what settings?

No gather rate appears in the name: [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small. Up to 4 players may share a group (quad). Recorded as softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, with partial loot kept. Combat and raiding between players: both allowed. The in-game Official tab lists it. VAC is running: Valve's anti-cheat is on.

What is the map on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?

[EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small runs a procedural map of size 3,750 with seed 597885, generated by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, it can be viewed on RustMaps via this page.

Wipe schedule

On what schedule does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small wipe?

A single wipe each month, the force wipe, is all [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small does. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe that hits all Rust servers. The world it runs now was generated 23 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

What is wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small like?

The average peak over recent wipes is 21 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 31 hours after it began. Half the peak or more was held to the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.

Tags, lists

Where does [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small appear among Rust Data lists and filters?

The Rust Data lists that [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small fits are: EU Rust servers, Official Rust servers and Rust tutorial servers. Under these filters on the server list, it is listed: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours; Boxes: Official only.

Which operator runs [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?

The same operator most likely runs [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small and 124 other servers we track, as all publish a playrust.com hostname.

How should you read the server tags on [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?

Read by the game's server browser, the tags [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small publishes are: 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; gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset: softcore; mp250 (Max players): Slot count: 250; ts4 (Group limit): The team cap is 4; v2636 (Protocol): To join, your game must run protocol 2636; cs169730 (Build): The server runs build 169730; ptrak (Networking): Network traffic runs over RakNet, the game standard; $r? (Region code): Region code: not set; ^m (Monthly): Wipes follow the monthly force wipe from Facepunch; ^t (Tutorial on): The Facepunch tutorial is open to new players on this server; sc2 (Custom tag): Not one of Rust's standard tags: set by the owner or a plugin. At the top of this page you will also find the current players, the queue and the world creation time, all taken from the tags.

Join steps

How can I connect to [EU] Facepunch Staging Softcore Small?

In Rust, F1 opens the console: type client.connect 79.137.98.21:28017. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening the game through Steam and connecting.

Server tags · what each one means

srv.tags.decode()

Published as mp250,ptrak,$r?,v2636,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs169730,sc2,ts4

On Rust Data

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

gmsoftcore
Game mode An easier ruleset: softcore.
mp250
Max players Slot count: 250.
ts4
Group limit The team cap is 4.
v2636
Protocol To join, your game must run protocol 2636.
cs169730
Build The server runs build 169730.
ptrak
Networking Network traffic runs over RakNet, the game standard.
$r?
Region code Region code: not set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Wipes follow the monthly force wipe from Facepunch.

Gameplay

^t
Tutorial on The Facepunch tutorial is open to new players on this server.

Other

sc2
Custom tag Not one of Rust's standard tags: set by the owner or a plugin.

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.

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