mess around
157.85.86.176:23760 checked 1d 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 36% of all ranked servers, and #439 of the quad servers (top 54%). 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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
Player Count
Where does mess around sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days, mess around ranks #8,089 in player hours, which is in the top 36% of ranked servers. Within the quad group, it is #439.
What is the player count on mess around?
At this moment, mess around is offline, with the last sighting 34 hours ago. The average player count over the last seven days is 0, with a peak of 2.
Tags & Lists
What is the meaning of the tags on mess around?
The game's server browser reads these tags from mess around: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules, which are easier; mp10 (Max players): The server has 10 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Team size is capped at 4; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: join only if your game matches this version; cs166494 (Build): Running build 166494; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue and when its world was made, taken from the tags.
mess around in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include mess around are: Best modded Rust servers. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Details
What Rust version is mess around on?
On Linux, mess around runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
Is the performance on mess around smooth?
Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 4, with a low of 4. It held up to 139,639 entities: everything from buildings to deployables in the world. The maximum memory used was 4,313 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and entity count climbs.
What is the uptime and reliability of mess around?
Last seen 34 hours ago, mess around is currently offline. The uptime it reports shows a restart roughly 11 days 16 hours ago. It was up 93% of the time over the last 7 full days, 157 of 168 hours. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 1 October 2026.
What is the location of mess around?
No region is given by mess around. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 157.85.86.176:23760.
Settings & Map
mess around map: which one is it?
Generated by the game, the map on mess around is procedural, size 4,000, seed 800000. On RustMaps, from this page, the same size and seed show the same map.
What are the settings and rules for mess around?
No gather rate appears in the name of mess around. A group of 4 players is the maximum, given as quad. It runs softcore, An easier mode from Facepunch: part of your loot stays with you. Player combat and raiding are enabled. The Modded section of the browser holds it: plugins or settings apply. Oxide plugins are used. VAC: off.
Wipe Cycle
When does mess around wipe?
The record holds too few wipes for mess around to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the next force wipe arrives, when all Rust servers wipe. The current world has been running since 13 days 3 hours.
Join Server
What is the process to join mess around?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 157.85.86.176:23760. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmsoftcore,cs166494,ts4,^o^z
Game
gmsoftcore- Game mode Softcore rules, which are easier.
mp10- Max players The server has 10 slots.
ts4- Group limit Team size is capped at 4.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: join only if your game matches this version.
cs166494- Build Running build 166494.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z- Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded.
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.