2x Staging
EU · uk1 168.100.163.159:28040 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 24% of all ranked servers, top 60% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 18h. The 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.
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Player Numbers
2x Staging ranking: what position does it hold?
Player hours over the last seven days place 2x Staging at #1,701 in Europe, and at #5,397 in the top 24% of ranked servers.
What is the player count on 2x Staging?
The server 2x Staging is currently offline; it was last seen 45 hours ago. The seven-day average player count stands at 0, and the highest point was 2.
Tags & Lists
What is the meaning of the tags on 2x Staging?
The game's server browser reads these tags from 2x Staging: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival gameplay; mp50 (Max players): Slot count is 50; ts16 (Group limit): 16 is the largest team allowed; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: join only if your game matches this version; cs166440 (Build): Build 166440; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $ruk1 (Region code): uk1 is the server's region code; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month on the force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): The game unmodified: rates, kits and rules as Facepunch ships them; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay; modded (Modded): The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay; EU (Europe): The server browser lists it under Europe. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
Where does 2x Staging appear in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include 2x Staging are: Rust servers with 2x gather rate, Rust servers in Europe and Best modded Rust servers. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Region: Europe; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Gather rate: 2x.
Server Information
What Rust version is 2x Staging on?
On Linux, 2x Staging runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166440. Steam updates your game automatically, but it needs to match the protocol to join.
2x Staging performance: is it smooth?
Over 48 hours, it averaged 67 server fps; the lowest was 67. The entity count reached 136,464, covering buildings, deployables and all other world objects. At its highest, memory usage was 6,590 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and entity count climbs.
What is the uptime and reliability of 2x Staging?
Offline now for 2x Staging, last seen 45 hours ago. The uptime it reports shows a restart roughly 12 days 1 hours ago. It was up 74% of the time over the last 7 full days, 124 of 168 hours. It was first seen by BestRustServers.xyz on 30 September 2026.
2x Staging location: where is it?
Its EU tag places 2x Staging in Europe, and its region code is uk1. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 168.100.163.159:28040 is its address.
Settings & Map
What is the map on 2x Staging?
On 2x Staging, the map is procedural, size 4,500 with seed 1337, generated by the game. On RustMaps, from this page, the same size and seed show the same map. The map is named discord.gg/vitalityservers.
2x Staging rules and settings: what are they?
By its name, the gather rate is 2x on 2x Staging. Up to 16 players per group. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Raids and PvP are on. Listed as Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins in use: Oxide. Self-described as vanilla: the game unmodified: rates, kits and rules as Facepunch ships them. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Schedule
2x Staging wipe schedule: what does it show?
The next wipe for 2x Staging is an estimate based on the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. Its world dates from 14 days 3 hours. Monthly wipes appear in its tags.
Connect
How can I connect to 2x Staging?
Enter client.connect 168.100.163.159:28040 in the console (F1 in Rust), or use Launch Rust on this page to open Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$ruk1,v2634,^m,^v,EU,gmvanilla,cs166440,ts16,^o^z,modded
Game
gmvanilla- Game mode Vanilla survival gameplay.
mp50- Max players Slot count is 50.
ts16- Group limit 16 is the largest team allowed.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: join only if your game matches this version.
cs166440- Build Build 166440.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$ruk1- Region code uk1 is the server's region code.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly This server wipes once a month on the force wipe.
Difficulty
^v- Vanilla The game unmodified: rates, kits and rules as Facepunch ships them.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay.
modded- Modded The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay.
Region
EU- Europe The server browser lists it 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.