BEST_BUDS
216.138.10.158:28015 checked 9m 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 72% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 08:19 UTC 12d 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
Where does BEST_BUDS sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days, BEST_BUDS ranks #15,901 in player hours, which is in the top 72% of ranked servers.
How many players are on BEST_BUDS?
0 of 50 slots are filled on BEST_BUDS at the moment. The seven-day average player count stands at 0.
Server Tags
What is the meaning of the tags on BEST_BUDS?
Read by the game's server browser, the tags BEST_BUDS publishes are: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard in Rust; mp50 (Max players): The server has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $r? (Region code): Region code missing. Current players, queue and world creation time come from the tags and appear at the top of this page.
Where does BEST_BUDS appear in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include BEST_BUDS: Rust community servers, ranked. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Overview
What Rust version is BEST_BUDS on?
On Linux, BEST_BUDS runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
Is the performance on BEST_BUDS smooth?
For the past 48 hours, server fps averaged 60, never dropping below 41. It held up to 120,608 entities: everything from buildings to deployables in the world. At its highest, memory usage was 5,723 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and entity count climbs.
What is the uptime and reliability of BEST_BUDS?
BEST_BUDS is currently online. About 12 days 10 hours ago is when it last restarted, based on its uptime. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. On 13 September 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
Where can BEST_BUDS be found?
No region is given by BEST_BUDS. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. 216.138.10.158:28015 is its address.
Settings & Map
What is the map on BEST_BUDS?
A procedural map of size 4,500 and seed 1337 is what BEST_BUDS runs, generated by the game. View it on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed produce an identical map.
BEST_BUDS rules and settings: what are they?
The name BEST_BUDS carries no gather multiplier. No group limit is stated; the game's default of 8 players applies. Listed as survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Raids and PvP are on. It is a community server, found under Community. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Schedule
When does BEST_BUDS wipe?
The record holds too few wipes for BEST_BUDS to show a rhythm. A force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, takes every Rust server with it. The current world has been running since 12 days 12 hours.
On BEST_BUDS, what occurs on wipe day?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 0 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
Join Server
How can I connect to BEST_BUDS?
To connect, type client.connect 216.138.10.158:28015 in the F1 console. Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and joins you.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Survival as standard in Rust.
mp50- Max players The server has 50 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2634- Protocol Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join.
cs166586- Build Build 166586.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
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.