Nova
5.39.17.8:29344 checked 5d 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, 18:38 UTC 11d 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 Nova sit in the rankings?
Rank #15,948 over the last seven days in player hours: Nova, inside the top 72% of ranked servers.
Is Nova busy?
At this moment, Nova is offline, with the last sighting 5 days ago. Averaged across the last seven days: 0 players.
Server Tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Nova?
For Nova, the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard in Rust; mp75 (Max players): The server has 75 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size: 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166586 (Build): Build 166586; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play. Current players, queue and world creation time come from the tags and appear at the top of this page.
Which lists and filters on BestRustServers.xyz contain Nova?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include Nova: Best modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list display it: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Information
Nova Rust version: which one?
The combination is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Linux for Nova. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the uptime and reliability of Nova?
Last seen 5 days ago, Nova is currently offline. It was up 35% of the time over the last 7 full days, 59 of 168 hours. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 13 September 2026.
Where can Nova be found?
No region is given by Nova. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 5.39.17.8:29344.
Rules and Settings
What is the map on Nova?
A procedural map of size 4,000 and seed 50000 is what Nova runs, generated by the game. View it on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed produce an identical map.
Nova rules and settings: what are they?
No gather rate appears in the name of Nova. No group limit is stated; the game's default of 8 players applies. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Raids and PvP are on. The Modded section of the browser holds it: plugins or settings apply. Oxide plugins are used. VAC: on.
Wipe Information
When does Nova wipe?
Too few wipes are on record for Nova to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server, and the next is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world dates from 11 days 16 hours.
What happens on wipe day on Nova?
An average peak of 0 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
How to Join
What is the process to join Nova?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 5.39.17.8:29344. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Survival as standard in Rust.
mp75- Max players The server has 75 slots.
ts8- Group limit Default team size: 8.
v2634- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166586- Build Build 166586.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play.
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.