The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore
NA 51.222.245.218:28015 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 15% of all ranked servers, top 32% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 15h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 4 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 21d 15hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 3 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:12 UTCFW 13d ago | 4 | – | 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.
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Player Numbers
Where does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore sit in the rankings?
In North America, The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is #585; across all ranked servers, #3,296 on player hours over the last seven days, in the top 15%.
How many players are on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
The current player count for The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore is 0, out of 100 slots. Averaged across the last seven days: 1 players, peaking at 3. In the last 48 hours, 08:00 UTC saw the highest activity, with an average of 3 players.
Server Tags
The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore tags: what do they indicate?
The game's server browser reads these tags from The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules, which are harsher; mp100 (Max players): Slot count is 100; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer in use; $r? (Region code): No region code listed; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, synced to Facepunch's force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): The hardcore ruleset from Facepunch: more difficulty, fewer aids; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play; modded (Modded): Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
Which lists and filters on BestRustServers.xyz contain The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore: Best modded Rust servers, Rust servers: zombie, undead and infected and North American Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Information
The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore Rust version: which one?
On Linux, The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
How smooth is the performance on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
For the past 48 hours, server fps averaged 30, never dropping below 30. Buildings, deployables and the rest of the world accounted for up to 96,227 entities. The maximum memory used was 5,425 MB. What players experience as lag is low fps combined with a rising entity count.
How reliable is The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore and is it online?
The server is online: The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore. About 13 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. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 13 September 2026.
What is the location of The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
Its NA tag places The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore in North America. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. 51.222.245.218:28015 is its address.
Rules and Settings
What is the map on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
On The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore, the map is procedural, size 4,250, generated by the game. Called Procedural on the map list.
What rules and configuration does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore have?
The name The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore carries no gather multiplier. No group limit is published. It runs hardcore, The hardest mode from Facepunch. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. Listed as Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins in use: Oxide. VAC: off.
Wipe Information
When does The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore wipe?
The force wipe is the one monthly wipe on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore. 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 13 days 8 hours. The tags declare wipes once a month.
What happens on wipe day on The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
An average peak of 4 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 3 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
Join Server
How can I connect to The Rusting Dead | Zombies | Hardcore?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 51.222.245.218:28015. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting. https://therustingdead.com is its website.
Server tags
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^h,NA,gmhardcore,cs167781,ts0,^o^z,modded
Game
gmhardcore- Game mode Hardcore rules, which are harsher.
mp100- Max players Slot count is 100.
ts0- Group limit Teams are disabled.
v2634- Protocol Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join.
cs167781- Build Build 167781.
ptrak- Networking RakNet is the network layer in use.
$r?- Region code No region code listed.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly Monthly wipes, synced to Facepunch's force wipe.
Difficulty
^h- Hardcore The hardcore ruleset from Facepunch: more difficulty, fewer aids.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z- Modded Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play.
modded- Modded Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play.
Region
NA- North America In the server browser it appears under North America.
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.