Natural Selection
EU 66.51.97.50:28010 checked 11m 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 32% of all ranked servers, top 68% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 2 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 0hThu 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 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:31 UTCFW 12d ago | 2 | – | 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
Natural Selection ranking: what position does it hold?
Player hours over the last seven days place Natural Selection at #1,950 in Europe, and at #7,111 in the top 32% of ranked servers.
What is the player count on Natural Selection?
Natural Selection: 0 players now, with 75 slots available. The average player count over the last seven days is 0, with a peak of 2. Over the last 48 hours, the peak hour was 22:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Tags & Lists
How should the tags on Natural Selection be interpreted?
For Natural Selection, the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmhardcore (Game mode): A harsher ruleset: hardcore; mp75 (Max players): Slots: 75; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are disabled; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join; cs167398 (Build): Game build number: 167398; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^m (Monthly): Wipe cycle: monthly, with the force wipe; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore, as Facepunch defines it: less help, harsher survival; ^q (Premium): Access limited to those with Rust's premium status; ^o (Oxide): Uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay; EU (Europe): Server browser category: Europe. 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 Natural Selection?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include Natural Selection: Rust servers in Europe and Best modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Overview
Natural Selection Rust version: which one?
On Linux, Natural Selection runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
How smooth is the performance on Natural Selection?
Over 48 hours, it averaged 59 server fps; the lowest was 40. It held up to 203,611 entities: everything from buildings to deployables in the world. At its highest, memory usage was 5,142 MB. Players feel lag when fps is low and entity count climbs.
Natural Selection uptime and reliability: what are they?
The server is online: Natural Selection. The uptime it reports shows a restart roughly 4 days 22 hours ago. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. On 1 October 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
Where can Natural Selection be found?
With its EU tag, Natural Selection lists itself in Europe. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 66.51.97.50:28010.
Rules & Map
What is the map on Natural Selection?
On Natural Selection, the map is procedural, size 6,000, generated by the game.
What are the settings and rules for Natural Selection?
The name Natural Selection carries no gather multiplier. A group limit is not published. Listed as hardcore, Facepunch's most difficult mode. Player combat and raiding are enabled. The Modded section of the browser holds it: plugins or settings apply. Plugin count: Oxide. Access limited to those with Rust's premium status. VAC: on.
Wipe Information
On what schedule does Natural Selection wipe?
Natural Selection wipes at the monthly force wipe only. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe that takes every Rust server. The world in play was made 12 days 19 hours. Its tags give a wipe schedule of one month.
On Natural Selection, what occurs on wipe day?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 2 players. 1 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
Join Server
What is the process to join Natural Selection?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 66.51.97.50:28010. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting. Access limited to those with Rust's premium status.
Server tags
Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^h,EU,gmhardcore,cs167398,^q,ts0,^o^z
Game
gmhardcore- Game mode A harsher ruleset: hardcore.
mp75- Max players Slots: 75.
ts0- Group limit Teams are disabled.
v2634- Protocol Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join.
cs167398- Build Game build number: 167398.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly Wipe cycle: monthly, with the force wipe.
Difficulty
^h- Hardcore Hardcore, as Facepunch defines it: less help, harsher survival.
Mods and access
^q- Premium Access limited to those with Rust's premium status.
^o- Oxide Uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z- Modded The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay.
Region
EU- Europe Server browser category: 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.