The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]
NA 74.136.196.241:28023 checked 8m 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 10% of all ranked servers, top 21% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 12h. The force wipe · high confidence
- usual gap
- 15.9 days between real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 6 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 100% of its cycles kept half the crowd
Coming wipes
- 22d 12hThu 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 8, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:05 UTCFW 12d ago | 8 | – | running | 1 |
| Tue 15 Sep, 19:43 UTC 28d ago | 5 | held half | 15.9 days | 2 |
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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Quick answers
Player Numbers
What is the rank of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
In North America, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is #383; across all ranked servers, #2,292 on player hours over the last seven days, in the top 10%.
Is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] busy?
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: 1 players now, with 100 slots available. The average player count over the last seven days is 2, with a peak of 7. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 03:00 UTC, when the average player count was 6.
Tags and Filters
How should the tags on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] be interpreted?
For The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded], the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival, vanilla style; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): The game default is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: join only if your game matches this version; cs167584 (Build): Running build 167584; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^m (Monthly): Wipe cycle: monthly, with the force wipe; ^r (Roleplay): Listed as a roleplay server; ^p (PvE): No player combat—the environment is the danger; ^o (Oxide): Uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded; NA (North America): The server browser lists it 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.
Where does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] appear in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]: Best modded Rust servers, Best Rust PvE servers, Rust roleplay servers and North American Rust servers. These filters on the server list display it: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Roleplay ^r, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Overview
What Rust version is The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] on?
On Windows, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167584. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] performance: is it smooth?
Over 48 hours, it averaged 144 server fps; the lowest was 123. The entity count reached 84,075, covering buildings, deployables and all other world objects. At its highest, memory usage was 4,420 MB. A climbing entity count and low fps are felt by players as lag.
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] uptime and reliability: what are they?
At the moment, The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] is up. About 38 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. It was first seen by BestRustServers.xyz on 13 September 2026.
What is the location of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
Its NA tag places The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] in North America. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 74.136.196.241:28023.
Rules and Settings
Which map is used on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
A procedural map of size 3,500 and seed 1337 is what The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] runs, generated by the game. The map can be viewed on RustMaps from this page, since size and seed fix it. Map: Custom Map.
What rules and configuration does The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] have?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]. With no stated limit, groups default to 8 players. It runs roleplay, jobs, towns and rules for roleplay. The Modded section of the browser holds it: plugins or settings apply. Plugin count: Oxide. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Cycle
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] wipe schedule: what does it show?
The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded] wipes at the monthly force wipe only. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. The world in play was made 12 days 12 hours. Monthly wipes appear in its tags.
What happens on wipe day on The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 6 players. 1 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. Half the peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.
Connect
How can I connect to The Watering Hole RP/PVE [Modded]?
Enter client.connect 74.136.196.241:28023 in the console (F1 in Rust), or use Launch Rust on this page to open Steam and connect. You can find its website at https://discord.com/invite/dwYuaCmyxt.
Server tags
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^r,NA,^p,gmvanilla,cs167584,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla- Game mode Survival, vanilla style.
mp100- Max players Slots: 100.
ts8- Group limit The game default is 8 per team.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: join only if your game matches this version.
cs167584- Build Running build 167584.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly Wipe cycle: monthly, with the force wipe.
Gameplay
^r- Roleplay Listed as a roleplay server.
^p- PvE No player combat—the environment is the danger.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins.
^z- Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded.
Region
NA- North America The server browser lists it 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.