Scientist Rust
78.31.178.38:28015 checked 20d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 60% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 Count
What is the rank of Scientist Rust?
Over the last seven days, Scientist Rust ranks #13,198 in player hours, which is in the top 60% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Scientist Rust?
Scientist Rust is not online at the moment; its last appearance was 20 days 8 hours ago.
Tags & Lists
What is the meaning of the tags on Scientist Rust?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Scientist Rust: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard in Rust; mp500 (Max players): The server has 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: join only if your game matches this version; cs164530 (Build): Game build number: 164530; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing. 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 Scientist Rust?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include Scientist Rust: 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.
Server Information
Scientist Rust Rust version: which one?
On Windows, Scientist Rust runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
How reliable is Scientist Rust and is it online?
Last seen 20 days 8 hours ago, Scientist Rust is currently offline. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. It was first seen by BestRustServers.xyz on 19 September 2026.
What is the location of Scientist Rust?
There is no region published by Scientist Rust. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 78.31.178.38:28015.
Settings & Map
What is the map on Scientist Rust?
Procedural map: that is what Scientist Rust runs, and it is generated by the game.
Scientist Rust rules and settings: what are they?
The name Scientist Rust carries no gather multiplier. The default cap of 8 players per group is in force. Listed as survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Community is its browser category. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Schedule
Scientist Rust wipe schedule: what does it show?
Too few wipes are on record for Scientist Rust to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, takes every Rust server with it. The world in play was made 24 days 4 hours.
Connect
How can I connect to Scientist Rust?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 78.31.178.38:28015. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Survival as standard in Rust.
mp500- Max players The server has 500 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2633- Protocol Protocol 2633: join only if your game matches this version.
cs164530- Build Game build number: 164530.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$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.