Rust wipe schedule
from 37,381 wipes over the last 4 weeksEvery server wipes at the monthly force wipe, and plenty wipe more often on a day and hour of their own choosing. The heatmap here comes from the wipes we recorded over the last weeks, not from what owners claim, and Thursday and Friday evenings, European time, stand out.
Next force wipe
Force wipe countdown →Wiping in the next 24 hours
View upcoming wipes →Wiped in the last 24 hours
View just wiped →When servers wipe, hour by hour through the week
UTC · last 4 weeks| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | all | |
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| Mon | 3,761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 3,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 3,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thu | 11,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 7,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 4,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 3,574 |
Restarts are left out: a new map less than six hours after the last counts as the same wipe. Times are UTC: UK time is the same in winter and an hour ahead in summer; US East is five hours behind in winter and four in summer.
Wipe days
share of wipesWhat servers say they do
servers online nowFrom the schedule tag a server publishes. "Not published" servers wipe when they like; the force wipe catches all of them.
Force wipes ahead
countdown →The first Thursday of every month at 19:00 UK time, with the game update. Last one: Thursday 5 November.
Wiping soon
all upcoming →Just wiped
all fresh wipes →Questions
When do Rust servers wipe?
All of them wipe at the force wipe, which is the first Thursday of every month at 19:00 UK time, when the game updates. Between force wipes, each server sets its own rhythm. Weekly, biweekly and monthly are the usual rhythms, and the heatmap above shows the days and hours they actually use.
What is the difference between a map wipe and a blueprint wipe?
A map wipe starts a fresh world: bases, loot and everything on the map disappear. A blueprint wipe also clears what everyone has learned to craft. Most servers choose to map-wipe on their schedule and hold blueprint wipes only at the force wipe, or not at all; the server's description tells you which.
What time do servers wipe?
Whenever the owner sets it, usually an evening in the server's home region so players are online for the fresh start. The heatmap above shows the busiest hours in UTC. UK time is UTC in winter and one hour ahead in summer; US Eastern time is four hours behind UTC in summer and five in winter.