RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests
Online NA 64.20.51.155:28080 checked just now
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
daily · 1 is bestTop 5% of all ranked servers, top 9% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
fixed weekdaysNext wipe Thursday 19 November, 16:47 UTC, in 6d 9h. Every 3 weeks on Thursday at 16:47 UTC · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 24, 6 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 18:47 UTC FW7d ago | 24 | – | running | 3 |
| Thu 29 Oct, 16:47 UTC14d ago | 26 | held half | 7.1 days | 3 |
| Thu 15 Oct, 17:07 UTC28d ago | 19 | halved by day 10 | 14 days | 2 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW42d ago | 21 | halved by day 7 | 14 days | 2 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 17:11 UTC56d ago | 24 | halved by day 7 | 14 days | 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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What is the wipe schedule on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests wipes every 3 weeks on Thursday at 16:47 UTC. Its next wipe is due on Thursday 19 November at 16:47 UTC. Its current world was made 7 days 12 hours ago. It publishes an every-two-weeks wipe schedule in its tags.
What does wipe day look like on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Its recent wipes drew 23 players at their busiest, on average. On the latest wipe the crowd peaked 6 hours after the wipe. In 25% of its recent wipes the crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe. When it didn't, it fell below half by day 7.
Players
How busy is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Right now RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests has 6 players on 50 slots. Over the last seven days it averaged 10 players and peaked at 23. In the last 48 hours it was busiest at 18:00 UTC, with 12 players on average.
How does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests rank against other Rust servers?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is #1,079 on player hours over the last seven days, in the top 5% of all ranked servers and #176 in North America.
Rules and map
What are the rules and settings on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests gives no gather rate in its name. It publishes no group limit. Its game mode is hardcore, Facepunch's hardest mode. Players can fight and raid each other. It is listed under Modded in the server browser: plugins or settings change the game. It runs Carbon plugins. Valve's anti-cheat, VAC, is on.
Which map does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs a procedural map, generated by the game, of size 4,800.
Tags and lists
What do the server tags on RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests mean?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests publishes these tags, which the game's server browser reads: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore: a harsher ruleset; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots; ts0 (Group limit): Teams are switched off; v2636 (Protocol): Game protocol 2636: your game has to be on the same version to join; cs170220 (Build): Game build 170220; ptrak (Networking): RakNet, the game's standard network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code set; ^b (Biweekly): Wipes every two weeks; ^h (Hardcore): Facepunch's hardcore mode: fewer helpers, harsher survival; ^p (PvE): Players don't fight each other; the danger is the world; ^z (Modded): Listed under Modded: plugins or settings change the game; ^y (Carbon): Runs Carbon, a plugin framework; NA (North America): Listed under North America in the server browser. Its players now, its queue and the time its world was made are in the tags too, and are shown at the top of this page.
Which Zongarust lists and filters include RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests fits these Zongarust lists: Best modded Rust servers, Best Rust PvE servers and Best US Rust servers. On the server list it comes up under these filters: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Average players: 10+ on average.
The server
Where is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests located?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests lists itself in North America with its NA tag. Zongarust shows where a server says it is; it does not look up where the machine stands. Its address is 64.20.51.155:28080.
Is RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests online, and how reliable is it?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests is online right now. It last restarted about 20 hours ago, going by the uptime it reports. Over the last 7 full days it was up 100% of the time, 168 of 168 hours. Zongarust first saw it on 14 September 2026.
Does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run smoothly?
Over the last 48 hours it ran at 59 server fps on average, never below 54. It carried up to 149,000 entities: buildings, deployables and everything else in the world. It used up to 3,866 MB of memory. Low fps and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag.
Which version of Rust does RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests run?
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests runs Rust network protocol 2636 and build 170220 on Windows. Your game has to be on the same protocol to join; Steam updates it for you.
Joining
How do I join RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & Quests?
Start Rust, press F1 to open the console and enter client.connect 64.20.51.155:28080. Or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.