Project NOVA
Key statistics
the figures behind the quote- Players now
- 0/ 40 0% full
- Change · 24h
- ▪+0 no reading a day ago
- 7-day average
- 0 peak 1
- Rank
- #12,859 top 58%
- Rank · 7d ago
- #10,856 ▼2003 places down
- Last wipe
- 9d ago monthly schedule
- Next wipe
- 22d 21h Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
- Group limit
- 8 8, the default
- Gather rate
- – no rate in the name
- Score
- 2 player hours, last seven days
- Map
- 4500 Custom Map · seed 1
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026 no hostname published
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 58% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes only- usual gap
- 3 days between real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 2 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 0% else halves by day 1
Coming wipes
- 22d 21hThu 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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 22:39 UTC9d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 22:22 UTC12d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 3 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.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes| # | Server | Last | Chg 24h | Players over the last 24 hours24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1[PvE]Тульский|Русский|Classic+ИвентыEU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 77 on average | 75/200 | ▲+11+17.4% | |
| 2 | 桃乐丝 PVE - 经济 | 养殖 | 技能 | 钓鱼 | 传奇装EA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 77 on average | 80/100 | ▼−2−1.8% | |
| 3 | [US] RustEZ Scourge PvE | Zombies | No Raiding | No KillingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 66 on average | 72/200 | ▼−8−9.9% | |
| 4 | [US] RustEZ Survival PvE | No Decay | No Raiding | No KillingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 64 on average | 49/200 | ▼−20−29.2% | |
| 5 | Zombie Land PVE Monthly | Raids | Skills | Custom MapsNA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 62 on average | 58/100 | ▼−21−26.7% | |
| 6 | [EU] Salty Zombies PvE #1 | Skills | Raid | Quests | Jetpack | EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 51 on average | 85/150 | ▲+11+14.6% |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageMap and Rules
How is Project NOVA configured in terms of rules and settings?
No gather rate is given in the name of Project NOVA. Up to 8 players per group, which is the game's default. It runs pve, no combat against other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are in use. Its self-description is vanilla: facepunch's build, untouched: no rate changes, no kits, no rule changes. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
What is the current map on Project NOVA?
A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1 runs on Project NOVA, created by the game. You can see the map on RustMaps from this page, as the same size and seed give the same map. The name of the map reads: Custom Map.
Population
What position does Project NOVA hold in the server rankings?
In the top 58% of all ranked servers, Project NOVA is #12,859 on player hours over the last seven days.
What is the population on Project NOVA?
On Project NOVA, 0 players are in now, out of 40 slots. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 1.
Wipe Cycle
How does Project NOVA handle wipe day?
The average peak across its recent wipes is 2 players. On the latest wipe, 1 hours after the wipe, the crowd peaked. Recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next wipe 0% of the time. Below half by day 1 is where the crowd fell when it did not hold.
How often does Project NOVA wipe?
Once a month, at the force wipe, Project NOVA wipes. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes the force wipe, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. This world has been running for 9 days 22 hours. Its tags list a wipe each month.
Server Overview
What is the server location for Project NOVA?
There is no region published for Project NOVA. Rust Analytics reports the location a server claims, not the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 199.115.72.20:10000.
What is the performance like on Project NOVA?
The last 48 hours average 225 server fps, the low being 177. 149,023 entities is the maximum carried: buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 6,383 MB. What players feel as lag is low fps together with a rising entity count.
Project NOVA runs which version of Rust?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux is what Project NOVA runs. Your game needs the same protocol to get in; Steam takes care of the update.
How reliable is Project NOVA and is it currently online?
Online at this moment: Project NOVA. The reported uptime puts its last restart at about 9 days 20 hours ago. The last 7 full days give 100% uptime, 168 hours on out of 168. First sighting by Rust Analytics: 13 September 2026.
Tags & Filters
How should you interpret the tags on Project NOVA?
Published by Project NOVA for the game's server browser to read: gmvanilla (Game mode): The vanilla survival ruleset; mp40 (Max players): Capacity: 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Team size stays at the game default of 8; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): It runs build 166652; ptrak (Networking): Runs on RakNet, Rust's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code: none set; ^m (Monthly): A single wipe each month, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): Facepunch's build, untouched: no rate changes, no kits, no rule changes; ^p (PvE): The world is the danger here, not other players; ^z (Modded): The Modded listing applies: plugins or settings change play; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time; this page shows them at the top.
On Rust Analytics, which lists and filters feature Project NOVA?
These Rust Analytics lists include Project NOVA: Modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
How to Join
What is the process to join Project NOVA?
Type client.connect 199.115.72.20:10000 after pressing F1 in Rust to open the console. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^p,^m,^v,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
mp40
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Difficulty
^v
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.