[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3
Key statistics
the figures behind the quote- Players now
- 18/ 400 4% full
- Change · 24h
- ▲+2 +15.5% from 16
- 7-day average
- 59 peak 163
- Rank
- #367 top 2%
- Rank · 7d ago
- #367 no change
- Last wipe
- 12d ago monthly schedule
- Next wipe
- 22d 15h Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
- Group limit
- quad players per team
- Gather rate
- – no rate in the name
- Score
- 9,802 player hours, last seven days
- Map
- 4500 Procedural Map · seed 1478860386
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026 new__eusoft3.playrust.com
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 143 players.
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 2% of all ranked servers, and #21 of the quad servers (top 3%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes only- wipe-day peak
- 139 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 15hThu 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 139, 47 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:40 UTC FW12d ago | 139 | – | running | 35 |
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 | [RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 РусскийEU · quad · monthly · 14 on average | 1/100 | ▼−1−45.5% | |
| 2 | [EU] The Rusters | Friendly | Low UpkeepEU · quad · monthly · 6 on average | 0/100 | ▪+0 | |
| 3 | Rusticulous (EU) Solo Beginner friendly, low decay, monthly wipEU · quad · monthly · 5 on average | 1/125 | ▪+0−20.0% | |
| 4 | RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio Quad | Softcore Monthly | No BEU · quad · monthly · 5 on average | 1/100 | ▼−1−47.8% | |
| 5 | EU | RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/DuoEU · quad · monthly · 3 on average | 0/50 | ▼−1−100.0% | |
| 6 | EU | RustyHost Noob Friendly - Solo/Duo/Trio/QuadEU · quad · monthly · 2 on average | 0/50 | ▼−2−100.0% |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageMap and Rules
How is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 configured in terms of rules and settings?
No gather rate appears in the name of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3. The group limit is 4 players, set via quad. It runs softcore, Facepunch's easier mode: you keep part of your loot. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. You will find it in the Official tab of Rust's server list. VAC is active.
What is the current map on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1478860386 runs on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3, created by the game. The map is reproducible from its size and seed; RustMaps shows it from this page.
Activity
Where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 sit in the rankings?
In the top 2% of all ranked servers, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is #367 on player hours over the last seven days. Among servers in quad, it stands at #21.
What is the population on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
On [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3, 18 players are in now, out of 400 slots. The seven-day average is 59 players, with a peak of 163. The busiest hour in the last 48 hours was 18:00 UTC, with an average of 137 players.
Wipe Cycle
How does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 handle wipe day?
Recent wipes at this server drew an average peak of 139 players. 47 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
How often does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 wipe?
Once a month, at the force wipe, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 wipes. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes at that time. 12 days 10 hours ago the current world was created. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Server Info
What is the server location for [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
Its name points to Europe, but [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 publishes no region tag. Where a server says it is, Rust Analytics shows; where the machine stands, it does not look up. 79.137.98.22:28015 is its address.
How is the performance on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
Server fps over the last 48 hours: 149 on average, 74 at the lowest. 293,040 entities is the maximum carried: buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 8,927 MB. A climbing entity count plus low fps is the lag players report.
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is on which Rust version?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Windows is what [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 runs. Your game needs the same protocol to get in; Steam takes care of the update.
What is the uptime and reliability of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 is up. It is taking players now. 15 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by the uptime it reports. 7 full days have passed with 100% uptime, 168 of 168 hours. The earliest Rust Analytics saw it was 13 September 2026.
Tags and Rankings
What is the meaning of the tags on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
Published by [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 for the game's server browser to read: official (official): Run by Facepunch or one of its partners: the servers in Rust's Official tab. Rust does not publish this, so it is kept by hand; gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore rules, which are gentler; mp400 (Max players): It holds 400 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Teams take no more than 4; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: matching game versions are required to join; cs167781 (Build): Build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet, the network layer the game ships with; $r? (Region code): The region code is absent; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: one wipe a month; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is offered for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): This tag is custom, applied by the owner or a plugin rather than by Rust itself. The top of this page and the tags both show its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
Who manages [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
The same operator most likely runs [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 and the 124 other servers we track that publish a playrust.com hostname.
Where does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 show up in Rust Analytics lists and filters?
On Rust Analytics, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3 matches these lists: Rust tutorial servers, by population, Rust servers: Europe and Official Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Players now: At least 10; Average players: 50+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
Joining the Server
What steps do I take to join [EU] Facepunch Softcore 3?
The console route: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 79.137.98.22:28015. The page's Launch Rust button opens Rust through Steam and connects you instead.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp400,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs167781,sc2,ts4
On Rust Analytics
Game
gmsoftcore
mp400
ts4
v2634
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^t
Other
sc2
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.