Fossil's Playground
OC 51.161.198.94:28055 checked 14h 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, measured since 2 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 39% of all ranked servers, top 71% in OC, and #467 of the quad servers (top 57%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 21h. The force wipe · 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 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 8 Oct, 23:07 UTC5d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
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
Rules and settings
What settings does Fossil's Playground run?
There is no gather rate in the name Fossil's Playground. The limit on groups is 4 players (quad). It runs softcore, Facepunch's easier mode: you keep part of your loot. Raiding and fighting other players are allowed. The server browser lists it under Community. Rust premium status is required to join. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
What is the map on Fossil's Playground?
The game generates the procedural map of size 3,750 on Fossil's Playground with seed 3671786. You can view it on RustMaps from this page, since the same size and seed give the same map.
Server population
How full is Fossil's Playground?
Last seen 14 hours ago, Fossil's Playground is offline at the moment. Its weekly average is 1 players and its highest point was 1. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 06:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.
What position does Fossil's Playground hold in the server rankings?
In Oceania, Fossil's Playground is #157, and globally it is #8,695 for player hours over the last seven days, within the top 39% of all ranked servers. It is #467 when compared with other quad servers.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on Fossil's Playground?
For the game's server browser, Fossil's Playground publishes these tags: gmsoftcore (Game mode): This is softcore, a gentler ruleset; mp50 (Max players): It holds 50 players; ts4 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 4; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): Build number: 167781; ptrak (Networking): Standard RakNet networking is in use here; $r? (Region code): Region code left unset; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed with the force wipe from Facepunch; ^s (Softcore): Facepunch's softcore mode means you keep some items after dying; ^q (Premium): Rust premium status is required to join; OC (Oceania): The server browser puts it in Oceania. The tags carry its players now, its queue and the time its world was made as well, and the top of this page displays them.
Where does Fossil's Playground appear in Rust Zerg Life lists?
These Rust Zerg Life lists include Fossil's Playground: Oceania Rust servers for clans and Rust community servers for clans. Under these filters it shows on the server list: Region: Oceania; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s and Premium ^q; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last week.
About the server
How reliable is Fossil's Playground, and is it up?
No sign of Fossil's Playground at present: it was last seen 14 hours ago. It was up 6% of the time across the last 7 full days: 10 of 168 hours. Rust Zerg Life has been tracking it since 2 October 2026.
What Rust version is Fossil's Playground on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is what Fossil's Playground runs, on Linux. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam will update your game to that protocol.
What is the location of Fossil's Playground?
The OC tag is what Fossil's Playground uses to list itself in Oceania. Rust Zerg Life displays the location a server claims, not where the machine actually stands. Connect to it at 51.161.198.94:28055.
Wipe schedule
What can you expect on wipe day on Fossil's Playground?
The average peak for its recent wipes was 1 players. On the latest wipe, 0 hours after the wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
When does Fossil's Playground wipe?
Once a month Fossil's Playground wipes, along with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, when all Rust servers wipe. The world in play right now was made 5 days 22 hours ago. Monthly wipes are listed in its tags.
How to join
What steps do I take to join Fossil's Playground?
Enter client.connect 51.161.198.94:28055 in the F1 console. Another way: use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you. Rust premium status is required to join.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^s,OC,gmsoftcore,cs167781,^q,ts4
Game
gmsoftcore
mp50
ts4
v2634
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Difficulty
^s
Mods and access
^q
Region
OC
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.