Element card · group Community · atomic number 15,332, its rank
Sludgefest
Offline 174.20.162.154:28015 checked 8d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is best
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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
from the figures on this pageMap and rules
What map is in play on Sludgefest?
The map on Sludgefest is procedural, made by the game.
How is Sludgefest configured, and what rules apply?
Nothing in the name of Sludgefest gives a gather rate. With no change from the default, groups can hold up to 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can fight other players and raid them. It appears under Community in the server browser. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
Server facts
Which location is Sludgefest based in?
Nothing about a region is published by Sludgefest. The location shown is the one a server states; Rust Data Lab does not check where the machine actually stands. You will find it at 174.20.162.154:28015.
On what Rust version does Sludgefest operate?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Windows is what Sludgefest uses. Your game needs to match the protocol to join, and Steam updates it automatically.
How reliably does Sludgefest stay online?
Right now Sludgefest is offline, with its last appearance 8 days 5 hours ago. It was online for 0 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, which is 0% uptime. It first appeared to Rust Data Lab on 19 October 2026.
Wipes and resets
What is the wiping pattern on Sludgefest?
The record holds too few of Sludgefest's wipes to show its rhythm. The monthly force wipe resets every Rust server; it next occurs on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Counting back, the current world began 8 days 5 hours ago.
Tags, lists
Which meanings sit behind the tags on Sludgefest?
The game's server browser reads the tags Sludgefest publishes, which are gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game here; mp500 (Max players): Player slots: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634 is required; join only if your game matches it; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard in Rust; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set here. Current players, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags too, shown at the top of this page.
Where among the Rust Data Lab lists and filters does Sludgefest come up?
You will find Sludgefest on the following Rust Data Lab lists: Rust community servers, measured. Applying these filters on the server list returns it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Player numbers
How does Sludgefest compare with other servers in the rankings?
Player hours over the last week put Sludgefest at #15,332, inside the top 69% of ranked servers.
How many players does Sludgefest have at the moment?
Sludgefest is offline at the moment; the last sighting was 8 days 5 hours ago.
Connection
What steps get you onto Sludgefest?
You can connect by pressing F1 in Rust and entering client.connect 174.20.162.154:28015, or by pressing Launch Rust here, which starts the game through Steam and joins for you.