Element card · group Official · atomic number 414, its rank
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2
Online 79.137.98.12:28015 checked 8m 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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is best
Top 2% of all ranked servers, and #22 of the quad servers (top 3%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 14hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 140, 47 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:44 UTC FW27d ago | 140 | – | running | 17 |
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 map is in play on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?
The map on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 is procedural at size 4,500 with seed 872935069, made by the game. Same size and seed give the same map, so this page lets you look at it on RustMaps.
What rules has [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 set, and what settings are in force?
Nothing in the name of [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 gives a gather rate. The group cap is 4 players (quad). softcore is the game mode, Facepunch's softer mode: part of your loot stays with you. Raids and player fights are part of play here. The in-game Official tab of Rust includes it. Anti-cheat is on: Valve's VAC.
About the server
Which location is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 based in?
Going by its name rather than a tag, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 points to Europe. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. 79.137.98.12:28015 is the address it uses.
Which Rust version is [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 uses. Your game needs to match the protocol to join, and Steam updates it automatically.
How reliably does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 stay online?
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 is live as of now. According to the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 15 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, giving 99% uptime. On 13 September 2026, Rust Data Lab saw it for the first time.
How well does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 perform?
Server fps averaged 168 over the last 48 hours, with 122 as the lowest. The entity count reached 267,503, including buildings, deployables and all other world items. Memory use peaked at 8,427 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is caused by low fps and an increasing entity count.
Wipe schedule
When does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 wipe, and how often?
Once a month is all [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 wipes, with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, this server wipes again: that is the force wipe that resets all Rust servers. 27 days 11 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
What does a typical wipe day on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 involve?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 140 players. The latest wipe's peak fell 47 hours after it began.
Where it appears
How should you read the tags on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?
The game's server browser reads the tags [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 publishes, which are 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): The rules are softcore, which is easier; mp400 (Max players): It has 400 slots; ts4 (Group limit): No team may exceed 4; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635 is required; join only if your game matches it; cs168909 (Build): It runs build 168909; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region field is left blank; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to Facepunch's force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): The Facepunch tutorial is on offer for new players; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this tag; it is not standard Rust. Also in the tags are the players on now, the queue length and the world's creation time, and you can see them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Data Lab filters and lists does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 appear in?
You will find [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 on the following Rust Data Lab lists: Rust tutorial servers: the live sample, EU Rust servers, measured and Official Rust servers. You can find it on the server list by applying these filters: Region: Europe; Type: No plugins at all; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m and Tutorial on ^t; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Average players: 25+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
Who operates [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?
Sharing its playrust.com hostname with 124 other servers we track, [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 is most likely run by the same operator as those.
Population
How does [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 compare with other servers in the rankings?
[EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 sits at #414 for seven-day player hours, placing it in the top 2% of ranked servers. In the quad category it ranks #22.
What does the current player count on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 tell you?
Of 400 slots, 8 are taken on [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2 right now. A seven-day sample gives 40 players on average and 126 at the top. The busiest point in the last 48 hours came at 19:00 UTC, averaging 89 players.
Getting on
What steps get you onto [EU] Facepunch Softcore 2?
In Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 79.137.98.12:28015. Or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and connect automatically.