[EA] Softcore 1
Join the serverOVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 0.5%.
Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
43.239.138.85:28015
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
![Map of [EA] Softcore 1](https://files.facepunch.com/rust/map-images/3798f7464ac3dde3f2165c43419d91b3e63e564bd8c98ff60f6f19a600d93e30/proceduralmap.4500.1790876410195.289_3798f7464ac3dde3f2165c43419d91b3.jpg)
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Up 139 places on last week. Top 0.5% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
In its own words
This is an official server owned and operated by Facepunch. People are free to speak whatever language they like. Don't be surprised if you get banned for being abusive.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 43.239.138.85:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 350
- Group limit
- quad
- Wipe schedule
- monthly
- Last wipe
- 1 Oct 2026, 17:40 UTC
- Hostname
- ea-s1.playrust.com
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
- Operator · playrust.com
- [EU East] Facepunch 5 258/350 · [EA] Facepunch 2 227/300 · [EU East] Facepunch 4 184/350 · [EU] Facepunch 15 183/300 · [EU] Facepunch Premium 1 180/350 · [EU] Facepunch 1 169/400 · [EU East] Facepunch 2 160/400 · [EU] Facepunch 16 141/300
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What settings does [EA] Softcore 1 use?
No gather rate appears in the name of [EA] Softcore 1. You can have up to 4 players in a group (quad). It plays as softcore, Facepunch's less punishing mode, keeping some of your loot. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The Official tab in-game lists it. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on [EA] Softcore 1?
[EA] Softcore 1 uses a procedural map of 4,500 that the game generates with seed 683744944. The map is identical for the same size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Tags
How should you read the tags on [EA] Softcore 1?
The game's server browser reads the tags [EA] Softcore 1 publishes: 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): An easier set of rules: softcore; mp350 (Max players): Room for 350; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the team limit; v2634 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2634 or the door stays shut; cs167231 (Build): Build 167231; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is missing; ^m (Monthly): The calendar is monthly: one wipe with the force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): Beginners can begin with Facepunch's tutorial; sc2 (Custom tag): A plugin or the owner set this one. It is not a standard Rust tag. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does [EA] Softcore 1 appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for [EA] Softcore 1: Tutorial-on Rust servers and Official Rust servers, busiest first. It appears on the server list when you filter by: 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 week; Players now: At least 200; Average players: 100+ on average; Boxes: Official only.
Who's behind [EA] Softcore 1?
A playrust.com hostname is published by [EA] Softcore 1, and by 124 other servers we track, so the same operator most likely runs them.
Server info
How smooth is [EA] Softcore 1?
Server fps held an average of 38 across the last 48 hours, minimum 8. The entity count reached 419,529: buildings, deployables and the rest of the world. Memory use peaked at 118,838 MB. Lag, to players, means low fps and a growing entity count.
Where can you find [EA] Softcore 1?
From [EA] Softcore 1, there is no region. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 43.239.138.85:28015.
What's the uptime like on [EA] Softcore 1?
[EA] Softcore 1 is up as you read this. Its reported uptime points to a restart roughly 1 hours ago. 168 hours out of 168 across the last 7 full days. 100% uptime. 13 September 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is [EA] Softcore 1 using?
On Windows, [EA] Softcore 1 runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167231. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
How does [EA] Softcore 1 handle wipe day?
293 players was the average peak on recent wipes. 44 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
How often does [EA] Softcore 1 wipe?
[EA] Softcore 1 wipes with the force wipe, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is next, and every Rust server wipes with it. Its world is 6 days 19 hours old. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
Ranking wise, where does [EA] Softcore 1 place?
Ranked #108 on seven-day player hours, [EA] Softcore 1 is in the top 0.5% overall. For quad servers, #8 is its place.
What's the player count on [EA] Softcore 1?
Right now, 270 players are on [EA] Softcore 1, which has 350 slots. It averaged 154 players over the last seven days and peaked at 332. It was busiest at 14:00 UTC in the last 48 hours, with 297 players on average.
Join the server
What's the process to join [EA] Softcore 1?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 43.239.138.85:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp350,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,^t,gmsoftcore,cs167231,sc2,ts4.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.