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
5.182.97.236:28015
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Top 49% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 5.182.97.236:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 500
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 5 Oct 2026, 18:28 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 5 Oct 2026
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 are Friends game's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of Friends game. It uses the default group size of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. You see it under Community in the browser: it is a community server. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is running.
What's the map on Friends game?
A procedural map is in use on Friends game, made by the game.
Server tags
What are the tags on Friends game for?
These tags come from Friends game and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp500 (Max players): Slot count: 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2634 to get in; cs166652 (Build): Build 166652; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Which Boongarust filters show Friends game?
On these Boongarust lists you will find Friends game: The busiest community servers in Rust. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
Server details
What's the location of Friends game?
From Friends game, there is no region. What you see on Boongarust is where a server says it is, not where the machine is found to stand. You can reach it at 5.182.97.236:28015.
How reliable is Friends game?
Offline now, Friends game was last seen 2 days 3 hours ago. Last 2 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 48. 5 October 2026 is when Boongarust first spotted it.
What Rust version is Friends game using?
On Windows, Friends game runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
Friends game wipes on what schedule?
Friends game's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. 2 days 5 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does Friends game sit in the rankings?
Ranked #11,605 on seven-day player hours, Friends game is in the top 49% overall.
What's the player count on Friends game?
Offline. Friends game was last seen 2 days 3 hours ago. The average over the last seven days was 1 players, with a peak of 1.
How to join
What's the process to join Friends game?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 5.182.97.236:28015. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.