RS-12881Modded server
Project NOVA
Online 199.115.72.20:10000 checked 13m 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
Top 58% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 11h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- T− 22d 11hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 22:39 UTC10d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 22:22 UTC13d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 3 days | 0 |
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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Player activity
How many players are usually on Project NOVA?
Project NOVA is showing 0 players on 40 slots right now. Over seven days it averaged 0, and the highest point was 1.
What is the ranking of Project NOVA?
Ranked #12,881 on seven-day player hours, Project NOVA is in the top 58% of all ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
On Top Rust Servers, which lists and filters carry Project NOVA?
These Top Rust Servers lists include Project NOVA: Top modded Rust servers and Top Rust PvE servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What is the meaning of the tags on Project NOVA?
The game's server browser reads the tags that Project NOVA publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp40 (Max players): Player slots: 40; ts8 (Group limit): At most 8 per team, as standard in the game; v2634 (Protocol): This server runs protocol 2634; match it to connect; cs166652 (Build): Game build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^v (Vanilla): No altered rates, kits or rules; this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^p (PvE): Player versus environment: the danger comes from the world, not other players; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon. Shown at the top of this page, and also in the tags: its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made.
Map and rules
Which map is running on Project NOVA?
A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1, created by the game, is in use on Project NOVA. The map can be seen on RustMaps from this page, as identical size and seed yield the same map. The name of the map is Custom Map.
What settings and rules does Project NOVA use?
No gather rate is given in the name Project NOVA. Up to 8 players per group, as the game defaults. It runs pve, player combat is disabled. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed as Modded. Carbon plugins are loaded. The label vanilla is used: no altered rates, kits or rules; this is the game as Facepunch ships it. The server runs with VAC on.
Server info
What version is Project NOVA running?
Project NOVA uses Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 with Linux as its system. Joining requires matching protocols, and Steam updates your game automatically.
Is Project NOVA lag-free?
Over the last two days, it ran at an average of 224 server fps, minimum 177. At its peak, it held 149,023 entities: everything from buildings to deployables and more. Its memory use reached 6,383 MB at most. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities increase.
Where can Project NOVA be found?
A region is not published by Project NOVA. Top Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 199.115.72.20:10000 is its address.
What is the uptime of Project NOVA?
Right now, Project NOVA is up and running. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 10 days 7 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, it was online for 168 of 168 hours, or 100%. The first time Top Rust Servers saw it was on 13 September 2026.
Wipe schedule
What can you expect on wipe day on Project NOVA?
Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players at their busiest. The latest wipe saw its highest player count 1 hours in. Half the peak was held until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. If the crowd did not stay above half, it fell below that mark by day 1.
How often does Project NOVA wipe?
With the force wipe, Project NOVA resets once a month. The next wipe is set for Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that resets every Rust server. Its world was last replaced 10 days 9 hours ago. Monthly wipes are declared in its tags.
Connection
What are the steps to join Project NOVA?
To connect, start Rust, hit F1, and enter client.connect 199.115.72.20:10000. You can also join by clicking Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and links you in.