RS-7525Modded server
Natural Selection
Online EU 66.51.97.50:28010 checked 12m 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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 34% of all ranked servers, top 70% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 20h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- T− 21d 20hThu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:31 UTC FW12d ago | 2 | – | running | 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 Natural Selection?
On 75 slots, Natural Selection has 0 players at this moment. A seven-day average of 0 players was reached, peaking at 2. Over the last 48 hours, the peak hour was 22:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.
What is the ranking of Natural Selection?
On seven-day player hours, Natural Selection ranks #7,525 overall, in the top 34% of ranked servers and #1,996 across Europe.
Tags and filters
Where does Natural Selection appear among the Top Rust Servers lists and filters?
These Top Rust Servers lists include Natural Selection: Best EU Rust servers and Top modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore and Premium; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Hardcore ^h, Premium ^q, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
How should you read the tags on Natural Selection?
The game's server browser reads the tags that Natural Selection publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): The mode is hardcore, which is harsher; mp75 (Max players): It has 75 slots; ts0 (Group limit): The team system is disabled; v2634 (Protocol): This server runs protocol 2634; match it to connect; cs167398 (Build): Running game build 167398; ptrak (Networking): This uses RakNet, Rust's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is assigned; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes apply here, following Facepunch's force wipe schedule; ^h (Hardcore): Hardcore mode, as Facepunch designed it: fewer aids, more punishing survival; ^q (Premium): Access is limited to those with Rust premium status; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): This server is marked Modded, meaning plugins or settings alter the game; EU (Europe): In the server browser, this appears under Europe. Shown at the top of this page, and also in the tags: its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made.
Settings and map
What map is used on Natural Selection?
Natural Selection uses a procedural map of size 6,000, which the game generates.
Which settings and rules apply on Natural Selection?
The name Natural Selection does not state a gather rate. There is no published group limit. It runs hardcore, Facepunch's toughest setting. Player versus player combat and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed as Modded. Oxide plugins are loaded. Access is limited to those with Rust premium status. The server runs with VAC on.
About the server
What is the Rust version on Natural Selection?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 is what Natural Selection runs, on Linux. Joining requires matching protocols, and Steam updates your game automatically.
What is the performance like on Natural Selection?
The last 48 hours saw it average 59 server fps, never going under 40. Its entity count reached 203,611, including buildings, deployables and all other objects. Its memory use reached 5,142 MB at most. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
Where can Natural Selection be found?
With its EU tag, Natural Selection lists itself in Europe. What Top Rust Servers shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. You reach it at 66.51.97.50:28010.
How reliable is Natural Selection?
Natural Selection is online at the moment. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 5 days 2 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 1 October 2026.
Wipe cycle
What happens on wipe day on Natural Selection?
Across recent wipes, the busiest times averaged 2 players. The peak of the latest wipe came 1 hours after it began.
How often does Natural Selection wipe?
With the force wipe, Natural Selection resets once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, which is the next wipe for this server and all Rust servers. Its world was last replaced 12 days 23 hours ago. Its tags indicate wipes happen each month.
Joining the server
What is the process to join Natural Selection?
To connect manually, open the console with F1 and type client.connect 66.51.97.50:28010. Or click Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect directly. Access is limited to those with Rust premium status.