RS-15960Community server
Blind Squirrel Backlot
Online 66.51.99.73:28040 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 1 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% 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
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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 count
How populated is Blind Squirrel Backlot?
On 50 slots, Blind Squirrel Backlot has 0 players at this moment. Over the past seven days, the average player count was 0.
How is Blind Squirrel Backlot ranked?
On player hours across seven days, Blind Squirrel Backlot is #15,960, inside the top 71% of all ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
Where does Blind Squirrel Backlot appear among the Top Rust Servers lists and filters?
On these Top Rust Servers lists you will find Blind Squirrel Backlot: Best Rust community servers. These are the filters that bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
How should you read the tags on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Published by Blind Squirrel Backlot for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp50 (Max players): There are 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633 is required to join; your game must be on the same version; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): This uses RakNet, Rust's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue, and the time its world was made, taken from the tags.
Rules, settings, and map
Which map is running on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
Blind Squirrel Backlot runs a procedural map of size 4,250 with seed 913836496, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, because size and seed determine the map.
Which settings and rules apply on Blind Squirrel Backlot?
The name Blind Squirrel Backlot does not state a gather rate. Groups use the default maximum of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser shows it under Community. VAC anti-cheat is active.
Server info
What version is Blind Squirrel Backlot running?
On Linux, Blind Squirrel Backlot operates Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Your game needs the same protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
How well does Blind Squirrel Backlot perform?
Over the last two days, it ran at an average of 52 server fps, minimum 24. The maximum entities it carried was 101,426, covering buildings, deployables and the rest. Its memory use reached 5,893 MB at most. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities increase.
What is the location of Blind Squirrel Backlot?
There is no region published by Blind Squirrel Backlot. Top Rust Servers does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You reach it at 66.51.99.73:28040.
Is Blind Squirrel Backlot currently online?
The server Blind Squirrel Backlot is currently online. The uptime it gives suggests a restart around 12 days 14 hours ago. It spent 168 of the last 168 hours online across 7 days, giving 100% uptime. It was first observed by Top Rust Servers on 1 October 2026.
Wipe cycle
How often does Blind Squirrel Backlot wipe?
The next wipe for Blind Squirrel Backlot is estimated from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, which is the next wipe for this server and all Rust servers. The world it is running now dates from 35 days 15 hours ago. Monthly wipes are declared in its tags.
Joining the server
How can I connect to Blind Squirrel Backlot?
To connect, start Rust, hit F1, and enter client.connect 66.51.99.73:28040. You can also join by clicking Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and links you in.