How is a modded server different from vanilla?

A modded server changes gameplay through plugins: gather rates above 1x, kits, shops, teleports, custom loot tables or entirely new modes. Vanilla servers run the base game with no such changes. Facepunch requires any server that alters gameplay to appear in the Modded tab, so if you see a raised rate outside that tab, it is against the rules. Plugins that only affect admin tools or chat do not make a server modded.

What should I check before joining a modded server?

Start with the rate, because it changes how long a wipe lasts and how much you need to farm. Then look at the wipe schedule: some servers wipe weekly, others monthly, and blueprints may or may not reset. Region and group limit are next, especially if you play with a small team. The server's own page shows its recent player counts, so you can see whether it is busy at the times you play.

Do modded servers wipe blueprints?

It depends on the server. The monthly force wipe on the first Thursday resets the map for everyone, but blueprint wipes are a separate choice. Many modded servers wipe blueprints with the map, some keep them for several wipes. The server's page or its description will say which. If it does not, assume they wipe with the map.

Can I play on a modded server with the normal game client?

Yes. The mods run on the server, so you join with the standard Rust client and download nothing extra. You will see the effects in-game: faster gathering, shops, kits and so on. Some servers use custom maps, but those are also delivered by the server automatically.

Observation log

Top modded Rust servers

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#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
551	RS-819	[EU] Enardo - Small One Grid 10x - No BPs \| OneGrid194.69.160.140:29051	7/ 100	EU			10xmodded	1d 21h ago	T− ~2d 2h
552	RS-763	[EU] RustNRelax 3x Softcore \| Monthly \| No BP Wipes \| Wiped 01/168.100.161.35:28062	7/ 75	EU	quad	monthly	3xmoddedsoftcore	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
553	RS-1008	[PVE][FR] EoV - La Tempête208.115.196.43:28015	7/ 50	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
554	RS-1093	JumpRust.com - EU 5x Light\|RP Shop\|Kits\|TP\|Events\|Monthly\|45.8.187.65:30002	7/ 120	EU		monthly	5xvanillamodded	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
555	RS-494	666 RUST /ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ /МОСКОВСКИЙ 12.1037.230.228.143:28037	7/ 650	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	3d 23h ago	T− ~3d 0h
556	RS-658	US I Jack Rabbit Slims PVE I No Raiding/Killing/Stealing104.143.3.99:28036	7/ 200	NA			vanillamoddedpve	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
557	RS-861	Helix 2x Monthly Solo/Duo \| No BP wipes \| Noob Friendly193.243.190.68:28016	7/ 100	NA	quad	monthly	2xmodded	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
558	RS-669	[GUA] VANILLA+ \| MONDAYS \| X2 \| EU \| MAP WIPE 12.1051.38.147.198:28317	7/ 400	EU		weekly	2xmodded	3d 18h ago	T− ~3d 5h
559	RS-811	[US] RustDecay PVE 15x Relax & Build - No Kill No Raid205.178.168.82:28015	7/ 60	NA		monthly	15xmoddedpve	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
560	RS-1712	JumpRust.com - US 3x\|Primitive\|Full PVP\|Shop\|Kits\|TP\|Clans\|162.222.16.247:28889	7/ 120	NA		biweekly	3xmoddedprimitive	14d 14h ago	T− ~13d 9h
561	RS-1221	US Limitless 2x Solo/Duo \| No BP Wipes\|Noob Friendly\|Just Wiped185.248.134.121:28015	7/ 100	NA	duo	weekly	2xmodded	2d 12h ago	T− ~4d 11h
562	RS-662	DOPERUST.COM – 2X EU Solo/Duo/Trio [Vanilla+\|Noob Friendly\|Mo168.100.161.12:28013	7/ 100	EU	trio	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
563	RS-2215	B8 CLASSIC [X2 \| NOLIMIT \| VANILLA] 14.10 #bear46.174.50.213:20001	7/ 200	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	1d 23h ago	T− ~5d 0h
564	RS-1543	[AU] WizzRust 2x Max 6 \| Monthly \| No BP Wipes \| Wiped 01/10103.187.104.61:28016	7/ 100	OC	trio	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
565	RS-544	РУССКИЙ STEEL /Для Новичков /WIPED 13.1080.242.59.220:35017	7/ 300	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	2d 20h ago	T− ~18d 3h
566	RS-1070	EU RUST PVE - No Killing \| No Raiding \| No Upkeep64.40.9.127:28015	7/ 200	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
567	RS-1188	WILDERNESS Romania x2\|Solo Only\|Noob\|Modded\|JUST WIPED\|11.1049.12.146.141:28016	7/ 100	EU	solo	weekly	2xvanillamodded	4d 23h ago	T− ~2d 0h
568	RS-192	[US] Stevious 2x Mondays \| Vanilla \| 10/1264.40.8.14:28015	7/ 200	NA		weekly	2xvanillamodded	3d 12h ago	T− ~3d 11h
569	RS-1500	[US] RustDecay PVE 200x Relax & Build - No Kill No Raid91.229.114.72:28015	7/ 50	NA		monthly	200xmoddedpve	10h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
570	RS-1757	PVE 2 \| Raid Bases \| Events \| UA \| EU \| ПАЛЯНИЦЯ \| UKRA51.75.54.97:28018	7/ 100	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	16h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
571	RS-1112	红果十倍/10.13号新开/爆枪/新人入门202.189.9.204:28017	7/ 200	EA	6	weekly	vanillamodded	3d 4h ago	T− ~3d 19h
572	RS-1427	HELPER OASIS PVE(Quest,Skills,Magic Loot,Cook)5.42.211.59:35015	7/ 100			biweekly	moddedpve	16h ago	T− ~13d 7h
573	RS-987	COMBATRUST AIMTRAIN \| В РАЗРАБОТКЕ \| 1V1 RANKED91.244.197.211:28017	7/ 300	EU	5		modded	resets	–
574	RS-989	Pop_Rust_PVE80.242.59.122:35010	7/ 200			monthly	moddedpve	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
575	RS-812	RUST ACADEMY #1 - Vanilla / РЕЙДЫ ПО СОГЛАСИЮ82.148.20.69:10001	7/ 200	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
576	RS-1125	PVE RELAX - OLDFARTS.LV85.206.161.166:28557	7/ 69	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
577	RS-288	666 RUST /ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ /РУССКИЙ 09.1037.230.228.143:28041	7/ 650	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	6d 23h ago	T− ~16m
578	RS-917	US RENEGADE 2x Monthly Main \| 50% Upkeep \| No BP Wipe \|64.40.8.90:28017	7/ 150	NA		monthly	2xmodded	14d 15h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
579	RS-898	UltimateRust.com - Zombie Land \| Squad \| x2 \| Procedural \| 09.145.136.204.49:20001	7/ 150		quad	weekly	2xmodded	6d 21h ago	T− ~2h
580	RS-964	BOSS RUST (X10\|MAX3) [Targets\|AimTrain\|LOOT+]37.230.137.36:20831	7/ 150	EU	trio	weekly	10xvanillamodded	2d 20h ago	T− ~3h
581	RS-1225	TRAVELER TRIO [MAX 3] Wipe 14.10195.18.27.48:30010	7/ 100	EU	trio	weekly	modded	1d 21h ago	T− ~5d 2h
582	RS-941	BURN ZOMBIE ISLAND\|5X\|Raid Bases\|Skill Tree\|Loot+\|KITS\|TP\|Jetpa136.243.93.153:28017	7/ 100			biweekly	5xmoddedpve	5d 18h ago	T− ~8d 5h
583	RS-1181	[JP]ラテRUST PVE 初心者歓迎118.27.230.190:28016	7/ 55	EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 3h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
584	RS-1387	[JP]仮想空間-Virtual Space-【PvE\|Event\|Purge\|Skill】118.27.228.193:28016	7/ 100	EA			moddedpve	14d 9h ago	–
585	RS-1844	GORILA.RU Randomitems 150 islands (Random Item)185.189.255.26:35110	7/ 200		duo	weekly	modded	6d 22h ago	T− ~1h
586	RS-1025	[US] RustDecay PVE 5x Zombie & Build - No Kill No Raid208.103.169.73:28015	7/ 100	NA		monthly	5xmoddedpve	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
587	RS-1323	【盛京城-欢乐PVE】萌新-养老-突袭基地45.125.44.226:12970	7/ 100	EA		monthly	moddedpvesoftcore	13d 6h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
588	RS-1973	西双版纳PVE-PVP混合服事件-金融-工业180.188.24.152:30017	7/ 100	EA		monthly	vanillamodded	10d 22h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
589	RS-1495	[PVE]초보서버112.172.23.47:28017	7/ 50	EA			modded	14h ago	–
590	RS-1716	404 RUST SOLO \| ПТ \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 09.1062.122.213.148:28033	7/ 400	EU	solo	monthly	vanillamodded	7d 0h ago	T− ~13d 23h
591	RS-725	МОСКОВСКИЙ \| VANILLA 2x \| НОВИЧОК 11.1080.242.59.216:35615	7/ 300	EU		monthly	2xvanillamodded	4d 21h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
592	RS-1828	RURUST КРЫМ92.51.28.86:28017	7/ 36	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
593	RS-1565	▶RUST RUSSIA MAX 2 [X5\|TP\|BRO\|FPS+] WIPE 13.10◀185.189.255.57:35310	6/ 100	EU	duo	weekly	5xvanillamodded	2d 21h ago	T− ~2h
594	RS-1625	2[PvE]Тульский\|Русский\|Custom+Ивенты185.207.214.209:35110	6/ 200	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	4d 3h ago	T− ~9d 20h
595	RS-1865	[IND/SEA] RustNexus \| Vanilla+ \| 2x Gather \| Monthly148.113.24.111:27799	6/ 60	EA		monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
596	RS-1101	BladeRust #PvE MARAUDER [ SKILLS \| MODS \| BOSS \| CUSTOM WEAPONS195.18.27.96:35110	6/ 200			biweekly	moddedpve	14d 14h ago	T− ~2d 8h
597	RS-883	AceRust.com 3x Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \|LootX3\|JUST FULLWIPED205.178.168.41:28010	6/ 150	NA		biweekly	3xmodded	3d 14h ago	T− ~9h
598	RS-1577	#2 Wasilisc PvE Для слабых ПК x1185.189.255.72:35110	6/ 200	EU		monthly	1xmoddedpve	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW
599	RS-051	MIRAGE RUST \| FRIDAY 2x \| VANILLA+ \| Wipe 09.10185.207.214.133:35002	6/ 1300	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	6d 18h ago	T− ~7d 5h
600	RS-1604	[UFS] Ukrainian PVP server, unlimited (X1-X2)178.20.158.67:28025	6/ 80	EU		monthly	1xmodded	14d 14h ago	T− 20d 10h FW

Rank is the catalogue number: RS-070 is the 70th server on players over the last seven days. The bar under the players is how full the server is; the light curve its players hour by hour. Next wipe is an estimate (~) unless it is the force wipe (FW); hover a time for the reason.