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
801	RS-1532	[EU] Heatline.gg - PvE Monthly \| Vanilla \| Events \| Raid Bases 51.75.240.3:28016	6/ 60	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
802	RS-1191	Old Dad's 2X Solo Only 2.066.51.99.87:28051	6/ 50	NA	solo	monthly	2xmodded	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
803	RS-2455	No Rules \| 100x Staging \| Clans \| Symmetry \| Cars81.149.160.145:28059	6/ 125	EU		weekly	100xmodded	21d 23h ago	T− ~6d 0h
804	RS-1005	[EU] AshRust 2x Monthly Max 5 \| QoL/Loot+ \| No BPs81.16.176.148:22517	6/ 100	EU	5	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
805	RS-1640	GOBLINGAMING \| 5X PVE CHAOS \| NO BP WIPE91.229.114.42:28017	6/ 25	NA	quad	biweekly	5xmoddedpvesoftcore	18h ago	T− ~13d 5h
806	RS-1366	BP Rust QC 2x PVP \| SOLO DUO TRIO QUAD KITS SHOP91.229.114.90:28062	6/ 100	NA		weekly	2xmodded	17h ago	T− ~6d 6h
807	RS-1130	[TR] Dirilis 3X - Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|Max 5 Yeni Baslayan46.203.182.220:9003	6/ 300	EU	5	weekly	3xvanillamodded	1d 23h ago	T− ~21h
808	RS-3026	RUSTICO PVE X2185.207.214.135:35010	6/ 200			biweekly	2xvanillamoddedpve	1d 0h ago	T− ~12d 23h
809	RS-1918	RUST & RELAX , PVE ,wipe twice monthly66.51.96.49:28061	6/ 50			monthly	moddedpve	1d 0h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
810	RS-1212	[EU]Luuxens[PVE&RP]Town\|Drugs\|Quests\|Tiers\|Roles\|RaidBases\|Fire176.9.121.215:28015	6/ 50	EU		monthly	modded	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
811	RS-1618	【开心萌橙PVE-kxmc】休闲娱乐/5倍/防抄家/任务103.91.210.26:20038	6/ 150	EA		monthly	moddedsoftcore	14d 12h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
812	RS-1594	EU RustNChill X1000 \| PvE \| KITS \| PURGE \| BACKPACK \| SKINBOX \|142.91.122.99:2262	6/ 150	EU		biweekly	1000xmoddedpve	16h ago	T− ~13d 7h
813	RS-1921	US-2X-PVE-Monthly-Skills-SusRust x2104.128.58.230:28016	6/ 200	NA		monthly	2xmoddedpve	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
814	RS-3478	太初仙境PVE(官服倍率硬核生存)110.42.55.147:40378	6/ 50	EA			moddedpvesoftcore	1d 22h ago	–
815	RS-1553	[RU] Friendly Rust – No Raid Vanilla PvE \| 1x1 Русский46.8.18.33:23117	6/ 100	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
816	RS-1156	WARBANDITS.GG 3X EU Monthly \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|Shared BPs\|185.29.166.50:28015	6/ 100	EU	quad	monthly	3xmodded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
817	RS-3415	Moscow \| X1 \| Для новичков \| 15.10.202637.230.162.180:28016	6/ 100	EU			1xmodded	23h ago	–
818	RS-887	[NA] Willjum's 2x Solo/Duo/Trio \| Monday wipes66.51.99.182:28015	6/ 75	NA			2xmodded	3d 18h ago	–
819	RS-1857	POLAR - EU 2x Solo Only \| Biweekly \| Vanilla + \| No BP Wipes168.100.161.191:28046	6/ 125	EU	solo	biweekly	2xmodded	21h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
820	RS-2785	『蓝天PVE』原倍 \| 仿官 \| 突袭 \| 萌新 \| 养老202.189.22.232:9999	6/ 100	EA		biweekly	moddedpve	10h ago	T− ~13d 13h
821	RS-4974	MZANSI \| ZA 10X \| SOLO \| DUO \| TRIO \| QUAD \| PVP \| KITS102.218.213.38:28021	6/ 100	AF	quad		10xmodded	16h ago	–
822	RS-2889	EMS Rust \| Invite Only118.27.227.247:28017	6/ 20				modded	21d 3h ago	–
823	RS-1265	Rust4Noobs \| Solo/Duo \| Vanilla+ 2x Monthly141.98.157.193:28017	6/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
824	RS-3509	[EU] Nomad PvE 10x - Skill Tree - Raids - Economy148.251.22.167:28011	6/ 50	EU		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	15h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
825	RS-1127	Art of Rust - Official dedicated art server188.64.33.62:28015	6/ 100			monthly	modded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
826	RS-1646	DOPERUST.COM – 2X US Solo Only [Vanilla+\|Noob Friendly\|Monthl91.229.114.200:28017	6/ 100	NA	solo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
827	RS-940	RustGames.gg \| Lucky Pillars - US EAST 191.229.114.215:28020	6/ 400	NA			modded	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
828	RS-1796	RURUST КРЫМ92.51.28.86:28017	6/ 37	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
829	RS-1898	EvilIsland-PVE-Barren-Для слабых ПК[Скилы\|X1-X1185.189.255.93:35110	6/ 100	EU		biweekly	1xmoddedpve	21h ago	T− ~13d 2h
830	RS-2110	【冒险岛PVE】怪物乐园-死亡不掉-跨档升级-萌新114.66.56.237:26823	5/ 60	EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
831	RS-2131	EKKK PVP 5X 愉快生存伺服器122.117.164.225:28016	5/ 150	EA			5xmodded	13d 13h ago	–
832	RS-2638	KЛACCИKA X2 \| СИБИРЬ \| ДЛЯ HOBИЧKOB \| 16.10185.133.40.100:35009	5/ 250	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	7h ago	T− ~6d 16h
833	RS-1501	2123114.33.50.174:28060	5/ 50			monthly	moddedpvesoftcore	14d 13h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
834	RS-2321	Freeland 10x \| Raidable Bases \| Swift Loot+\| PvP \| MyMini \| Ki157.85.94.37:28016	5/ 75	NA	quad	weekly	10xmodded	1d 15h ago	T− ~5d 8h
835	RS-134	SURVIVORS.GG - Main [ 2x Vanilla ] WIPED 09.10194.54.88.75:28015	5/ 200			weekly	2xmodded	6d 23h ago	T− ~58m
836	RS-2095	[TR/EU] RUSTGELE X3 \| Kits \| TP \| Skill \| Shop \| Home \|176.98.43.217:28017	5/ 200	EU		biweekly	3xmodded	21h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
837	RS-4171	EU RustNChill X10 \| PvE \| KITS \| PURGE \| BACKPACK \| SKINBOX142.91.122.102:3036	5/ 50	EU		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	16h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
838	RS-1255	#1 [PVE] DevilRust X3 \| MoreEvents \| RB \| Eco \| TP \| NPC \|...195.18.27.20:35001	5/ 500			monthly	3xmoddedpve	14d 15h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
839	RS-461	[LATAM] Caramelo X2 Solo/Duo \| 14/10 Wipe177.221.141.137:28025	5/ 100	SA	duo	weekly	2xvanillamodded	1d 20h ago	T− ~1d 3h
840	RS-1094	JumpRust.com - EU 5x Light\|RP Shop\|Kits\|TP\|Events\|Monthly\|45.8.187.65:30002	5/ 120	EU		monthly	5xvanillamodded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
841	RS-644	【独行侠】5倍\|10.16新档\|单双人\|爆枪\|月清蓝图202.189.16.11:38010	5/ 200	EA	duo	weekly	vanillamodded	8h ago	T− ~6d 15h
842	RS-1190	Rusty AK x1000 \|NoBP\|TP\|CLANS\|SHOP\|KIT\|FUN\| 1000x 100x 10x x10 208.103.169.239:28015	5/ 111		quad	weekly	1000xmodded	22h ago	T− ~13d 1h
843	RS-3393	Norway WestCoast 3X Solo Duo Trio185.186.134.76:28021	5/ 100	EU		biweekly	3xvanillamodded	18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
844	RS-871	WEREWOLF GAMING.CO 3x Solo/Duo Weekly Fridays\|Loot x3\|Share BPs208.103.169.240:28015	5/ 200	EU	duo	weekly	3xvanillamodded	6d 23h ago	T− ~54m
845	RS-2570	RUST54 [RPG],[PVE&PVP],[ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ]194.147.90.201:35210	5/ 100	EU	quad	monthly	moddedpve	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
846	RS-3221	666 RUST 2Х\|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ\|РОССИЙСКИЙ 16.10194.93.2.80:28033	5/ 750	EU			modded	3h ago	T− ~6d 20h
847	RS-683	[BR/LATAM] RUSTICO 10X SOLO/DUO \| FULLWIPE 13/10131.196.198.103:28034	5/ 200	SA	duo	weekly	10xvanillamodded	2d 16h ago	T− ~4d 7h
848	RS-2830	[JP]Null-Server A \|PvE\| 10/2163.44.120.31:28017	5/ 100	EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 5h FW
849	RS-1971	SYNDICATE #1 TRIO [X5 \| MAX3 \| LOOT+ \| TP \| EVENT] 16.1046.174.53.208:20661	5/ 100	EU	trio	weekly	5xmodded	2h ago	T− ~3d 21h
850	RS-2286	[EU] RustyLife 5x Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad/Max 5 \| x5178.63.84.126:28041	5/ 100	EU	5	weekly	5xmodded	19h ago	T− ~6d 4h

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.