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
901	RS-1661	PVE+\| Meta \| x5+ \| Events \| Shop \| Kit \| Waipe 15.1092.118.11.28:28543	6/ 50	EU		weekly	5xmoddedpve	1d 1h ago	T− ~12d 22h
902	RS-2138	[EU] Enchanted.gg PvE 10x \| SkillTree \| Zombies \| Biweekly168.100.161.21:28317	6/ 50	EU		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	14d 20h ago	T− ~13d 3h
903	RS-2927	[ESP] Spanish World ★ PVE x2 ★ RaidBases \| Kits \| Eventos80.29.70.209:28016	6/ 32			biweekly	2xmoddedpve	21h ago	T− ~13d 2h
904	RS-1521	[FR-QC-BE] La Fistinière - 100% PVE217.182.194.188:28017	6/ 69	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
905	RS-2776	[RU] RUSTCOLA #2 SOLO \|X2,KITS\| ГЛОБАЛ ВАЙП 16.10185.189.255.172:28165	6/ 100	EU	trio		2xmodded	6h ago	T− ~6d 17h
906	RS-1451	NEW RUST Server PvE [RAID/ZOMBIE/PLUGIN/KIT]95.31.118.91:28017	6/ 100	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
907	RS-1522	RUST ACADEMY #2 - Modded / РЕЙДЫ ПО СОГЛАСИЮ82.148.20.69:30001	6/ 200	EU		biweekly	vanillamodded	14d 21h ago	T− ~13d 2h
908	RS-1465	TRINUM.RU PVE NoKill NoRaid Skills Artifacts Boss Zombie37.230.137.190:20951	6/ 250	EU		weekly	moddedpve	13h ago	T− ~6d 10h
909	RS-1317	힐링서버 PVE 10/2초기화됨 Since2019.08121.168.156.92:28100	6/ 200	EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 15h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
910	RS-2096	Fury Rust #1 [PVE\|RB\|NPC\|EVENTS\|BUILD\|CHILL]185.189.255.249:35310	6/ 100	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 20h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
911	RS-1560	OUTPOST 2x Monthly \|Solo/Duo\| Just Wiped #2212.192.29.242:22127	6/ 100	NA		monthly	2xmodded	19h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
912	RS-3135	Noobs 4 Real \| No Pros, No Sweats, Just Noobs, Solo/Duo!5.9.28.5:28041	6/ 100	EU	quad	monthly	moddedsoftcore	4d 1h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
913	RS-2454	Fudge Begynderserver(Casual Beta:Ticket on discord for access)213.32.245.243:28017	6/ 50			biweekly	vanillamodded	1d 1h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
914	RS-2302	RustForNoobs.com \| 10x \| Clans \| No BPs \|x10 US \| Kits64.40.8.61:28015	6/ 100	NA		weekly	10xmodded	17h ago	T− ~6d 6h
915	RS-2306	[ESP] La Reserva PVE Custom Halloween89.222.104.137:20726	6/ 100	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 0h ago	T− ~12d 22h
916	RS-1458	[GER\|PVE] RustRentner \| EVENTS \| SKILLS \| MORE88.198.35.108:28063	6/ 30	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
917	RS-1635	GAMESTORIA PVE-RPG5.42.211.109:35017	6/ 300	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
918	RS-443	[US] Spoonkid Rust - 2x Mondays \| 5 MAX \| Shared BPs94.231.215.6:28011	6/ 75	NA	5	weekly	2xmodded	3d 19h ago	T− ~3d 4h
919	RS-1533	[EU] Heatline.gg - PvE Monthly \| Vanilla \| Events \| Raid Bases 51.75.240.3:28016	6/ 60	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
920	RS-2010	Vanilla PvE, but...78.29.13.139:28016	6/ 13			biweekly	moddedpve	22h ago	T− ~13d 1h
921	RS-2063	Celestial Rust PvE #1 x5 RAIDABLE BASES\|TP\|HOMES\|KITS\|SKINS\|+MO78.46.106.155:28018	6/ 77	EU		monthly	5xmoddedpve	14d 20h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
922	RS-1516	[ESP] RUST ESPAÑA DISOBEY.COM.ES79.116.45.68:28016	6/ 101	EU	quad	monthly	vanillamodded	14d 19h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
923	RS-5400	ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЙ ГЕМАТОГЕН X5 \| NO DONATE46.174.52.245:25023	6/ 40	EU			5xmodded	4d 20h ago	–
924	RS-2516	SPARTAN PREMIUM\|5X PVE/PVP\|ZOMBIE\|PET\|JET\|RAID\|MET\|LEGENDARY91.244.70.178:28024	6/ 150	EU		monthly	5xmoddedpve	8d 23h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
925	RS-1668	CREED PVE \| 1000000X \| NO BP \| KITS \| SHOP \| THURSDAYS66.51.99.162:28106	6/ 100	NA		weekly	1e+06xmoddedpve	1d 11h ago	T− ~5d 12h
926	RS-1207	404 RUST 2X SOLO/DUO/TRIO \|ВС \|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 11.1046.174.54.197:28041	6/ 550	EU	trio	monthly	2xvanillamodded	5d 3h ago	T− ~1d 20h
927	RS-2039	404 RUST SOLO \| ВТ \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 13.1062.122.213.148:28021	6/ 400	EU	solo	monthly	vanillamodded	3d 7h ago	T− ~3d 16h
928	RS-1816	[BR/LATAM] Evolution PVE 10X \|Skills\|Quests\|Raid Bases131.196.198.143:28024	6/ 50	SA		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	17h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
929	RS-2241	Aburi Sime Server162.43.48.89:29015	6/ 50				modded	3d 11h ago	–
930	RS-2326	Combat Arena \| KOTH \| Duel \| GunGame \| Warzone \| BaseWars167.94.99.250:28016	6/ 100	NA			modded	resets	–
931	RS-845	EU Hub 01168.100.161.122:28015	6/ 3300	EU			modded	resets	–
932	RS-3304	Moscow \| X1 \| Для новичков \| 15.10.202637.230.162.180:28016	6/ 100	EU			1xmodded	1d 1h ago	–
933	RS-1869	10x PVE \| Build & Chill \| Deep Sea building49.12.149.39:28001	6/ 50	EU		monthly	10xmoddedpve	14d 20h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
934	RS-1111	MINICOPTER / HELICOPTER TRAINING54.37.245.131:30010	6/ 100				modded	14d 6h ago	–
935	RS-1949	CORRODE RUST \| 2X Solo ONLY \| JUST FULLWIPED!94.130.207.220:60405	6/ 125	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	54m ago	T− ~6d 23h
936	RS-1828	【剑鱼PVE】原倍\|仿官\|突袭\|技能\|死亡不掉落45.125.45.212:28017	6/ 200	EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 18h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
937	RS-1861	瞌睡熊『5倍10废\|10.16\|萌新首选\|无权限』101.74.127.81:28016	6/ 100	EA		biweekly	modded	11h ago	T− ~13d 12h
938	RS-1690	#2 BroRust 2X VANILLA NOLIMIT WIPE 16.10109.248.4.155:20000	6/ 100	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	3h ago	T− ~6d 19h
939	RS-1472	[PVE]초보서버112.172.23.47:28017	6/ 50	EA			modded	21h ago	–
940	RS-1363	The Green Card \| Cozy 2x PvE - Events\|Perks\|RaidBases\|Zombies107.193.75.154:28018	6/ 25	NA		monthly	2xmoddedpve	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
941	RS-1960	測試15.235.216.82:27017	6/ 40	EA			modded	14d 9h ago	–
942	RS-1444	WARBANDITS.GG 3X EU Monthly \|Solo/Duo\|Shared BPs\|185.29.166.27:28015	6/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	3xmodded	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
943	RS-1128	Art of Rust - Official dedicated art server188.64.33.62:28015	6/ 100			monthly	modded	14d 21h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
944	RS-1785	[大熊PVE]二服/2倍/新养殖自动化/突袭/死亡不掉202.189.23.225:20004	6/ 100	EA	7	monthly	moddedpve	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
945	RS-1421	[LATAM] LUNARUST X10 \| 14/10 Wipe177.221.141.139:28015	5/ 100	SA		weekly	10xvanillamodded	1d 22h ago	T− ~1d 1h
946	RS-2017	UltimateRust.com - Sunrise \| Duo \| x2 \| Procedural \| 15.10185.207.214.72:30002	5/ 150		duo	weekly	2xmodded	1d 4h ago	T− ~5d 19h
947	RS-2616	KЛACCИKA X2 \| СИБИРЬ \| ДЛЯ HOBИЧKOB \| 16.10185.133.40.100:35009	5/ 250	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	9h ago	T− ~6d 14h
948	RS-2383	[AU] Rust Refined 3X \|solo/duo/trio/quad\|Noob Friendly\|QOL139.99.202.217:28017	5/ 200	OC	quad	biweekly	3xvanillamodded	19h ago	T− 20d 4h FW
949	RS-1223	WARBANDITS.GG EU 3X Weekly \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|LootX3\| Just Wip185.29.166.121:28015	5/ 100	EU	quad	weekly	3xmodded	5d 3h ago	T− ~1d 20h
950	RS-1202	RUST BRASIL SUL 10X (SOLO) WIPE FULL 14/10157.85.89.136:28016	5/ 125	SA		weekly	10xmodded	1d 16h ago	T− ~1d 7h

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.