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
1101	RS-445	Bestrust Solo/Duo/Trio 2x #2 \| NEXT FULLWIPE in 18 hours 17.10205.178.168.189:28015	5/ 200	EU	trio	weekly	2xvanillamodded	3d 4h ago	T− ~17h
1102	RS-1702	Red Raisin PVE45.236.90.177:26194	5/ 30	SA		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1103	RS-2050	404 RUST 2X SOLO/DUO/TRIO \|СР \|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 14.1046.174.54.197:28025	5/ 550	EU	trio	monthly	2xvanillamodded	2d 6h ago	T− ~4d 17h
1104	RS-808	EchoRust.co 3x Monthly \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \| Full Wiped23.27.211.238:21347	5/ 100	NA		monthly	3xmodded	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1105	RS-1106	ZOMBZ PVE \| Skill Tree \| Kits \| Zombies \| Backpacks \| Loot Rest168.100.163.3:28017	5/ 100	NA		biweekly	moddedpve	7d 20h ago	T− ~13d 3h
1106	RS-1237	BroinRust [PVE CLASSIC EU/EA]37.79.216.96:30001	5/ 200	EU		monthly	moddedpve	14d 22h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1107	RS-1327	KRAKEN \| X10000000 \| EU \| NO GRASS \| BATTLEFIELD \| FPS+178.208.177.88:28030	5/ 250	EU		monthly	1e+07xmodded	14d 23h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1108	RS-1530	ILHA DOS PELADOS - SOLO/DUO \| 2X \| CLT FRIENDLY - WIPE 15/10 (F177.105.171.183:28046	5/ 100	SA		biweekly	2xvanillamodded	23h ago	T− ~13d 0h
1109	RS-1565	Bastion PvE [Modded,Events,RaidBase,PvPzone]193.42.126.1:28017	5/ 40			monthly	vanillamoddedpve	14d 23h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1110	RS-1807	ChillLand CZ/EN \| 1000x PvP \| Max 10 \| Wiped 15.10.185.180.2.14:27591	5/ 30	EU		biweekly	1000xmodded	23h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1111	RS-2047	LATAM BR - South of the World \| 5x - Mensal186.226.37.22:28017	5/ 100	SA		monthly	5xmodded	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1112	RS-2178	[JP] RUST SOLO ONLY \| PvP \| Beginner [ L.R.S. ] 10/16~10/29162.43.55.237:29015	5/ 20	EA		biweekly	modded	14h ago	T− ~13d 7h
1113	RS-1296	Asgard 4服二倍PVE萌新生电建筑养老 10.10更新60.12.187.70:36005	5/ 233	EA			vanillamoddedpve	14d 15h ago	–
1114	RS-1517	Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)142.127.75.235:28017	5/ 1000	NA		monthly	modded	14d 23h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1115	RS-1600	VandalRust\|JP/KR/SEA\|2X\|Raid Hours\|初心者歓迎\|金曜日162.222.17.3:28026	5/ 100	EA		weekly	2xvanillamodded	14d 16h ago	T− ~6d 7h
1116	RS-1808	[EU] Maximo's 10x PvE \| No Raids-Noob Friendly-Drugs134.255.255.19:28017	5/ 50	EU		monthly	10xmoddedpve	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1117	RS-2751	[JP] LITTLE WORLD!18.181.191.247:28017	5/ 50	EA			moddedpve	14d 22h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1118	RS-2499	RustGamingNation 500x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]104.143.3.5:28056	5/ 101			weekly	500xmoddedpve	4h ago	T− ~6d 19h
1119	RS-3873	Rust Ireland - 2x - Solo \| Vanilla+ \| 50% Upkeep \| Biweekly116.202.165.78:26015	5/ 200	EU	solo	biweekly	2xmoddedpremium	23h ago	T− ~13d 0h
1120	RS-5045	[GER] The Chosen Ones \| Rust RP164.128.164.4:28016	5/ 50	EU		monthly	modded	13d 7h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1121	RS-4655	![PVE] WARNING! There Are Zombies185.125.205.113:28015	5/ 50				moddedpve	20h ago	–
1122	RS-1569	[RU] Friendly Rust – No Raid Vanilla PvE \| 1x1 Русский46.8.18.33:23117	5/ 100	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1123	RS-1660	Rust CPT Domination 10x PVE102.135.245.21:29022	5/ 60			biweekly	10xmoddedpve	4d 22h ago	T− ~8d 20h
1124	RS-3178	GRUFF ZONE ZA 2X \| Raidable Bases \| Kits \| Roaming NPC's102.39.154.248:28016	5/ 50	AF		biweekly	2xmoddedpve	1d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1125	RS-608	Atlas // CSL - Ranked \| Battlefield \| Aimtrain \| Scrims \| FFA168.100.161.3:28015	5/ 100	EU		weekly	modded	467d 5h ago	T− ~1d 18h
1126	RS-2909	BERRY RUST X5 [NOLIMIT]185.189.255.210:35010	5/ 200			monthly	5xmodded	4h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1127	RS-5164	#1 RUBIN RUST \| PVP \| X100000 \| CUSTOM MAP185.189.255.246:35210	5/ 50				100000xmodded	18h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1128	RS-3992	LAST RUST [SKIN\|KIT\|TP] 16.10185.207.214.249:35410	5/ 150	EU	trio	weekly	vanillamodded	7h ago	T− ~6d 16h
1129	RS-2624	Russian Siberia [ PVP\PVE \| NPC \| Events \| Ru ] 01.10185.207.214.35:35002	5/ 100	EU		monthly	modded	14d 22h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1130	RS-9933	A Shockbyte Rust Server203.16.163.85:22018	5/ 20				modded	5h ago	–
1131	RS-2479	PVE AQRUX RUST \| X5 \| SKILLS \| QUEST \| RAIDBASE \| 15.1037.230.210.22:20591	5/ 100	EU		weekly	5xmoddedpve	1d 4h ago	T− ~12d 19h
1132	RS-1839	10x PVE \| Build & Chill \| Deep Sea building49.12.149.39:28001	5/ 50	EU		monthly	10xmoddedpve	14d 23h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1133	RS-448	AU \| Helli's Aimtrain \| Facechecks/1v1/Ranked/Hellis51.161.219.251:28011	5/ 50	OC			modded	resets	–
1134	RS-1513	[ASIA] RustSEA+\|Xtra Modded\|Pure PVE\|2x\|No Purge\|EXP Leveling\|E51.79.137.119:28015	5/ 50	EA		monthly	2xmodded	14d 23h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1135	RS-1630	[SEA] The Den Beginners PVE 2X\|Solo/Duo116.89.111.196:28117	5/ 80	EA	duo	biweekly	2xmoddedpve	22h ago	T− ~13d 1h
1136	RS-5311	VRC Rust160.251.182.164:28017	5/ 100		6		modded	resets	–
1137	RS-1373	10/9 RustyRemains 20x Solo/Duo/Trio Loot+/Shop/Kit Frontline104.143.2.206:28025	5/ 50				20xmodded	6d 23h ago	T− ~51m
1138	RS-1763	#2 BroRust 2X VANILLA NOLIMIT WIPE 16.10109.248.4.155:20000	5/ 100	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	7h ago	T− ~6d 16h
1139	RS-1365	The Green Card \| Cozy 2x PvE - Events\|Perks\|RaidBases\|Zombies107.193.75.154:28018	5/ 25	NA		monthly	2xmoddedpve	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1140	RS-2094	RGB Creative Build \| US Sandbox \| Save/Load, Symmetry, BGrade15.204.222.24:28016	5/ 200	NA		monthly	modded	3d 20h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1141	RS-1334	SURVIVORS.GG \| 2x Monthly \| Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad194.54.88.104:28025	5/ 200		quad	monthly	2xmodded	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1142	RS-2135	404 RUST SOLO/DUO \| ЧТ \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 15.10194.93.2.226:28029	5/ 550	EU	duo	monthly	vanillamodded	1d 8h ago	T− ~12d 15h
1143	RS-1725	[US] Rustoria.co RTG - Aimtrain \| FaceChecks \| Arena \| 1v164.40.8.141:28015	5/ 100	NA			modded	3d 7h ago	–
1144	RS-970	OUTSIDE \| Hardcore Survival PvE \| NPCs / Quests / Progression91.229.114.137:28089	5/ 50			monthly	moddedpvehardcore	15d 0h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1145	RS-3421	ДНР:SURViVAL PVE\PVPinRT x1+x50 skill system109.254.77.72:28017	4/ 20	EU		weekly	1xmoddedpve	1d 1h ago	T− ~5d 22h
1146	RS-2434	EU Vex.gg 5x Main\|Shared BPs\|Kits\|Shop\|TPhome\|Best 10x5157.173.27.106:28020	4/ 200	EU		weekly	5xmodded	resets	–
1147	RS-2862	[BR/LATAM] Evolution PVE \|Skills\|Quests\|Raid Bases\|Jetpack131.196.198.143:28016	4/ 50	SA		biweekly	moddedpve	20h ago	T− 20d 0h FW
1148	RS-2504	Rusthude \| Hardcore \| Build. Explore. Survive. Stay.203.17.244.3:28016	4/ 50				moddedpremiumhardcore	51d 4h ago	–
1149	RS-2903	BDSM Rust #1 x2 \| ПОЛУКЛАССИКА \| FullWipe 16.10146.59.52.60:28001	4/ 200	EU			2xmodded	4h ago	T− ~6d 19h
1150	RS-1449	AlexRust X2 WIPE 15.10157.90.42.161:28017	4/ 100	EU		weekly	2xmodded	1d 2h ago	T− ~5d 22h

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.