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
1651	RS-2208	[FR] \| FAERON \| SERVEUR FULL PVE \| SERVEUR SYMPA ET FACILE141.94.241.168:28016	1/ 100				modded	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1652	RS-3173	RustGamingNation 50x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28026	1/ 101			weekly	50xmoddedpve	14h ago	T− ~6d 9h
1653	RS-3439	[US] BekerMelk's Bow Aim Training Server \| AimTrain64.40.8.181:28015	1/ 50	NA			modded	231d 19h ago	–
1654	RS-4919	Warlords \| US 3X Trio \| Weekly \| Active Admins66.51.99.85:28006	1/ 300	NA	trio	weekly	3xmodded	5d 7h ago	T− ~8d 16h
1655	RS-2652	모코코서버 [PVE\|X3\|이벤트\|초보]219.248.160.167:28027	1/ 100	EA		monthly	3xmoddedpve	15d 4h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1656	RS-6668	Rust Server - Pinehosting.com66.51.99.88:28001	1/ 50			monthly	modded	1d 3h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1657	RS-7567	A Bungulator's Paradise 2X \| PvE + PvP Monuments \| NPC Raids \| 66.51.99.88:28016	1/ 100	NA		biweekly	2xmoddedpve	15d 10h ago	T− ~12d 13h
1658	RS-2987	RUST UNITY \| X50-X100 \| MAX5 \| Для новичков5.42.211.121:35220	1/ 70	EU	5	weekly	50xmodded	9h ago	T− ~6d 16h
1659	RS-2996	[EU/NO]Galehuset PVE \| BiWeekly \| Raids \| Events \| ++65.21.78.175:28001	1/ 50	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1660	RS-3074	[JP] まったりクマ鯖 x3 \| 10/02 BP Wipe153.197.161.35:28817	1/ 100	EA		monthly	3xmodded	15d 8h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1661	RS-7151	[US] PvExile Island Survival - Events \| Bosses \| Skills147.135.65.173:28017	1/ 50	NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 7h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1662	RS-3882	10/10 RustyRemains 5X SOLO/DUO/TRIO SHOP/BP+/KITS104.143.2.206:28015	1/ 50				5xmodded	6d 11h ago	T− ~7d 12h
1663	RS-1383	10/16 RustyRemains 20x Solo/Duo/Trio Loot+/Shop/Kit Frontline104.143.2.206:28025	1/ 50				20xmodded	9h ago	T− ~6d 14h
1664	RS-8905	A Rust Staging Server - 4aca073f154.12.178.111:49244	1/ 40				modded	2d 16h ago	–
1665	RS-2384	DEAD HARBOUR \| PvE Zombie x5 \| 01/10 \| Base Restore176.9.136.112:28017	1/ 100	EU		monthly	5xmoddedpve	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1666	RS-2069	Doomsday 1000X - \|Raidable bases \|Kits \|RP Store \|Persistent Ba66.51.96.63:28001	1/ 100	NA		biweekly	1000xmodded	1d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1667	RS-3710	APOCALYPSE ZOMBIES217.146.80.170:28015	1/ 50			monthly	moddedpve	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1668	RS-2041	XRUST.CO EU 3x Monthly Solo Only - Skins - Pvp - ORP54.38.216.102:28017	1/ 105	EU	solo	monthly	3xmodded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1669	RS-5149	SurviVal InstiNct (Kits\|Home\|TP\|Rates)146.59.54.7:20661	1/ 500	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1670	RS-2541	[UA]ПЛЮМБУС PVE/RPG x10 \|RBase\|Events\|Custom217.182.196.83:28037	1/ 50	EU		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	1d 9h ago	T− ~12d 14h
1671	RS-3592	HQM.GG US 3x Monthly Solo/Duo - Skins - Pvp - ORP69.164.250.178:28017	1/ 240	NA	duo	monthly	3xmodded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1672	RS-1085	Intoxicated ZA 10x - Wipe in a few hours160.115.2.2:27152	1/ 50	AF			10xmodded	3d 12h ago	T− ~8h
1673	RS-2070	#3[烂番茄公益] - 10倍 \| NPC加强 \| NPC报复 \| 自定义220.197.77.42:28318	1/ 50	EA			vanillamodded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1674	RS-2870	#5[烂番茄公益] - 10倍 \| NPC加强 \| NPC报复 \| 自定义220.197.77.42:28818	1/ 50	EA			vanillamoddedpve	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1675	RS-2343	Iron Haven Medieval66.51.99.71:28006	1/ 75	NA		monthly	moddedpveprimitive	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1676	RS-267	Blood Rust - Blue [nolimit, x2]185.207.214.233:35501	1/ 200	EU		weekly	2xmodded	6d 19h ago	T− ~4h
1677	RS-7443	[Ger/PvE] Flauschie`s Spielekasten176.57.171.141:28016	1/ 50	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	5d 18h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1678	RS-2244	CYBERSHOKE \| #1 Vanilla (x2)62.122.215.125:28017	1/ 300	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	13h ago	T− ~6d 10h
1679	RS-2004	EU Rusty Bear 3x Monthly Main \| No Offlines \| Noob Friendly \| L64.40.9.59:30017	1/ 100	EU		monthly	3xvanillamodded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1680	RS-3206	Farming Paradise US\|2x\|Monthly\|PVE/PVP66.51.99.145:27017	1/ 100	NA		monthly	2xmodded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1681	RS-2511	Nuclear Cargo/Oil Trainer72.73.28.150:28043	1/ 40			weekly	modded	4d 8h ago	T− ~2d 15h
1682	RS-4996	[US] MASTERS \| 10X PVE++ \| LEGENDARY WEAPONS \| RAIDABLE BASES \|23.26.121.202:30017	1/ 100	NA		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	1d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1683	RS-2678	Rusty Repo 20X PVE Zombies Prem Raidable Bases163.245.197.139:28015	1/ 50			monthly	20xmodded	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1684	RS-1715	FancyOrb's Random Farming 1 Grid - Random Items104.143.3.225:28156	1/ 60				modded	1d 10h ago	T− ~5d 13h
1685	RS-1920	Rustrician.io Electricity Creative Build Server \| F1 \| Noclip74.208.55.12:28016	1/ 50				modded	1d 18h ago	T− ~5d 5h
1686	RS-3627	[JP/PVE] 友情フロンティア by K9N \| 2X-5X レート \| Ki74.63.207.94:28015	1/ 50	EA		biweekly	2xmodded	14d 14h ago	T− ~13d 9h
1687	RS-1491	[GUA] MODDED 2Х \| SOLO \| EU \| MAP WIPE 13.1051.38.142.28:28217	1/ 200	EU	solo	weekly	modded	3d 14h ago	T− ~3d 9h
1688	RS-1071	KRISTALIX RUST - X50 \| NOLIMIT \| 16.1046.174.54.83:20631	1/ 150	EU		weekly	50xvanillamodded	15h ago	T− ~3d 8h
1689	RS-5860	The Rust Program RPG on Hapis76.51.158.37:28017	1/ 100	NA		monthly	moddedpve	6h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1690	RS-5223	DSG 2x Bi-Weekly Vanilla+ \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\| No BP Wipes170.39.213.7:28015	1/ 100	NA	quad		2xmodded	1d 10h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1691	RS-5253	[水行星]-10.14号18:00新开/多人/仿官110.42.96.43:46173	1/ 100	EA		monthly	modded	2d 18h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1692	RS-3904	10/16 RustyRemains 10x Weekly SOLO/DUO/TRIO Loot+/Shop Halite142.4.215.116:28035	1/ 150				10xmodded	16h ago	T− ~6d 7h
1693	RS-4379	HollowServers.co 2x Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \| 50% Upkeep \| Shared BP62.233.59.78:28010	1/ 100	NA	quad	biweekly	2xmodded	2d 10h ago	T− ~13h
1694	RS-1627	CZ/SK PVE 5x \|Convoy\|Raid base\|Defendable Homes\|BetterNpc\|185.180.2.23:27203	1/ 30	EU		monthly	5xmoddedpve	9d 12h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1695	RS-···	Наш сервер Rust31.135.40.110:28017	1/ 10	EU			modded	51m ago	–
1696	RS-1599	RustWin X20/X50/x100\|FPS\|LOOT+\|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ\|77.91.89.20:20721	1/ 250	EU		weekly	20xmodded	4d 9h ago	T− ~3d 13h
1697	RS-5020	RustGamingNation 5x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]104.143.3.5:28026	1/ 101			weekly	5xmoddedpve	14h ago	T− ~6d 9h
1698	RS-3226	[EU/RU] Rust Relax77.91.89.20:27181	1/ 100	EU	quad	monthly	modded	5d 9h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1699	RS-3604	SmallRust \| Small map \| One grid \| Max 2 \| X279.120.11.21:28016	1/ 50			monthly	2xmodded	1d 13h ago	T− 19d 14h FW
1700	RS-5365	Rust Solo Only / Lightly Modded / North America158.69.23.51:28055	1/ 25	NA	solo	biweekly	moddedpremium	1d 12h ago	T− 19d 14h 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.