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

8,217 online Ordered by most players Page 35 of 165

#	Rank	Server	Players ▾	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
1701	RS-5183	SurviVal InstiNct (Kits\|Home\|TP\|Rates)146.59.54.7:20661	1/ 500	EU		monthly	vanillamodded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1702	RS-5898	Drunken Prophets51.161.194.68:28016	1/ 40				modded	15d 2h ago	–
1703	RS-10824	JJB's Server51.161.198.94:28026	1/ 50	OC		monthly	moddedpve	17h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1704	RS-4702	[AU] SCAVENGERSHAVEN.NET 10x No BPs [Loot++\|PVP\|MyMini\|Shop]51.161.216.38:28001	1/ 150	OC		weekly	10xmodded	1d 0h ago	T− ~5d 23h
1705	RS-1087	Intoxicated ZA 10x - Wipe in a few hours160.115.2.2:27152	1/ 50	AF			10xmodded	3d 13h ago	T− ~7h
1706	RS-5533	MORU RustServer s1220.158.16.162:29015	1/ 50				modded	14d 23h ago	–
1707	RS-4259	[RU] Восход [TRIO\| X4 \| KIT] 15.1046.8.197.6:29016	1/ 300	EU		weekly	4xmodded	1d 20h ago	T− ~5d 0h
1708	RS-4253	(RU) BABY DUO (X2 \| KIT \| TP \| FPS+) 15.1046.8.197.6:32016	1/ 250	EU		weekly	2xmodded	1d 20h ago	T− ~5d 0h
1709	RS-1176	WILDERNESS Romania x2\|Solo Only\|Noob\|Modded\|JUST WIPED\|11.1049.12.146.141:28016	1/ 100	EU	solo	weekly	2xvanillamodded	5d 20h ago	T− ~1d 3h
1710	RS-490	MONDAYS \| 2x \| FULL WIPE 12.10 \| EU \| UA \| ПАЛЯНИЦЯ141.98.157.79:28018	1/ 200	EU		weekly	2xvanillamodded	4d 15h ago	T− ~2d 8h
1711	RS-2858	AU Satans Killzone 5x PvP/PvE \| Skill Tree \| Quests \| Jetpack51.161.145.168:23920	1/ 125	OC		monthly	5xmodded	15d 4h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1712	RS-4966	[US] MASTERS \| 10X PVE++ \| LEGENDARY WEAPONS \| RAIDABLE BASES \|23.26.121.202:30017	1/ 100	NA		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	1d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1713	RS-2680	Rusty Repo 20X PVE Zombies Prem Raidable Bases163.245.197.139:28015	1/ 50			monthly	20xmodded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1714	RS-1718	FancyOrb's Random Farming 1 Grid - Random Items104.143.3.225:28156	1/ 60				modded	1d 11h ago	T− ~5d 12h
1715	RS-7275	Pingtopia PVE NA \| Custom Plugins & Kits71.237.105.132:28016	1/ 30	NA			modded	9d 6h ago	–
1716	RS-3160	RustServer_6109160.251.169.135:28017	1/ 50				modded	5d 22h ago	–
1717	RS-1594	[EU] Heatline.gg - PvE Monthly \| Vanilla \| Events \| Raid Bases 51.75.240.3:28016	1/ 60	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1718	RS-1647	PVE 2 \| Raid Bases \| Events \| UA \| EU \| ПАЛЯНИЦЯ \| UKRA51.75.54.97:28018	1/ 100	EU		biweekly	moddedpve	1d 13h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1719	RS-1661	PVE 3 \| Raid Bases \| Events \| UA \| EU \| ПАЛЯНИЦЯ51.75.54.97:28020	1/ 100	EU		monthly	moddedpve	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1720	RS-5102	[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 19h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1721	RS-3878	10/16 RustyRemains 10x Weekly SOLO/DUO/TRIO Loot+/Shop Halite142.4.215.116:28035	1/ 150				10xmodded	17h ago	T− ~6d 6h
1722	RS-895	OUTPOST[EU] 2x Monthly \|Solo/Duo/Trio\| Just Wiped51.77.104.31:23117	1/ 100	EU		monthly	2xmodded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1723	RS-13079	Наш сервер Rust31.135.40.110:28017	1/ 10	EU			modded	35m ago	–
1724	RS-4914	RustGamingNation 5x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]104.143.3.5:28026	1/ 101			weekly	5xmoddedpve	15h ago	T− ~6d 8h
1725	RS-6884	Wuzi Boyz Bash 2157.85.90.28:25694	1/ 10			weekly	modded	1d 5h ago	T− ~5d 18h
1726	RS-5324	Rust Solo Only / Lightly Modded / North America158.69.23.51:28055	1/ 25	NA	solo	biweekly	moddedpremium	1d 13h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1727	RS-2135	SUPER DOPE 5X \| Kits \| TP \| Shop \| BetterLoot \| Best Admins185.182.206.12:28016	1/ 150	EU			5xmodded	1d 7h ago	–
1728	RS-2626	RUSTY METAL51.81.167.181:60404	1/ 100			monthly	modded	15d 7h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1729	RS-7057	Zulandia51.81.179.101:22131	1/ 50		quad		moddedpvesoftcore	9d 10h ago	–
1730	RS-1665	BluRift - EU OneGrid 2x \| SOLO ONLY \| One Grid !54.37.128.210:29016	1/ 40	EU	solo		2xmodded	3d 14h ago	T− ~9h
1731	RS-5415	Outland PvE \| Raidable Bases \| Bots \| 2x166.113.100.70:28017	1/ 20				2xmodded	1d 18h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1732	RS-3299	XRUST.CO EU 3x Monthly Solo/Duo - Skins - Pvp - ORP54.38.216.107:28023	1/ 140	EU	duo	monthly	3xmodded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1733	RS-2047	XRUST.CO EU 3x Monthly Solo Only - Skins - Pvp - ORP54.38.216.102:28017	1/ 105	EU	solo	monthly	3xmodded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1734	RS-5535	The Shiddy157.85.90.24:28016	1/ 40				modded	14d 4h ago	–
1735	RS-3887	UNICRON RUST #2 \| X5-X10 \| MAX 5 Quad \| LOOT+ \| \| WIPE 16.10185.207.214.48:35010	1/ 200		trio		5xvanillamodded	16h ago	T− ~13d 7h
1736	RS-5430	Rust Server162.43.23.124:29015	1/ 5				modded	14d 11h ago	–
1737	RS-5463	[EU] NullFall \| PvE \| Raid Bases \| PvP Vote141.95.35.24:28015	1/ 50	EU		monthly	moddedpve	15d 7h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1738	RS-2022	404 RUST SOLO \| ПН \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 12.1062.122.213.148:28017	1/ 400	EU	solo	monthly	vanillamodded	4d 21h ago	T− ~2d 2h
1739	RS-2378	404 RUST SOLO \| СР \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 14.1062.122.213.148:28025	1/ 400	EU	solo	monthly	vanillamodded	2d 21h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1740	RS-874	#3 WARZONE X5 [MAX 3\|CLANS\|TP\|KIT\|BRO\|LOOT+]62.122.213.243:30091	1/ 100	EU	trio	weekly	5xmodded	resets	–
1741	RS-1788	EU HollowServers.co 5x Solo/Duo/Trio [Loot+\|MyMini\|Shop\|PvP]62.233.59.29:28010	1/ 150	EU	trio	monthly	5xmodded	16h ago	T− ~2d 7h
1742	RS-1801	HollowServers.co 5x Solo/Duo/Trio [Loot++\|MyMini\|Shop\|Events]1062.233.59.3:28010	1/ 150	NA		monthly	5xmodded	11h ago	T− ~2d 12h
1743	RS-4387	HollowServers.co 2x Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad \| 50% Upkeep \| Shared BP62.233.59.78:28010	1/ 100	NA	quad	biweekly	2xmodded	2d 11h ago	T− ~12h
1744	RS-2162	HollowServers.co 2x Solo/Duo/Trio \| JUST FULL WIPED62.233.59.77:28010	1/ 100	NA	6	biweekly	2xmodded	11h ago	T− ~2d 12h
1745	RS-2729	Rusty Washington Monthly \| No KOS \| Noob Friendly \| No Decay162.220.13.74:28015	1/ 80	NA		monthly	modded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1746	RS-5621	Ninniku_Server160.251.236.248:28017	1/ 10				modded	15d 8h ago	–
1747	RS-5479	A Survivor's Holiday104.129.132.39:28016	1/ 50			biweekly	modded	1d 5h ago	T− 19d 13h FW
1748	RS-7422	Rustin n Bustin144.48.104.157:28017	1/ 30		trio		modded	15d 11h ago	–
1749	RS-3393	Rusty Chicken \| US 2X \| Vanilla+ \| WIPED 10/15164.152.122.85:28027	1/ 100	NA	5	weekly	2xvanillamodded	1d 10h ago	T− ~5d 13h
1750	RS-4537	Rustomania 2x \| RU \| Weekly \| Clans NoLimit \| Smelt/Recycle x4 185.189.255.161:35010	1/ 200	EU	5	weekly	2xmodded	22h ago	T− ~6d 1h

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.