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 ▾	Light curve · 24h	Region	Group	Schedule	Tags	Last wipe	Next wipe
1751	RS-6928	Dang .....185.189.255.82:35110	1/ 200				monthly	modded	3d 17h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1752	RS-6611	104KA ToP Mod185.189.255.162:35410	1/ 200				monthly	modded	1d 17h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1753	RS-4061	Bot Wars Zombified 3x PVE104.129.132.220:28016	1/ 40				monthly	3xmodded	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1754	RS-4908	Times beyond Cobalt [PvE] [Monthly] [EU/DE]167.235.243.227:28016	1/ 50		EU		monthly	moddedpve	7d 23h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1755	RS-6638	Hacker Server (Hackers only)15.235.23.35:20768	1/ 8					modded	15d 12h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1756	RS-5695	Tiger's Den66.51.98.66:28036	1/ 50		NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1757	RS-10987	Rust Server - Pinehosting.com66.51.98.68:28031	1/ 50		NA		weekly	modded	11d 22h ago	T− ~2d 1h
1758	RS-2495	RUSTX [x10 \| SOLO/DUO/MAX 3 \| Loot+ \| Skins] WIPE 14.10212.22.93.93:28075	1/ 25		EU	quad	weekly	10xmodded	2d 23h ago	T− ~1d 0h
1759	RS-2798	EU Desert Life PVE \|Custom mods & atmosphere\|212.73.137.40:28027	1/ 40		EU		monthly	moddedpve	15d 12h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1760	RS-3366	⦿ ICEFUSE EU 5X Quad (Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|Shop\|Kits\|X5 WIPED)168.100.161.95:28036	1/ 250		EU	quad	weekly	5xmodded	1d 17h ago	T− ~2d 6h
1761	RS-3226	Garden of Eden \|4X Vanilla+ \|Skills\|OP Farm/Vendors\|Arena\|Perks45.126.209.139:27015	1/ 100		NA		monthly	4xvanillamodded	13d 8h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1762	RS-4844	Khaled Plugins176.224.105.75:7009	1/ 100				weekly	vanillamodded	15d 8h ago	T− ~5d 15h
1763	RS-5907	[US] ABP - 1 life66.51.99.129:28001	1/ 50		NA	solo	weekly	moddedpremium	12d 6h ago	T− ~1d 17h
1764	RS-2569	[NSK] 14.10-21.10\|BORDER-RUST\|Hapis152.89.199.20:35110	1/ 200				monthly	modded	3d 1h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1765	RS-2688	Nexis ZA 10x - PVP \| KITS \| EVENTS141.11.59.200:9000	1/ 125		AF		weekly	10xmodded	1d 15h ago	T− ~5d 8h
1766	RS-7002	RF \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ \| ЗАЩИТА ОТ РЕЙДА185.189.255.162:35010	1/ 200		EU		monthly	modded	1d 23h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1767	RS-2774	Intoxicated EU Solo/Duo/Trio 2x - 15 Oct - Just wiped213.32.46.191:27222	1/ 100		EU	trio	weekly	2xmodded	1d 14h ago	T− ~12d 9h
1768	RS-3147	[JP][PVE] UC-RUST \| 3X \| SkillTree45.140.128.73:10301	1/ 50		EA			3xmodded	15d 10h ago	–
1769	RS-4046	HAVOC 10X \| MYMINI \| KITS \| NO BPS \| SKINBOX \| MONTHLY66.51.99.27:28021	1/ 50		NA	quad	monthly	10xmodded	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1770	RS-3673	GOOZYRUST.com US 10x No BPs [Loot+/MyMini/TP/Shop]216.105.171.146:28017	1/ 100		NA		weekly	10xmodded	11h ago	T− ~2d 11h
1771	RS-4647	Clockwork Carnage \| 2X \| PvEvP \| NPC Raids \| Skill Tree216.105.171.155:28017	1/ 30					2xmodded	14d 3h ago	–
1772	RS-3456	InTheMood-RU-PVE176.57.78.113:34016	1/ 100		EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpve	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1773	RS-2986	ATHLON EU - No Wipe - PvP - Raid Protection176.9.0.214:27008	1/ 50		EU	quad		modded	4d 15h ago	–
1774	RS-4114	PocketsRust66.51.99.44:28036	1/ 75		NA		monthly	modded	15d 6h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1775	RS-5936	RUSTIVERSE PvE \| Zombies \| Survival \| Monthly \| Wiped 10.1.2666.51.99.45:28031	1/ 100		NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 12h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1776	RS-9188	MyServerGebrel5.39.17.24:28993	1/ 5			quad		moddedsoftcore	11d 0h ago	–
1777	RS-3187	RustGamingNation 50x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28026	1/ 101				weekly	50xmoddedpve	16h ago	T− ~6d 7h
1778	RS-2672	모코코서버 [PVE\|X3\|이벤트\|초보]219.248.160.167:28027	1/ 100		EA		monthly	3xmoddedpve	15d 6h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1779	RS-6158	⦿ ICEFUSE 3X Duo (Solo/Duo\|Loot x3\|WIPED)216.39.240.61:28016	1/ 100		NA	duo	weekly	3xmodded	1d 12h ago	T− ~2d 11h
1780	RS-5221	Ash's Server51.79.46.137:28016	1/ 125					modded	11d 2h ago	–
1781	RS-3861	10/10 RustyRemains 5X SOLO/DUO/TRIO SHOP/BP+/KITS104.143.2.206:28015	1/ 50					5xmodded	6d 13h ago	T− ~7d 10h
1782	RS-15826	Marte6 Server177.22.167.66:28117	1/ 1	–				modded	12d 9h ago	–
1783	RS-5162	Ashfall 2x \| Chill Vanilla+ \| Trio \| Weekly104.143.2.91:28113	1/ 100		NA	trio	weekly	2xmodded	1d 12h ago	T− ~5d 11h
1784	RS-8338	A Rust Staging Server - 4aca073f154.12.178.111:49244	1/ 40					modded	2d 18h ago	–
1785	RS-2379	DEAD HARBOUR \| PvE Zombie x5 \| 01/10 \| Base Restore176.9.136.112:28017	1/ 100		EU		monthly	5xmoddedpve	15d 12h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1786	RS-2645	Intoxicated ZA Sandbox - Creative \| Build \| Noclip160.115.2.2:27121	1/ 50		AF			modded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1787	RS-9998	Маяк[FULL PVE-НОВИЧОК-РЕЙД БАЗЫ]46.174.52.160:28016	1/ 100		EU		monthly	moddedpve	1d 10h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1788	RS-1490	GTR BPdrop JP162.43.24.19:29015	1/ 50		EA		monthly	moddedpve	14d 19h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1789	RS-5183	SurviVal InstiNct (Kits\|Home\|TP\|Rates)146.59.54.7:20661	1/ 500		EU		monthly	vanillamodded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1790	RS-1087	Intoxicated ZA 10x - Wipe in a few hours160.115.2.2:27152	1/ 50		AF			10xmodded	3d 14h ago	T− ~6h
1791	RS-3648	[ITA] CyberRust (RP)51.195.4.98:50016	1/ 40		EU	quad		modded	13d 15h ago	–
1792	RS-1004	[IRAN] PersianGulf 4X [BattlePass][Farsi Menu]5.42.223.83:28017	1/ 128			5	weekly	4xmodded	2d 16h ago	T− ~4d 7h
1793	RS-4809	Rustic Oasis \| 2x Vanilla \| NO DECAY \| No Offline Raids66.51.98.58:28016	1/ 50		NA		monthly	2xmodded	15d 11h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1794	RS-2033	404 RUST 2X SOLO/DUO/TRIO \|СР \|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 14.1046.174.54.197:28025	1/ 550		EU	trio	monthly	2xvanillamodded	2d 18h ago	T− ~4d 5h
1795	RS-1193	404 RUST 2X SOLO/DUO/TRIO \|ВС \|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 11.1046.174.54.197:28041	1/ 550		EU	trio	monthly	2xvanillamodded	5d 18h ago	T− ~1d 5h
1796	RS-4679	AJ's Rustfunia PvE - Learn to Fly66.51.99.71:28121	1/ 50		NA		monthly	modded	15d 1h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1797	RS-5533	MORU RustServer s1220.158.16.162:29015	1/ 50					modded	14d 23h ago	–
1798	RS-2087	#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 12h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1799	RS-4456	rustbeyond.com \| EU \| Monthly PvE \| Events \| Low Upkeep51.210.34.129:28046	1/ 100		EU		monthly	moddedpve	15d 12h ago	T− 19d 12h FW
1800	RS-2093	[PvE] Rusted Reality • Prestige Skilltree • Cases • Raid 51.222.254.161:28016	1/ 100		NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 6h ago	T− 19d 12h 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.