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
2001	RS-5639	Oxidized 10x [AU]51.161.219.251:28056	1/ 50	OC	5	biweekly	10xmodded	1d 4h ago	T− ~12d 19h
2002	RS-940	[BR/LATAM] GUERRA FRIA TRIO (LANÇAMENTO 14/10 ) [vK.gg]131.196.198.209:28117	1/ 200	SA	trio	weekly	modded	2d 13h ago	T− ~4d 10h
2003	RS-4092	『新安然之家』PVE丨原倍丨休闲娱乐183.131.51.115:20017	1/ 99	EA		biweekly	moddedpvesoftcore	1d 11h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2004	RS-4387	ASHFALL \| LAST STAND192.99.75.83:28016	1/ 50				modded	resets	–
2005	RS-2286	[EU] Rusty Skull PVE \| 2x \| No Decay \| No BP Wipe \| Max 5188.90.204.231:28021	1/ 100	EU		monthly	2xmoddedpve	15d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2006	RS-4548	SENSEI PVE 3x Premium Jet\|MINECRAFT\|ST\|Raid Bases\|Fish\|Epic\|Eve185.23.17.44:28016	1/ 60	EU		biweekly	3xmoddedpve	7d 8h ago	T− ~6d 15h
2007	RS-4437	Rust Horizon212.22.93.34:28015	1/ 100			monthly	modded	2d 19h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2008	RS-3677	[ITA] CyberRust (RP)51.195.4.98:50016	1/ 40	EU	quad		modded	13d 19h ago	–
2009	RS-2923	Taigon little Server212.22.93.49:28025	1/ 25			monthly	moddedpve	12d 23h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2010	RS-2457	BattleServer x10000000000 (10B) \|AU\|PVP\|KITS\|TELEPORTS\|MYMINI\|103.212.227.49:28027	1/ 50	OC			1e+10xmodded	21h ago	–
2011	RS-2179	Noobs Paradise 3X Solo/Duo/Trio \| Offline Raid Protection147.135.7.27:28017	1/ 100	NA	trio	monthly	3xmodded	15d 14h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2012	RS-2752	RustGamingNation 1000x PvE [Events\|Purge\|Zombies\|SkillTree]216.39.240.13:28015	1/ 101			weekly	1000xmoddedpve	20h ago	T− ~6d 3h
2013	RS-4258	[US] ZULU // PVE-PVP66.51.99.155:28021	1/ 100	NA	quad	monthly	moddedpve	6h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2014	RS-3766	Rust Ireland - 2x - Max3 \| Vanilla+ \| 50% Upkeep \| Biweekly116.202.165.78:28015	1/ 200	EU	trio	biweekly	2xmodded	1d 16h ago	T− ~12d 7h
2015	RS-2235	404 RUST 2X SOLO/DUO \| СР \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 14.10194.93.2.6:28025	1/ 550	EU	duo	monthly	2xvanillamodded	2d 19h ago	T− ~4d 4h
2016	RS-2625	21PILOTOS179.41.11.247:22461	1/ 40	SA		biweekly	vanillamoddedpve	1d 20h ago	T− ~12d 3h
2017	RS-2667	[JP-PvE]まがど鯖 S47｜Plugins[170+] \| MAGADO_SERVER115.179.53.170:28017	1/ 88	EA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 5h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2018	RS-1369	Noob Nation PvE \| no raiding / stealing / killing66.51.96.58:28001	1/ 50	NA		monthly	moddedpve	15d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2019	RS-1938	US-2X-PVE-Monthly-Skills-SusRust x2104.128.58.230:28016	1/ 200	NA		monthly	2xmoddedpve	15d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2020	RS-3746	STRALIKE EU 10x [Max 5\|Loot++\|PVP\|MyMini\|SkinBox\|Shop]194.69.160.95:28065	1/ 100	EU		weekly	10xvanillamodded	1d 18h ago	T− ~5d 5h
2021	RS-4275	HMAORUST\|Classic +217.114.180.19:28017	1/ 200			biweekly	vanillamodded	1d 15h ago	T− ~12d 8h
2022	RS-3715	APOCALYPSE ZOMBIES217.146.80.170:28015	1/ 50			monthly	moddedpve	15d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2023	RS-2230	[US] Lagoon 1.5x \| Solo/Duo/Trio \| 10/15194.46.57.114:28015	1/ 100	NA	trio	weekly	1.5xvanillamodded	1d 14h ago	T− ~5d 9h
2024	RS-2187	Helix 10x No BPs \| Loot++ \| PvP \| Shop \| Kits \| Events185.248.134.107:28015	1/ 125	NA		weekly	10xmodded	10h ago	T− ~6d 13h
2025	RS-4065	My Untitled Rust Server153.232.233.249:28026	1/ 1				modded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2026	RS-3002	[BR/LATAM] RUSTICO 5X [MAX 4] \| FULLWIPE 13/10131.196.198.103:28015	1/ 200	SA	quad	weekly	5xvanillamodded	3d 16h ago	T− ~7h
2027	RS-3013	【北国の春】 \| PVE \| 仿官原倍 \| 萌新养老110.42.9.59:6071	1/ 100	EA			moddedpve	14d 16h ago	–
2028	RS-3403	Citadel Prime AU 5x PVE \|Skills\|RaidBases\|Halloween Build Compt51.161.198.101:28001	1/ 100	OC		biweekly	5xmoddedpve	1d 17h ago	T− ~12d 6h
2029	RS-3070	rustbeyond.com \| EU \| Biweekly PvE/PvP \| Monument PvP147.135.138.172:28017	1/ 100	EU		biweekly	vanillamodded	2d 19h ago	T− ~11d 4h
2030	RS-4560	H.O.G. * Solo Only * 3X24.148.20.219:28020	1/ 100	NA		weekly	3xmodded	1d 7h ago	T− ~5d 16h
2031	RS-4290	H.O.G. * Solo Only * Vanilla +24.148.20.219:28026	1/ 100	NA		monthly	modded	15d 10h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2032	RS-13231	Eternity \| x20 \| Full Wiped: 30 Jul 14:57 UTC164.132.206.82:28077	1/ 200			weekly	20xmodded	1d 12h ago	T− ~5d 6h
2033	RS-4842	Twisted Traveler Solo Vanilla23.109.46.225:25590	1/ 200	EU		monthly	vanillamoddedpremium	12d 23h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2034	RS-4913	Dev Server \| 2X \| Kit \| Home \| TPA2.59.119.227:28017	1/ 5	EU		biweekly	2xmodded	12d 19h ago	T− ~1d 4h
2035	RS-2217	[RU] OLD FRIENDS PVE X1-X3195.18.27.217:35210	1/ 200	EU		biweekly	1xmoddedpve	1d 19h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2036	RS-12478	Season431.173.101.102:28016	1/ 15				modded	10d 23h ago	–
2037	RS-8363	[GER/DE] Anfängerfreundlich PVP Max5 Extra für ANFÄNGER5.39.17.32:29646	1/ 40	EU		biweekly	vanillamodded	1d 22h ago	T− ~12d 1h
2038	RS-2995	RUSTAFFORD EUROPE \| x10 Loot \| No BP\| Mini\| Shop\| Kits151.242.106.71:9030	1/ 150	EU		monthly	10xmodded	15d 9h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2039	RS-3047	Inker Cinematic Server \| ADMIN PERMS \| CREATIVE134.255.217.216:27062	1/ 24			monthly	modded	4d 13h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2040	RS-3053	[AU] TMRust WA \| 2x \| Offline Protection \| PVP \| 50% Upkeep157.211.6.163:28017	1/ 100	OC		monthly	2xmoddedpve	15d 14h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2041	RS-2185	HighMiles 10x PVE\|No Bp\|SkillTree\|Kits\|RaidBases\|EpicLoot66.51.99.4:28022	1/ 100	NA		biweekly	10xmoddedpve	1d 16h ago	T− ~12d 7h
2042	RS-4608	BLOOD KRAKEN X10 X3 MAX5 LOOT+195.18.27.76:35510	1/ 100		5	weekly	10xmodded	21h ago	T− ~6d 2h
2043	RS-2390	404 RUST SOLO \| СР \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 14.1062.122.213.148:28025	1/ 400	EU	solo	monthly	vanillamodded	3d 2h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2044	RS-3237	[EU] Nowhere - MAIN - \| 2x \| Solo-Duo-Trio \| 50% Up \| NO OFFLIN116.202.218.236:28017	1/ 150	EU		biweekly	2xmodded	1d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2045	RS-4079	ethan cyrus server66.51.99.65:28001	1/ 50	NA	solo	biweekly	modded	19d 23h ago	T− ~13d 1h
2046	RS-3252	[GER] Rasthaus \| NOOB FRIENDLY \| SOLO/DUO \| 50% UPKEEP \| MONTHL148.251.187.34:28017	1/ 100	EU	duo	monthly	modded	15d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2047	RS-2943	#4 RUS-T PVE LONG ОСТРОВ [X1\|MONTHLY\|EVENT\|BANK]195.46.171.120:26556	1/ 50	EU		monthly	1xmoddedpve	15d 16h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2048	RS-2650	404 RUST SOLO/DUO \| ПН \| ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ 12.10194.93.2.226:28017	1/ 550	EU	duo	monthly	vanillamodded	5d 0h ago	T− ~1d 23h
2049	RS-4080	Texrust66.51.99.76:28021	1/ 50	NA		monthly	modded	15d 8h ago	T− 19d 8h FW
2050	RS-3338	Agveit X5\|PvE\|RaidBases\|Events\|Bots\|Wipe 15/10\|109.194.114.9:28016	1/ 200			biweekly	5xmoddedpvesoftcore	2d 10h ago	T− 19d 8h 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.