Fooling Around
Online 76.16.72.212:28115 checked 10m ago
Players
average and peak, with its wipes markedEvery five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
fps, entities and memory, from asking the server directly48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 21% of all ranked servers, and #297 of the quad servers (top 36%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 8h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
| In | When, UTC | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 7d 8h | Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC | FW force wipe |
| 35d 8h | Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC | FW force wipe |
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 17 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 02:13 UTC25d ago | 2 | – | running | 1 |
| Fri 2 Oct, 01:26 UTC27d ago | 1 | held half | 2 days | 1 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 21:46 UTC36d ago | 1 | held half | 9.2 days | 0 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes| Server | Profile | Players now |
|---|---|---|
| Noobs 4 Real | No Pros, No Sweats, Just Noobs, Solo/Duo! | EU · quad · monthly · 3 on average | 1 / 100 |
| [EA] Softcore 1 | quad · monthly · 67 on average | 90 / 350 |
| [US] Facepunch Softcore 2 | NA · quad · monthly · 59 on average | 23 / 300 |
| Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - AU Softcore | OC · quad · monthly · 33 on average | 53 / 150 |
| LA VERGA DEL ABUELO / NOOB FRIENDLY / LATAM - ESP / SPANISH ONL | NA · quad · monthly · 7 on average | 6 / 80 |
| [RU] Friendly Rust – Vanilla Softcore | 2x2 Русский | EU · quad · monthly · 7 on average | 5 / 100 |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe cycle
When does Fooling Around wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe for Fooling Around, once a month. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. The current world dates from 25 days 7 hours. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Wipe day on Fooling Around: what should you expect?
The average busiest count over recent wipes is 1 players. Peak population for the latest wipe came 17 hours after it began. Recent wipes held the crowd above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of cases.
Server
Which location hosts Fooling Around?
A region is not published by Fooling Around. Rust Server Analytics does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. The address of the server is 76.16.72.212:28115.
What Rust build does Fooling Around run?
On Windows, Fooling Around runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game must match the protocol to join, and Steam applies that update.
Is Fooling Around up, and how steady is its uptime?
Fooling Around reports online at the current check. Of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 142 were up: 85%. 20 September 2026 is when Rust Server Analytics first recorded it.
Tags
What do Fooling Around's tags stand for?
The game's server browser reads the tags Fooling Around publishes: gmsoftcore (Game mode): Softcore ruleset, the easier one; mp10 (Max players): Capacity of 10 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Team size is capped at 4; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game version must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^m (Monthly): The wipe cycle is monthly and follows Facepunch's force wipe; ^s (Softcore): Softcore from Facepunch keeps some inventory through death; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The Modded section, because plugins or settings modify play. At the top of this page you can see the player count, queue and world age, all of which the tags also hold.
Where does Fooling Around appear across Rust Server Analytics's lists and filters?
These Rust Server Analytics lists include Fooling Around: Modded Rust servers: live data. It appears on the server list under the following filters: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Player numbers
What position does Fooling Around hold in the server rankings?
The seven-day player-hours rank for Fooling Around is #4,724, inside the top 21% of all ranked servers. In the quad peer group, the rank is #297.
At what level does Fooling Around run its population?
Fooling Around holds 0 players of its 10 slots as of the latest update. Averaging 0 players across seven days, the server reached a peak of 2. The 48-hour peak window is 17:00 UTC, at an average of 1 players.
Map and rules
What settings and rules does Fooling Around use?
No gather rate is given in the name of Fooling Around. A maximum of 4 players per group is set (quad). It runs softcore, An easier mode from Facepunch, where some loot is retained. Raiding and PvP combat are available. The Modded category lists it; plugins or settings change the game. Plugins from Oxide are in use. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map for Fooling Around?
The game generates a procedural map for Fooling Around.
Connection
What is the way onto Fooling Around?
Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or start Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115.