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Fooling Around

Online 76.16.72.212:28115 checked 12m ago

quad monthly wipes moddedoxidesoftcore

Players now

Live
0of 10
Full
0%
In queue
0
Peak, 48 hours
1
Peak, 7 days
2

0% full

Mon 21:00Wed 17:00players each hour · 48 hours · UTC

Rank

#4,809

top 22%

7-day average

0

peak 2

Last wipe

24d ago

monthly schedule

Next wipe

7d 22h

Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75121:0006:0015:0023:0008:0017:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

48 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 best
RankRank in region
12.5k5k7.5k10k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct

Top 22% of all ranked servers, and #303 of the quad servers (top 37%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Wipe schedule

force wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 22h. The force wipe · high confidence

5.6 daysusual gapbetween real wipes
0%on rhythmof its recent wipes
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
100%crowd heldof its cycles kept half the crowd

Coming wipes

  • 7d 22hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
  • 35d 22hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sun 4 OctFri 2 OctTue 22 Sep
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 17 hours in.

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Sun 4 Oct, 02:13 UTC24d ago 2 – running 1
Fri 2 Oct, 01:26 UTC26d ago 1 held half 2 days 1
Tue 22 Sep, 21:46 UTC35d 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
  1. 1 5/ 100
  2. 2
    [EA] Softcore 1quad · monthly · 67 on average
    39/ 350
  3. 3
    [US] Facepunch Softcore 2NA · quad · monthly · 60 on average
    44/ 300
  4. 4
    Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - AU SoftcoreOC · quad · monthly · 35 on average
    10/ 150
  5. 5 5/ 200
  6. 6 10/ 80

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Server

Is Fooling Around online, and how reliable is it?

Right now Fooling Around is running. The last 7 full days show 77% uptime, with 129 hours up out of 168. Our records for it start on 20 September 2026, when Rust Dashboard first saw it.

Which version of Rust does Fooling Around run?

On Windows, Fooling Around runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam keeps your game updated, so it will be on the same protocol and able to join.

Where is Fooling Around located?

No region tag comes from Fooling Around. A server's stated location is what Rust Dashboard displays; it does not check where the machine stands. 76.16.72.212:28115 is where it lives.

Tags, lists

Which Rust Dashboard lists and filters include Fooling Around?

These Rust Dashboard lists include Fooling Around: Modded Rust servers, live now. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Softcore ^s, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Monthly.

What do the server tags on Fooling Around mean?

The game's server browser reads these tags from Fooling Around: gmsoftcore (Game mode): The ruleset is softcore, which is easier; mp10 (Max players): 10 is the slot count; ts4 (Group limit): Teams top out at 4; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs to be on the same version, protocol 2635, to get in; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server sets no region code; ^m (Monthly): Expect one wipe a month: it lands with the Facepunch force wipe; ^s (Softcore): In this easier Facepunch mode, softcore, you keep some inventory when you die; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings; the listing is Modded. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made, all shown at the top of this page.

Player counts

How busy is Fooling Around?

Fooling Around has 0 of its 10 slots filled at the moment. Its seven-day average is 0 players, and it reached 2 at the highest. It was busiest at 01:00 UTC over the last 48 hours, when it averaged 1 players.

How does Fooling Around rank against other Rust servers?

Player hours over seven days put Fooling Around at #4,809, in the top 22% of all ranked servers. It ranks #303 among quad servers.

Reset times

What does wipe day look like on Fooling Around?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 1 players. Peak crowd on the latest wipe came 17 hours after it began. The crowd held above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.

What is the wipe schedule on Fooling Around?

Wipes come once a month on Fooling Around, in step with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe comes, and that is its next wipe, as it is for every Rust server. The world it runs now dates from 24 days 18 hours ago. Wipes are listed as monthly in its tags.

Settings

What are the rules and settings on Fooling Around?

The name of Fooling Around gives no gather rate. Teams cap at 4 players (quad). softcore is what it plays, Facepunch's easier setting: part of your loot is kept. Raids and player fights are part of the game here. Plugins or settings alter the game, so the browser puts it under Modded. Oxide plugins are loaded. VAC is on: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

Which map does Fooling Around run?

A procedural map is what Fooling Around runs, generated by the game.

Join

How do I join Fooling Around?

The console in Rust opens with F1, and client.connect 76.16.72.212:28115 goes in there. Launch Rust on this page is the other route, opening Rust through Steam to connect you.

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^s,gmsoftcore,cs168909,ts4,^o^z

Game

gmsoftcore
Game mode The ruleset is softcore, which is easier.
mp10
Max players 10 is the slot count.
ts4
Group limit Teams top out at 4.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs to be on the same version, protocol 2635, to get in.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code This server sets no region code.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Expect one wipe a month: it lands with the Facepunch force wipe.

Difficulty

^s
Softcore In this easier Facepunch mode, softcore, you keep some inventory when you die.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework is Oxide (uMod).
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings; the listing is Modded.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.