Frequently asked questions

Nerux Gameservers runs German Rust servers in a data centre in Germany (Hetzner) — DDoS-protected, with low pings across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Four Vanilla+ servers are live: on map 3500 (Small, solo/duo) one wiped weekly, one every two weeks and one monthly, on 4500 (Medium, teams of up to 8 with at most 4 online at a time) one wiped monthly.

No. Every Nerux server is free to play, with no password and no paid advantages. If you want to support the project you can do so voluntarily through the support link — there is no pay-to-win on any server.

On Discord. That is where the admin team is reachable, where questions get answered and where breaches are reported. Reports need evidence — a clip for cheating, an unedited screenshot for chat incidents.

In a data centre in Germany (Hetzner), with DDoS protection. For players in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that means short routes; from the rest of Europe the ping is usually still perfectly playable.

Treat people decently, no hate speech, no cheating, no duping, and report through a ticket rather than in public chat. The full rulebook is on the rules page; the Rust-specific rules are on the Rust rules page.

Ask on Discord. Another game gets added when someone actually wants to play it and the server can be monitored for the long run — availability is only promised once it is actually being checked.

Vanilla+ means original Rust gameplay with no gameplay-altering mods — just small server-side quality-of-life settings such as lower upkeep, decay 50 % and quick connect. The feel stays vanilla, only a little more accessible.

Both — it depends on the server. The Small servers (map 3500) are strictly solo/duo: a maximum of 2 players per team. On the Medium server (map 4500), since 1 September 2026 a team may have up to 8 members, but no more than 4 of them online at the same time — anyone trying to join as the fifth is refused at connect. That lets a larger roster rotate without an overwhelming force standing on the map. Alliances between separate teams remain forbidden on every server.

Start Rust, press F1 in the main menu and enter the connect command 'client.connect IP:port'. The exact command is on every server page behind the copy button. Alternatively, search the Rust server browser for 'Nerux'.

All servers wipe on Facepunch's official rhythm, always on Thursday at 19:00 Berlin time: Nerux EU Small | Weekly every Thursday, Nerux EU Small | Biweekly on the first and third Thursday of the month, Nerux EU Small | Monthly and Nerux EU Medium | Monthly on the first Thursday of the month. The first Thursday is Facepunch's forced wipe, which hits every Rust server: on that day all four wipe as soon as Facepunch's update is out (usually between 19:30 and 20:00). The exact next date is shown live with a countdown on the home page and on each server page.

No. Nerux has no blueprint wipes (no BP wipes) — only map and server wipes. Blueprints you have learned stay with you permanently, including across Facepunch's monthly forced wipe: Rust starts a fresh blueprint database there, but we carry your progress over to it beforehand.

The size is in the server name, written the way the official servers write it: 'Small' is 3500 — compact, with regular encounters. 'Medium' is 4500 — more room and more monuments, but longer walks. Monthly exists in both sizes; on top of that, Small has a Weekly and a Biweekly. Since 1 September 2026 the sizes also differ in the team limit: Small is solo/duo, Medium allows a roster of 8 with at most 4 online at a time.

Yes. In the map vote you use your Steam account to vote on which map is played next — one vote per account, valid until the wipe. Each server has its own vote.

Yes. The servers sit in a German data centre (Hetzner) and are DDoS-protected — for low pings across central Europe and stable, uninterrupted wipes.

In short: no cheating, no alliances and respect in chat. The team limit differs by server: Small allows 2 players per team, Medium a roster of 8 with at most 4 online at a time. The full rule set is on the rules page.

A few server-side convenience and admin tools run here: no kits, no shops, no permanent gather or loot boosts, no pay-to-win. The Rust mechanics are true to the original. There is one exception since 1 September 2026, and it is time-limited: on the Monthly servers, anyone returning after at least seven missed days gathers double — for 90 minutes of playtime, once per wipe. None of it is for sale.

Yes, on the two Monthly servers. If you have been away for seven days or more, you gather double from trees, ore and animals for 90 minutes after you come back. Those 90 minutes only run while you are actually playing — sleeping does not use them up. You get it once per wipe round, and only if you genuinely missed part of the round in progress: right after a wipe everyone is level, so there is nothing to catch up on. The Weekly and Biweekly servers do not have it — they wipe weekly or every two weeks anyway.

Join the Discord, play, and tell others about the servers. Optionally you can support the project financially through 'Support / Buy Me a Coffee'. There are no pay-to-win perks.