When do Rust servers wipe? Forced wipes in UK time

Updated 24 October 2026 · 4 minute read · Rust · By Exclsv Support

Facepunch’s monthly update forces a map wipe on every Rust server on the first Thursday of the month, usually at 19:00 UK time. Here are the next 12 dates, and what to check on the day.

The next forced wipes

The time is the update’s usual time. Facepunch doesn’t publish a fixed time and a big update can come out later, so check on the day.

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Map wipes and blueprint wipes

• A map wipe resets the world: bases, loot and the map itself. Every forced wipe is a map wipe.
• A blueprint wipe resets what players have learned. It is separate: many servers keep blueprints through most forced wipes and wipe them on their own schedule. Facepunch’s update notes say when an update wipes them too.
• Most servers wipe the map more often than once a month as well, for example every week or every two weeks.

Mods and plugins on wipe day

Oxide and Carbon need their own update for each new Rust build, and that can take a few hours after the game update. On Exclsv the server updates straight away and starts with plugins switched off until the framework supports the new build; they come back on by themselves. If you’d rather wait for the framework, you can choose that instead, for up to 6 hours.

Schedule your own wipes

HQ’s wipe scheduler runs map or full wipes on the days you choose, in UK time, such as the first Thursday at 19:00. It takes a backup first and counts down in game chat. On forced-wipe day a scheduled wipe waits up to 6 hours for Oxide or Carbon to support the new build, then goes ahead with plugins switched off.

Tell players when you wipe

Put your wipe days in the server description, and add the matching wipe tag (such as monthly or weekly) under the server list settings in HQ. The wipe tag also sets the in-game wipe timer.

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