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The Cycle of Renewal: Wiping

“Wiping” is the fundamental mechanical loop of Rust. By resetting the world, you provide a level playing field for newcomers and clear the map of excessive architectural clutter, which improves overall server performance and framerates (FPS).
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5 minutesBeginnerJanuary 2026

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Wipe Categories

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1. Map Wipe (Soft Reset)

This resets the terrain and deletes all player buildings, stashes, and items. However, players retain their researched Blueprints (BPs).
  • Procedure: Stop the server and delete all files ending in .sav within the /server/{identity}/ folder.

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2. Full Wipe (Hard Reset)

This resets everything, including player knowledge. Everyone starts from scratch.
  • Procedure:
    1. Stop the server.
    2. Delete all .sav files.
    3. Delete the player.blueprints.db file in the identity folder.

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The Force Wipe Schedule

Independent of your server’s personal schedule, Facepunch (the developer) mandates a “Force Wipe” on the first Thursday of every month at approximately 2:00 PM EST. During this time, the global server binaries are updated, and all map and blueprint data must be reset to maintain compatibility with the new game version.

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Marketing the Wipe

“Fresh Wipe” is the most effective phrase in the Rust server browser. We recommend updating your server’s hostname (e.g., FREAKHOSTING PvP [WIPED 1/15]) immediately after performing a reset to attract the maximum number of new connections.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Rust: Wipe protocols verified.