Hapis Island Rust: Map History, Monuments, Servers & How to Play (2026)

Hapis Island is the most famous hand-made map in Rust history. For years it was the one map that never changed: the same snowy mountain in the middle, the same ring road, the same Site A, Site B and Launch Site in the same places every wipe. Players learned it by heart, and a lot of them still ask for it by name.

This Hapis Rust guide covers what Hapis Island is, its full history from 2015 to today, why Facepunch retired it, the map layout and monuments, which servers still run Hapis in 2026 (with live player counts), and how to put Hapis on your own server with a community map file.

• What It Is
• History
• Is It Still in Rust?
• Map Layout
• Monuments
• Hapis Servers
• Host Hapis
• Tips
• FAQ

What Is Hapis Island in Rust?

Hapis Island is a static, hand-made map. Almost every Rust server runs a procedural map, which the game builds from a seed and a size, so every wipe looks different. Hapis was built by hand by a Facepunch level designer, so every wipe was the same island with the same rivers, roads, cliffs and monuments.

Facepunch released it on 30 April 2015, a few months after the game moved from Rust Legacy to the rebuilt “experimental” Rust. Back then the random maps were rough and easy to get lost on, and Hapis gave players a map they could actually learn. Facepunch said it was inspired by the original Rust Legacy map, and it copied the Legacy idea of a big road that loops around the island. It is not the Legacy map itself, though. Our Rust Legacy guide covers the original 2013 island with Big Rad Town and Hacker Valley.

The name is often said to come from the Turkish word hapis, which means prison: a fitting name for an island you cannot leave. Over the years Hapis gained custom monuments you will not find on any procedural map, like Site A, Site B, Outpost B3, the Listening Station and the Loading Dock.

Hapis Island History: 2015 to 2026

Hapis has been added, reworked, pulled, brought back and retired more times than any other map in the game. Here is the full timeline.

Is Hapis Island Still in Rust?

Not officially. In the 5 January 2023 devblog, Facepunch wrote that in February it would be “permanently retiring Hapis Island map” and that Hapis servers would be shut down. Corrosion Hour’s write-up explains why: the team was many updates behind on Hapis and hundreds of hours away from catching up with new features like trains, underwater labs and ziplines. A static map has to be updated by hand every time Rust adds something, and procedural maps get new content for free.

So there is no official Hapis server any more, and Facepunch does not update the map. What you can still play is a community version. Community map makers asked Facepunch for permission to carry Hapis on, and several remakes now exist. They load like any other Rust custom map, so the server owner decides which version you get, how big it is and which monuments it has.

Hapis Island Map Layout and Biomes

Hapis is one big island with a snowy mountain range running through the middle and north, forest and tundra on the slopes, a desert in the south and a coast dotted with small islands, rock arches and lighthouses. The main road loops around the mountain, which is why so many fights happen on the road between monuments.

• Snow and mountains: the high ground in the centre and north. Cold, open and great for long sightlines, with Site A, Site B and the Launch Site area under the peaks on most versions.
• Forest and tundra: the slopes and valleys around the ring road. Most bases go here because there is wood, cover and road access.
• Desert: the south of the island, with rock formations, a lake and, since 2022, the Dome.
• Coast and islands: beach spawns, small islands in the south west, sea arches and the Eastern and Western Lighthouses.

Community versions add more on top. Hapis Island V22, for example, lists 2 islands, 7 rivers, 2 lakes and 28 railroad pieces, with biome coverage of about 42% arctic, 34% temperate, 12% tundra and 10% arid. For how a 4,096 or 5,000 map compares with normal servers, see our Rust map sizes guide.

Hapis Island Monuments

Hapis mixes its own custom monuments with normal Rust monuments. The custom ones are what make it feel different. The list below is from the community Hapis Island V22 map, which keeps the monument positions, sizes and angles Facepunch used in 2019 and 2021.

Alongside those you get normal monuments: the Launch Site, Outpost, Arctic Research Base, two fishing villages, two quarries, water wells, the small and Large Oil Rig, an underwater lab and subway entrances on V22, and the Dome in the desert on the 2022 layout. Loot inside the normal monuments works the same as anywhere else, so our Rust monuments guide and loot tables still apply. Exact monuments change from one community version to the next, so check your server’s map before you plan a route.

Hapis Servers in 2026 (Live Data)

Hapis servers are rare now. On 26 October 2026 we searched the roughly 4,000 most populated Rust servers in our live Rust server browser and found 5 with Hapis in the name or map. One of them is a big, busy server and the rest are small community ones.

Rusty Moose Hapis Mondays is the one to join if you want a real Hapis wipe. It is an EU server with a max team of 8 that wipes every Monday, and it fills up fast on wipe day. Our Rusty Moose, Rustafied and Rustoria wipe schedules page tracks it with live stats. Server addresses can change, so if a connect command fails, search “hapis” in the in-game server browser or in our server browser instead.

How to Put Hapis on Your Own Server

Because the official map is retired, the way to run Hapis today is to load a community .map file as a custom map. It takes four steps.

1. Pick a community Hapis map. Two popular ones are Hapis Island V22 on Codefling (4,096 size, 45 monuments, made by Bunnyyy and contributors; needs the Harmony RustEdit extension, no Oxide needed) and Hapis Remastered on Lone Design (5,000 size, free, by Nox, with a train system and Nuclear Missile Silo). Read the map page for its own requirements.
2. Upload the .map file to a host that gives a permanent direct download link. Players download the map from that link when they join, so it has to stay up all wipe.
3. Point the server at it by adding the level URL to your startup line:

   +server.levelurl "https://yourhost.com/hapis.map"

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4. Remove the procedural settings. Facepunch’s custom map guide says to take +server.seed and +server.worldsize out of your startup line, because they are for procedural maps. Then restart the server.

Once it is running you can check which map is loaded from the server console:

server.levelurl

Tips for Playing Hapis

• Learn it once. The whole point of Hapis is that it does not change. Spend your first wipe learning the road loop, the monuments and the good base spots, and every wipe after that is faster.
• Expect a crowd at the classics. Everyone knows where Site A, Site B and the Launch Site are, so they get contested the moment the server wipes. Loot the smaller roadside spots first and hit the big ones later.
• Dress for the mountain. The central peaks are snow biome. Bring warm clothes or a hoodie and pants before you climb, or the cold will drain your health. A snowmobile (see our Rust vehicles guide) helps if your server has them.
• Build where the wood is. The forest valleys on the ring road give wood, cover and quick road access. Bare snow and desert are easy to spot from far away.
• Use the coast. Beach spawns and the south west islands are quieter. A boat lets you loot the lighthouses and slip past road campers.
• Check the wipe day. Hapis servers run their own schedules. Rusty Moose wipes Hapis every Monday, separate from the monthly Rust force wipe, so check our countdown and the server’s info before you plan a wipe night.

Hapis Island FAQ

Sources and Further Reading

• Facepunch, Surviving 10 Years (5 January 2023 devblog announcing the Hapis retirement; official Hapis screenshots)
• Corrosion Hour, Hapis Community Project update (why it was retired, Trains & Caves changelog)
• Rustafied, Hapis, HMLMG and more (the 2022 return; in-game images)
• Rustafied, Hapis 8: What’s new? (the 2018 rework and its monuments)
• Rust Archive, Hapis Island history (2015 release date and server history)
• Codefling, Hapis Island V22 and Lone Design, Hapis Remastered (community map files)
• Facepunch Wiki, Hosting a custom map (server.levelurl setup)
• Related: Rust server types, procedural maps, Rust Legacy