Shimeji's Test Server
Offline 153.173.2.5:28015 checked 24d ago
Vital stats
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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
Top 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Oct, 00:35 UTC24d ago | 1 | – | running | 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.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Shimeji's Test Server?
You'll find Shimeji's Test Server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Shimeji's Test Server mean?
For the server browser, Shimeji's Test Server lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp1 (Max players): There are 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634, so your client has to match it to join; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, is what it runs. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Shimeji's Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Shimeji's Test Server at #13,882, within the top 61% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Shimeji's Test Server right now?
Offline now, Shimeji's Test Server was last spotted 24 days 6 hours ago.
About the server
Is Shimeji's Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
Shimeji's Test Server shows as offline, last spotted 24 days 6 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 0%, with 0 out of 168 hours online. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 3 October 2026.
Where is Shimeji's Test Server located?
There is no region from Shimeji's Test Server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 153.173.2.5:28015.
Which Rust version is Shimeji's Test Server on?
On Windows, Shimeji's Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on Shimeji's Test Server when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on Shimeji's Test Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Shimeji's Test Server to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its current world has been live for 24 days 9 hours.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on Shimeji's Test Server?
Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on Shimeji's Test Server. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Carbon plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
Join up
How do I join Shimeji's Test Server?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 153.173.2.5:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.