Pulse Testing
Offline OC · au1 168.100.162.88:28015 checked 1d 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, measured since 27 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 34% of all ranked servers, top 70% in OC. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
World resets
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct, 08:47 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 08:27 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 08:19 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 08:12 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 07:59 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 07:39 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 07:25 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 07:03 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tue 27 Oct, 01:06 UTC2d ago | – | – | – | 0 |
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Who runs Pulse Testing?
A pulserust.net hostname is published by Pulse Testing, and by 1 other server we track, so they probably share an operator.
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Pulse Testing?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Pulse Testing: Oceania Rust servers, live and Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: Oceania; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
What do the server tags on Pulse Testing mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Pulse Testing: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp40 (Max players): There are 40 slots; ts16 (Group limit): Teams cap at 16 players; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635, so your client has to match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $rau1 (Region code): Region code: au1; ^w (Weekly): Wipes happen every week; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; OC (Oceania): The server browser lists it under Oceania. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does Pulse Testing rank against other Rust servers?
For the last seven days of player hours, Pulse Testing sits at #7,499, inside the top 34% of ranked servers and at #150 in Oceania.
How many players are on Pulse Testing right now?
Offline now, Pulse Testing was last spotted 35 hours ago. Peak for the week was 3, against an average of 1 players. Look at 09:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server details
Is Pulse Testing online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Pulse Testing was last seen 35 hours ago. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was about 10 hours ago. Out of 48 hours in the last 2 full days, it was online for 22, a 46% uptime. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 26 October 2026.
Does Pulse Testing run smoothly?
Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 30, and it never went below 30. The world carried as many as 31,297 entities, including buildings and deployables. Memory use peaked at 1,639 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and the entity count climbs.
Where is Pulse Testing located?
With its OC tag, Pulse Testing places itself in Oceania; its region code is au1. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 168.100.162.88:28015.
Which Rust version is Pulse Testing on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version Pulse Testing runs on Linux. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on Pulse Testing?
No wipe schedule exists for Pulse Testing: it swaps in a fresh world every few hours, and those resets are not wipes.
The rules
Which map does Pulse Testing run?
The procedural map on Pulse Testing measures 3,000 and comes from the game with seed 1. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map.
What are the rules and settings on Pulse Testing?
No gather rate appears in the name of Pulse Testing. A group holds at most 16 players. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join Pulse Testing?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 168.100.162.88:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting. For more, see https://pulserust.net/.