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TESTER

Online 188.134.89.81:11113 checked 10m ago

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Vital stats

Players now 0/ 100 slots 0% full steadyagainst this time yesterday
7-day average0peak 2
Rank#5,262top 24%
Region–no continent published · group 8, the default
Last wipe2d agono schedule published
Next wipe–no rhythm it keeps
The rise

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75108:0017:0002:0011:0021:0006:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Behind the scenes

Server performance

020040060080008:0017:0002:0011:0021:0006:00

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 24 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Climbing the charts

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k24 Sep30 Sep6 Oct17 Oct23 Oct29 Oct

Top 24% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

The wipe diary

Wipe schedule

no rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

3.1 days
usual gap
between real wipes
14%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
100%
crowd held
of its cycles kept half the crowd

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Mon 26 OctMon 26 OctThu 22 Oct
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

Past seasons

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Mon 26 Oct, 23:02 UTC2d ago 1 – running 0
Mon 26 Oct, 12:27 UTC2d ago 1 – 0.4 days 1
Thu 22 Oct, 17:00 UTC6d ago 2 held half 3.8 days 2
Wed 21 Oct, 15:19 UTC7d ago 2 – 1.1 days 0
Sun 18 Oct, 11:48 UTC10d ago 1 held half 3.1 days 1
Thu 15 Oct, 21:30 UTC13d ago 1 held half 2.6 days 0
Thu 1 Oct, 10:02 UTC27d ago 1 – 14.5 days 0
Thu 24 Sep, 15:33 UTC34d ago 2 – 6.8 days 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.

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The interview

Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server tags

Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include TESTER?

These Rust Pop Watch lists include TESTER: Modded Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.

What do the server tags on TESTER mean?

The game's server browser picks up these tags from TESTER: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptsw (Networking): This server uses 'sw' as its network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.

Player counts

How does TESTER rank against other Rust servers?

A seven-day player-hours placing of #5,262 puts TESTER in the top 24% of all ranked servers.

How many players are on TESTER right now?

0 players are on TESTER at the moment, out of 100 slots. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 2. The busiest stretch of the last 48 hours came at 17:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Server details

Is TESTER online, and how reliable is it?

As of now, TESTER is online. About 35 hours ago is when it last restarted, judging by its uptime. It was up 89% of the time over the last 7 full days, 149 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.

Does TESTER run smoothly?

Its server fps over the last 48 hours averaged 406, with 232 as the lowest. At its peak it held 16,007 entities: buildings, deployables and all the rest. Up to 1,975 MB of memory was used. Lag, for players, is low fps and an entity count that keeps climbing.

Where is TESTER located?

No region is published by TESTER. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. Connect at 188.134.89.81:11113.

Which Rust version is TESTER on?

On Windows, TESTER runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

The wipe schedule

What happens on TESTER when wipe day comes around?

Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.

What is the wipe schedule on TESTER?

There is no next wipe to predict on TESTER, because wipes come at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. Its current world has been live for 2 days 8 hours.

The rules

Which map does TESTER run?

A procedural map of 1,500 with seed 1724362619 is what TESTER runs, made by the game. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map.

What are the rules and settings on TESTER?

Nothing in the name tells you the gather rate on TESTER. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid, as standard. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins power it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.

How to join

How do I join TESTER?

Enter client.connect 188.134.89.81:11113 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically. You can find its website at https://rustila.gamestores.app.

Decoded

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp100,ptsw,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^z,^y

Game

gmrust
Game mode This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes.
mp100
Max players Slots: 100.
ts8
Group limit The default team size of 8 applies here.
v2635
Protocol You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptsw
Networking This server uses 'sw' as its network layer.
$r?
Region code No region code has been set.

Mods and access

^z
Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded.
^y
Carbon This server uses Carbon for plugins.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.