Cave Playtest
Offline 195.252.230.124:28015 checked 16d 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 63% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 Oct, 14:07 UTC17d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 11 Oct, 16:44 UTC17d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 0 |
| Sat 10 Oct, 18:25 UTC18d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 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.
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 Cave Playtest?
You'll find Cave Playtest on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Community servers, by the numbers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Cave Playtest mean?
These are the tags Cave Playtest publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp8 (Max players): There are 8 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; cs167398 (Build): The game build is 167398; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Cave Playtest rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Cave Playtest at #13,821, within the top 63% of ranked servers.
How many players are on Cave Playtest right now?
Cave Playtest went quiet 16 days 13 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is Cave Playtest online, and how reliable is it?
Cave Playtest shows as offline, last spotted 16 days 13 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 10 October 2026.
Where is Cave Playtest located?
No region is published by Cave Playtest. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 195.252.230.124:28015.
Which Rust version is Cave Playtest on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398 is the version Cave Playtest runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What happens on Cave Playtest 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 Cave Playtest?
No next wipe can be predicted for Cave Playtest: its wipes happen at irregular times. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 17 days is when the present world was made.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on Cave Playtest?
No gather rate appears in the name of Cave Playtest. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it under Community. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Join up
How do I join Cave Playtest?
Enter client.connect 195.252.230.124:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.