MapTest
Offline 198.15.7.232:28015 checked 29d 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 66% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30 Sep, 04:14 UTC29d 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 MapTest?
You'll find MapTest on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Community servers, by the numbers and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on MapTest mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from MapTest: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): It's on game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: no PvP here. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
The players
How does MapTest rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank MapTest at #15,775, within the top 66% of ranked servers.
How many players are on MapTest right now?
The last sighting of MapTest was 29 days 2 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server details
Is MapTest online, and how reliable is it?
MapTest shows as offline, last spotted 29 days 2 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 30 September 2026.
Where is MapTest located?
No region is published by MapTest. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 198.15.7.232:28015.
Which Rust version is MapTest on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version MapTest runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on MapTest when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 0 hours after it began.
What is the wipe schedule on MapTest?
Too few wipes are on record for MapTest to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 29 days 3 hours is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on MapTest?
The name of MapTest says nothing about gather rate. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. no fighting other players: that is the pve mode. The server browser lists it under Community. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join MapTest?
Enter client.connect 198.15.7.232:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.