test996
Offline 218.81.126.73:28015 checked 35d 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
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 1h. The force wipe
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include test996?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include test996: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on test996 mean?
These are the tags test996 publishes for the browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp20 (Max players): There are 20 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): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, hence the Modded listing. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does test996 rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank test996 at #13,313, within the top 61% of ranked servers.
How many players are on test996 right now?
test996 went quiet 35 days 8 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is test996 online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: test996 was last seen 35 days 8 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 24 September 2026.
Where is test996 located?
There is no region from test996. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 218.81.126.73:28015.
Which Rust version is test996 on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version test996 runs on Windows. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on test996?
An estimate from the force wipe gives test996's next wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. The world it is running now dates from 35 days 10 hours. Its tags commit to wipes each month.
The rules
Which map does test996 run?
test996 uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on test996?
No gather rate appears in the name of test996. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins are running on it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join test996?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 218.81.126.73:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.