EV LAB
Offline 23.234.94.178:28015 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 59% 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.
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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include EV LAB?
You'll find EV LAB on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Community servers, by the numbers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 3 days.
What do the server tags on EV LAB mean?
For the server browser, EV LAB lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp5 (Max players): There are 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $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 EV LAB rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank EV LAB at #13,096, within the top 59% of ranked servers.
How many players are on EV LAB right now?
EV LAB went quiet 37 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. Look at 19:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server details
Is EV LAB online, and how reliable is it?
EV LAB shows as offline, last spotted 37 hours ago. Over the last 1 full day it was up 0% of the time, 0 of 24 hours. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 27 October 2026.
Where is EV LAB located?
There is no region from EV LAB. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 23.234.94.178:28015.
Which Rust version is EV LAB on?
On Windows, EV LAB runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What is the wipe schedule on EV LAB?
EV LAB's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. 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. Its current world has been live for 38 hours.
The rules
What are the rules and settings on EV LAB?
The name of EV LAB says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Raids and PvP are both on the table. The server browser lists it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
How to join
How do I join EV LAB?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 23.234.94.178:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.