Merch's test server
Offline 45.113.94.48:28015 checked 34d 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% of all ranked servers, and #615 of the quad servers (top 76%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 23 Sep, 07:06 UTC35d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 11:15 UTC36d ago | 1 | – | 0.8 days | 1 |
| Sun 20 Sep, 06:57 UTC38d ago | 1 | held half | 2.2 days | 1 |
| Sat 19 Sep, 03:18 UTC39d ago | 1 | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
| Wed 16 Sep, 09:11 UTC42d ago | 1 | held half | 2.8 days | 1 |
| Tue 15 Sep, 11:51 UTC43d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 1 |
| Mon 14 Sep, 12:43 UTC44d ago | 1 | – | 1 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.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Merch's test server?
You'll find Merch's test server on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad.
What do the server tags on Merch's test server mean?
These are the tags Merch's test server publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): This one runs standard Rust survival, as it comes; mp10 (Max players): There are 10 slots; ts4 (Group limit): Each team is capped at 4; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2633; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does Merch's test server rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank Merch's test server at #15,360, within the top 70% of ranked servers. The quad field places it at #615.
How many players are on Merch's test server right now?
The last sighting of Merch's test server was 34 days 17 hours ago, and it is offline now.
Server details
Is Merch's test server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment: Merch's test server was last seen 34 days 17 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. The first time Rust Pop Watch saw it was 13 September 2026.
Where is Merch's test server located?
There is no region from Merch's test server. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 45.113.94.48:28015.
Which Rust version is Merch's test server on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Merch's test server runs on Windows. Steam updates your game so it matches the protocol needed to join.
Wipe times
What happens on Merch's test server when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in. Above half the peak until the next wipe: that happened in 100% of its recent wipes.
What is the wipe schedule on Merch's test server?
There is no next wipe to predict on Merch's test server, because wipes come at irregular times. 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. The world it is running now dates from 35 days 14 hours.
The rules
Which map does Merch's test server run?
Generated by the game with seed 579120958, the map on Merch's test server is procedural and 4,000 in size. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map. On the map name: Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Merch's test server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Merch's test server. A group can hold 4 players at most (quad). the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins power it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join Merch's test server?
Enter client.connect 45.113.94.48:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.