test
Offline 98.60.228.203:28015 checked 11h 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 35% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 13h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 15:42 UTC27d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Tue 22 Sep, 15:31 UTC37d ago | 1 | held half | 10 days | 1 |
| Sun 20 Sep, 17:23 UTC39d ago | 1 | – | 1.9 days | 1 |
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 test?
You'll find test on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What do the server tags on test mean?
For the server browser, test lists these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp100 (Max players): Slots: 100; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): The wipe schedule is monthly, alongside Facepunch's force wipe; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins; modded (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.
The players
How does test rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank test at #7,863, within the top 35% of ranked servers.
How many players are on test right now?
test went quiet 11 hours ago and is offline at the moment. Averaging 1 players across seven days, it topped out at 1. Look at 17:00 UTC: that was the busiest point of the last 48 hours, at 1 players on average.
Server facts
Is test online, and how reliable is it?
The server test is not online now; 11 hours have passed since it was last seen. It was up 8% of the time over the last 7 full days, 14 of 168 hours in total. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 13 September 2026.
Where is test located?
There is no region from test. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 98.60.228.203:28015.
Which Rust version is test on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version test runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
What happens on test when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next one 100% of the time.
What is the wipe schedule on test?
Wipes on test come once a month, alongside the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: its next wipe, and one that hits every Rust server. 27 days 13 hours is when the present world was made. A wipe schedule of one wipe a month is published in its tags.
The rules
What are the rules and settings on test?
No gather rate appears in the name of test. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Carbon plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
How to join
How do I join test?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 98.60.228.203:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.