Testing
Offline OC 159.196.14.186:28015 checked 26d ago
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 70% of all ranked servers, top 86% in OC. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Friday 30 October, 02:13 UTC, in 14h. Weekly: 7 days after its last 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.
Settings and map
On Testing, which rules and settings apply?
No gather rate appears in the name Testing. The default group limit of 8 players applies. Filed under battlefield, kits and high rates in fast PvP. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Filed under plugins: Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map on Testing?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what Testing runs.
Tags and filters
Where does Testing appear among the Rust Server Index lists and filters?
The Rust Server Index lists that include Testing are Oceania servers, filed A to Z, Modded Rust servers, filed by play style and Rust battlefield servers, indexed. These filters on the server list bring it up: Region: Oceania; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly.
Which tags are attached to Testing, and what do they stand for?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: Testing gives gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp44 (Max players): 44 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Game default applies: teams of up to 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your client must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166494 (Build): The game build here is 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): The region code field is left empty; ^w (Weekly): One wipe each week; ^i (Battlefield): Battlefield: quick PvP, kits supplied, rates raised; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): This one is Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays; OC (Oceania): The browser files it under Oceania. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe schedule
When does Testing wipe?
weekly: 7 days after its last wipe is the basis for the estimate of Testing's next wipe. On Friday 30 October at 02:13 UTC the next wipe is due. 27 days 9 hours is when its current world was made. A weekly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Player counts
How is Testing ranked compared with the rest?
On seven-day player hours, Testing takes #15,954 overall and #195 in Oceania, within the top 70% of ranked servers.
What does the player count on Testing look like?
Filed under offline: Testing, last seen 26 days 9 hours ago.
Server facts
Which Rust build is Testing running?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494, on Windows, is what Testing runs. Steam keeps your game updated, but the protocol must match for you to join.
Is Testing reachable, and does it stay up?
As of now Testing is offline, with its last appearance 26 days 9 hours ago. Uptime for the last 7 full days came to 0%, 0 hours out of 168. It was first recorded by Rust Server Index on 2 October 2026.
Which region is Testing in?
The OC tag places Testing, by its own listing, in Oceania. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 159.196.14.186:28015.
Connecting
How can you connect to Testing?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 159.196.14.186:28015. You can also choose Launch Rust and join here; that opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp44,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^w,^i,OC,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp44
ts8
v2634
cs166494
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^w
Gameplay
^i
Mods and access
^o
^z
Region
OC
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.